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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 89 times, most recently at World Café Live on April 24, 2024. He first performed it at Electric Screen Cinema on September 06, 1985, 38 years and 7 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Gotta Let This Hen Out! Robyn Hitchcock And The Egyptians Jettisoundz Album 1985
Surgery Robyn Hitchcock The Bob Magazine Promo 1987
Invisible History Robyn Hitchcock SPQR Records Bootleg 1994
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock Sequel Records Album 1995
You & Oblivion Robyn Hitchcock Rhino Records Album 1995
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
Selections From the I Wanna Go Backwards Box Set Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Promo 2007
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Electric Screen Cinema Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 09/06/1985
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 02/02/1986
Paradise Centre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Reading England UK 06/02/1986
Norwich Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Norwich England UK 06/06/1986
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/25/1987
Mean Fiddler Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/05/1987
Zap Club Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 02/16/1988
Hackney Empire Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 02/17/1988
Grove Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Dorchester England UK 02/19/1988
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 07/20/1988
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/30/1988
St. Catherine's Hill Robyn Hitchcock Winchester England UK 06/12/1990
New George's Robyn Hitchcock San Rafael California US 07/07/1990
Mississippi Nights Robyn Hitchcock St. Louis Missouri US 07/19/1990
Tramps Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/04/1990
Stache's Robyn Hitchcock Columbus Ohio US 10/21/1990
The Birchmere Robyn Hitchcock Alexandria Virginia US 10/23/1990
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 10/27/1990
Gaston Hall Georgetown University Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 05/17/1993
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/30/1995
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/31/1995
The Turning Point Robyn Hitchcock Piermont New York US 04/04/1995
WFNX Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 04/07/1995
TT the Bear's Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 04/08/1995
Amherst College Robyn Hitchcock Amherst Massachusetts US 04/09/1995
Club Toast Robyn Hitchcock Burlington Vermont US 04/11/1995
Peabody's Down Under Robyn Hitchcock Cleveland Ohio US 04/13/1995
The Ark Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 04/14/1995
Park West Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/15/1995
WKQX - Q101 - Sound Opinions Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 04/16/1995
KREV Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 04/18/1995
Cedar Cultural Center Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 04/18/1995
Doornroosje - Fast Forward Hometaping Festival Robyn Hitchcock Nijmegen Netherlands 04/21/1995
The Concorde Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 05/01/1995
Telford's Warehouse Robyn Hitchcock Chester England UK 05/03/1995
Union Chapel Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 05/18/1995
All Saints Centre Robyn Hitchcock Lewes England UK 06/17/1995
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 09/23/1995
Berbati's Pan Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 09/27/1995
Mercury Lounge Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/06/1995
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/12/1996
Knitting Factory Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/15/1997
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 06/04/1999
The Portland Arms Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 09/27/1999
Storyville Robyn Hitchcock Arezzo Italy 01/16/2000
Assembly Rooms - The Supper Room Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/04/2001
Dancebase (National Center for Dance), Grassmarket Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/22/2001
SXSW Tradeshow Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 03/19/2004
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/24/2004
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/09/2005
Southpaw Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/25/2005
Zetter Hotel The Out of Focus Group London England UK 02/23/2007
Smith's Olde Bar Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Atlanta Georgia US 03/20/2007
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Athens Georgia US 03/21/2007
Cat's Cradle Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Carrboro North Carolina US 03/23/2007
BBC Radio 2 - Bob Harris Show Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/13/2007
NPR Bryant Park Project Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 04/11/2008
Concerts In The Studio Robyn Hitchcock Freehold New Jersey US 11/20/2011
The Fillmore !Viva Hitchcock - A 60th Birthday Celebration for Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 05/02/2013
Stage on Herr at Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Harrisburg Pennsylvania US 02/26/2014
Concerts In The Studio Robyn Hitchcock Freehold New Jersey US 02/28/2014
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 03/22/2016
The Grand Victory Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 04/02/2016
Jammin Java Robyn Hitchcock Vienna Virginia US 05/10/2017
Baby's All Right Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 09/03/2017
The Kent Stage Robyn Hitchcock Kent Ohio US 11/16/2017
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock & Elf Power Athens Georgia US 01/19/2018
Randy Now's Man Cave Robyn Hitchcock Bordentown New Jersey US 04/04/2018
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock & Elf Power Athens Georgia US 11/08/2018
Hạ Long Bay Robyn Hitchcock Hạ Long Vietnam 12/03/2018
The Stone Church Robyn Hitchcock Brattleboro Vermont US 04/16/2019
The Orpheum Theater Robyn Hitchcock Flagstaff Arizona US 03/07/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 06/05/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 08/28/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 12/23/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 02/17/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/30/2021
The Crescent Robyn Hitchcock York England UK 09/28/2021
Summerhall Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 10/02/2021
Calvin Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 10/21/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/23/2022
Cafe Nine Robyn Hitchcock New Haven Connecticut US 11/06/2022
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 11/10/2022
The Basement Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 11/16/2022
Kuumbwa Jazz Center Robyn Hitchcock Santa Cruz California US 03/22/2023
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 03/27/2023
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 04/02/2023
Esquires Robyn Hitchcock Bedford England UK 09/01/2023
World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 04/24/2024

Lyrics

You'll never have the damn thing out
Or meet the pope and kiss his neck
And like him more than you expect

And in my mind the color red
Is writ in blood above your head
Tonight -- when the time is right

You'll never wear the damned thing out
Or meet the queen and kiss her throat
And ask her where she hangs her coat

And in my mind the color blue
Will never be as dark as you
Tonight -- when the time is right

You'll never wash the damned things out
(Or meet the judge and kiss his figs)/(Or shape your ??? and face your ???)
(And wonder where he keeps his wigs)/(And ??? sliding down your ???)

And in my mind the color pink
Will do more damage than you think
Tonight

And in my mind the color green
Is oh so lovely and obscene
Tonight -- when the time is right

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And in my mind the color black     22a
Is all I'll see until you're back  23a
Tonight -- when the time is right  24a