Tropical Flesh Mandala Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 28 times, most recently at Robyn and Emma's house on February 02, 2022. He first performed it at Tartan Bar on January 24, 1987, 35 years earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Globe of Frogs Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians A&M Records Album 1988
Stand Back, Dennis! Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Bootleg 1994
The Kershaw Sessions Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians Strange Roots Album 1994
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Tartan Bar Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Leeds England UK 01/24/1987
Town and Country Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 01/25/1987
MyWay Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Piacenza Italy 02/10/1987
Vinile Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Rosà Italy 02/15/1987
BBC - Kershaw Session Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 01/14/1988
BBC Radio 1 Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 02/04/1988
Uptown Lounge Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Athens Georgia US 03/25/1988
Centre Stage Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 03/26/1988
Beacon Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 03/31/1988
Paradise Rock Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Boston Massachusetts US 04/01/1988
Chestnut Cabaret Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 04/04/1988
Graffiti Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 04/05/1988
St. Andrew's Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Detroit Michigan US 04/07/1988
Foellinger Auditorium Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Champaign-Urbana Illinois US 04/08/1988
Cabaret Metro Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 04/09/1988
Union Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Madison Wisconsin US 04/10/1988
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 04/11/1988
John Anson Ford Theater Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Los Angeles California US 04/15/1988
Beacon Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 04/17/1988
Bumbershoot Festival - Seattle Center Coliseum Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Seattle Washington US 09/05/1988
Inkstick Shibura Factory Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Tokyo Japan 09/16/1988
Arco Arena Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Sacramento California US 03/13/1989
Centre Stage Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 06/09/1989
Lisner Auditorium George Washington University Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 06/14/1989
Diamond Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Toronto Ontario Canada 06/22/1989
Newport Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Columbus Ohio US 06/27/1989
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/19/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/02/2022

Lyrics

Lying out there on the beach
Was a pleasant growth
In the reach of me and you
In the reach of both

Tropical flesh mandala
Tropical flesh mandala

Floating in a moist exotic pool
Feeling so good-natured I could drool

So I took a photograph
So there'd be no doubt
When I got the pictures back
None of them came out

Tropical flesh mandala
Tropical flesh mandala

Underneath your ribcage and your skin
Honey, there's a new way to get in

It was covered in pink scales
Lots of tiny feathers
Valves that opened up and closed
Very tight together

Tropical flesh mandala
Tropical flesh mandala

On the night the creature came ashore
Someone told Joanna what they're for

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