Uncorrected Personality Traits Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 190 times, most recently at Port Fairy Folk Festival on March 14, 2022. He first performed it at Electric Screen Cinema on September 06, 1985, 36 years and 6 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
I Often Dream of Trains Robyn Hitchcock Midnight Music Album 1984
A Soft Boy No More Robyn Hitchcock Blue Lake Records Bootleg 1988
Catalog Sampler Robyn Hitchcock (& the Egyptians) Rhino Records Promo 1994
Stand Back, Dennis! Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Bootleg 1994
Robyn Hitchcock Sampler Robyn Hitchcock Rhino Records Promo 1995
Uncorrected Personality Traits Robyn Hitchcock Rhino Records Album 1997
Live At the Cambridge Folk Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Strange Fruit/BBC Album 1998
Elixirs & Remedies Robyn Hitchcock & Grant Lee Phillips Scotopia Pictures Video 2002
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
Sex, Food, Death... and Insects Robyn Hitchcock A&E Home Video Video 2008
I Often Dream of Trains in New York Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2009
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Electric Screen Cinema Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 09/06/1985
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 11/09/1985
Blind Pig Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Ann Arbor Michigan US 11/13/1985
7th St. Entry Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/16/1985
7th St. Entry Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/17/1985
Mabel's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Champaign Illinois US 11/19/1985
Patio Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Indianapolis Indiana US 11/20/1985
688 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 11/22/1985
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 02/02/1986
I-Beam Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 03/17/1986
Berkeley Square Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Berkeley California US 03/19/1986
Starry Night Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Portland Oregon US 03/21/1986
Moore Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Seattle Washington US 03/22/1986
Town Pump Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Vancouver British Columbia Canada 03/24/1986
Northern Lights Records Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 03/26/1986
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 03/26/1986
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 03/28/1986
Irving Plaza Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 03/29/1986
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Hoboken New Jersey US 03/30/1986
Zentrum Zoo Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Tubingen Germany 04/13/1986
Metropol Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Aachen Germany 04/15/1986
Rose Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cologne Germany 04/16/1986
Fabrik Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Hamburg Germany 04/20/1986
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
BBC Radio One 'In concert' Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 06/10/1986
Town and Country Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 06/10/1986
Glastonbury Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Pilton England UK 06/21/1986
CND Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Pilton England UK 06/22/1986
Old Grey Whistle Test Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 07/15/1986
[unknown venue] (Brighton, England UK) Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Brighton England UK 10/03/1986
Tower Records Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 10/30/1986
The Ritz Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 11/01/1986
Paradise Rock Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Boston Massachusetts US 11/02/1986
Cabaret Metro Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 11/07/1986
Nectarine Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Ann Arbor Michigan US 11/10/1986
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 11/13/1986
Haverford College, Founders Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Haverford Pennsylvania US 11/15/1986
I-Beam Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 11/17/1986
One Step Beyond Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Santa Clara California US 11/18/1986
Berkeley Square Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Berkeley California US 11/19/1986
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/23/1986
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Hoboken New Jersey US 11/25/1986
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Hoboken New Jersey US 11/26/1986
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
Tenda Partenope Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Naples Italy 02/09/1987
MyWay Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Piacenza Italy 02/10/1987
Stereodrome Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Bologna Italy 02/11/1987
Stereodrome Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Bologna Italy 02/12/1987
Vinile Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Rosà Italy 02/15/1987
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/25/1987
Mean Fiddler Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/05/1987
Band on the Wall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Manchester England UK 02/09/1988
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
Uptown Lounge Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Athens Georgia US 03/25/1988
Centre Stage Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 03/26/1988
Turtle's Records 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
MTV Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 04/03/1988
Tower Records 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
The Fillmore Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 04/13/1988
The Catalyst Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Santa Cruz California US 04/14/1988
John Anson Ford Theater Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Los Angeles California US 04/15/1988
Bumbershoot Festival - Seattle Center Coliseum Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Seattle Washington US 09/05/1988
The Coach House Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Juan Capistrano California US 09/10/1988
Inkstick Shibura Factory Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Tokyo Japan 09/16/1988
Virgin Megastore Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/01/1988
TT the Bear's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cambridge Massachusetts US 06/18/1989
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
Yaki Da Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Gothenburg Sweden 10/27/1989
Kulturbolaget Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Malmo Sweden 10/28/1989
Hummingbird Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Birmingham England UK 10/30/1991
Town and Country Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 11/01/1991
Daily's Melody Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Stockholm Sweden 11/14/1991
Mein Batschkapp Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Frankfurt Germany 11/20/1991
University London Union (ULU) Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 01/17/1992
Mountain Stage (Capitol Music Hall) Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Charleston West Virginia US 01/26/1992
Variety Playhouse Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 01/29/1992
Lisner Auditorium George Washington University Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 02/01/1992
Trocadero Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 02/02/1992
Toad's Place Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New Haven Connecticut US 02/04/1992
Campus Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Providence Rhode Island US 02/05/1992
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Northampton Massachusetts US 02/06/1992
The Ritz Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 02/07/1992
Avalon Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Boston Massachusetts US 02/08/1992
El Mocambo Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Toronto Ontario Canada 02/10/1992
Royal Oak Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Royal Oak Michigan US 02/12/1992
Vic Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 02/14/1992
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 02/17/1992
Boulder Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Boulder Colorado US 02/19/1992
HUB Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Seattle Washington US 02/22/1992
Roseland Theater Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Portland Oregon US 02/23/1992
Erb Memorial Union Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Eugene Oregon US 02/24/1992
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 02/26/1992
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 02/27/1992
The Palace Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Los Angeles California US 02/28/1992
The Coach House Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Juan Capistrano California US 03/01/1992
City Stages Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Birmingham Alabama US 06/21/1992
Tipitina's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New Orleans Louisiana US 06/29/1992
Liberty Lunch Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Austin Texas US 07/02/1992
Deep Ellum Live Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Dallas Texas US 07/03/1992
After The Gold Rush Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Tempe Arizona US 07/07/1992
Cambridge Folk Festival - Cherry Hinton Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cambridge England UK 07/31/1992
Ogden Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 11/02/1996
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 05/31/1997
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 02/26/2000
Crocodile Café Grant Lee Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 06/24/2000
IOTA Grant Lee Hitchcock Arlington Virginia US 10/15/2000
Joe's Pub Grant Lee Hitchcock New York New York US 10/17/2000
Joe's Pub Grant Lee Hitchcock New York New York US 10/19/2000
The Middle East Grant Lee Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 10/23/2000
BBC Radio 4 The Big Booth London England UK 11/27/2000
Bommens Salonger Robyn Hitchcock Gothenburg Sweden 12/25/2000
Calgary Folk Music Festival Robyn Hitchcock Calgary Alberta Canada 07/27/2002
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 02/22/2003
Fletcher's Robyn Hitchcock Baltimore Maryland US 10/28/2003
Johnny D's Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Massachusetts US 10/30/2003
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/31/2003
Aladdin Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 11/12/2003
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 11/15/2003
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 11/17/2003
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/22/2003
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 01/09/2004
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/24/2004
Bumbershoot Festival Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 09/04/2004
Beachland Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock Cleveland Ohio US 11/08/2004
Southpaw Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/13/2004
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/09/2005
TT the Bear's Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 03/29/2005
Duncan Hall Robyn Hitchcock Lafayette Indiana US 04/03/2005
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 07/09/2005
Crystal Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 09/08/2005
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 11/19/2006
World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 03/26/2007
The Mod Club Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 11/14/2007
Fleece and Firkin Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 01/24/2008
Phoenix Robyn Hitchcock Exeter England UK 01/25/2008
Rescue Rooms Robyn Hitchcock Nottingham England UK 01/27/2008
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/29/2008
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 01/30/2008
Faraday Festival Robyn Hitchcock Barcelona Spain 07/04/2008
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/13/2008
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/15/2008
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/15/2008
World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 11/19/2008
Somerville Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Massachusetts US 11/21/2008
Symphony Space Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/22/2008
Largo at the Coronet - Little Room Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/31/2011
O2 ABC The Floating Palace Glasgow Scotland UK 02/05/2012
Sage Gateshead The Floating Palace Gateshead England UK 02/06/2012
The Barbican The Floating Palace London England UK 02/08/2012
Brighton Dome The Floating Palace Brighton England UK 02/11/2012
Warwick Arts Centre The Floating Palace Coventry England UK 02/12/2012
Butlin's Robyn Hitchcock Minehead England UK 03/09/2012
The Lexington Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/02/2012
Village Underground Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/28/2012
SPACE Robyn Hitchcock Evanston Illinois US 10/14/2012
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 01/29/2014
The Basement Robyn Hitchcock & Grant-Lee Phillips Nashville Tennessee US 02/12/2014
Northcote Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Melbourne Victoria Australia 05/31/2014
The Newsagency Emma Swift & Chris Pickering + special guest Sydney New South Wales Australia 06/07/2014
The Kessler Theater Robyn Hitchcock Dallas Texas US 11/13/2016
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/19/2016
Northcote Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Melbourne Victoria Australia 12/18/2016
Jammin Java Robyn Hitchcock Vienna Virginia US 05/10/2017
Rams Head on Stage Robyn Hitchcock Annapolis Maryland US 05/13/2017
Grace Emily Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Adelaide South Australia Australia 12/06/2017
Cafe Nine Robyn Hitchcock New Haven Connecticut US 02/18/2018
Unitarian Church Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 05/17/2018
Saigon Craft Bar and Grill Robyn Hitchcock Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 12/13/2018
Gasa Gasa Robyn Hitchcock New Orleans Louisiana US 02/02/2019
Starline Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Oakland California US 05/16/2019
Harlow's Robyn Hitchcock Sacramento California US 05/19/2019
Union Chapel Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/29/2019
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 04/29/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 05/12/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock, Morris Windsor & Terry Edwards London England UK 06/18/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/12/2022
Port Fairy Folk Festival Robyn Hitchcock Port Fairy Victoria Australia 03/14/2022

Lyrics

Uncorrected personality traits
That seem whimsical in a child
May prove to be ugly in
A fully grown adult

Lack of involvement with the father
Or over-involvement with the mother
Can result in lack of ability
To relate to sexual peers

And in homosexual leanings
Narcissism, transsexuality --
Girls from the waist up
Men from the waist down --
Attempts to be your own love object
Reconcile your parents to you
By becoming both at once

Even Marilyn Monroe was a man
But this tends to get over looked
By our mother-fixated
Overweight, sexist media

So, uncorrected personality traits
That seem whimsical in a child
May prove to be ugly in
A fully grown adult

If you give in to them
Every time they cry
They will become little tyrants
But they won't remember why
Then when they are thwarted
By people in later life
They will become psychotic
And they won't make an ideal husband or wife

The spoiled baby grows into
The escapist teenager who's
The adult alchoholic who's
The middle-aged suicide

Oi
So

Uncorrected personality traits
That seem whimsical in a child
May prove to be ugly in
A fully grown adult