Underwater Moonlight Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 74 times, most recently at Robyn and Emma's house on February 08, 2023. He first performed it at Hope & Anchor on September 30, 1979, 43 years and 4 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Underwater Moonlight The Soft Boys Armageddon Records Album 1980
Two Halves for the Price of One The Soft Boys Armageddon Records Album 1981
The Soft Boys 1976-1981 The Soft Boys Rykodisc Album 1993
Where Are The Prawns? The Soft Boys Fan Club release 1994
Maxwell's, New York, 1980 The Soft Boys Handmade Productions Bootleg 1998
Nextdoorland The Soft Boys Matador Album 2002
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 09/30/1979
Hope & Anchor Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/05/1980
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 03/28/1980
The 80's The Soft Boys New York New York US 09/05/1980
Maxwell's The Soft Boys Hoboken New Jersey US 09/06/1980
Dingwalls The Soft Boys London England UK 12/07/1980
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 01/23/1981
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 01/30/1981
Astoria The Soft Boys London England UK 01/13/1994
The Concorde The Soft Boys Brighton England UK 01/14/1994
Astoria The Soft Boys London England UK 01/15/1994
Corn Exchange The Soft Boys Cambridge England UK 01/17/1994
The Three Kings The Soft Boys London England UK 03/11/2001
Austin Music Hall The Soft Boys Austin Texas US 03/17/2001
Fletcher's The Soft Boys Baltimore Maryland US 03/19/2001
Theatre of Living Arts The Soft Boys Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 03/20/2001
9:30 Club The Soft Boys Washington DC US 03/21/2001
Maxwell's The Soft Boys Hoboken New Jersey US 03/23/2001
Paradise Rock Club The Soft Boys Boston Massachusetts US 03/26/2001
The Horseshoe Tavern The Soft Boys Toronto Ontario Canada 03/28/2001
St. Andrew's Hall The Soft Boys Detroit Michigan US 03/29/2001
Metro The Soft Boys Chicago Illinois US 03/30/2001
First Avenue The Soft Boys Minneapolis Minnesota US 03/31/2001
Richard's on Richards The Soft Boys Vancouver British Columbia Canada 04/03/2001
Crocodile Café The Soft Boys Seattle Washington US 04/04/2001
Pine Street Theatre The Soft Boys Portland Oregon US 04/05/2001
The Fillmore The Soft Boys San Francisco California US 04/07/2001
KCRW The Soft Boys Santa Monica California US 04/09/2001
Knitting Factory The Soft Boys Los Angeles California US 04/10/2001
The Junction The Soft Boys Cambridge England UK 04/18/2001
Fleece and Firkin The Soft Boys Bristol England UK 04/19/2001
Pavilion Theatre The Soft Boys Brighton England UK 04/20/2001
The Waterfront The Soft Boys Norwich England UK 04/22/2001
The Basement The Soft Boys Nottingham England UK 04/23/2001
The Cathouse The Soft Boys Glasgow Scotland UK 04/24/2001
Electric Ballroom The Soft Boys London England UK 04/26/2001
The Zodiac The Soft Boys Oxford England UK 04/27/2001
Wedgewood Rooms The Soft Boys Portsmouth England UK 04/29/2001
The Evershot Village Hall The Soft Boys Evershot England UK 09/15/2001
The Square The Soft Boys Harlow England UK 10/18/2001
Southbank Centre - Royal Festival Hall The Soft Boys London England UK 10/19/2001
Roadmender The Soft Boys Northampton England UK 12/05/2001
Notting Hill Arts Club The Soft Boys London England UK 12/12/2001
Railway Inn The Soft Boys Winchester England UK 10/16/2002
Mean Fiddler The Soft Boys London England UK 10/17/2002
Variety Playhouse The Soft Boys Atlanta Georgia US 10/21/2002
40 Watt Club The Soft Boys Athens Georgia US 10/22/2002
Maxwell's The Soft Boys Hoboken New Jersey US 10/25/2002
The Bowery Ballroom The Soft Boys New York New York US 10/26/2002
Mercury Lounge The Soft Boys New York New York US 10/27/2002
The Double Door The Soft Boys Chicago Illinois US 10/28/2002
First Avenue The Soft Boys Minneapolis Minnesota US 10/29/2002
Crocodile Café The Soft Boys Seattle Washington US 10/31/2002
Slim's The Soft Boys San Francisco California US 11/02/2002
House of Blues The Soft Boys West Hollywood California US 11/04/2002
Largo The Soft Boys Los Angeles California US 11/05/2002
La Scuderia The Soft Boys Bologna Italy 01/15/2003
Jux Tap The Soft Boys Sarzana Italy 01/16/2003
Teatro Toscanini The Soft Boys Chiari Italy 01/18/2003
Temple Bar Music Centre The Soft Boys Dublin Ireland 01/22/2003
Fleece and Firkin The Soft Boys Bristol England UK 01/26/2003
The Zodiac The Soft Boys Oxford England UK 01/27/2003
Boat Race The Soft Boys Cambridge England UK 01/29/2003
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/30/2010
The Fleece Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 04/16/2010
O2 Academy Birmingham Robyn Hitchcock Birmingham England UK 04/18/2010
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 04/19/2010
O2 Academy Islington Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/20/2010
Glastonbury Festival Robyn Hitchcock Pilton England UK 06/24/2011
The Tote Robyn Hitchcock's New Melbournian Softest of the Soft Boys Melbourne Victoria Australia 12/20/2016
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/04/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/06/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/01/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/08/2023

Lyrics

He was white and she was white
As only statues are
Fifty years they stood there looking
Stupid by a jar
One night in mid August when the
Moonlight got too strong
They climbed off their pedestals and
Then they sang this song

Past the gun emplacement and the
Bones as white as bleach
Through the rats and ivy till they
Came out on a beach
Out into the ocean til they
Disappeared from view
Honey, when it gets you there's just
Nothing you can do

Underwater moonlight sets the body free
Underwater moonlight, baby you and me
Underwater moonlight
Underwater moonlight

He was pink and she was pink and
Onward they did row
Didn't see the giant squid though
It was fairly slow
When they hit the bottom they were
Well and truly dead
The statues took their place and then they
Rowed back home instead

Underwater moonlight, take your baby down
Underwater moonlight watch your baby drown with love
And in the moonlight
Underwater moonlight
Underwater moonlight
Underwater moonlight

What skill
I can take you down
Through the sea        (moonlight)
You can feed the fish    (moonlight)
Why don't you feed the fish?   (moonlight)
Why don't you feed the fish?   (moonlight)

Underwater moonlight sets the body free
Underwater moonlight, baby you and me
Underwater moonlight
Underwater moonlight
Underwater moonlight
Underwater moonlight