Victorian Squid Releases Gigs Lyrics

Details

Author
Robyn Hitchcock
Performances
115

Releases

Title Artist Label Type Year
You & Oblivion Robyn Hitchcock Rhino Records Album 1995
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007

Gigs

Billed As Venue City State Country Date
Robyn Hitchcock Mean Fiddler London England UK 04/04/1998
Robyn Hitchcock Bottom Line New York New York US 06/12/1998
Robyn Hitchcock Rams Head Tavern Annapolis Maryland US 06/13/1998
Robyn Hitchcock Largo Los Angeles California US 06/19/1998
Robyn Hitchcock Aladdin Theater Portland Oregon US 06/25/1998
Robyn Hitchcock Crocodile Cafe Seattle Washington US 06/26/1998
Robyn Hitchcock Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall London England UK 11/30/1998
Robyn Hitchcock Twist and Shout Denver Colorado US 08/04/1999
Robyn Hitchcock Fleece and Firkin Bristol England UK 01/31/2000
Robyn Hitchcock The Garage London England UK 02/01/2000
Robyn Hitchcock Largo Los Angeles California US 02/19/2000
Robyn Hitchcock Bottom Line New York New York US 06/16/2000
Robyn Hitchcock The Dynamic Earth Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/27/2000
Robyn Hitchcock The CLUNY Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 11/22/2000
Robyn Hitchcock Assembly Rooms - The Supper Room Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/03/2001
Robyn Hitchcock Bottom Line New York New York US 04/12/2002
Robyn Hitchcock Great American Music Hall San Francisco California US 04/23/2002
Robyn Hitchcock Largo Los Angeles California US 04/30/2002
Robyn Hitchcock Assembly Rooms - The Edinburgh Suite Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/12/2002
Robyn Hitchcock The Rhythm Room Phoenix Arizona US 02/19/2003
Robyn Hitchcock Maxwell's Hoboken New Jersey US 01/09/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Rockstars Austin Texas US 03/20/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Rex Theatre Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/09/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Maxwell's Hoboken New Jersey US 11/14/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Arts Center Norwich England UK 12/09/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Rams Head on Stage Annapolis Maryland US 03/22/2005
Robyn Hitchcock Black Lion Inn Hereford England UK 05/31/2008
Robyn Hitchcock Iron Horse Northampton Massachusetts US 07/09/2008
Robyn Hitchcock Blend Bar Ridgewood New Jersey US 07/12/2008
Robyn Hitchcock The Turning Point Piermont New York US 07/15/2008
Robyn Hitchcock Komedia Brighton England UK 06/01/2011
Robyn Hitchcock McCabe's Santa Monica California US 10/05/2012
Robyn Hitchcock SPACE Evanston Illinois US 10/14/2012
Robyn Hitchcock Village Underground - Robyn Retrospective London England UK 02/28/2013
Robyn Hitchcock The Drake Hotel Toronto Ontario Canada 09/04/2013
Robyn Hitchcock City Winery Nashville Tennessee US 11/02/2014
Robyn Hitchcock Kings Raleigh North Carolina US 11/05/2014
Robyn Hitchcock City Winery New York New York US 11/10/2014
Robyn Hitchcock The Foundry Athens Georgia US 02/13/2015
Robyn Hitchcock High Noon Saloon Madison Wisconsin US 02/23/2015
Taste The World Botanic Park Adelaide South Australia Australia 03/07/2015
Robyn Hitchcock WOW Hall Eugene Oregon US 03/17/2015
Robyn Hitchcock Jamboree Barcelona Spain 04/30/2015
Robyn Hitchcock The Drake Hotel Toronto Ontario Canada 09/12/2015
Robyn Hitchcock The Southgate House Revival-Sanctuary Newport Kentucky US 09/23/2015
Robyn Hitchcock The Fleece Bristol England UK 10/29/2015
Robyn Hitchcock The Trades Club Hebden Bridge England UK 11/01/2015
Robyn Hitchcock City Winery New York New York US 11/20/2015
Robyn Hitchcock Narrows Center for the Arts Fall River Massachusetts US 11/21/2015
Robyn Hitchcock Sellersville Theater Sellersville Pennsylvania US 01/28/2016
Robyn Hitchcock The Alma Cafe Cape Town South Africa 02/12/2016
Robyn Hitchcock Randy Now's Man Cave Bordentown New Jersey US 03/28/2016
Robyn Hitchcock Fremont Abbey Arts Center Seattle Washington US 10/04/2016
Robyn Hitchcock Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room Liverpool England UK 10/22/2016
Robyn Hitchcock Cecil Sharp House London England UK 10/25/2016
Robyn Hitchcock City Winery Atlanta Georgia US 11/10/2016
Robyn Hitchcock Northcote Social Club Melbourne Victoria Australia 12/18/2016
Robyn Hitchcock Capital Ale House Richmond Virginia US 04/19/2017
Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires The Troubadour Los Angeles California US 05/03/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Jammin Java Vienna Virginia US 05/10/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Rams Head on Stage Annapolis Maryland US 05/13/2017
Robyn Hitchcock The Basement East Nashville Tennessee US 05/25/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Harbor Town Amphitheater Memphis Tennessee US 05/28/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Don Quixote's International Music Hall Felton California US 06/11/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Veterans Memorial Auditorium Grass Valley California US 07/23/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Baby's All Right New York New York US 09/03/2017
Robyn Hitchcock The Drake Hotel Toronto Ontario Canada 09/22/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Eddie's Attic Decatur Georgia US 11/11/2017
Robyn Hitchcock The Kent Stage Kent Ohio US 11/16/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Grace Emily Hotel Adelaide South Australia Australia 12/06/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Iron Horse Northampton Massachusetts US 04/10/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Fat Lils Bar Witney England UK 05/15/2018
Robyn Hitchcock & The Nashville Fabs Aladdin Theater Portland Oregon US 10/06/2018
Robyn Hitchcock The Portland Arms Cambridge England UK 10/30/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Colony Woodstock New York US 11/14/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Hạ Long Bay Hạ Long Vietnam 12/02/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Tobin Center for the Performing Arts San Antonio Texas US 01/26/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Chesapeake City Public Library Chesapeake Virginia US 04/10/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Randy Now's Man Cave Bordentown New Jersey US 04/12/2019
Robyn Hitchcock The Center For Arts Natick Massachusetts US 04/20/2019
Robyn Hitchcock The Wedgewood Rooms Southsea England UK 05/01/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Central Library Huddersfield England UK 05/05/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Music Box Supper Club Cleveland Ohio US 06/19/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Sellersville Theater Sellersville Pennsylvania US 11/17/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Largo at the Coronet Los Angeles California US 12/13/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Brewery Arts Center Kendal England UK 01/25/2020
Robyn Hitchcock Whelan's Dublin Ireland 01/28/2020
Robyn Hitchcock Club Congress Tucson Arizona US 03/06/2020
Robyn Hitchcock The Orpheum Theater Flagstaff Arizona US 03/07/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn & Emma's house Nashville Tennessee US 05/01/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn & Emma's house Nashville Tennessee US 06/03/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn & Emma's house Nashville Tennessee US 06/05/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn & Emma's house Nashville Tennessee US 09/04/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 09/25/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 12/25/2020
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 04/23/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 08/11/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 08/15/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Ipswich Transport Museum Ipswich England UK 09/11/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Ramsgate Music Hall Ramsgate England UK 09/15/2021
Robyn Hitchcock The Swiss Cottage Twyford England UK 09/18/2021
Robyn Hitchcock The Trades Club Hebden Bridge England UK 09/21/2021
Robyn Hitchcock More Music Morecombe England UK 09/25/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Outpost in the Burbs Montclair New Jersey US 10/08/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 01/26/2022
Robyn Hitchcock People's Republic of Camperdown Sydney New South Wales Australia 03/08/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Brudenell Social Club Leeds England UK 03/20/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Turf Club Saint Paul Minnesota US 04/16/2022
Robyn Hitchcock The Southgate House Revival Newport Kentucky US 04/24/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 08/31/2022
Robyn Hitchcock The Cornish Bank Falmouth England UK 09/13/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Redgrave Theatre Bristol England UK 09/15/2022
Robyn Hitchcock The Lighthouse Deal England UK 09/22/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 09/24/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Mid Sussex Music Hall Hassocks England UK 09/03/2023

Lyrics

Victorian squid is a delight
For all the family because
It's greasy and hot
When you've had lots
Then you'll want more

There's old H.G. Wells
Lying in bed
With his new housekeeper with
Hot squid by their side
Glowing with pride
Flushed with exhaustion

Victorian lungs
Victorian skin
Victorian tongues
Victorian sin
Victorian parks
Victorian moans
Victorian darkness

Victorian squid down on the beach
Is an embarrassment to
Respectable girls
Walking with pearls
And their fiances

"Oh, Edward my love
Is that a squid?"
"Yes, I fear so, my pet
But, pray, leave it alone
Let us go home
And take some cocoa"

Victorian arms
Victorian legs
Victorian charms
Victorian eggs
Victorian boys
Victorian girls
Victorian darkness

Every night our
Voices meet in
Darkness
Clicking feet on
Hollow streets the
Fanlight falls a-
Cross the city
Onto me and
Mistress Kitty
Pray that someone
Breaches her be-
Tween the walnut
And the fur to
Where she keeps her
Real secret
Hid
She's a Victorian squid