When I Was Dead Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 97 times, most recently at City Winery (Pier 57) on October 30, 2024. He first performed it at Mountain Stage (Capitol Music Hall) on January 26, 1992, 32 years and 9 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Live Death Robyn Hitchcock A&M Records Promo 1992
Respect Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians A&M Records Album 1993
Music View Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Music View Radio show 1993
Spectre Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians A&M Records Promo 1993
Give It To The Thoth Boys Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians Fan Club release 1993
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Mountain Stage (Capitol Music Hall) Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Charleston West Virginia US 01/26/1992
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
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
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
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 02/17/1992
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
Max's on Broadway Robyn Hitchcock Baltimore Maryland US 05/07/1992
Park West Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 06/18/1992
328 Performance Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Nashville Tennessee US 06/20/1992
Moby Disc Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Los Angeles California US 04/25/1993
Rough Trade Records Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 04/29/1993
Backstage Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Seattle Washington US 05/02/1993
Fox Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Ogden Colorado US 05/06/1993
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 05/08/1993
Vic Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 05/10/1993
St. Andrew's Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Detroit Michigan US 05/11/1993
Newport Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Columbus Ohio US 05/13/1993
Metropol Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 05/16/1993
Gaston Hall Georgetown University Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 05/17/1993
The Nightstage Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cambridge Massachusetts US 05/18/1993
The Ritz Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 05/19/1993
The Concorde Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Brighton England UK 08/01/1993
Joiners Arms Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Southampton England UK 08/02/1993
The Junction Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cambridge England UK 08/03/1993
Lee's Palace Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 10/12/1994
Splash Club, Water Rat's Pub Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/17/1995
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/30/1998
Big Mama Robyn Hitchcock Rome Italy 02/09/1999
Paradise Rock Club Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Boston Massachusetts US 10/30/1999
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Northampton Massachusetts US 10/31/1999
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 06/16/2000
Lee Valley Riverboat Cruise All Aboard the Skylark Broxbourne England UK 08/05/2000
The Point Robyn Hitchcock Oxford England UK 11/17/2000
The Underworld Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/18/2000
The CLUNY Robyn Hitchcock Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 11/22/2000
Largo The Soft Boys Los Angeles California US 04/11/2001
Assembly Rooms - The Supper Room Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/05/2001
Amoeba Records Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/27/2002
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
Sin-é Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/27/2004
Smith's Olde Bar Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 10/31/2004
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 11/14/2004
Schuba's Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 03/31/2005
Club Congress Robyn Hitchcock Tucson Arizona US 11/03/2006
Largo at the Coronet - Little Room Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/31/2011
Musical Instrument Museum Robyn Hitchcock Phoenix Arizona US 10/04/2012
Band on the Wall Robyn Hitchcock Manchester England UK 11/12/2013
Cat's Cradle Back Room Robyn Hitchcock Carrboro North Carolina US 02/04/2014
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 10/31/2014
Kings Robyn Hitchcock Raleigh North Carolina US 11/05/2014
Folk Club Robyn Hitchcock Torino Italy 04/11/2015
Barney Danson Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Ottawa Ontario Canada 07/09/2015
Prince's Island Park Robyn Hitchcock Calgary Alberta Canada 07/24/2015
Chapungu Lodge Robyn Hitchcock Thornybush Private Game Reserve South Africa 02/10/2016
Exit/In Robyn Hitchcock & Eugene Mirman Nashville Tennessee US 04/19/2016
Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill Music Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 06/03/2016
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 10/09/2016
Cecil Sharp House Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/25/2016
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/17/2016
Northcote Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Melbourne Victoria Australia 12/18/2016
Ready Room Robyn Hitchcock St. Louis Missouri US 04/04/2017
The Kent Stage Robyn Hitchcock Kent Ohio US 04/13/2017
Capital Ale House Robyn Hitchcock Richmond Virginia US 04/19/2017
Don Quixote's International Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Felton California US 06/11/2017
The Casbah Robyn Hitchcock San Diego California US 06/13/2017
Musicians Corner, Centennial Park Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 08/26/2017
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 09/21/2017
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 11/11/2017
White Rabbit Cabaret Robyn Hitchcock Indianapolis Indiana US 11/15/2017
Irvington Town Hall Theater Robyn Hitchcock Irvington New York US 04/07/2018
Unitarian Church Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 05/17/2018
Aladdin Theater Robyn Hitchcock & The Nashville Fabs Portland Oregon US 10/06/2018
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 11/16/2018
Yoko Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 12/12/2018
Michael's On Main Robyn Hitchcock Soquel California US 12/29/2018
Musical Instrument Museum Robyn Hitchcock Phoenix Arizona US 04/02/2019
Caffe Lena Robyn Hitchcock Saratoga Springs New York US 04/14/2019
South Street Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Reading England UK 04/30/2019
St Mary's Creative Space Robyn Hitchcock Chester England UK 05/09/2019
The Boileroom Robyn Hitchcock Guildford England UK 07/21/2019
The Bristol Folk House Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 07/26/2019
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 10/28/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/02/2021
Knuckleheads Robyn Hitchcock Kansas City Missouri US 04/14/2022
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 04/16/2022
Cluny 2 Robyn Hitchcock Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 05/01/2022
Clwb Ifor Bach Robyn Hitchcock Cardiff Wales UK 05/06/2022
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 10/31/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/01/2023
Saint Mary's Church Robyn Hitchcock Twyford England UK 09/13/2024
City Winery (Pier 57) Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/30/2024

Lyrics

When I was dead I wore a strong perfume
When I was dead I never left the room
-- and I saw the apples hanging, like moments in the orchard --
But falling into action, the moment soon is over -- no returns

When I was dead I wasn't interested in sex
I didn't even care what happened next
I was free as a penny whistle, and silent as the glove
I wasn't me to speak of, just a thousand ancient feelings
That vanished into nothing -- into love

When I was dead somebody took my hand    (When I was dead)
I couldn't see his face I took his hand      (I couldn't see...)
And the Devil asked me to supper -- he said
"Careful with the spoons!"
And God said "Oh, ignore him!  I've got all your albums"
I said "Yes, but who's got all the tunes?"

When I was dead
When I was dead
When I was dead
When I was dead

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He said, "Come and share my prunes."  13a