When I Was Dead Releases Gigs Lyrics

Details

Author
Robyn Hitchcock
Performances
94

Releases

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

Gigs

Billed As Venue City State Country Date
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Mountain Stage (Capitol Music Hall) Charleston West Virginia US 01/26/1992
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Trocadero Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 02/02/1992
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Toad's Place New Haven Connecticut US 02/04/1992
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Iron Horse Northampton Massachusetts US 02/06/1992
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians The Ritz New York New York US 02/07/1992
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians El Mocambo Toronto Ontario Canada 02/10/1992
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Royal Oak Theatre Royal Oak Michigan US 02/12/1992
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians First Avenue Minneapolis Minnesota US 02/17/1992
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Erb Memorial Union Eugene Oregon US 02/24/1992
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Slim's San Francisco California US 02/26/1992
Robyn Hitchcock Max's on Broadway Baltimore Maryland US 05/07/1992
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Park West Chicago Illinois US 06/18/1992
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians 328 Performance Hall Nashville Tennessee US 06/20/1992
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Moby Disc Los Angeles California US 04/25/1993
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Rough Trade Records San Francisco California US 04/29/1993
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Backstage Seattle Washington US 05/02/1993
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Fox Theatre Ogden Colorado US 05/06/1993
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians First Avenue Minneapolis Minnesota US 05/08/1993
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Vic Theatre Chicago Illinois US 05/10/1993
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians St. Andrew's Hall Detroit Michigan US 05/11/1993
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Newport Music Hall Columbus Ohio US 05/13/1993
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Metropol Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 05/16/1993
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Gaston Hall Georgetown University Washington DC US 05/17/1993
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians The Nightstage Cambridge Massachusetts US 05/18/1993
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians The Ritz New York New York US 05/19/1993
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians The Concorde Brighton England UK 08/01/1993
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Joiners Arms Southampton England UK 08/02/1993
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians The Junction Cambridge England UK 08/03/1993
Robyn Hitchcock Lee's Palace Toronto Ontario Canada 10/12/1994
Robyn Hitchcock Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall London England UK 11/30/1998
Robyn Hitchcock Big Mama Rome Italy 02/09/1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Paradise Rock Club Boston Massachusetts US 10/30/1999
Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Iron Horse Northampton Massachusetts US 10/31/1999
Robyn Hitchcock Bottom Line New York New York US 06/16/2000
All Aboard the Skylark Lee Valley Riverboat Cruise Broxbourne England UK 08/05/2000
Robyn Hitchcock The Point Oxford England UK 11/17/2000
Robyn Hitchcock The Underworld London England UK 11/18/2000
Robyn Hitchcock The CLUNY Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 11/22/2000
The Soft Boys Largo Los Angeles California US 04/11/2001
Robyn Hitchcock Assembly Rooms Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/05/2001
Robyn Hitchcock Amoeba Records Los Angeles California US 04/27/2002
Robyn Hitchcock Fletcher's Baltimore Maryland US 10/28/2003
Robyn Hitchcock Johnny D's Somerville Massachusetts US 10/30/2003
Robyn Hitchcock Bottom Line New York New York US 10/31/2003
Robyn Hitchcock Sin-e New York New York US 10/27/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Smith's Olde Bar Atlanta Georgia US 10/31/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Maxwell's Hoboken New Jersey US 11/14/2004
Robyn Hitchcock Schuba's Chicago Illinois US 03/31/2005
Robyn Hitchcock Club Congress Tucson Arizona US 11/03/2006
Robyn Hitchcock Largo at the Coronet - Little Room Los Angeles California US 03/31/2011
Robyn Hitchcock Musical Instrument Museum Phoenix Arizona US 10/04/2012
Robyn Hitchcock Band on the Wall Manchester England UK 11/12/2013
Robyn Hitchcock Cat's Cradle Back Room Carrboro North Carolina US 02/04/2014
Robyn Hitchcock Eddie's Attic Decatur Georgia US 10/31/2014
Robyn Hitchcock Kings Raleigh North Carolina US 11/05/2014
Robyn Hitchcock Folk Club Torino Italy 04/11/2015
Robyn Hitchcock Barney Danson Theatre Ottawa Ontario Canada 07/09/2015
Robyn Hitchcock Prince's Island Park Calgary Alberta Canada 07/24/2015
Robyn Hitchcock Chapungu Lodge Thornybush Private Game Reserve South Africa 02/10/2016
Robyn Hitchcock & Eugene Mirman Exit/In Nashville Tennessee US 04/19/2016
Robyn Hitchcock Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill Music Denver Colorado US 06/03/2016
Robyn Hitchcock Largo at the Coronet Los Angeles California US 10/09/2016
Robyn Hitchcock Cecil Sharp House London England UK 10/25/2016
Robyn Hitchcock City Winery Chicago Illinois US 11/17/2016
Robyn Hitchcock Northcote Social Club Melbourne Victoria Australia 12/18/2016
Robyn Hitchcock Ready Room St. Louis Missouri US 04/04/2017
Robyn Hitchcock The Kent Stage Kent Ohio US 04/13/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Capital Ale House Richmond Virginia US 04/19/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Don Quixote's International Music Hall Felton California US 06/11/2017
Robyn Hitchcock The Casbah San Diego California US 06/13/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Musicians Corner, Centennial Park Nashville Tennessee US 08/26/2017
Robyn Hitchcock The Drake Hotel Toronto Ontario Canada 09/21/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Eddie's Attic Decatur Georgia US 11/11/2017
Robyn Hitchcock White Rabbit Cabaret Indianapolis Indiana US 11/15/2017
Robyn Hitchcock Irvington Town Hall Theater Irvington New York US 04/07/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Unitarian Church Cambridge England UK 05/17/2018
Robyn Hitchcock & The Nashville Fabs Aladdin Theater Portland Oregon US 10/06/2018
Robyn Hitchcock City Winery Boston Massachusetts US 11/16/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Yoko Cafe Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 12/12/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Michael's On Main Soquel California US 12/29/2018
Robyn Hitchcock Musical Instrument Museum Phoenix Arizona US 04/02/2019
Robyn Hitchcock Caffe Lena Saratoga Springs New York US 04/14/2019
Robyn Hitchcock South Street Arts Center Reading England UK 04/30/2019
Robyn Hitchcock St Mary's Creative Space Chester England UK 05/09/2019
Robyn Hitchcock The Boileroom Guildford England UK 07/21/2019
Robyn Hitchcock The Bristol Folk House Bristol England UK 07/26/2019
Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 10/28/2020
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 06/02/2021
Robyn Hitchcock Knuckleheads Kansas City Missouri US 04/14/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Turf Club St Paul Minnesota US 04/16/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Cluny 2 Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 05/01/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Clwb Ifor Bach Cardiff Wales UK 05/06/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Private House Nashville Tennessee US 10/31/2022
Robyn Hitchcock Robyn and Emma's house London England UK 02/01/2023

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