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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 189 times, most recently at Robyn & Emma's house on December 24, 2024. He first performed it at Pub La Calle on January 07, 1995, 29 years and 11 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Moss Elixir Robyn Hitchcock Warner Brothers Album 1996
Storefront Hitchcock Robyn Hitchcock Warner Bros. Album 1997
Moss Elixir/Mossy Liquor Robyn Hitchcock Wounded Bird Album 2010
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Pub La Calle Robyn Hitchcock Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain 01/07/1995
Poor David's Pub Robyn Hitchcock Dallas Texas US 03/16/1995
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 03/28/1995
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/30/1995
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 03/31/1995
The Turning Point Robyn Hitchcock Piermont New York US 04/04/1995
Belly Up Tavern Peter Himmelman Solana Beach California US 09/21/1995
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 09/22/1995
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 09/23/1995
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 09/25/1995
Berbati's Pan Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 09/27/1995
Backstage Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 09/29/1995
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 10/04/1995
Mercury Lounge Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/06/1995
Borderline Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/08/1995
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 12/27/1995
WHFS at Omega Studios Robyn Hitchcock Rockville Maryland US 01/07/1996
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/12/1996
Rockefeller's Robyn Hitchcock Houston Texas US 03/14/1996
Alligator Lounge Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 03/19/1996
Salon El Carmen Robyn Hitchcock Bilbao Spain 04/18/1996
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 05/24/1996
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/06/1996
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/27/1996
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/10/1996
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/24/1996
Nachtleben Robyn Hitchcock Frankfurt Germany 10/07/1996
Club Soda Robyn Hitchcock Montreal Quebec Canada 10/24/1996
Concert Hall Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 10/27/1996
The Majestic Robyn Hitchcock Detroit Michigan US 10/29/1996
Vic Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 10/30/1996
Warfield Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 11/08/1996
El Rey Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/10/1996
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 11/13/1996
Keswick Theater Robyn Hitchcock Glenside Pennsylvania US 11/14/1996
Beacon Theatre Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/15/1996
The Met Café Robyn Hitchcock Providence Rhode Island US 12/05/1996
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 12/06/1996
Storefront Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 12/10/1996
Bluebird Café Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 02/22/1997
Flamingo's Bar & Grill Robyn Hitchcock Knoxville Tennessee US 02/23/1997
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 02/24/1997
The Point Robyn Hitchcock Atlanta Georgia US 02/25/1997
Cat's Cradle Robyn Hitchcock Carrboro North Carolina US 03/03/1997
8 X 10 Club Robyn Hitchcock Baltimore Maryland US 03/05/1997
Milestones Robyn Hitchcock Rochester New York US 03/07/1997
Park West Robyn Hitchcock Clifton Park New York US 03/08/1997
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 03/19/1997
Raoul's Robyn Hitchcock Portland Maine US 03/20/1997
TT the Bear's Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 03/21/1997
House of Blues Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 05/21/1997
The Magic Stick Robyn Hitchcock Detroit Michigan US 05/22/1997
Shank Hall Robyn Hitchcock Milwaukee Wisconsin US 05/23/1997
Cedar Cultural Center Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 05/24/1997
Fox Theatre & Café Robyn Hitchcock Ogden Colorado US 05/27/1997
Roxy Robyn Hitchcock West Hollywood California US 05/31/1997
Sweetwater Robyn Hitchcock Mill Valley California US 06/02/1997
Melarkey's Robyn Hitchcock Sacramento California US 06/03/1997
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/16/1997
Boat Race Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 07/17/1997
Bumbershoot Festival Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 08/30/1997
Jazz Cafe Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/20/1997
Mean Fiddler Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/04/1998
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/30/1998
Big Mama Robyn Hitchcock Rome Italy 02/09/1999
Estragon Robyn Hitchcock Bologna Italy 02/10/1999
Bloom Robyn Hitchcock Mezzago Italy 02/13/1999
Hotel du Nord Robyn Hitchcock Paris France 06/28/1999
H.Q. Robyn Hitchcock Dublin Ireland 09/19/1999
The Portland Arms Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 09/27/1999
The Zodiac Robyn Hitchcock Oxford England UK 09/28/1999
G2 Robyn Hitchcock Glasgow Scotland UK 09/30/1999
Echo Lounge Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Atlanta Georgia US 10/25/1999
The Upstage Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 10/29/1999
Top Cat's Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Cincinnati Ohio US 11/07/1999
Mountain Stage (Concord College, Athens WV) Robyn Hitchcock Charleston West Virginia US 11/09/1999
Soiled Dove Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Denver Colorado US 11/13/1999
Aladdin Theater Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Portland Oregon US 11/17/1999
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA San Francisco California US 11/19/1999
Storyville Robyn Hitchcock Arezzo Italy 01/16/2000
Bottom Line Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 06/16/2000
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
Bommens Salonger Robyn Hitchcock Gothenburg Sweden 12/25/2000
Largo The Soft Boys Los Angeles California US 04/11/2001
Assembly Rooms - The Supper Room Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/03/2001
Assembly Rooms - The Edinburgh Suite Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/12/2002
The Rhythm Room Robyn Hitchcock Phoenix Arizona US 02/19/2003
Club Congress Robyn Hitchcock Tucson Arizona US 10/17/2003
Fletcher's Robyn Hitchcock Baltimore Maryland US 10/28/2003
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 01/09/2004
Cactus Café Robyn Hitchcock Austin Texas US 10/30/2004
Shank Hall Robyn Hitchcock Milwaukee Wisconsin US 11/05/2004
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/10/2005
Pour House Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Raleigh North Carolina US 03/21/2005
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 03/28/2005
NHK 505 Studio Robyn Hitchcock Tokyo Japan 10/06/2005
The Junction Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Cambridge England UK 01/22/2006
Club Congress Robyn Hitchcock Tucson Arizona US 11/03/2006
Milestones Robyn Hitchcock Rochester New York US 03/07/2007
High Noon Saloon Robyn Hitchcock Madison Wisconsin US 11/03/2007
The Ark Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 11/11/2007
The Starlight Club Robyn Hitchcock Waterloo Ontario Canada 11/13/2007
The Mod Club Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 11/14/2007
The Casbah Robyn Hitchcock Hamilton Ontario Canada 11/15/2007
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 07/09/2008
The Turning Point Robyn Hitchcock Piermont New York US 07/16/2008
ABC2 Robyn Hitchcock Glasgow Scotland UK 02/07/2009
Brudenell Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Leeds England UK 02/10/2009
The Met Robyn Hitchcock Bury England UK 02/13/2009
South Hill Park Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock Bracknell England UK 02/14/2009
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock Brighton England UK 02/16/2009
The Junction Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 02/17/2009
The Fleece Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 02/18/2009
Piazza Sasdelli Robyn Hitchcock Casola Valsenio Italy 08/14/2009
O2 ABC Robyn Hitchcock Glasgow Scotland UK 04/08/2010
Largo at the Coronet - Little Room Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/30/2011
Teatro Civico Robyn Hitchcock Dalmine Italy 04/15/2011
Auditorium Flaiano Robyn Hitchcock Pescara Italy 04/18/2011
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 10/13/2012
Neptune Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Seattle Washington US 06/04/2013
The Lantern Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 11/08/2013
St. Pancras Old Church Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/01/2013
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 09/12/2014
Eddie's Attic Robyn Hitchcock Decatur Georgia US 10/31/2014
Rams Head on Stage Robyn Hitchcock Annapolis Maryland US 11/08/2014
World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 11/09/2014
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 11/10/2014
Arts at the Armory Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Massachusetts US 11/12/2014
Iron Horse Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 11/13/2014
Club Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/16/2014
Music Box Supper Club Robyn Hitchcock Cleveland Ohio US 11/19/2014
The Ark Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 11/20/2014
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/21/2014
Old Town School of Folk Music Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/22/2014
McGonigel's Mucky Duck Robyn Hitchcock Houston Texas US 02/06/2015
The Kessler Theater Robyn Hitchcock Dallas Texas US 02/08/2015
SPACE Robyn Hitchcock Evanston Illinois US 02/22/2015
WOW Hall Robyn Hitchcock Eugene Oregon US 03/17/2015
Railway Inn Robyn Hitchcock Winchester England UK 11/02/2015
Sellersville Theater Robyn Hitchcock Sellersville Pennsylvania US 01/28/2016
The House of Machines Robyn Hitchcock Cape Town South Africa 02/13/2016
Musical Instrument Museum Robyn Hitchcock Phoenix Arizona US 03/03/2016
Aladdin Theater Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 03/06/2016
The Biltmore Theater Robyn Hitchcock Vancouver British Columbia Canada 03/10/2016
Daryl's House Robyn Hitchcock Pawling New York US 03/26/2016
Cecil Sharp House Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/25/2016
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 11/17/2016
City Vinyard at Pier 26 Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 02/14/2018
One Longfellow Square Robyn Hitchcock Portland Maine US 04/11/2018
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Saint Paul Minnesota US 04/25/2018
Largo at the Coronet Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 08/30/2018
The Betsey Trotwood Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/17/2018
Colony Robyn Hitchcock Woodstock New York US 11/14/2018
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 11/16/2018
Columbus Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Providence Rhode Island US 11/17/2018
Randy Now's Man Cave Robyn Hitchcock Bordentown New Jersey US 04/12/2019
Concerts In The Studio Robyn Hitchcock Freehold New Jersey US 11/25/2019
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 04/29/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 05/22/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 10/30/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 02/19/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 03/07/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/11/2021
Summerhall Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 10/02/2021
Musikfest Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Bethlehem Pennsylvania US 10/14/2021
Higher Ground Showcase Robyn Hitchcock South Burlington Vermont US 10/16/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/03/2021
Off Broadway Robyn Hitchcock St. Louis Missouri US 04/13/2022
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 04/16/2022
Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace Robyn Hitchcock Pioneertown California US 05/25/2022
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 07/24/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/12/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/30/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/14/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/01/2023
Unknown Venue Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/15/2023
Social Center TPO Robyn Hitchcock Bologna Italy 11/05/2023
The Grey Eagle Robyn Hitchcock Asheville North Carolina US 04/16/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 08/12/2024
The Common Room Robyn Hitchcock Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 09/03/2024
Saint Mary's Church Robyn Hitchcock Twyford England UK 09/13/2024
The Old Church Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 10/09/2024
The Atlantis Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 10/25/2024
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 10/29/2024
City Winery (Pier 57) Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 10/30/2024
Levon Helm Studios Robyn Hitchcock Woodstock New York US 11/01/2024
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 12/24/2024

Comments

After playing the song at the Aladdin Theater in 1999, Robyn dedicated the song to Rosemary Jean Rew (Kim's mum) and Raymond John Hitchcock - who, as Robyn notes, had the same initials. It's not known if Rosemary is the "ma" mentioned in the song.

Lyrics

All of the colors ran out
'Round mid-November-o
We was a-scuttle about
Do you remember-o
You left your radio on
With berries all over it
When all the music was gone
You were in mauve a bit

Something about you
You and oblivion
Something about you
You and oblivion

You held on tight to the rails
I held the other one
Seeking your personal grail
Just like your mother's one
Gliding past hedges and clocks
Off to infinity
I can remember your locks
And your virginity

Something about you
You and oblivion
Something about you
You and oblivion

Sitting alone by the tombs
Under the obelisk
Mixing up powders with brooms
You shoulda got a whisk
This is the month of the dead
Leaves on your Ouija board
Carry them 'round in your head
They've got free room and board, yeah

Right when the death train got your ma
Right when the death train got my pa
Let slip your hand on the platform
Said I must be going, yeah
"See you."--  "See you."

All of the colors ran out
'Round mid-November-o
We was a-scuttle about
Do your remember-o

Something about you
You and oblivion
Something about you
You and oblivion
You and oblivion
You and oblivion