Sally Was a Legend Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 236 times, most recently at The Bowery Ballroom on December 28, 2024. He first performed it at Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall on November 30, 1998, 26 years earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Jewels for Sophia Robyn Hitchcock Warner Brothers Album 1999
Inflatable Hitchcock 2 Robyn Hitchcock [none listed] Bootleg 2000
This Is the BBC Robyn Hitchcock Hux Records Album 2006
Sex, Food, Death... and Tarantulas Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Yep Roc Records EP 2007
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/30/1998
Big Mama Robyn Hitchcock Rome Italy 02/09/1999
Bloom Robyn Hitchcock Mezzago Italy 02/13/1999
Largo Jon Brion Los Angeles California US 04/02/1999
Hotel du Nord Robyn Hitchcock Paris France 06/28/1999
Open Mind Music Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 07/27/1999
Ogden Theater Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 08/03/1999
New Daisy Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Memphis Tennessee US 08/10/1999
Tramps Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 08/18/1999
The Roxy Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 08/20/1999
Agora Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Cleveland Ohio US 08/22/1999
Bumbershoot Festival Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 09/06/1999
H.Q. Robyn Hitchcock Dublin Ireland 09/19/1999
Stables Robyn Hitchcock Wavendon England UK 09/21/1999
Dingwalls Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/22/1999
BBC - Andy Kershaw Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/22/1999
Colchester Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock Colchester England UK 09/23/1999
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/26/1999
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
Cactus Café Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Austin Texas US 10/23/1999
Cactus Café Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Austin Texas US 10/23/1999
Echo Lounge Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Atlanta Georgia US 10/25/1999
Cat's Cradle Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Carrboro North Carolina US 10/26/1999
The Upstage Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 10/29/1999
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Hoboken New Jersey US 11/02/1999
The Troubadour Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/20/1999
KUSF Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 11/21/1999
Storyville Robyn Hitchcock Arezzo Italy 01/16/2000
Circolo Renfe Robyn Hitchcock Ferrara Italy 01/21/2000
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 02/19/2000
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 02/26/2000
Bommens Salonger Robyn Hitchcock Gothenburg Sweden 12/25/2000
Assembly Rooms - The Supper Room Robyn Hitchcock Edinburgh Scotland UK 08/04/2001
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock: 50th Birthday Celebration London England UK 03/02/2003
Cat's Cradle Robyn Hitchcock Carrboro North Carolina US 11/01/2004
Shank Hall Robyn Hitchcock Milwaukee Wisconsin US 11/05/2004
Beachland Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock Cleveland Ohio US 11/08/2004
Scranton Cultural Center Robyn Hitchcock Scranton Pennsylvania US 11/11/2004
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 03/05/2005
Pour House Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Raleigh North Carolina US 03/21/2005
Black Cat Robyn Hitchcock Washington DC US 03/23/2005
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 03/26/2005
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 03/28/2005
TT the Bear's Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 03/29/2005
Schuba's Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 03/31/2005
Duncan Hall Robyn Hitchcock Lafayette Indiana US 04/03/2005
NHK 505 Studio Robyn Hitchcock Tokyo Japan 10/06/2005
Rescue Rooms Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Nottingham England UK 01/21/2006
The Junction Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Cambridge England UK 01/22/2006
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Brighton England UK 01/23/2006
Scala Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 London England UK 01/25/2006
Fleece and Firkin Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Bristol England UK 01/26/2006
Phoenix Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Exeter England UK 01/27/2006
Academy III Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Manchester England UK 01/29/2006
ABC Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Glasgow Scotland UK 01/30/2006
The Coach House Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 San Juan Capistrano California US 02/24/2006
The Key Club Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 West Hollywood California US 02/25/2006
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 San Francisco California US 02/27/2006
Sam Bond's Garage Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 Eugene Oregon US 03/02/2006
Doug Fir Lounge Robyn Hitchcock with Minus 5 Portland Oregon US 03/03/2006
Hyde Park, O2 Wireless Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 London England UK 06/22/2006
The Charlotte Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Leicester England UK 06/23/2006
Cannon Hill Park Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Birmingham England UK 06/24/2006
Harewood House, O2 Wireless Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Leeds England UK 06/25/2006
Loppen Robyn Hitchcock & the Minus 3 Copenhagen Denmark 07/04/2006
Cornbury Park Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Charlbury England UK 07/09/2006
FAB Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Tokyo Japan 10/06/2006
FAB Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Tokyo Japan 10/07/2006
FAB Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Tokyo Japan 10/08/2006
The Gov Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Adelaide South Australia Australia 10/14/2006
The Famous Spiegeltent Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Melbourne Victoria Australia 10/16/2006
The Basement Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Sydney New South Wales Australia 10/18/2006
The Key Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 West Hollywood California US 10/27/2006
Metro Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Chicago Illinois US 11/08/2006
The Magic Bag Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Ferndale Michigan US 11/09/2006
The Mod Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Toronto Ontario Canada 11/10/2006
Rex Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/13/2006
Sellersville Theater Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Sellersville Pennsylvania US 11/14/2006
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Hoboken New Jersey US 11/18/2006
Maxwell's Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 11/19/2006
Ottobar Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Baltimore Maryland US 11/20/2006
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Seattle Washington US 11/25/2006
Easy Street Records Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Seattle Washington US 11/25/2006
The Zodiac Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Oxford England UK 01/07/2007
Carling Academy Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 London England UK 01/11/2007
Fleece and Firkin Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Bristol England UK 01/12/2007
Academy III Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Manchester England UK 01/13/2007
BBC Radio 2 - Mark Lamarr Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 London England UK 01/13/2007
The Boardwalk Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Sheffield England UK 01/14/2007
Smith's Olde Bar Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Atlanta Georgia US 03/20/2007
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Athens Georgia US 03/21/2007
Cat's Cradle Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Carrboro North Carolina US 03/23/2007
World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 03/26/2007
Knitting Factory Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 New York New York US 03/28/2007
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Northampton Massachusetts US 03/29/2007
TT the Bear's Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Cambridge Massachusetts US 03/30/2007
Doug Fir Lounge Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Portland Oregon US 04/07/2007
Club Congress Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Tucson Arizona US 04/14/2007
Wychwood Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Cheltenham England UK 06/01/2007
Handelsbeurs Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Gent Belgium 06/09/2007
Norwegian Wood Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Oslo Norway 06/16/2007
The Starlight Club Robyn Hitchcock Waterloo Ontario Canada 11/13/2007
The Casbah Robyn Hitchcock Hamilton Ontario Canada 11/15/2007
Barby Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Tel Aviv Israel 03/24/2012
Webster Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 New York New York US 04/26/2013
9:30 Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Washington DC US 04/27/2013
The Troubadour Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Los Angeles California US 04/30/2013
Doug Fir Lounge Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Portland Oregon US 06/03/2013
Caprichos de Apolo Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Barcelona Spain 06/19/2013
Intxaurrondo Kultur Etxea Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 San Sebastian Spain 06/20/2013
Sala Lopez Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Zaragoza Spain 06/21/2013
Sala El Sol Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Madrid Spain 06/22/2013
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
Arts at the Armory Robyn Hitchcock Somerville Massachusetts US 11/12/2014
Club Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/16/2014
Music Box Supper Club Robyn Hitchcock Cleveland Ohio US 11/19/2014
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
Club Mandala Robyn Hitchcock Tokyo Japan 10/15/2016
Cecil Sharp House Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/25/2016
Don Quixote's International Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock Felton California US 06/11/2017
City Vinyard at Pier 26 Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 02/14/2018
Underground Arts Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 04/27/2018
Lincoln Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Washington DC US 04/28/2018
Bluebird Café Robyn Hitchcock, Peter Case & Kevn Kinney Nashville Tennessee US 05/02/2018
BBC 6 Music - Marc Riley Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Salford England UK 05/10/2018
Club Academy Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires Manchester England UK 05/11/2018
University London Union (ULU) Robyn Hitchcock & The LA Squires London England UK 05/12/2018
Fat Lils Bar Robyn Hitchcock Witney England UK 05/15/2018
Unitarian Church Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 05/18/2018
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room Robyn Hitchcock Liverpool England UK 05/23/2018
The HUBS Robyn Hitchcock Sheffield England UK 05/25/2018
Kingskerswell Parish Church Robyn Hitchcock Newton Abbot England UK 05/29/2018
The Brook Robyn Hitchcock Southampton England UK 05/30/2018
The Portland Arms Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 10/30/2018
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock & Elf Power Athens Georgia US 11/08/2018
Columbus Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Providence Rhode Island US 11/17/2018
The State Room Robyn Hitchcock Salt Lake City Utah US 03/29/2019
Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill Music Robyn Hitchcock Denver Colorado US 03/30/2019
Chesapeake City Public Library Robyn Hitchcock Chesapeake Virginia US 04/10/2019
The Stone Church Robyn Hitchcock Brattleboro Vermont US 04/16/2019
Firehouse Center For The Performing Arts Robyn Hitchcock Newburyport Massachusetts US 04/17/2019
One Longfellow Square Robyn Hitchcock Portland Maine US 04/19/2019
South Street Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Reading England UK 04/30/2019
Central Library Robyn Hitchcock Huddersfield England UK 05/05/2019
The Musician Pub Robyn Hitchcock Leicester England UK 05/07/2019
The Crescent Robyn Hitchcock York England UK 05/08/2019
St Mary's Creative Space Robyn Hitchcock Chester England UK 05/09/2019
St James Wine Vaults Robyn Hitchcock Bath England UK 05/10/2019
Starline Social Club Robyn Hitchcock Oakland California US 05/16/2019
Harlow's Robyn Hitchcock Sacramento California US 05/19/2019
Club Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 06/21/2019
The Ark Robyn Hitchcock Ann Arbor Michigan US 06/22/2019
The Drake Hotel Robyn Hitchcock Toronto Ontario Canada 06/23/2019
Twyford Parish Hall Robyn Hitchcock Twyford England UK 07/25/2019
The Bristol Folk House Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 07/26/2019
Union Chapel Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/29/2019
StageOne Robyn Hitchcock Fairfield Connecticut US 11/22/2019
Concerts In The Studio Robyn Hitchcock Freehold New Jersey US 11/25/2019
Levontin7 Robyn Hitchcock Tel Aviv Israel 02/02/2020
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 02/28/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 05/01/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 07/15/2020
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 07/17/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 09/11/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 01/01/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 04/07/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 05/07/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/07/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/12/2021
The Horn Robyn Hitchcock St Albans England UK 09/14/2021
Outpost in the Burbs Robyn Hitchcock Montclair New Jersey US 10/08/2021
Musikfest Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Bethlehem Pennsylvania US 10/14/2021
Higher Ground Showcase Robyn Hitchcock South Burlington Vermont US 10/16/2021
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 03/19/2022
Loppen Robyn Hitchcock Copenhagen Denmark 03/25/2022
The Southgate House Revival Robyn Hitchcock Newport Kentucky US 04/24/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 05/08/2022
Storey's Field Centre Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 05/12/2022
Harlow's Robyn Hitchcock Sacramento California US 05/23/2022
Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace Robyn Hitchcock Pioneertown California US 05/25/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/03/2022
Azkena Rock Festival Robyn Hitchcock & Los del Huevos Band Vitoria-Gasteiz Álava Spain 06/18/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/03/2022
The Cornish Bank Robyn Hitchcock Falmouth England UK 09/13/2022
Norwich Puppet Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Norwich England UK 09/23/2022
Venue Folken Robyn Hitchcock Stavanger Norway 09/30/2022
Venskaben Robyn Hitchcock Asker Norway 10/02/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 10/19/2022
40 Watt Club Robyn Hitchcock Athens Georgia US 11/10/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/08/2023
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/15/2023
Neptune Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 03/17/2023
The Old Church Robyn Hitchcock Portland Oregon US 03/19/2023
Kuumbwa Jazz Center Robyn Hitchcock Santa Cruz California US 03/22/2023
Zebulon Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 03/24/2023
SPACE Robyn Hitchcock Evanston Illinois US 03/29/2023
The Bowery Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock New York New York US 04/01/2023
City Winery Robyn Hitchcock Boston Massachusetts US 04/02/2023
SALA X Robyn Hitchcock & Los del Huevos Band Seville Spain 04/11/2023
Independance Club Robyn Hitchcock & Los del Huevos Band Madrid Spain 04/12/2023
Bastero Auditorio Robyn Hitchcock & Los del Huevos Band Andoain Spain 04/14/2023
Sala Upload Robyn Hitchcock & Los del Huevos Band Barcelona Spain 04/15/2023
Loco Club Robyn Hitchcock & Los del Huevos Band Valencia Spain 04/16/2023
Tall Trees The Wednesday Session Cambridge England UK 06/14/2023
The Betsey Trotwood Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 06/30/2023
The Betsey Trotwood Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/01/2023
Esquires Robyn Hitchcock Bedford England UK 09/01/2023
Rondo Theatre Robyn Hitchcock Bath England UK 09/07/2023
The Portland Arms Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 09/14/2023
St. Stephen's Church Robyn Hitchcock Ipswich England UK 09/16/2023
Braziers Park Robyn Hitchcock Wallingford England UK 09/17/2023
Social Center TPO Robyn Hitchcock Bologna Italy 11/05/2023
McGonigel's Mucky Duck Robyn Hitchcock Houston Texas US 01/19/2024
The Grey Eagle Robyn Hitchcock Asheville North Carolina US 04/16/2024
Cat's Cradle Robyn Hitchcock Carrboro North Carolina US 04/17/2024
Escot Park Robyn Hitchcock Ottery St. Mary England UK 08/16/2024
The Subscription Rooms Morris Windsor 70th Birthday Celebration Stroud England UK 08/24/2024
The Common Room Robyn Hitchcock Newcastle upon Tyne England UK 09/03/2024
Komedia Bath Robyn Hitchcock Bath England UK 09/05/2024
The Portland Arms Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 09/06/2024
The Portland Arms Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge England UK 09/07/2024
The Jericho Tavern Robyn Hitchcock Oxford England UK 09/10/2024
Saint Mary's Church Robyn Hitchcock Twyford England UK 09/13/2024
EartH Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/14/2024
Fremont Abbey Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Seattle Washington US 10/12/2024
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
StageOne Robyn Hitchcock Fairfield Connecticut US 11/02/2024
The Bowery Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock, Morris Windsor, Kimberley Rew and Lee Cave-Berry New York New York US 12/28/2024

Lyrics

Sally was a legend
Sally was a legend in my heart
Sally was a legend
So we had to keep ourselves apart
Push the dream towards me
I can see a flower in the dark
I can understand you
I don't understand the sacred Heart

Sally was a legend
Sure as I can walk around this room
And the truth is evil
It's an evil truth to you-know-whom
I can point to Norway
I can point to Norway with my fist
Sally was a legend
Sure as there are veins beneath her wrist

Why?  Why?

Even with her eyes shut
She could see the faces on her lids
She could see my crying
That was long before I ever did
And it's been a lifetime
And with you I celebrate my life
Sally was a legend
Now she's at the table with a knife

Sally was a legend
Sally was a legend yeah
Sally was a legend
Sally was a legend yeah