Birds in Perspex Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 105 times, most recently at EartH on September 14, 2024. He first performed it at McCabe's on May 26, 1990, 34 years and 3 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Perspex Island Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians A&M Records Album 1991
The Kershaw Sessions Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians Strange Roots Album 1994
Live At the Cambridge Folk Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Strange Fruit/BBC Album 1998
This Is the BBC Robyn Hitchcock Hux Records Album 2006
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/26/1990
The Birchmere Robyn Hitchcock Alexandria Virginia US 10/23/1990
Borderline Bingo Hand Job London England UK 03/14/1991
Bogart's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Long Beach California US 04/21/1991
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/05/1991
Kennel Club Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 05/21/1991
Max's on Broadway Robyn Hitchcock Baltimore Maryland US 06/01/1991
Whisky a Go Go Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Los Angeles California US 09/04/1991
Tramps Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 09/12/1991
MTV - 120 Minutes Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians New York New York US 09/12/1991
Town and Country Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 11/01/1991
Andy Kershaw's Flat Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 11/02/1991
Daily's Melody Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Stockholm Sweden 11/14/1991
Mein Batschkapp Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Frankfurt Germany 11/20/1991
University London Union (ULU) Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians London England UK 01/17/1992
Mountain Stage (Capitol Music Hall) Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Charleston West Virginia US 01/26/1992
Variety Playhouse Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Atlanta Georgia US 01/29/1992
Lisner Auditorium George Washington University Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Washington DC US 02/01/1992
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
Campus Club Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Providence Rhode Island US 02/05/1992
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
Avalon Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Boston Massachusetts US 02/08/1992
El Mocambo Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Toronto Ontario Canada 02/10/1992
MuchMusic Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Toronto Ontario Canada 02/10/1992
Royal Oak Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Royal Oak Michigan US 02/12/1992
Vic Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 02/14/1992
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Minneapolis Minnesota US 02/17/1992
Boulder Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Boulder Colorado US 02/19/1992
HUB Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Seattle Washington US 02/22/1992
Erb Memorial Union Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Eugene Oregon US 02/24/1992
Slim's Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 02/27/1992
The Palace Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Los Angeles California US 02/28/1992
The Coach House Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Juan Capistrano California US 03/01/1992
Park West Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Chicago Illinois US 06/17/1992
328 Performance Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Nashville Tennessee US 06/20/1992
Edge Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Palo Alto California US 07/13/1992
Great American Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 07/15/1992
Cambridge Folk Festival - Cherry Hinton Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Cambridge England UK 07/31/1992
Rough Trade Records Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians San Francisco California US 04/29/1993
La Luna Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Portland Oregon US 04/30/1993
Backstage Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Seattle Washington US 05/01/1993
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
Newport Music Hall Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Columbus Ohio US 05/13/1993
Metropol Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 05/16/1993
Brockenhurst Railway Station Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Brockenhurst England UK 09/25/1993
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 01/26/1996
12 Bar Club Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 07/23/1997
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
Winchester Arts Centre Robyn Hitchcock Winchester England UK 09/24/1999
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
Cactus Café Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Austin Texas US 10/23/1999
Cactus Café Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Austin Texas US 10/24/1999
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
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
The Bowery Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA New York New York US 11/01/1999
Rosebud Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Pittsburgh Pennsylvania US 11/05/1999
Magic Bag Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Ferndale Michigan US 11/06/1999
Top Cat's Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Cincinnati Ohio US 11/07/1999
Metro Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Chicago Illinois US 11/10/1999
First Avenue Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Minneapolis Minnesota US 11/11/1999
Soiled Dove Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Denver Colorado US 11/13/1999
Crocodile Café Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Seattle Washington US 11/16/1999
Aladdin Theater Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Portland Oregon US 11/17/1999
The Troubadour Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Los Angeles California US 11/20/1999
The Mint Robyn Hitchcock's ROCK ARMADA Los Angeles California US 11/22/1999
Ronnie Scott's Robyn Hitchcock Birmingham England UK 01/30/2000
Fleece and Firkin Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 01/31/2000
The Garage Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/01/2000
Lee Valley Riverboat Cruise All Aboard the Skylark Broxbourne England UK 08/05/2000
Arts Center Robyn Hitchcock Norwich England UK 12/09/2004
Iron Horse Robyn Hitchcock Northampton Massachusetts US 03/28/2005
Concerts In The Studio Robyn Hitchcock Freehold New Jersey US 11/20/2011
World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 11/09/2014
Helipad Robyn Hitchcock Victoria Falls Zimbabwe 02/18/2016
Randy Now's Man Cave Robyn Hitchcock Bordentown New Jersey US 03/28/2016
McGonigel's Mucky Duck Robyn Hitchcock Houston Texas US 11/15/2016
Hạ Long Bay Robyn Hitchcock Hạ Long Vietnam 12/03/2018
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 07/03/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 11/11/2020
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 01/27/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/11/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/24/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/16/2022
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Sydney New South Wales Australia 03/10/2022
Southbank Centre - Queen Elizabeth Hall Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 03/19/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 04/27/2022
Unknown Hotel Robyn Hitchcock New London Connecticut US 07/14/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 08/31/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 02/15/2023
Turf Club Robyn Hitchcock Saint Paul Minnesota US 03/28/2023
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
EartH Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/14/2024

Lyrics

Well I take off my clothes with you
But I'm not naked underneath
I was born with trousers on
Just about like everyone

I'm so lonely I could melt
And be forgotten instantly
I love you very patiently
Honey, please don't finish me

Birds in perspex come alive
Come alive

Calliopes and xylophones
Play backwards in a broken stream
No one gives you anything
Unless, of course, you ask for it

Birds in perspex come alive
Come alive

Perspex Island, she's my girl
Away above the chimney tops
And when the sun goes down on her
So beautiful, my heart just stops

Birds in perspex come alive
Come alive
Come alive
Ahh ahh
Ahh ahh (birds in perspex come alive)
Ahh ahh (birds in perspex come alive)
Come alive (birds in perspex come alive)
Come alive (birds in perspex come alive)