Robyn Hitchcock

Aliases: Nigel and The Crosses
Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
Real name: Robyn Rowan Hitchcock
Born: March 3, 1953
Country: United Kingdom
IPI: 00046602001 31 works
00046602298 6 works
00046602396 15 works
Affiliation: PRS
Member of: The Soft Boys Lead singer, guitar
Family: Emma Swift Partner

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Ye Sleeping Knights of Jesus	Robyn Hitchcock	1984	The Replacements
Unsettled	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	1988	Kyle Richards & The TM Collective
Sweet Ghost of Light	Robyn Hitchcock	March 12, 1990	Tanya Donelly
So You Think You're in Love	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	October 21, 1991	Winston K.
Sounds Great When You're Dead	Robyn Hitchcock	1984	Kyle Richards & The Theme Music Collective
Sometimes I Wish I Was a Pretty Girl	Robyn Hitchcock	1984	(2 artists)
She Doesn't Exist	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	October 21, 1991	Kyle Richards & the TM Collective
My Wife and My Dead Wife	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	1985	Kyle Richards & the TM Collective
Madonna of the Wasps	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	1989	Unverified
Listening to The Higsons	Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians	October 1985	(2 artists)
I Watch the Cars	Robyn Hitchcock	June 1981	Lorenzo Corti
I Often Dream of Trains	Robyn Hitchcock	1984	(2 artists)
I'm Falling	Robyn Hitchcock	2009	Kyle Richards & the TM Collective
How Do You Work This Thing	Robyn Hitchcock	1987	Kyle Richards & the TM Collective
Heaven	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	1985	After Geography
Goodnight Oslo	Robyn Hitchcock	2009	Kyle Richards and The TM Collective
Executioner	Robyn Hitchcock	March 12, 1990	The Dirtbombs
Cynthia Mask	Robyn Hitchcock	March 12, 1990	(2 artists)
Birds in Perspex	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	October 21, 1991	Hotel Limbo
Belltown Ramble	Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3	2006	Kyle Richards
Balloon Man	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	1988	Artichoke
Arms of Love	Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians	February 23, 1993	Unverified
Alright, Yeah	Robyn Hitchcock	1996	Kyle Richards & The TM Collective
Airscape	Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians	September 1986	(2 artists)

Covers by Robyn Hitchcock

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
Wild Mountain Thyme	Nigel and The Crosses	1989	(unknown), Frank McPeake and Son
Wang Dang Doodle	Robyn Hitchcock	December 21, 2010	Willie Dixon REC, Howlin' Wolf REL
Visions of Johanna	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	Bob Dylan
Tryin' to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door	Robyn Hitchcock	October 5, 2004	Bob Dylan
To Turn You On	Robyn Hitchcock	August 25, 2014	Roxy Music
The Wind Cries Mary	Robyn Hitchcock	1998	The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Tower Song	Robyn Hitchcock	August 7, 2020	Townes Van Zandt
The Ghost in You	Robyn Hitchcock	August 25, 2014	The Psychedelic Furs
The Crystal Ship	Robyn Hitchcock	August 25, 2014	The Doors
The Bells of Rhymney	Robyn Hitchcock	November 1984	Unverified
Tell Me Mama	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	Bob Dylan
Tangled Up in Blue	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	Bob Dylan
Song for Bob Dylan	Robyn Hitchcock	December 21, 2010	George Underwood and David Bowie REC, David Bowie REL
River Man	Robyn Hitchcock	August 7, 2020	Nick Drake
Quicksand	Robyn Hitchcock	December 21, 2010	David Bowie
Pink Moon	Robyn Hitchcock	December 21, 2010	Nick Drake
Parasite	Robyn Hitchcock	April 12, 2013	Nick Drake
Open the Door, Homer	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	1994	Unverified
One Too Many Mornings	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	Bob Dylan
Not Dark Yet	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	Bob Dylan
Motion Pictures	Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift	April 2015	Neil Young
More Than This	Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians	1989	Roxy Music
Mamie Dunn - Good Times Rock'n'Roll	Robyn Hitchcock	April 20, 2004	The Young Fresh Fellows
Like a Rolling Stone	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	Bob Dylan
Life on Mars	Robyn Hitchcock	December 21, 2010	David Bowie
Let me roll it	Robyn Hitchcock	October 9, 2001	Paul McCartney & Wings
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	Bob Dylan
Kung Fu Fighting	Robyn Hitchcock	April 1990	Carl Douglas
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	Bob Dylan
I Want You (She's So Heavy)	Robyn Hitchcock	September 2009	The Beatles
It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry	Robyn Hitchcock	April 25, 2006	Bob Dylan
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	Bob Dylan
I Still Miss Someone	Robyn Hitchcock	December 21, 2010	Johnny Cash
I Don't Believe You	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	Bob Dylan
Funkytown	Robyn Hitchcock	June 3, 2005	Unverified
Ferries	Robyn Hitchcock	August 25, 2014	I Was a King
Eight Miles High	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	1996	The Byrds
Don't Look Down	Robyn Hitchcock	August 25, 2014	Grant-Lee Phillips
Dignity	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	Bob Dylan
Desolation Row	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	Bob Dylan
Dark Globe	Robyn Hitchcock	February 2010	Syd Barrett
Changes	Robyn Hitchcock	December 21, 2010	David Bowie
Candyman	Robyn Hitchcock With The Tennessee Crawdads	December 21, 2010	Kahimi Karie
Broken Heart	Robyn Hitchcock	July 6, 1999	Alexander Spence
Born in Time	Robyn Hitchcock	August 7, 2020	Bob Dylan
Blue Moon of Kentucky	Robyn Hitchcock	December 21, 2010	Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys
Be Here Now	Robyn Hitchcock	December 21, 2010	George Harrison
Ballad of a Thin Man	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	Bob Dylan
Baby Let Me Follow You Down	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	State Street Boys, Blind Boy Fuller, Bob Dylan
A Very Cellular Song	Robyn Hitchcock	December 21, 2010	The Incredible String Band
Arnold Layne	Robyn Hitchcock	August 7, 2020	The Pink Floyd
Are "Friends" Electric?	Robyn Hitchcock	2003	Tubeway Army
A Day in the Life	Robyn Hitchcock	1992	The Beatles
4th Time Around	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	Bob Dylan

Web Covers by Robyn Hitchcock

Title	Performer	Upload date	Originally by
Born in Time	Robyn Hitchcock	September 7, 2015	Bob Dylan
Chapter 24	Robyn Hitchcock	July 7, 2016	The Pink Floyd
Nothing Was Delivered	Robyn Hitchcock	October 5, 2015	Bob Dylan & The Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Robyn Hitchcock	July 9, 2007	The Beatles

Songs written by Robyn Hitchcock

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Airscape	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians	September 1986	Covered by (2 artists)
Alright, Yeah	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock	1996	Covered by Kyle Richards & The TM Collective
Arms of Love	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians	February 23, 1993	Unverified
Balloon Man	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	1988	Covered by Artichoke
Belltown Ramble	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3	2006	Covered by Kyle Richards
Birds in Perspex	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	October 21, 1991	Covered by Hotel Limbo
Brenda	Robyn Hitchcock, Captain Sensible	Captain Sensible	1982	Covered by Captain Sensible
Cynthia Mask	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock	March 12, 1990	Covered by (2 artists)
Executioner	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock	March 12, 1990	Covered by The Dirtbombs
Goodnight Oslo	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock	2009	Covered by Kyle Richards and The TM Collective
Heaven	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	1985	Covered by After Geography
How Do You Work This Thing	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock	1987	Covered by Kyle Richards & the TM Collective
I Love Lucy	Robyn Hitchcock, Kimberley Rew, Matthew Seligman, Morris Windsor	The Soft Boys	September 23, 2002	Covered by Kyle Richards & the TM Collective
I'm Falling	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock	2009	Covered by Kyle Richards & the TM Collective
Innocent Boy	Robyn Hitchcock, Martin Stanway-Mayers	The Soft Boys	March 1982	Unverified
Insanely Jealous	Robyn Hitchcock	The Soft Boys	June 28, 1980	Covered by Keith Klingensmith and The TM Collective
I Often Dream of Trains	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock	1984	Covered by (2 artists)
I Wanna Destroy You	Robyn Hitchcock	The Soft Boys	1980	Covered by (6 artists)
I Watch the Cars	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock	June 1981	Covered by Lorenzo Corti
Listening to The Higsons	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians	October 1985	Covered by (2 artists)
Madonna of the Wasps	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	1989	Unverified
My Wife and My Dead Wife	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	1985	Covered by Kyle Richards & the TM Collective
Om Shanti Om	Robyn Hitchcock	The Soft Boys	2002	Covered by Kyle Richards and The TM Collective
Queen of Eyes	Robyn Hitchcock	The Soft Boys	June 28, 1980	Covered by (3 artists)
She Doesn't Exist	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	October 21, 1991	Covered by Kyle Richards & the TM Collective
Sometimes I Wish I Was a Pretty Girl	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock	1984	Covered by (2 artists)
Sounds Great When You're Dead	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock	1984	Covered by Kyle Richards & The Theme Music Collective
So You Think You're in Love	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	October 21, 1991	Covered by Winston K.
Sweet Ghost of Light	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock	March 12, 1990	Covered by Tanya Donelly
There's Nobody Like You	Robyn Hitchcock	The Soft Boys	March 1982	Covered by Kyle Richards & The TM Collective
Tonight	Robyn Hitchcock	The Soft Boys	June 28, 1980	Covered by Beatsteaks
Unsettled	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	1988	Covered by Kyle Richards & The TM Collective
Where Are the Prawns	Robyn Hitchcock	The Soft Boys	March 1982	Covered by The King of Luxembourg
Ye Sleeping Knights of Jesus	Robyn Hitchcock	Robyn Hitchcock	1984	Covered by The Replacements

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Black Snake Diamond Röle	Robyn Hitchcock	June 1981	Armageddon Records
Element of Light	Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians	September 1986	Glass Fish Records
Eye	Robyn Hitchcock	March 12, 1990	Twin/Tone
Fegmania	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	1985	Slash
Globe of Frogs	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	1988	A&M Records
Goodnight Oslo	Robyn Hitchcock	2009	Proper Records
Gotta Let This Hen Out!	Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians	October 1985	Midnight Music
Greatest Hits	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	1996	A&M Records
Groovy Decay [Reissue]	Robyn Hitchcock	1987	Albion Records
I Often Dream of Trains	Robyn Hitchcock	1984	Midnight Music
Moss Elixir	Robyn Hitchcock	1996	Warner Bros. Records
Olé! Tarantula	Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3	2006	Proper Records
Perspex Island	Robyn Hitchcock and The Egyptians	October 21, 1991	Go! Discs
Robyn Sings	Robyn Hitchcock	November 5, 2002	Editions PAF
Spooked	Robyn Hitchcock	October 5, 2004	Yep Roc Records
Storefront Hitchcock - Music from the Jonathan Demme Picture	Robyn Hitchcock	1998	Warner Bros. Records
The Man Downstairs - Demos & Rarities	Robyn Hitchcock	August 7, 2020	(self-released)
The Man Upstairs	Robyn Hitchcock	August 25, 2014	Yep Roc Records
This Is the BBC	Robyn Hitchcock	April 25, 2006	Hux
Trolley Bus 2	Robyn Hitchcock	December 21, 2010	(self-released)

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Day in the Life	Robyn Hitchcock	1992
Follow Your Money	Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift	April 2015	Yep Roc Records
Madonna of the Wasps	Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians	1989	A&M Records
You Won't See Me - I Want You (She's So Heavy)	Terry Edwards - Robyn Hitchcock	2011	Sartorial

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Abbey Road Now!	various artists	September 2009	Mojo Records [GB]
Alvin Lives (In Leeds) - Anti Poll Tax Trax	various artists	April 1990	Midnight Music
Listen to What the Man Said - Popular Artists Pay Tribute to the Music of Paul McCartney	various artists	October 9, 2001	Oglio Records
More Oar - A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album	various artists	July 6, 1999	Birdman
Presents...Queer Street - No Fish is Too Weird for Her Aquarium Vol. III	Terry Edwards	2003	Sartorial
The Madcap Laughs Again! - A Tribute to Syd Barrett	various artists	February 2010	Mojo Records [GB]
This One's for the Fellows - A Sonic Salute to the Young Fresh Fellows	various artists	April 20, 2004	BlueDisguise Records
Time Between - A Tribute to The Byrds	various artists	1989	Imaginary Records [GB]
Way to Blue - The Songs of Nick Drake	various artists	April 12, 2013	Navigator Records