Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born March 3, 1953) is an English singer-songwriter and psych folk guitarist who also dabbles in most forms of art, in particular painting and poetry, and has occasionally shown an interest in acting. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, both acoustic and electric, he also plays harmonica, piano and bass both on record and on stage.
Hitchcock's musical and lyrical styles have drawn influence from his appreciation of Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Syd Barrett. Hitchcock's lyrics have proved a central thrust of his work, and tend to include surrealism, comedic songs, characterizations of fictional English eccentrics and melancholy depictions of everyday life. The underlying themes of much of his output from the start of his career include what many psychologists view as the roots of modern neurosis - namely, death, sex and eating. [Recognising this theme, he released an EP in 2007 called "Sex, Food, Death and Tarantulas".]
Born in London, England, he began his...
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Track listing: TelevisionIf You Know TimeEverybody Needs LoveEnglish GirlDemons & FiendsCreeped OutSometimes a BlondeWe're Gonna Live in the TreesTryin' to Get to Heaven Before They Close the DoorFull Moon in My SoulWelcome to EarthFlanagan's Song
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Track listing: Daisy BombI Saw Nick DrakeAdoration of the City1974I Wish I Liked YouNietzsche's WayThe Philospher's StoneThe Green BoyJudas Sings (Jesus & Me)Antwoman (Dub)I Used to Love YouThe Underneath
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Track listing: The Sound of SoundOne LPenelope's AnglesThe Idea of YouYou Remind Me of YouLuxorKeep Finding MeMaria LynRound SongAnt CorridorIdoniaThe Wolf HouseSolpadeine
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Track listing: Tell Me MamaI Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)Baby, Let Me Follow You DownJust Like Tom Thumb's BluesLeopard-Skin Pill-Box HatOne Too Many MorningsBallad of a Thin ManLike a Rolling Stone
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Track listing: Visions of JohannaTangled Up in BlueNot Dark Yet4th Time AroundDesolation RowIt's All Over Now, Baby BlueDignityVisions of Johanna
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Track listing: Mexican GodThe Cheese AlarmViva! Sea-TacI Feel BeautifulYou've Got a Sweet Mouth on You, BabyNASA ClappingSally Was a LegendAntwomanElizabeth JadeNo, I Don't Remember GuildfordDark PrincessJewels for Sophia
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Track listing: [spoken intro]1974[spoken interlude]Let's Go Thundering[spoken interlude]I'm Only YouGlass Hotel[spoken interlude]I Something You[spoken interlude]The Yip! Song[spoken interlude]Freeze[spoken interlude]Alright, YeahWhere Do You Go When You Die?The Wind Cries MaryNo, I Don't Remember Guildford[spoken interlude]Beautiful Queen[spoken ending]
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Track listing: BassFifty Two StationsAcid BirdEgyptian CreamUncorrected Personality TraitsHeart Full of Leaves (live)The Man With the Lightbulb HeadQueen Elvis IIShe Reached for a LightAirscapeMy Wife and My Dead Wife (live)Night Ride to TrinidadRaymond Chandler EveningLinctus HouseBeautiful GirlHeavenIf You Were a PriestAutumn is Your Last ChanceCity of ShameNocturne (Demise) (live)
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Track listing: Balloon ManVibratingFlesh Number One (Beatle Dennis)A Globe of Frogs (Electric version)Legalized MurderIntro to EyesOne Long Pair of EyesMadonna of the WaspsWax DollMore Than ThisRuling ClassSo You Think You're in LoveOceansideRideShe Doesn't ExistDark Green EnergyEight Miles HighDriving Aloud (Radio Storm)The Yip! SongAlright, YeahBright Fresh Flower
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Track listing: Sinister but She Was HappyThe Devil's RadioHeliotropeAlright, YeahFilthy BirdThe Speed of ThingsBeautiful QueenMan With a Woman's ShadowI Am Not MeDe Chirico StreetYou and OblivionThis Is How It Feels
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Track listing: You've GotDon't YouBirdsheadShe Reached for a LightVictorian SquidCaptain DryMr. Rock 'n' RollAugust HairTake Your Knife Out of My BackSurgeryThe DustPolly on the ShoreAetherFiend Before the ShrineNothingInto ItStranded in the FutureKeeping StillSeptember ConesGhost ShipYou & MeIf I Could Look
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Track listing: The RainThe Cars She Used to DriveIt Was the NightYoung People ScreamHow Do You Work This Thing?When I Was a KidMidnight FishNight Ride to TrinidadFifty Two StationsYoung People ScreamThe RainAmericaThe Cars She Used to DriveGrooving on a Inner PlaneSt. PetersburgWhen I Was a KidMidnight FishNight Ride to TrinidadKingdom of Love
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Track listing: City of ShameNight Ride to TrinidadHeart Full of LeavesI'm Only YouListening to the HigsonsAirscapeI Got a Message for YouQueen Elvis IIISurgeryStatue With a Walkman
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Track listing: Cynthia MaskCertainly ClickotQueen ElvisFlesh CartoonsChinese Water PythonExecutionerLinctus HouseSweet Ghost of LightCollege of IceTransparent LoverBeautiful GirlRaining Twilight CoastClean SteveAgony of PleasureGlass HotelSatelliteAquariumQueen Elvis II
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Track listing: All I Wanna Do Is Fall In LoveGive Me a Spanner, RalphA Skull, a Suitcase, and a Long Red Bottle of WineIt's a Mystic TripMy Favourite BuildingsFalling LeavesEaten by Her Own DinnerThe Pit of Souls (Country version)TrashMr. DeadlyStar of HairsMessages of DarkVegetable FriendI Got a Message for YouPoint It At GranThe Abandoned BrainLet There Be More DarknessBlues in A
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Track listing: Fifty Two StationsAmericaSt. PetersburgNightride to TrinidadHow Do You Work This Thing?The Cars She Used to DriveGrooving on a Inner PlaneIt Was the NightYoung People ScreamThe RainWhen I Was a KidMidnight Fish
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Track listing: Bells of RhymneyFalling LeavesWinter LoveThe Bones in the Ground
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Track listing: Nocturne (Prelude)Sometimes I Wish I Was a Pretty GirlCathedralUncorrected Personality TraitsSounds Great When You're DeadFlavour of NightYe Sleeping Knights of JesusMellow TogetherWinter LoveThe Bones in the GroundMy Favourite BuildingsI Used to Say I Love YouThis Could Be the DayTrams of Old LondonFurry Green Atom BowlHeart Full of LeavesAutumn Is Your Last ChanceI Often Dream of TrainsNocturne (Demise)
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Track listing: The Man Who Invented HimselfBrenda's Iron SledgeDo Policemen Sing?The LizardMeatAcid BirdI Watch the CarsOut of the PictureCity of ShameLove
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Robyn Hitchcock was born
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