From the new self titled record from Robyn Hitchcock - out April 21, 2017 on Yep Roc Records - order here: lnk.to/Robyn Directed + Edited by Jeremy Dylan
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@ethanzuckerman6 жыл бұрын
Just when you think Robyn's songs are all daydreams and surrealism, we get him remembering his father, the late Raymond Hitchcock. The senior Hitchcock's leg was injured in Normandy during WWII, which leads me to think that the song starts from a memory of catching a bus together when Robyn was about 11. Lovely, and one of those rare insights into what's going on in the man's kaleidescope mind.
@djtrendsetta57663 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure what's more lovely, the song or your comment.
@ewomack3 жыл бұрын
I was going to say "Hey, Robyn, you can still see trolley buses in San Fransisco," until I noticed that he was actually standing on Market street in San Francisco in the video. Always one step ahead.
@lf1702 жыл бұрын
Incredible. 40 plus years into his career and Hitchcock releases a 36 minute masterpiece of an album. And what a great song!
@JasmineBecket7 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful songs I've heard.
@HawkKing20002 жыл бұрын
Yes. The list of unspeakably beautiful Hitchcock songs is very long...
@malcolmnicoll11655 жыл бұрын
Robyn always put on a great show in San Francisco. Hope he gigs here again soon.
@deannilvalli65792 жыл бұрын
No one can rock a polka dot shirt quite like Robyn Hitchcock.
@Staffleberry6 жыл бұрын
It's a beautiful song. Up there with his best.
@Staffleberry Жыл бұрын
Plus the whole self titled 2017 album is up there with his best. His songwriting has not lost any of the magic quality he displayed in his classic 80s work.
@nivekvb7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, Robyn's beautiful jangly guitar again. I wish there was more of it. Sounds just like the old stuff.
@etamommy5 жыл бұрын
classic and timeless--reminds me of 'I often dream of trains'.
@williamcrowe2037 жыл бұрын
One of Robyn's stated goals was to write truly moving songs and he did it here. i just learned recently that his dad fought in WW2 and got a damaged leg hence the lyric.
@ghostship852 жыл бұрын
This song puts me right back where I belong, back on Robyn's Trolleybus.
@sinisterbuthappy2087 жыл бұрын
thanks Robyn..........bloody brilliant !
@108grog11 ай бұрын
Beautiful song
@etamommy Жыл бұрын
this one is up there with my old man, in terms of a songs that offer touching but honest appraisals of the father and son bond. My Old Man, if you haven't heard it is a song by Ian Drury and the Blockheads.
@confettaras2 жыл бұрын
My dad too. Thank you for writing this song.
@bzfgt17 жыл бұрын
This isn't even the 4th best song on the album, and that's no knock on the song, it's a fantastic album.
@etamommy Жыл бұрын
I agree with your assessment.
@whoareyou43467 жыл бұрын
I can hardly wait to see you next month. Love you, my friend!
@thewooddemons21057 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@KeldariStation7 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Robyn.
@cwsiggy777 жыл бұрын
fantastic!
@jimmyshelter17 жыл бұрын
Lovely
@FISHMUSIC4U7 жыл бұрын
I'll set the alarm for April 21. Thanks for the reminder...
@JoeChrisMorris7 жыл бұрын
cheese alarm!
@X900BattleGrape7 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous, Robyn, just so.
@studiorajabally2055 жыл бұрын
Great as Let's Go Thundering and Airscape!
@MartinMayhewCRO-ENGtranslator7 жыл бұрын
Class! :)
@stefanoforcellini4875 Жыл бұрын
@tbwatch885 жыл бұрын
the venerable mr h. the black watch love you still.
@benjaminharrisonofficial7 жыл бұрын
I'm really digging those Warhol shades.
@troygaspard6732 Жыл бұрын
A sister song for Trams of Old London.
@bradferguson98404 жыл бұрын
What sort of guitar is this? It looks like a non-reverse firebird, but it isn’t. Thanks!
@bobcoyne67057 жыл бұрын
Video of the day on soundblab.com/ 12 Apr (album review coming soon)
@landra114 жыл бұрын
Makes me think of "I often dream of trains". These two songs seem to be cousins. I wonder...
@JoeChrisMorris7 жыл бұрын
Good stuff. Is this really his 30th album?
@foudroyaume7 жыл бұрын
Depends which ones you're counting. He's put out a lot of "outtakes" albums, some of which are among his best work. Also depends if you are counting "Robyn Hitchcock" albums or including any of Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3, or The Soft Boys. I think this is something like the 21st "canonical" album. He's been recording for thirty years.
@JoeChrisMorris7 жыл бұрын
I guess the days of writing songs like Airscape are long passed. Dishearted by him doing covers on recent albums (The man upstairs, Spooked) but after the great opener (I want to tell you about what I want) I have't really warmed to the album.
@foudroyaume7 жыл бұрын
I'm loving it, but not as much as Love From London (2013). I think that one stands among his best. Top six maybe (with Eye, Moss Elixir, Respect, IODOT, and Jewels For Sophia). I have no objection to any of the Venus 3 albums, either.
@JoeChrisMorris7 жыл бұрын
Can't listen to Oslo with the Venus 3. Love from London I'll have to check out again. These days I tend to play stuff like Airscape on the guitar, and have done covers Television (off Spooked) or Ordinary Millionaire (Propellor time) which are good albums. But the last classic album he did was Jewels for Sophia (Star for Bram, its companion album is very good also. And I always get Moss Elixir and Mossy Liquor confused. All together now: Trilobyte! Dwight!
@foudroyaume7 жыл бұрын
I can't get enough of Nextdoorland, actually.
@TheVexProject7 жыл бұрын
well, that's beautiful. Someone said my latest song sounded like this style but i'm nowhere close.
@thomkopal17403 жыл бұрын
The guitar appears to be a '60s Hofner V1, perhaps, modified with a Ricky toaster pickup and the vibrato arm removed. If this is a current-day re-creation, please, someone post who made it. In addition to the sentiment and songcraft, I love Robyn's sonic sensibilities. Love on ya, baby! ... from across the Bay from those present-day Muni PCC streetcars and their yummy brain-candy colors.
@moonhawkmanton7 жыл бұрын
San Francisco?
@foudroyaume7 жыл бұрын
Not unless SF has been relocated to England.
@DaveReamWaysIn6 жыл бұрын
Yes, he’s singing on a MUNI streetcar in San Francisco. The old footage is obviously from England.
@DaveReamWaysIn6 жыл бұрын
(At 2:25 note the street sign in the upper right of the frame behind Robyn, labeled “Montgomery / Post” - that’s an intersection on Market Street in San Francisco, across from the Palace Hotel.)