Robyn Hitchcock "Madonna of the Wasps (live david letterman)

[jlascel]

If he treats you horribly, he's probably a Scorpio ..he's a long kebab through your ovaries. Words to live by.

[magicb0y]

Thanks for posting this up. It's been a long time.

[xnonsuchx]

Sid with a ponytail...WOW! ;-) Actually, I don't recall seeing 'home bands' used as much by visiting artists as Paul & Co. over the past 20 years, which may go to show how 'trusted' they are ( I know Sid used to be on of Peter Gabriel's touring guitarists).

[woodecurry]

Robyn is an acquired taste

everything in life is acquired

by your senses

if you have them that is

[JLDB1987]

Robyn is an acquired taste, but to those of us who get him and listen to his music his songs have depth, emotion and quirky, intriguing allusions. An intelligent rocker.

[MrRichiekaye]

i completely love this.

[xmas74]

I remember watching this when it aired. I've always loved Robyn Hitchcock.

Thanks!

[georgebrownlol]

I like it!! Lost madonna of the wasp. I had this loop playing in my head for seven years, Thank god that we can capture memories like this treasure. Art....

[johndevault]

Great song. The lyrics must have thrown people but the tune is fairly accessible.

[Wazabooz]

why is andy medcalf standing around?

[aliG2500]

wtf is he talking about? this song is just odd.

[TsujiBan]

Yet another attempt by the corporate establishment to co-opt or rather pre-empt the butterflies in our stomachs which methamphetamine doth obscure... a bon vivant industrial accident in the brain of the artists, who is you and me, a cataclysm at thirty four frames per second and the camera was shut at the precise moment and it was made by those who made the camera and the camera keeps it the camera is shut... i'm so tired of people who think paper towels are a passing fad.

VIVA ROBYN HITCHCOCK

[ledatape]

Ya got it inna nutshell dude. well sed...

[ragozhin]

the "wise madonna of the flies"- i think i knew her back in college; and she blew many others!

[commentarista22]

Wow...back when they had art on the TV!...

[alucardlubu]

they still do its just harder to find it

the wire is one of the greatest pieces of art ive ever encountered

[cjwynes]

I think Arcade Fire made it to Conan O'Brien because some other band was sick, but that's still a couple degrees away from art rock. So, yeah.

[drworm73]

I would have paid money to see this on Letterman at the time.  It must have been quite a shock. Queen Elvis was my first intro to Robyn, and I have not looked back since. brilliant man.

[oldphoque]

Ballon Man was the first song I heard. I ran to the record store like a squirrell loading up for winter. I bought everything they had out. Queen Elvis is a masterpiece. This is a desert isle cd. I recommend it to everyone. I saw Robyn & The Egyptians at Bogarts in Long Beach, 91`ish? THAT was a fun band to watch. My date thought He looked like Paul McCartney. I dunno, kinda?

[docfilmsguy]

Same here with Queen Elvis. Then it was off to buy everything else.

I am sure the audience was thinking "what the hell is this?" when he first came out. Great song. I have seen Robyn many times over the years and he never disappoints.

[JoeFielding72]

My friend when I was young played this for me. I have been looking for this song forever. I mean for a long, long time. Thank you so much for sharing this video with me. You made my night. This song is awesome. God bless you and your family.

[deadzeppelin]

I love it! You're so excited to find the name of the song that you had God bless him and his family.

[casteldisangro89]

Shame his voice is so annoying.

[RockyMountainRobert]

STOP MAKING THAT BIG FACE

[AbsintheDream]

man this guy is the biggest try hard

[almadora]

someone please post all the audio from 'queen elvis.' please.

[jetsetsc]

Love the wee intro.

[OsvaldoPaese]

Thanks for posting this. I hope he'll be on Letterman again soon!

[bamadawgsc]

...and had the hair - the "Archie from The Chocolate War" one length, '89-'91 thing....

[dribblebabble]

what a great bass player. too bad we once dressed like that.

[timdaughte]

Will Lee is a Grammy winner. The guy can play anything. I think it has something to do with the Anthony Michael Hall haircut.

[tonguepaste]

I love Will Lee, but they should'a let Andy play here ... One thing I never liked about musical performances on Letterman. Let the whole band play, darn it!

[oldphoque]

I swear there was an audio malfunction. Probably why we did not hear the solo. View again & you will see what I noticed.

[leptonlunatic]

This reminds of The Fall in parts

[byronicflare]

god, yes! Isn't "Wax Doll" the most amazing song in the world?

[vlasvlasvlas]

queen elvis is the best record ever!

do you know any more queen elvis videos?

[tatelabianca]

for sure! glad someone else remembers it and loves it like I do!

[BeatleMatt]

Great song - but whoever mixed the drums needs to be shot.

[bamadawgsc]

Wonderful!!

'Queen Elvis' was a great record.

[NaseemKO]

This live version is almost as good as the original recording. Thank you so much for posting this!

[Cativa]

great song!

[com1969]

as valid as ever.can anybody post robyn doing the song "sleeping with your devil mask"!!!

[popGoesAnthony]

eww POOOR OLD GETTING DIVORCED HOLLIES65 N FAT LOSER TOMMY TUNES

[arollo]

God, what a great song.

My favorite on Queen Elvis has to be "The Devil's Coachman", though.

[tatelabianca]

great song! mine would be Wax Doll!

[Qaliara]

"Swirling" gets my vote, but the whole of Queen Elvis is sublime!

[bamadawgsc]

Now that you mention it, 'Swirling' was the best of Queen Elvis.

[strombeldenbar]

He is the Man with the light bulb head......listening to the higgsons.

[monkeytrousers]

The guitarist (Sid Mcginnis) was a guitarist in Cool It Reba.

[poligraffedigraff]

he's a real genius!

[prayforsilence]

I love the keyboards in this song - it's so subtle but the chords are amazing.

[blademan1313]

I just saw Robin on Henry Rollins show singing about a tarantula with a spicy gotee!! He's quite clever.

[onlyed87]

A classic RH tune deserves a better-quality upload.

[robinhoodovdawood]

my boss in on drums he rocks O yeah

[popGoesAnthony]

eah simple trivial been all done heard it all before new wave rehashed 1968 meets 1994 'is

yr old n boored mr hollies'65 loser

[pernicketty]

I guess you must have something better then. Wanna tell us what it is?

[tubularheel]

interesting..considering this was '89, then i guess it was at least 5 years ahead of its time if it is, as you said, 1968 meets 1994. Whatever it is, though, it is one of the most seemingly effortless pop gem songs. And, btw, in the mid-80s, the influence of 60s music was very prominent in progressive music, so what's your point? Few did it as well as Robyn Hitchcock.

[cocksmoker001]

great old footage!!!

[whalesoundervish]

I have to say, this is the best video ever.

[jetsetsc]

That song is tops. And I love the intro. Never heard it quite like that before.

[lrgpp]

Did Robyn break a guitar string or was he just screwing around.

[oncassette]

i LOVE this song. absolutely brilliant performance too.

[KillbotLuna]

That was amazing. Thank you SO much for the upload. I hadn't seen that since it aired! :O

[surfercrow]

what do you reckon he said to his backup singer & sid mcginnis?(letterman guitarist)?

[dondepar]

brilliant

[rev79]

isaac

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[tocadiscoshumano]

Genius!

[monkeymanmoi]

This is great stuff! Thanks!

[jbearden]

My world would suck without Robyn.

[EclipseRedleaf]

this is ... something else! letterman must've been baffled. fantastic!