Thread by @Birmingham_81

Happy birthday to Robert Wyatt. Here’s his fab version of I'm A Believer on #TOTP in 1974. The producer asked him to sit in a wicker chair as a wheelchair "was not suitable for family viewing". Robert told him where to go (THREAD)

And here's Robert Wyatt performing Sea Song on French TV in 1975. The full 9-min recording, which also includes Alifib, is at

As it's Robert Wyatt's birthday, here are his impeccable selections for the "portrait of the artist as a consumer" feature in the NME from 1982 (THREAD)

Stumbled across this cool Robert Wyatt artwork in Canterbury a few years ago. Created by @stewysstencils, it’s near the Kudos restaurant, which was formerly The Beehive Club where The Wilde Flowers and early line-ups of Caravan and Soft Machine played #CanterburyScene (THREAD)

@stewysstencils This is brilliant - Robert Wyatt and Elvis Costello discussing Shipbuilding on Loose Talk in 1983. Includes the video for Robert's beautiful version
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I played Robert Wyatt’s version of I’m A Believer as part of my 7” disco when I hosted virtual drinks at @thesociallondon during lockdown. The full playlist is at open.spotify.com/playlist/451ck… (THREAD)

Now playing Robert Wyatt's amazing version of Chic's At Last I'm Free. It's the closing track on my Spotify compilation of tunes produced or engineered by Adam Kidron - listen here: open.spotify.com/playlist/5m3pr… (THREAD)

Now playing Rock Bottom by birthday-boy Robert Wyatt (THREAD)
open.spotify.com/album/72t34rHQ…