# The Soft Boys | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-18 00:59 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: The Soft Boys
- Visible lyric pages: 24

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `the-soft-boys`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-18 00:59 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-7fc4c2c2897776ba
- Visible lyric pages: 24
- Pages with stored lyric text: 24
- Video-backed song pages: 24
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 27454
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 22
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: (I Want to Be An) Anglepoise Lamp, Dreams, Give It To The Soft Boys, Old Pervert, Underwater Moonlight, Black Snake Diamond Rock, I Got The Hots, and I Wanna Destroy You
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

The Soft Boys formed in Cambridge in the late 1970s around Robyn Hitchcock. Their sound mixed psychedelic folk with punk energy, often wrapped in surreal lyrics. Early songs like "Old Pervert" and "(I Want to Be An) Anglepoise Lamp" showed their off-kilter approach, which caught the attention of BBC DJ John Peel. Their 1980 album Underwater Moonlight became their most lasting work, featuring tracks like "Black Snake Diamond Rock" and...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. (I Want to Be An) Anglepoise Lamp — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/i-want-to-be-an-anglepoise-lamp
2. Dreams — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/dreams
3. Give It To The Soft Boys — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/give-it-to-the-soft-boys
4. Old Pervert — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/old-pervert
5. Underwater Moonlight — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/underwater-moonlight
6. Black Snake Diamond Rock — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/black-snake-diamond-rock
7. I Got The Hots — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/i-got-the-hots
8. I Wanna Destroy You — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/i-wanna-destroy-you
9. Insanely Jealous — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/insanely-jealous
10. Song nº 4 — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/song-n-4
11. Strange — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/strange
12. The Face Of Death — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/the-face-of-death
13. The Queen Of Eyes — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/the-queen-of-eyes
14. There's Nobody Like You — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/there-s-nobody-like-you
15. Vyrna Knowl Is A Headbanger — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/vyrna-knowl-is-a-headbanger
16. Wading Through A Ventilator — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/wading-through-a-ventilator
17. Hear My Brane — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/hear-my-brane
18. Human Music — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/human-music
19. Kingdom Of Love — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/kingdom-of-love
20. Love Poisoning — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/love-poisoning
21. Only The Stones Remain — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/only-the-stones-remain
22. Positive Vibrations — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/positive-vibrations
23. The Yodelling Hoover — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/the-yodelling-hoover
24. Where Are The Prawns — https://lyroverse.com/the-soft-boys/where-are-the-prawns