Why Can’t I Be You?
~ Song
Relationships
| lyricist: | Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) |
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| composer: | Simon Gallup Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) Porl Thompson Laurence Tolhurst Boris Williams |
| lyrics page: | https://genius.com/The-cure-why-cant-i-be-you-lyrics [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/85618 [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0007206846 [info] |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordings | ||||
| 1986-06-21 | Why Can’t I Be You (live, 1987-12-06: NEC, Birmingham, UK) | live | The Cure | ?:?? |
| 1987-07-13 | Why Can’t I Be You | live | The Cure | 3:10 |
| 1987-07-13 | Why Can’t I Be You? | live | The Cure | 4:57 |
| 1987-11-19 | Why Can't I Be You? (1987-11-19: Palacio de los deportes, Madrid, Spain) | live | The Cure | ?:?? |
| 1987-12 | Why Can’t I Be You? (live) (live, 1987-12-xx: Wembley Arena, London, UK) | live | The Cure | 7:43 |
| 1987 | Why Can't I Be You? (live, 1987) | live | The Cure | 7:35 |
| 1989-09-10 | Why Can't I Be You | live | The Cure | 7:39 |
| 1990-06-23 | Why Can’t I Be You (live, 1990-06-23: Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, UK) | live | The Cure | 4:02 |
| 1990-06-23 | Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 1990-06-23: Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, UK) | live | The Cure | 3:51 |
| 1990-07-06 | Why Can't I Be You? (live, 1990-07-06: Leysin, Switzerland) | live | The Cure | 5:57 |
| 1990-07-08 | Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 1990-07-08, Torhout Werchter, Belgium) | live | The Cure | 5:31 |
| 1991-01-19 | Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 1991-01-19: Wembley Arena, London, UK) | live | The Cure | 3:53 |
| 1992-07-18 – 1992-07-19 | Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 1992: The Palace, Auburn Hills, MI, USA) | live | The Cure | ?:?? |
| 1996-01-26 | Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 1996-01-26: "Hollywood Rock Festival", Praça da Apoteose, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | live | The Cure | 3:51 |
| 1996-08-10 | Why Can't I Be You? (1996-08-10: Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA) | live | The Cure | ?:?? |
| 1997-10-28 | Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 1997-10-28) | live | The Cure | 3:28 |
| 1997-10-31 | Why Can’t I Be You? | live | The Cure | 4:01 |
| 1997-10-31 | Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 1997-10-31) | live | The Cure | 3:27 |
| 2001-11-23 | Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 2001-11-23: La Scène, Paris, France) | live | The Cure | ?:?? |
| 2004-05-02 | Why Can’t I Be You (live, 2004‐05‐02: Coachella Festival, Indio, CA) | live | The Cure | 3:26 |
| 2005-08-18 | Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 2005-08-18) | live | The Cure | 3:24 |
| 2005-09-03 | Why Can’t I Be You? | live | The Cure | 4:02 |
| 2006-04-01 | Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 2006-04-01: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK) | live | The Cure | ?:?? |
| 2011-09-10 | Why Can’t I Be You? | live | The Cure | 3:27 |
| 2012-06-01 | Why Can't I Be You (live, 2012-06-01: Barcelona, Spain) | live | The Cure | 4:14 |
| 2016-06-10 | Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 2016‐06‐10: UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL, USA) | live | The Cure | 3:23 |
| 2016-06-18 | Why Can’t I Be You (live, 2016-06-18: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA) | live | The Cure | 3:23 |
| 2016-06-18 | Why Can’t I Be You? (2016‐06‐18: Live at Madison Square Garden, New York) | live | The Cure | 3:23 |
| 2016-06-19 | Why Can’t I Be You (live, 2016‐06‐19: Live at Madison Square Garden, New York) | live | The Cure | 3:19 |
| 2016-12-01 | Why Can’t I Be You (live, 2016‐12‐01: The SSE Arena, Wembley, London) | live | The Cure | 3:34 |
| 2018-07-07 | Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 2018-07-07: The Great Oak Stage, Hyde Park, London, UK) | live | The Cure | 3:16 |
| 2018-07-07 | Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 2018-07-07: The Great Oak Stage, Hyde Park, London, UK) | live | The Cure | 3:15 |
| 2019-06-30 | Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 2019‐06‐30: Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, UK) | live | The Cure | ?:?? |
| 2019-08-23 | Why Can’t Be You? (live, 2019-08-23: Saint-Cloud, France) | live | The Cure | 4:12 |
| Why Can't I Be Me? (Takin’ Off B-Side) | The Cure | 4:17 | ||
| Why Can't I Be You | cover | Plastic Noise Experience | 3:47 | |
| Why Can't I Be You | cover | Josh Rouse | 3:16 | |
| Why Can't I Be You | cover | We Are the World | 3:30 | |
| Why Can't I Be You | The Cure | 3:09 | ||
| Why Can't I Be You (12" extended mix) | The Cure | 8:10 | ||
| Why Can't I Be You (extended mix) | The Cure | 5:42 | ||
| Why Can't I Be You (Extented mix) | The Cure | 8:10 | ||
| Why Can't I Be You (Kevorkian/Germain remix) | The Cure | 7:50 | ||
| Why Can't I Be You (Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me demo 1986) | The Cure | ?:?? | ||
| Why Can't I Be You (Remix) | The Cure | 8:06 | ||
| Why Can't I Be You? | The Cure | 3:15 | ||
| Why Can't I Be You? | live | The Cure | 5:57 | |
| Why Can't I Be You? | The Cure | 3:15 | ||
| Why Can't I Be You? (Music Video) | The Cure | 3:31 | ||
| Why Can't I Be You? (extended mix) | The Cure | 8:09 | ||
| Why Can't I Be You? (KEVORKIAN remix) | The Cure | 8:09 | ||
| Why Can't I Be You? (Kevorkian-Germain mix) | The Cure | 8:07 | ||
| Why Can't I Be You? (Por que no puedo ser tú) | cover | Don Pepe | 4:01 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You | live | The Cure | 3:25 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You | live | The Cure | 6:54 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You | live | The Cure | 4:20 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You (live, 2016‐06‐20: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY) | live | The Cure | 3:20 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You | The Cure | 3:20 | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You (live, 2019‐07‐11: NOS ALIVE! Festival, Oeiras, Portugal) | live | The Cure | 3:21 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You (live, 2019‐07‐06: Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark) | live | The Cure | ?:?? | |
| Why Can’t I Be You | live | The Cure | 3:23 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You (live, 2019‐06‐14: Nova Rock Festival, Nickelsdorf, Austria) | live | The Cure | 3:17 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You (live, 2012‐05‐26: Pinkpop Festival, Megaland, Landgraaf, NL) | live | The Cure | 3:16 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You | live | The Cure | 3:30 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You (live, 2008‐05‐31: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA) | live | The Cure | 3:12 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You | The Cure | 3:13 | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You | live | The Cure | 3:37 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You | live | The Cure | ?:?? | |
| Why Can’t I Be You | live | The Cure | 7:50 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You | The Cure | 6:30 | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You (live, 1997-06-13: 105 BFD IV Beach Ball Festival, Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA, USA) | live | The Cure | ?:?? | |
| Why Can’t I Be You | The Cure | 7:41 | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You | cover | Di Vi Kappa 3 | 3:34 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You | The Cure | 6:45 | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You | live | The Cure | 3:14 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You | The Cure | ?:?? | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You | The Cure | 3:35 | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You (live, 2019‐07‐25: Paleo Festival, Nyon, Switzerland) | live | The Cure | ?:?? | |
| Why Can’t I Be You | live | The Cure | 3:18 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You (12″ remix) | The Cure | 8:10 | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You (demo 1987) | The Cure | 2:16 | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You (extended mix) | The Cure | 8:09 | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You (Kevorkian / Germain US remix) | The Cure | 7:49 | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You (Miraval Studio demo, France, 1986) | The Cure | 3:09 | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 2001-10-26: Le Reservoir, Paris, France) | The Cure | ?:?? | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You? (album original mix) | The Cure | 3:14 | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You? | live | The Cure | 4:34 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You? | live | The Cure | 4:31 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You? | live | The Cure | 7:39 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You? | live | The Cure | 3:16 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You? | The Cure | 3:11 | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You? | The Cure | 3:30 | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You? | The Cure | 3:05 | ||
| Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 2013‐11‐03: City Park, New Orleans, LA, USA) | live | The Cure | 3:12 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 2019‐06‐09: Pinkpop Festival, Holland, Netherlands) | live | The Cure | 3:27 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 2019‐06‐21: Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany) | live | The Cure | 3:49 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You? (live, 2019‐06‐28: Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium) | live | The Cure | 3:23 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You? | live | The Cure | 4:37 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You? | live | The Cure | 3:38 | |
| Why Can’t I Be You? | live | The Cure | 4:41 | |
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