Can’t We Be Friends?

~ Song

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"Can't We Be Friends?" is a 1929 song with lyrics by Paul James and music by Kay Swift, introduced on Broadway in The Little Show by Libby Holman. It was later recorded by many artists including Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra.

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lyricist:Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:Kay Swift
publisher:Warner Bros. Music Corp.
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/44665 [info]
Wikidata:Q5028993 [info]
later parody versions:Can’t We Be Friends (Sinatra / Fitzgerald parody)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1929-09-06Can't We Be Friends?Dick Robertson, Red McKenzie & Red Nichols2:57
1929-09-06Can't We Be Friends?Red Nichols2:57
1929-09-06Can't We Be Friends?Red Nichols and His Five Pennies2:57
1929-09-27Can't We Be FriendsBing Crosby3:07
1929-09-27Can't We Be FriendsPaul Whiteman and His Orchestra, vocals Bing Crosby2:59
1929-09-27Can't We Be FriendsBing Crosby2:59
1929-09-27Can’t We Be Friends?Bing Crosby with Roy Bargy, Eddie Lang & Matty Malneck2:59
1929-09-27Can’t We Be Friends?Bing Crosby3:04
1929-09-27Can’t We Be Friends?Bing Crosby?:??
1929-11Can't We Be FriendsLibby Holman4:03
1934Can't We Be FriendsGlen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra2:40
1935-06-06Can't We Be Friends?instrumentalBenny Goodman & The Rhythm Makers3:14
1937-07-06Can't We Be Friends?Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:00
1937-09-23Can’t We Be FriendsWoody Herman and His Orchestra2:23
1938-08Can't We Be Friendsinstrumental and liveArt Tatum2:23
1940-07-09Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalJohn Kirby and His Orchestra2:51
1942-01-02Can't We Be FriendsMuggsy Spanier & His Orchestra3:13
1942-12-12Can't We Be Friends?instrumentalGeorge Shearing2:44
1943-12Can't We Be Friends?instrumentalJohn Kirby and His Orchestra2:41
1947-11-20Can’t We Be FriendsMildred Bailey3:08
1950-05-08Can’t We Be Friends?instrumentalHerman Chittison3:13
1950-06-28Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalJess Stacy and His Trio2:28
1951-01-31Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalSonny Stitt2:41
1952Can't We Be FriendsliveArt Tatum0:34
1953-12-28Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalArt Tatum3:47
1954-09-22Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalJoe Harriott with The Tony Kinsey Trio?:??
1954-10-29Ballad Medley (I'm Through With Love, Can't We Be Friends, Don't You Think, I Don't Know Why (I Just Do), If I Had To)instrumental and medleyRoy Eldridge & Dizzy Gillespie11:18
1954-10-29The Ballad Medley: I’m Through With Love / Can’t We Be Friends / Don’t You Think / I Don’t Know Why I Love You Like I Do / If I Had Youinstrumental and medleyRoy and Diz11:18
1955-02-08Can’t We Be Friends (original studio mix)coverFrank Sinatra2:48
1955-05-13Can't We Be FriendsBetty Carter & Ray Bryant2:29
1955-05-13Can’t We Be FriendsBetty Carter with Ray Bryant2:25
1955-05Can't We Be FriendsBetty Carter2:25
1955-09Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalHal McKusick Octet2:35
1956-04-23Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalGene Ammons12:55
1956-08-16Can’t We Be FriendsElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong3:47
1956-08-18Can’t We Be FriendsElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong3:50
1957-02-03The Mysterious Punch-Up-The-Conker: Can't We Be Friends?cover and liveMax Geldray2:29
1957-10-11Can’t We Be FriendsinstrumentalRussell Garcia and Strings with Roy Eldridge2:40
1958-05-28 – 1958-06-02Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalJohn Mehegan6:25
1958-12-07Can't We Be Friends?instrumentalSonny Clark4:20
1958-12-07Can’t We Be FriendsinstrumentalSonny Clark4:19
1959-12-30Can’t We Be Friends?Count Basie & His Orchestra5:25
1960-09-09Can't We Be Friends?coverThe Mose Allison Trio4:25
1960-12-20Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalBuck Clayton & Buddy Tate4:04
1961-10-12Can't We Be FriendsRita Reys & Pim Jacobs Trio feat. Kenny Clarke3:31
1963-11-15Can’t We Be FriendsinstrumentalThe Pete Jolly Trio and Friends6:24
1968-02Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalRalph Sutton, Ruby Braff, Milt Hinton, Mousey Alexander4:11
1976-04-17Can't We Be Friendsinstrumental and liveRalph Sutton4:49
1976-04-17Can't We Be Friends?instrumentalRalph Sutton4:42
1978-11-30 – 1978-12-06Can't We Be Friends?coverCarol Sloane?:??
1978-12Can't We Be FriendsCarol Sloane3:50
1984Can’t We Be FriendscoverLinda Ronstadt with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra2:28
1987-11Can't We Be FriendsliveGeorge Shearing3:08
1993-05Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalRob McConnell / Ed Bickert / Neil Swainson8:30
1993-06-09 – 1993-06-10Can’t We Be FriendsKarrin Allyson3:28
1997-05Can’t We Be FriendsCarol Sloane & Clark Terry4:32
1999-03-25Can't We Be Friends?instrumentalRuby Braff5:04
2003-04-15 – 2003-04-17Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalRob McConnell Tentet5:19
2005-06Can't We Be Friends?John Pizzarelli3:57
2005-09Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalRoni Ben-Hur4:24
2006-09 – 2006-10Can’t We Be Friends?coverThomas Quasthoff2:43
2013-09-11 – 2013-09-13Can't We Be FriendsLyambiko2:59
2015-12-22Can't We Be Friends?instrumentalHouston Person & Ron Carter4:13
2019-07Can't We Be Friends?coverChris Hopkins Meets The Jazz Kangaroos6:06
Can't We Be FriendsIlse Huizinga3:29
Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalJoe Albany3:36
Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalLester Young3:10
Can't We Be FriendsFrank Sinatra2:47
Can't We Be FriendsGene Ammons12:50
Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalJoe Temperley3:37
Can't We Be FriendsLouis Armstrong feat. Ella Fitzgerald3:51
Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalArt Tatum3:47
Can't We Be FriendsBenny Goodman and His Orchestra3:01
Can't We Be FriendsBenny Goodman3:01
Can't We Be FriendsRoswell Rudd, Fay Victor, Lafayette Harris, Ken Filiano?:??
Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalArt Tatum2:18
Can't We Be FriendsElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong3:49
Can't We Be FriendsElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong4:31
Can't We Be FriendsLouis Armstrong3:47
Can't We Be FriendsElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong?:??
Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalRay Conniff, Billy Butterfield?:??
Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalArt Tatum2:34
Can't We Be FriendsElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong4:34
Can't We Be FriendsElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong4:30
Can't We Be FriendsinstrumentalGeorge Shearing & Don Thompson2:25
Can't We Be FriendsThe Ralph Sutton Quartet Featuring Ruby Braff, Milt Hinton, Mousie Alexander4:16
Can't We Be FriendsSusie Arioli3:09
Can't We Be FriendsChick Corea & Gary Burton7:24
Can't We Be FriendsGlen Gray2:42
Can't We Be FriendscoverJamie Cullum3:35
Can't We Be FriendscoverCatherine Russell2:44
Can't We Be FriendsElla Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong3:47
Can't We Be FriendsRoy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie?:??
Can't We Be Friends?Ella Fitzgerald3:26
Can't We Be Friends?coverToni Harper3:30
Can't We Be Friends?instrumentalBuster Bailey2:39
Can't We Be Friends?coverJamie Cullum6:05
Can't We Be Friends?instrumentalBennie Green5:35
Can't We Be Friends?instrumentalCharlie Shavers2:45
Can't We Be Friends?Benny Goodman2:59
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