Why Can't I Be You? (track) by The Cure
Year: 1987
From the album Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (track #5)


Why Can't I Be You? appears on the following album(s) by The Cure:
- Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (track #5) (this album) (1987)
- Galore: The Singles 1987-1997 (track #1) (compilation) (1997)
- Greatest Hits (track #8) (compilation) (2001)
- 40 Live (Curætion-25 + Anniversary) (track #52) (compilation) (2019)
- Anniversary: 1978-2018 Live In Hyde Park London (track #24) (2019)
Condition: Used
Condition: Used
Condition: Used
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Certainly the Cure toward their most bombastically 80’s sounding. By the midway point of the track I liked their approach to that here.
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