You Can't Do That (track)
by The Beatles
Year: 1964
From the album A Hard Day's Night (track #12)


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You Can't Do That appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- A Hard Day's Night (track #12) (this album) (1964)
- The Beatles Box Set (track #42) (compilation) (1988)
- Rock 'N' Roll Music (track #3) (compilation) (1976)
- Anthology 1 (track #44) (compilation) (1995)
- On Air - Live At The BBC Volume 2 (track #55) (2013)
- The Beatles' Second Album (track #6) (1964)
- CD Singles Collection (Box Set) (track #12) (compilation) (1992)
- Solid Gold The Greatest Hits 1962-65 (track #8) (compilation) (2016)
- The Beatles In Mono (track #40) (compilation) (2009)
- Mono Collection (track #40) (compilation) (1982)
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Jealousy and control wrapped in a sharp R&B groove. Lennon at his most possessive - a theme he will return to several times in the future. Good track.
This kind of songs is why I love this album so much. Simple catchy rock songs
sounds slightly possessive and creepy
Similar to When I get home, You can't do that, is the slightly better of the two. An extremely catchy rocker, it's thoroughly enjoyable with a nice groove.
A good rock'n'roll track.
This was actually pretty good. Even the backing vocals which usually annoy me are pretty good.
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