We Can Talk
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| name = We Can Talk
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| artist = The Band
| album = Music from Big Pink
| released = July 1, 1968
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| recorded = Early 1968
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| genre = Rock
| length = 3:06
| label = Capitol
| writer = Richard Manuel
| producer = John Simon
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"We Can Talk" is a 1968 song by The Band that was the opener for the second side of their debut album Music From Big Pink{{cite web|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|title=Music From Big Pink|url=http://theband.hiof.no/albums/music_from_big_pink.html|publisher=All music guide|access-date=22 July 2013}} Written by Richard Manuel, it features The Band's three main vocalists (Manuel, Levon Helm and Rick Danko) in nearly equal turns, often finishing each other's phrases. Initially a staple of their concerts (including Woodstock and the Isle of Wight Festival 1969), it was dropped from the set list in 1971.{{cite web|last=Viney|first=Peter|title=We Can Talk|url=http://theband.hiof.no/articles/we_can_talk_viney.html|publisher=All music guide|access-date=22 July 2013}}
Theme
"We Can Talk" shows unrelated snippets of conversation between members of The Band. Levon Helm wrote in his autobiography{{Cite book|author=Levon Helm, Stephen Davis| year=1993| title=This Wheel's on Fire – Levon Helm and the Story of The Band| publisher=Chicago Review| isbn=1556524056}} "It's a funny song that really captures the way we spoke to one another; lots of outrageous rhymes and corny puns."
Personnel
- Robbie Robertson - electric guitar
- Garth Hudson - Lowrey organ
- Levon Helm - lead vocal, drums
- Richard Manuel - lead vocal, piano
- Rick Danko - lead vocal, bass guitar
References
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External links
- http://theband.hiof.no/albums/music_from_big_pink.html
- http://theband.hiof.no/articles/we_can_talk_viney.html
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Category:Song recordings produced by John Simon (record producer)