Oh
Somebody tell me
Tell me why? Tell me why? Tell me why?
Why can't we live together?
Tell me why? Tell me why? Tell me why?
Why can't we live together?
Everybody wants to live together
Why can’t we be together?
Everybody wants to live together
Why can’t we live together?
Oh yeah
No more war, no more war, no morе war
Just a little peace in this world
No morе war, no more war, no more war
Why can’t we have peace in this world?
Everybody wants to live together
Why can't we live together?
Got to live, got to live, got to live
Oh, we got to live together
Oh yeah
Got to live, got to live, hey
Why can’t we live together?
No matter, no matter, no matter what color
You know you’re still my brother
No matter, no matter, no matter what color
Yeah, you’re still my brother
Now everybody wants to live together
Why can't we live together?
Everybody wants to live together
Why can’t we live together?
Tell me why? Tell me why? Tell me why?
Why can’t we live together?
No more war, no more war, no more war
You know, we’ve got to find some peace in this world
No matter, no matter, no matter what color
Yeah, you’re still my brother
Tell me why? Tell me why?
Why can’t we live together?
No, we’ve got to find some peace, got to find some peace
Why Can’t We Live Together was written by Timmy Thomas.
Why Can’t We Live Together was produced by John Oates & David Kalmusky.
John Oates released Why Can’t We Live Together on Fri Mar 17 2023.
I’ve always love the original Timmy Thomas version. The productions was minimalist and so unique for its time and for the political and social unrest that was going on in the early 1970s. The mark of a great song is that it can transcend time and space and with what is now going on in the world I fe...
I began experimenting with the track on my Apple computer GarageBand program and came up with a groove that I liked. I also wanted to add some more harmonic elements that would set my version apart from the original. Mostly guitars and vocal background harmonies in a doo-wop style. Then I sent those...