I Can’t Explain

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist and composer:Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!)
lyrics page:https://genius.com/The-who-i-cant-explain-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/3682 [info]
Songfacts:http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=68 [info]
Wikidata:Q2464198 [info]
later parody versions:I Can't Escape
later translated versions:Ezin dut azaldu

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1964-11I Can’t Explain (mono)The Who2:05
1964-11I Can’t Explain (stereo version)The Who2:06
1965-08-03I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who?:??
1965-08-03I Can’t Explain (live, 1965-08-03: Twickenham Film Studios)liveThe Who2:01
1968-04-06I Can’t Explain (live, 1968-04-06: Fillmore East, New York, NY, USA)liveThe Who2:28
1968-06-04Can’t Explain (live, 1968-06-04: Fillmore East, New York City, NY, USA)liveThe Who2:23
1969-09-29I Can’t Explain (live, 1969‐09‐29: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands)liveThe Who2:50
1969-10-22I Can’t Explain (live, 1969-10-22: Fillmore East, New York, NY, USA)liveThe Who2:41
1969-12-14 – 1969-12-16I Can't Explain (Live)liveThe Who?:??
1970-02-14I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who2:38
1970-02-14I Can’t Explain (live, 1970-02-14: University of Leeds, UK)liveThe Who2:59
1970-02-14I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who3:13
1970-02-15I Can’t Explain (live, 1970-02-15: Hull City Hall, UK)liveThe Who2:51
1970-08-29I Can’t Explain (live, 1970-08-29: Isle of Wight Festival, East Alton Farm, Isle of Wight, England, UK)liveThe Who2:46
1970-08-29I Can’t Explain (live, 1970-08-29: Isle of Wight Festival, East Alton Farm, Isle of Wight, England, UK)liveThe Who2:31
1971-07-31Can’t Explain (live, 1971-07-31: Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Flushing, NY, USA)liveThe Who2:39
1971-09-18I Can’t Explain (live, 1971-09-18: The Oval, London, UK)liveThe Who2:23
1971-12-12I Can’t Explain (live, 1971-12-12: The Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, USA)liveThe Who2:22
1971-12-13I Can’t Explain (live, 1971-12-13: Civic Center, San Francisco, CA, USA)liveThe Who2:33
1973-10-18I Can’t Explain (live, 1973-10-18–20, The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England)cover and liveDavid Bowie2:19
1973-10-18 – 1973-10-20I Can’t Explain (live, 1973-10: The Marquee, London, UK)cover and liveDavid Bowie2:11
1973-10-18 – 1973-10-20I Can’t Explain (take 1)coverDavid Bowie2:15
1973-10-18 – 1973-10-20I Can’t Explain (take 2)coverDavid Bowie2:16
1973-10-19I Can’t ExplaincoverDavid Bowie2:07
1973-10-20I Can’t Explaincover and liveDavid Bowie2:10
1973-11-16I Can’t Explaincover and liveDavid Bowie2:10
1973-12-04I Can’t Explain (live, 1973‐12‐04: Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA)liveThe Who3:27
1973-12-04I Can’t Explain (live, 1973‐12‐04: Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA)liveThe Who2:50
1973-12-06I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who2:17
1973-12-06I Can’t Explain (live, 1973-12-06: Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA)liveThe Who2:35
1975-11-20I Can’t Explain (live, 1975-11-20: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA)liveThe Who2:54
1981-03-28I Can't Explain (Live At Rockpalast 1981)liveThe Who2:34
1982-10-12I Can’t Explain (live, 1982‐10‐12: Shea Stadium, New York, NY, USA)liveThe Who2:25
1982-10-13I Can’t Explain (live, 1982‐10‐13: Shea Stadium, New York, NY, USA)liveThe Who3:05
1982-10-13I Can’t Explain (live)liveThe Who2:28
1982-12-14I Can’t Explain (live, 1982-12-14: Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, OH, USA)liveThe Who2:36
1982-12-17I Can't Explain (live, 1982-12-17: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON, Canada)liveThe Who2:31
1983-04-26I Can’t Explain (live, 1983-04-26: Las Colinas Soundstage, Dallas, TX, USA)coverDavid Bowie2:51
1983-04-27I Can’t Explain (live, 1983-04-27: Dallas, TX, USA)coverDavid Bowie & Stevie Ray Vaughan2:34
1983-04-27I Can’t ExplaincoverDavid Bowie & Stevie Ray Vaughan2:38
1983-04-27I Can’t ExplaincoverDavid Bowie & Stevie Ray Vaughan2:41
1983-04-27I Can’t ExplaincoverDavid Bowie2:38
1983-07-12 – 1983-07-13Can’t Explaincover and liveDavid Bowie2:49
1983-07-12 – 1983-07-13Can’t Explain (live, 1983‐07‐13: Forum de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada)cover and liveDavid Bowie3:13
1983-07-13I Can’t Explain (live, 1983‐07‐13: Forum de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada)cover and liveDavid Bowie2:53
1983-07-13I Can’t Explain (live, 1983‐07‐13: Forum de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada)cover and liveDavid Bowie2:51
1983-07-13I Can’t Explaincover and liveDavid Bowie2:53
1983-07-26I Can’t Explain (live, 1983‐07‐26: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA)cover and liveDavid Bowie2:40
1987-10-18I Can't Explain (live, 1987‐10‐18: Toad’s Place, New Haven, CT, USA)cover and liveHüsker Dü?:??
1989-06-27I Can't Explain (live, 1989-06-27: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY)liveThe Who2:32
1989-09-03I Can't Explain (live, 1989-09-03: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX, USA)liveThe Who2:15
1989I Can’t ExplaincoverScorpions3:22
1990-10-04The Who Medley (My Generation / I Can’t Explain / Substitute) (live, 1990-10-04: Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA, USA)cover, live and medleyRichard Thompson6:50
1991I Can’t Explain (live, 1991 : Crazy World Tour)cover and liveScorpions3:27
1992-12-21I Can't ExplainliveThe Cross & Roger Daltrey3:18
1993-04-17I Can't Explain (live bootleg, 1993-04-17: Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI, USA)cover and livePhish1:15
1997-12-31Can't Explain (live, 1997-12-31: Hard Rock Cafe, Niagara Falls, NY)cover and liveMoxy Früvous1:28
1999-10-31I Can't Explain (live, 1999-10-31: Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA, USA)liveThe Who?:??
1999-11-12 – 1999-12-23I Can't ExplainliveThe Who2:39
2000-11-27I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who2:52
2000-11-27I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who3:10
2002-01-18I Can’t Explain (live, 2002‐01‐18: 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, USA)cover and liveof Montreal?:??
2002-07-31I Can't Explain (live, 2002-07-31: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA)liveThe Who2:41
2002-08-25I Can't ExplainliveThe Who3:19
2002-08-28I Can't Explain (live, 2002-08-28: Polaris Amphitheater, Columbus, OH, USA)liveThe Who2:43
2002-09-14I Can't ExplainliveThe Who2:25
2002-09-15I Can't ExplainliveThe Who2:46
2002-09-24I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who3:07
2002-09-27I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who?:??
2004-03-22I Can't ExplainliveThe Who2:26
2004-03-24I Can't Expain (live, 2004-03-24: London, UK)liveThe Who2:24
2004-03-25I Can't Expain (live, 2004-03-25: The Forum, London, UK)liveThe Who2:35
2004-03-29I Can't Expain (live, 2004-03-29: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK)liveThe Who2:38
2004-06-07I Can't Explain (live, 2004-06-07: National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, UK)liveThe Who3:01
2004-06-12I Can't Explain (live, 2004-06-12: Isle of Wight Festival, Seaclose Park, Newport, UK)liveThe Who3:13
2004-06-12I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who?:??
2004-06-12I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who3:11
2004-06-12I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who3:10
2004-07-28I Can’t Explain (live, 2004-07-28: Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia)liveThe Who3:23
2004-07-31I Can’t Explain (live, 2004‐07‐31: Vodafone Arena, Melbourne, Australia)liveThe Who3:08
2005-10-21I Can't ExplainliveRaspberries2:30
2006-07-02I Can't ExplainliveThe Who3:20
2006-07-17I Can’t Explain (live, 2006-07-17: Vienne Amphitheatre, Lyon, France)liveThe Who2:23
2006-11-10I Can’t Explain (live, 2006-11-10: Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA)liveThe Who3:16
2006-11-25I Can’t Explain (live, 2006-11-25: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA)liveThe Who2:46
2006-12-08I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who3:16
2007-05-16I Can't ExplainliveThe Who3:15
2007-06-01I Can’t Explain (live, 2007‐06‐01: Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Wales, UK)liveThe Who?:??
2007-06-06I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who3:02
2007-06-19I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who3:01
2007-06-23I Can’t Explain (live, 2007‐06‐23: Knowsley Hall, Prescot, England, UK)liveThe Who2:57
2007-06-26I Can’t Explain (live, 2007‐06‐26: Wembley Arena, London, England, UK)liveThe Who2:59
2007-06-29I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who2:58
2014-12-11I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who2:33
2015-06-21I Can’t Explain (live, 2015‐06‐21: Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK)liveThe Who2:19
2015-06-23I Can’t Explain (live, 2015‐06‐23: 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland)liveThe Who2:31
2015-06-26I Can’t Explain (live, 2000-06-26: Hyde Park, London, UK)liveThe Who?:??
2015-06-26I Can’t Explain (live, 2000-06-26: Hyde Park, London, UK)liveThe Who3:20
2017-03-30 – 2017-04-01I Can’t ExplainliveThe Who2:32
2017-04-01I Can’t Explain (live, 2017-04-01: Royal Albert Hall, London, Uk)liveThe Who2:26
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