Cure, The - Why Can't I Be You? Lyrics






You're so gorgeous I'll do anything
I'll kiss you from your feet
To where your head begins
You're so perfect you're so right as rain
You make me
Make me hungry again

Everything you do is irresistable
Everything you do is simply kissable
Why can't I be you?

I'll run around in circles
Til I run out of breath
I'll eat you all up
Or I'll just hug you to death
You're so wonderful
Too good to be true
You make me
Make me hungry for you

Everything you do is simply delicate
Everything you do is quite angelicate
Why can't I be you?

You turn my head when you turn around
You turn the whole world upside down
I'm smitten I'm bitten I'm hooked I'm cooked
I'm stuck like glue
You make me
Make me hungry for you

Everything you do is simply dreamy
Everything you do is quite delicious
Why can't I be you?
Why can't I be you?
Why can't I be you?





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  1. n.... ....

    Now I do admit, this is a very catchy and fun song to listen to but the whole blackface thing with it is just disgusting no matter what way you guys put it in the comments. Granted Robert himself did say in an interview “We shouldn’t have done it. That was inappropriate and wrong. It was not good.” Which I do appreciate as a person of color, but it’s still very offensive. Why not leave it out of the video then? Why just brush over it like it’s not there or doesn’t matter? I can only look at this on the perspective of it wasn’t a big deal back then as it is nowadays and that was just apart of the “trying to be someone else” thing of this music video. Those things still do not demean how offensive that is to me and many other people. What makes this so disgusting is that it comes from a place of ignorance and mindless behavior, almost in a way showing that doing blackface is okay no matter what the situation is and to tolerate it. I understand a lot of people in this comment section do not come from any colored culture and don’t understand really why people are offended by this and don’t understand the history behind blackface and that’s nothing to blame on those people since they are not us and did not grow up having to deal with these kind of things but don’t try and act like we are in the wrong for being offended. Arguing and making ignorant points doesn’t help anything.

  2. C.... S....

    Cure are one of the best bands ever
    Its harder to see this now but in the early 90s its was so clear and u cant forget it they still sound amazing now 😘😘😘

  3. P.... ....

    Too many fucking commercials......greedy pig!!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. K.... K....

    No 'HUNTER' NO YOU CAN'T!!!!

  5. F.... W....

    This is genuinely one of the most captivating songs i've ever listened to, smith's vocals are just uuuuuuuuuugggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

  6. g.... C....

    were they making blackface? dafuq

  7. S.... G....

    Almost identical fast “Walking on Sunshine” drum beat to This Charming Man by the Smiths. Not trolling just observing. All good music is derivative. Love both songs.

  8. S.... G....

    Almost round 3 still going on in 2020

  9. M.... R....

    Ey i can't i he yuo the cure yuo re si perfecto y grey a kissefull i huk yuo yo dead tourm My head My world upand Dow delicius lindo tema y pregunta??? Lo masssa simple y elegante indescifrable un flash de fragmentos y acting geniales y los personajes para un parque de diversiones es genial otra vez este video para armar una obra de teatro !!! De cure máximo de todos los tiempos mejor q los rollingtones el se adapta a todos los públicos incluso lo ninos

  10. S.... H....

    waiting for the SJW in 2020 to claim this is racist because of the blackface....

  11. c.... m....

    Did Peter Gabriel produce this song and video?

  12. I.... K....

    WHY CAN'T I BE YOU, ROBERT SMITH???
    J'ADORE ROBERT SMITH, OH OUI !

  13. N.... E....

    Love the song, but that Humpty Dumpty suit is creepy, LOL

  14. F.... E....

    The Cure, in their finnest hour. Such a great band, that explores so many music styles. =)

  15. b.... ....

    robert smith is the epitome of “the duality of man”
    what can’t he do!!! ❤️😇
    >w< i wanna go to this sleepover

  16. f.... i....

    Blackface? Looks like it

  17. K.... E....

    I think songs lyrics reflects to Rob Smith wanting to be a girl?

  18. D.... B....

    Esta canción se la dedico a mi gato.

  19. M.... a....

    This feels depresive yet exciting and cheerful at the same time
    Fucking. Amazing.

  20. M.... R....

    Ay i can i be yuo. Es para escuchar todo el día. Alto y q los vecinos digan ohhh y apaguen esa tonta cumbia de Gilda o rrodrigo irá q horror d cure inolvidable su i can't i he yuo. Simple elegan grey diliciuss y ese baile de Simón es tibial para el teatro o q los ninos lo hagan en el kinderf

  21. A.... P....

    I wish more people would be more disturbed by an image of a hammer and sickle than a guy in a music video wearing blackface.

  22. D.... G....

    Nice song

  23. H.... ....

    Lot cute Robert Smith!

  24. C.... M....

    Who was listening back in '87? (And still in '19/20?)

  25. M.... R....

    I like like gorgeos mann brillant cute irresistble ribert smith ey i can i be yuo porque yo no puedo ser tu q onda lo amo tanto istill love he

  26. F.... ....

    this can't be 1979

  27. L.... F....

    Forever

  28. J.... R....

    Lol wearing a blackface...... i mean i really love The Cure, and he's cool af, but seeing this now makes me feel kinda uncomfortable

    J.... R....

    Same here! Too funny.

    J.... R....

    Oh get over yourself.

    J.... R....

    it was a different time ,,

  29. D.... ....

    Praise the sun!!!!

  30. A.... C....

    This song sucks if you aren't trippin.

  31. S.... Q....

    La mejor experiencia de mi vida fue haber escuchado esta canción en su pasado concierto en el foro sol. De mis canciones favoritas 🤘🏻🖤

  32. M.... ....

    When guys in blackface aren’t even the most offensive thing

  33. T.... H....

    One of their BEST!

  34. 4.... ....

    BlackFace

  35. K.... S....

    What's up with Mr. Minstrel playing his invisible trumpet

  36. n.... h....

    The first furry?

  37. B.... ....

    im srrry, this video is so disturbing lol

  38. A.... R....

    Always loved that song, I'm so glad they were put in the Hall Of Fame.

  39. H.... ....

    This is one of my favorite tracks ever.

  40. T.... A....

    Now I see why Morrissey hates Robert.

  41. T.... H....

    i think i just had a seizure? anyways the bear costume is making me cackle

  42. K.... G....

    La buena música siempre será escuchada

  43. L.... B....

    🕸️🧚‍♀️❓Why can't I be you⁉️ ❤️🎼

  44. M.... H....

    Que fenomeno, tanto he buscado esta reliquia, revivo mayo de 1987, cuando estudiante en la U. de San Marcos, Educacion. Dios que emocion, esta cancion junto a LA muralla verde de los enanitos verdes representa una epoca de mi vida maravillosa y rara.

  45. f.... m....

    ALMERIA ANDALUCIA ESPAÑA AGOSTO 2019.

  46. G.... I....

    Most people when they think goth think of heavy aggressive screamo metal

    They never suspect the cure :3

  47. t.... c....

    Black face alert

  48. M.... M....

    Great song and great music! Robert Smith is an exceptional artist😎🕺

  49. A.... O....

    The bear suit. ALL OF THE COSTUMES 🤣

  50. P.... ....

    If you think the cure are scary you really need to watch this video and reconsider your thoughts lmao

  51. g.... ....

    This video proof that things were really different in the 80s

  52. B.... C....

    Hahaha black face

  53. l.... t....

    robert smith is soooooo crazy !.......

  54. D.... A....

    at first i heard.. "You make me, make me, make me, make me, make me *horny you gay* "

    ._.

  55. a.... ....

    "Y C*nt I B U"

  56. G.... K....

    My favorite song🖤

  57. T.... E....

    And the lord said we are not like you

  58. b.... c....

    F.Y.I.: the song was actually banned from radio and TV in the U.S.! ...because if you listening to the words closely girls: it is the confession of a stalker... ( in ´87)

    b.... c....

    Really? Where can I read about it?:0

  59. H.... S....

    What the hell it's this???

  60. A.... S....

    Okay ..... the blackface is representative of what. Wanting to of African origin?

    A.... S....

    British folk music culture. Wiki it. Learning is free.

  61. d.... ....

    What's up with the blackface?

  62. K.... ....

    So back when they still played music videos on mtv I would wake up every morning and my dad would have it playing and every time this one came on i was always scared

  63. K.... ....

    Me looking at a teenager from this era

  64. J.... J....

    SUCH A PITY SO FRUSTRATING You're so gorgeous I'll do anything
    I'll kiss you from your feet to where your head begins
    You're so perfect you're so right as rain
    You make me
    Make me, make me, make me hungry again
    Everything you do is irresistible
    Everything you do is simply kissable
    Why can't I be you?
    I'll run around in circles 'til I run out of breath
    I'll eat you all up
    Or I'll just hug you to death
    You're so wonderful
    Too good to be true
    You make me, make me, make me, make me hungry for you
    Everything you do is simply delicate
    Everything you do is quite angelicate
    Why can't I be you?
    Why can't I be you?
    You turn my head when you turn around
    You turn the whole world upside down
    I'm smitten I'm bitten I'm hooked I'm cooked
    I'm stuck like glue
    You make me, make me, make me, make me hungry for you
    Everything you do is simply dreamy
    Everything you do is quite delicious
    So why can't I be you?
    Why can't I be you?
    Why can't I be you?
    Why
    Why can't I be you?
    Why can't I be you?
    Why can't I be you?
    Why can't I be you?
    You're simply elegant

  65. F.... L....

    Lol wow blackface...the cure???2019..yup mixed kid here 33yr old and still listening lmao!!!

  66. _.... c....

    Robert smith is definitly a legend

  67. e.... m....

    guauuuuuu

  68. B.... W....

    The blackface

  69. K.... '....

    For those who are too much touchy about Lol and his black face, let me just say this: you can't accuse The Cure of being racist, you just can't. That's fucking unfair.
    Could you remind me the colour of Andy Anderson (RIP), their drummer??!? So much fuss for this... So unnecessary.
    Stop being always politically correct, don't hold back, Crickets.

  70. J.... M....

    Esta canción con la versión extendida me gustaba mucho y a un amigo ya fallecido en la disco la bailaban mucho

  71. K.... M....

    Is it just me? I don't know how many times I've seen this video over the years, but I just realized that at 1:14 they make the symbols Y cunt I B U. I must be slow.

  72. g.... ....

    Y HILLARY I B U

  73. B.... ....

    Why C#*t I be you?

  74. J.... ....

    This was my jam in 2008 when I turned 3 years old because my dad likes the cure xd

  75. l.... t....

    Simply a work of art 💕

  76. M.... J....

    still my favourite band to this day the cure are still the shit hand's down

  77. m.... ....

    I love how Rboert Smith did this album after putting out the gothiest albums ever made. Like he was straight up taking "fuck you for taking this too seriously".

  78. M.... ....

    My stepfather introduced me to The Cure at a very young age, and he had a VHS tape of all their current music videos. I can vividly recall six-year-old me doing the choreography to this video in our living room, dancing my heart out and being enamored by the visuals onscreen. Neat little childhood memory that sticks with me to this day.

  79. C.... C....

    So much memories back in the days.....😁😜👍🇲🇶

  80. A.... ....

    Pc patrol out and about...blackface in the beginning imitating many like Al Jolson who imitated black men by using blackface who sang jazz and the blues and how they became famous using someone else's identity hence "why can't I be you"...the song has jazz elements and played by white men...

  81. H.... V....

    This song and video changed my life when it first came out.

  82. M.... L....

    This has been one of my favorite tunes since it was first released in the 1980s, but the video is a huge problem. That white guy wearing blackface? I'm surprised this hasn't been taken down due to protests from African-American viewers and others. He'd never get away with that today.

    M.... L....

    Grow up. If you think there was any racism incited in this film clip it's you that has to change.

  83. m.... h....

    Es contagioso el ritmo de esta canción....dan ganas de bailar al escucharla 💃🎶

  84. V.... O....

    Top POP!,,👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  85. J.... ....

    Omg 👍👍🤪😁💕❤😍🙌🙏👌😂😎😘

  86. H.... H....

    Así pase el tiempo nunca pasara de moda

  87. N.... C....

    Rob channelling Frankenstein's Monster From Hell and the brass section ruined by some frankly disturbing blackface

    I liked this in 87

  88. M.... C....

    Back when the Cure was fun. Gotta love the choreographed dancing at the outset.

  89. Y.... Y....

    Waouhhhh ! The perfect song and perfect clip when you feel blue !

  90. J.... Q....

    This song makes me wanna dance since second 1

  91. g.... f....

    THATS WHAT I ALWAYS THOUGHT WHY CANT WE ALL PLAY LIKE THE CURE

  92. C.... W....

    The only group of people Id be comfortable dancing with

  93. C.... 1....

    This song is nuts. Strong guitar, infectious drum beat and a big band sound all mixed up. Combined with crazy lyrics. The formula reminds me a bit of The B'52"s. It works so well. I don't give a shit about the poor choreography...this just suits the style of the song. Bought this single in '87 and still love it!

  94. n.... ....

    Blackface! Great song but I can't understand this - disturbing....

    n.... ....

    I'm with ya. Love the song, love the band but why the blackface. No I am not a snowflake, no I am not over sensitive, no I don't want to boycott the band, not am not throwing their cds away. Its just not cool. thought they were just smarter than that. that is all.

    n.... ....

    @Dave Carr proof if you sexy enough you can get a FREE PASS LOL!

  95. P.... 1....

    😍😍😍😍....you make me hungry for you...

  96. M.... 7....

    Absolutely mad. And I love them...

  97. B.... F....

    Yo is tolhurst in blackface?

    B.... F....

    THAT part!!! 🙄😒🤢