I Can't Explain

Written by: Pete Townshend
Language: English
ISWC: T-010.434.077-3 BMI, ISWC, JASRAC
Published by: SUOLUBAF MUSIC BMI
ABKCO MUSIC INC BMI
SONGS OF UNIVERSAL INC BMI
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I Can't Explain

First recording and first release by The Who (November 1964 / December 1964)

Adaptations

An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.

I Can't Explain written by Pete Townshend English November 1964
- I Can't Escape written by J. John Jackson English April 2016
- En tahdo selittää written by Jaana Rinne Finnish September 1987
- Con quella voce written by Ettore Carrera, Francesco Specchia Italian 1966

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I Can't Explain written by Pete Townshend English

Title	Performer	Release date	Info
Can't Explain	The Who	December 1964	First recording in November 1964 First release
I Can't Explain	Terry Brandon & The Starlings (Tony Crane, The Starlings)	April 1965	Unverified
I Can't Explain	Bari and The Breakaways	1965
I Can't Explain	[Top Six Studio Artists]	1965
I Can't Explain	The Montells	1965	Unverified
I Can't Explain	King-Beezz	May 1966
I Can't Explain	Oscar and The Majestics	September 1966
I Can't Explain It	The Napoleonic Wars	November 1966
Can't Explain	The Ferraris	1966
I Can't Explain	Bram Rigg Set	1966	Unverified
I Can't Explain	Yvonne Elliman	August 1973
I Can't Explain	David Bowie	October 1973
I Can't Explain	The Flamin' Groovies	1977
I Can't Explain	Child [GB]	September 1979
I Can't Explain	4 Be 2	July 4, 1980	Unverified
I Can't Explain	Leif Garrett	1980
I Can't Explain	Elton Motello	1980
I Can't Explain	The Austin All Stars	1982
I Can't Explain	The Bollock Brothers	1985
Can't Expl-	Pagans	1986
I Can't Explain	The Purple Helmets	November 1988
I Can't Explain	Scorpions [DE]	1989
I Can't Explain	Snuff [GB]	1990
I'm Waiting for the Man / Hang on Sloopy / Louie Louie / Sister Ray / White Light-White Heat / Run …	Television Personalities	1993	Medley
Can't Explain	You Am I	February 1994
Can't Explain	Spin Doctors	1994
I Can't Explain	Plainsong	1996
I Can't Explain	The Spells	June 8, 1999	Unverified
I Can't Explain	Eric Thompson [US-CA2]	2002
I Can't Explain	Glowfriends	March 25, 2004
I Can't Explain	The Gun Club	2005
I Can't Explain	The Fratermen	2005
The Who Medley	Richard Thompson [GB]	February 7, 2006	Released more than 10 years after its recording Medley
I Can't Explain	Raspberries	July 31, 2007	Live
I Can't Explain	Ministri	October 22, 2009
I Can't Explain	Iggy Pop	October 2, 2012
I Can't Explain	DTCV	December 2014	Unverified

I Can't Explain written by Pete Townshend instrumental

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
	i	I Can't Explain	8 Bit Arcade	November 7, 2019
	i	I Can't Explain	Sweet Little Band	October 6, 2022

I Can't Escape written by J. John Jackson English

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		I Can't Escape	ApologetiX	April 2016	First release

En tahdo selittää written by Jaana Rinne Finnish

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		En tahdo selittää	Clifters	September 1987	First release

Con quella voce written by Ettore Carrera, Francesco Specchia Italian

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Con quella voce	Gli Uragani	1966	First release

Eu Não sei I (Can't Explain) written by [Unknown] Portuguese (not verified yet)

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		Eu Não sei I (Can't Explain)	Ultraje a Rigor	2005	Unverified

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