Can’t You See
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"Can’t You See" is a 1973 Southern rock song by The Marshall Tucker Band, known for its soulful vocals, prominent flute and guitar parts, and enduring popularity on classic rock radio.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Can't You See | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | The Marshall Tucker Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Marshall Tucker Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Toy Caldwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | classic rock era ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern rock
ⓘ
country rock ⓘ |
| hasChorus | "Can't you see, can't you see, what that woman, Lord, she been doin' to me" ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
Hank Williams Jr. version of "Can't You See"
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Waylon Jennings version of "Can't You See" ⓘ Zac Brown Band version of "Can't You See" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnduringPopularity | true ⓘ |
| hasGuitarTechnique | slide guitar ⓘ |
| hasKeyLyric |
"Gonna take a freight train, down at the station, Lord"
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"I'm gonna ride this train, Lord, till I find out what I want" ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersions | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
flute solo
ⓘ
guitar solo ⓘ |
| hasRadioFormat |
album-oriented rock
ⓘ
classic rock ⓘ country rock radio ⓘ |
| isPopularOn | classic rock radio ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | The Marshall Tucker Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Toy Caldwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInstrument |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ flute ⓘ |
| originallyIncludedIn | The Marshall Tucker Band (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Marshall Tucker Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStyle | 1970s analog rock production ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Capricorn Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow-to-mid tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional pain
ⓘ
escape ⓘ heartbreak ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | soulful vocals ⓘ |
| vocalType | male lead vocals ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Can't You See