I Can't Sing the Blues

"I Can't Sing the Blues"
Demo by Rivers Cuomo
from the album Alone V: Before Weezer
Released	November 22, 2020
Recorded	1990
Length	1:21
Songwriter(s)	Rivers Cuomo
RC#	56
Status	Officially released
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"Kick Back" (RC# 55) "I Can't Sing the Blues" (RC# 56) "Holy Boat" (RC# 57)

"I Can't Sing the Blues" is a song by Rivers Cuomo. It was released as part of the digital compilation Alone V: Before Weezer on November 22, 2020.

Appearances

• Alone V: Before Weezer (2020)

Overview

"I Can't Sing the Blues" was written and recorded by Cuomo in the summer of 1990.

Lyrics

Remember a time when you were standing by my side
Motherfuckers couldn't fuck with me, and they still wonder why
I could chop 'em down to size without even a second thought
Now you've gone and that's all changed, yeah
I can't sing the blues when you're not with me
I can't write a line; I'm at a loss for words
I can't play my goddamn guitar now that you're gone
Oh no, I can't, no I can't play guitar

Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Rivers Cuomo	I Can't Sing the Blues	09 I Can't Sing The Blues.mp3	Summer 1990		1:21	Alone V: Before Weezer

See also

• List of Rivers Cuomo songs
• Alone V: Before Weezer