| We Can Talk | |
| Artist: | The Band |
| Album: | Music from Big Pink |
| Released: | July 1, 1968 |
| Recorded: | Early 1968 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 3:06 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | John Simon |
"We Can Talk" is a 1968 song by The Band that was the opener for the second side of their debut album Music From Big Pink[1] Written by Richard Manuel, it features The Band's three main vocalists (Manuel, Levon Helm and Rick Danko) in nearly equal turns, often finishing each other's phrases. Initially a staple of their concerts (including Woodstock and the Isle of Wight Festival 1969), it was dropped from the set list in 1971.[2]
"We Can Talk" shows unrelated snippets of conversation between members of The Band. Levon Helm wrote in his autobiography[3] "It's a funny song that really captures the way we spoke to one another; lots of outrageous rhymes and corny puns."