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"Mister Can't You See" | ||||
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Single by Buffy Sainte-Marie | ||||
from the album Moonshot | ||||
B-side | "Moonshot" | |||
Released | 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1971 | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 3:19 | |||
Label | Vanguard | |||
Songwriter(s) | Mickey Newbury Townes Van Zandt | |||
Producer(s) | Norbert Putnam Buffy Sainte-Marie | |||
Buffy Sainte-Marie singles chronology | ||||
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"Mister Can't You See" is a song written by Mickey Newbury and Townes Van Zandt that first appeared on Newbury's 1968 debut album Harlequin Melodies . Newbury's original version was slow and dominated by strings and a very simple drumbeat, with his voice telling a tale of nature's power and beauty. The actual title of the song comes from the line "can't you see the river flowing".