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The Cure - Why Can't I Be You? (Belgium TV Cargo de Nuit 1987) — DeepCutsArchive
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The Cure - Why Can't I Be You? (Belgium TV Cargo de Nuit 1987)

Porl Thompson
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On 6th May 1987, The Cure performed playback to "Why Can't I Be You" on Belgian TV show, Cargo de Nuit. The line up was: Robert Smith on vocals Simon Gallup on bass Lol Tolhurst on trumpet Porl Thompson on guitar Boris Williams on drums

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