Mister Can't You See
| "Mister Can't You See" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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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".