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# "Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)?" (Hank Williams) – 1:40

Bull Moose Jackson

In 1949, he covered "Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me" a song that been successful for Wayne Raney as well as several country and western performers.

Hiroki Hasegawa

His most recent film performance can be seen in Sion Sono’s Why Don’t You Play in Hell? as the young, passionate, and slightly deranged film-director wannabe, Don Hirata.

June Valli

Valli recorded a number of hit songs, including "Strange Sensation" (1952), "A Shoulder to Cry On", "Crying in the Chapel", "Why Don't You Believe Me?" and "Unchained Melody".

Patrick Dowling

Patrick Dowling (producer) (1919-2009), British TV producer; produced TV shows such as The Adventure Game, Vision On and Why Don't You?

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#"Why Don't You Love Me" (originally by Hank Williams)

Why Don't We Do It in the Road?

Phish covered the song live, along with the rest of the The Beatles, and released it on Live Phish Volume 13.

Today Is the Day recorded a cover version of the song on their 2000 compilation album, Live 'Til You Die.

In a 1981 conversation with Hunter Davies, who had written a biography of the Beatles in 1968, McCartney responded to a Yoko Ono interview where she said McCartney had hurt Lennon more than anyone else, by saying, "No one ever goes on about the times John hurt me ... Could I have hurt him more than the person who ran down his mother in his car?"

The 4onthefloor covered the song for Volume 3 of the Minnesota Beatle Project.

Why Don't We Get Drunk

It was a b-side to "The Great Filling Station Holdup", the first single from his 1973 album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean.

Why Don't You Believe Me?

A recording by Joni James (MGM Records catalog number 11333) reached #1 on the Billboard charts in 1952.

"Why Don't You Believe Me?" is a popular song written by Lew Douglas, King Laney, and Roy Rodde and published in 1952.

Why Don't You Get a Job?

In the Newlywed Game parody sequence, Bob Eubanks, the host of the real Newlywed Game, makes a cameo appearance.

Why Don't You Try

The only known live performance of the song was during Muhammad Ali's "Celebrity Fight Night" charity event in March 2011.

Written by Eric Hutchinson and produced by Steve Jordan, the record features instrumental performances by prominent session musicians: Pino Palladino, Hugh McCracken, Ivan Neville, and Jordan on Drums.


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