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Song

"Why Can't You Behave?"
Song
Published	1948 by T.B. Harms Co.
Songwriter(s)	Cole Porter

"Why Can't You Behave?" is a 1948 popular song written by Cole Porter, for his musical Kiss Me, Kate, where it was introduced by Lisa Kirk. The character Lois Lane sings it to her boyfriend Bill, who had just missed rehearsal because he was gambling and told her he signed a $10,000 IOU in the name of the director of the show. In the 1953 film version, the song is performed by Ann Miller.

Notable recordings

1948 Frank Sinatra - recorded December 15, 1948 with The Phil Moore Four.
1949 Bing Crosby - recorded January 4, 1949 with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra for Decca Records.

References

"Frank Sinatra Discography". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
"A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 13, 2017.

v t e Cole Porter
Musicals	See America First Hitchy-Koo of 1919 Paris Fifty Million Frenchmen Wake Up and Dream The New Yorkers Gay Divorce Nymph Errant Anything Goes Jubilee Red, Hot and Blue You Never Know Leave It to Me! Du Barry Was a Lady Panama Hattie Let's Face It! Something for the Boys Mexican Hayride Around the World Kiss Me, Kate Out of This World Can-Can Silk Stockings Happy New Year
Songs	Ace in the Hole After You, Who? All of You All Through the Night Allez-Vous-En Always True to You in My Fashion Another Op'nin', Another Show Anything Goes At Long Last Love Be a Clown Begin the Beguine C'est Magnifique Ca, C'est L'amour The Day Is My Enemy Do I Love You? Don't Fence Me In Down in the Depths Dream Dancing Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye From This Moment On Get Out of Town Give Him the Ooh-La-La High Society Calypso I Am in Love I Concentrate on You I Get a Kick Out of You I Happen to Like New York I Love Paris I Love You I Love You, Samantha I've Got My Eyes on You I've Got You Under My Skin In the Still of the Night It's All Right with Me It's De-Lovely Just One of Those Things Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love Let's Misbehave Little One Love for Sale Mind If I Make Love to You? Miss Otis Regrets My Heart Belongs to Daddy Night and Day Now You Has Jazz Ridin' High So in Love So Near and yet So Far Tom, Dick or Harry Too Darn Hot True Love Well, Did You Evah! What Is This Thing Called Love? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Why Can't You Behave? You Do Something to Me You'd Be So Easy to Love You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To You're Sensational You're the Top

Cole Porter

Musicals

Songs

v t e Cole Porter and Bella and Samuel Spewack's Kiss Me, Kate
Adaptations	Kiss Me Kate (1958) Kiss Me Kate (1968)
Songs	"Another Op'nin', Another Show" "Why Can't You Behave?" "So in Love" "Tom, Dick or Harry" "Too Darn Hot" "Always True to You in My Fashion" "From This Moment On"
Albums	Kiss Me, Kate
Related	The Taming of the Shrew

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