American Songwriter

The Story and Meaning Behind “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” the Eternally Relevant Hit by War

Even the simplest message can be quite profound when delivered with earnest intent and undeniable gusto. “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” the 1975 hit single by the band War, has proven this theory for five ...
Yahoo

War releases new version of 'Why Can’t We Be Friends?' with Playing For Change

War has teamed up with Playing For Change, a multimedia project that aims to connect the world through music, to release a new version of their iconic tune “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” to mark the 50th ...
Daily Breeze

50 years after WAR’s ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends,’ Lonnie Jordan’s intention remains

Fifty years after its release, WAR’s “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” still feels less like a song frozen in time and more like a question the world keeps circling back to. When frontman Lonnie Jordan talks ...
American Songwriter

War Releasing Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition of the ‘Why Can’t We Be Friends?’ Album; Listen to Extended Mix of “Low Rider”

The expanded collection, which recently debuted as a limited-edition three-LP vinyl set made available for the 2025 Record Store Day event, will be released as a three-CD set and via digital formats ...
Jazz

Can't We Be Friends?

Catherine Russell and Dick Hyman with a tune written by Kay Swift for a 1929 Broadway revue, "Can't We Be Friends?" With The Jim Cullum Jazz Band, Pearl Stable, San Antonio, May 27, 2010. For more ...