| "Why Must I Always Explain?" | ||||
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| Single by Van Morrison | ||||
| from the album Hymns to the Silence | ||||
| A-side | "Why Must I Always Explain?" | |||
| B-side | "So Complicated" | |||
| Released | September 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Celtic, Folk-rock | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Van Morrison | |||
| Producer(s) | Van Morrison | |||
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"Why Must I Always Explain?" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1991 album, Hymns to the Silence. He used the same melody as on his 1971 song, "Tupelo Honey".[1] He has often performed it live in his concerts over the years and occasionally has segued from one song to the next.
- ^ "Van Morrison: Keep It Simple: Music Review". slantmagazine.com. Retrieved 5 December 2009.