# ID this artist from 70's "Why'd You Do It?"

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**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [May 15, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-artist-from-70s-whyd-you-do-it/175536 "2003-05-15T21:12:49Z")
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#### Post date: [May 15, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-artist-from-70s-whyd-you-do-it/175536/1 "2003-05-15T21:12:49Z")

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Female sings in great anger about lover’s infidelity. I think the name of the song was “Why’d You Do It” but if not, the line is in the lyric. Another memorable line was something like, “Every time I see you I see her c\*nt in my bed”. I can’t remember who sang it.

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### Author: ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-artist-from-70s-whyd-you-do-it/175536/2 "2003-05-15T21:31:44Z")

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**Why d’Ya Do It?**  
Marianne Faithfull  
Broken English  
1979 Polygram Records

[lyrics](http://www.inlyrics.com/display/Faithfull_Marianne_Lyrics/Other_Songs_Album/Why'd_Ya_Do_It_Lyrics/Why'd_Ya_Do_It_Lyrics.html)  
(sorry about the popups)