It is supposed to be played on the same channel as the lead guitar. That was when I wrote ‘I’m Looking Through You.” In his book “Many Years From Now,” Paul recalls writing the song “after an argument with Jane. That’s the only thing I can think of. He must have been thrown by this change in circumstances to the degree that he, not once, but three times addressed the issue in song, something he usually wouldn’t do. Why that credit got on the notes on the back of the jacket is a mystery. “You were above me, but not today (because today I’m high)”. I don’t know about actual recording, but when I play it I use a capo on the first fret. Some ghostly feedback can be heard after Paul says “You were above me”. When Paul wrote it, it would’ve been on guitar, why hand it over to John? I don’t Believe it’s Paul by himself because of the matchbox fact and Ringo on the organ. If you listen closely enough during this introduction, you can hear Paul practice his vocals in the right channel repeating “, The first measure of the second verse is marked by the last organ stab by Ringo as the downbeat, which is followed immediately by the lyrics of the second verse, namely “. You don't sound different I've learned the game I'm looking through you You're not the same One other mysterious overdub was performed by Ringo during these early morning hours. One of the very few instances in which an unreleased version sounds better than the final product. It sounds quite jazzy/dissonant! Log In; Sign Up; Search Clear. It’s best played finger style to control the ringing of the open strings. The Beatles Bible is run for the love of anything and everything to do with The Beatles. I’ve listened carefully to the Rock Band multitracks, and there’s definitely an organ in there. As for composer credits, Paul recollects: “I think it’s totally my song. This mix was also used when the CD was remastered and re-released on September 9th, 2009, the remastered vinyl edition coming out on November 13th, 2012. The handclaps were done in quick-paced eighth notes in the introduction, half notes during most of each verse, and quarter notes during the last four measures of each verse as well as during the instrumental sections of the song. A noticeable edit is heard in the fifth measure during the lyric “love has a nasty habit.” George’s lead guitar ramblings are also heard in the bridge on the fourth, seventh and eighth measures. Measures nine through twelve show John joining Paul with lower harmony vocals, no doubt pre-arranged by George Martin during their first recording attempt of the song on October 24th. I'm Looking Through You Lyrics: I'm looking through you, where did you go? I’ve never heard an organ in the song. Right up Ringo’s alley. Mark Lewisohn has said there is no Hammond organ in the song. These ‘alarms’ evoke the paranoia which one often feels around sober people when one is high on marijuana. This song is currently unavailable in your area. It couldn’t be Ringo since he was playing drums, nor could it be Paul since he was playing bass. However, the October 24th, 1965 recording did surface on the long awaited “Anthology 2” album. It caused a few rows. John did not play or strum in this style, I could be wrong, but Id go and say this is Paul doing the acoustic guitar for sure. i’m looking from a song that goes and i won’t run from you i’m giving you time to come through and the you and through are like yoooooouuu. (And my folks didn’t have an upper-end stereo, either! I often wonder whether this song sowed one more of the seeds of the break up. His "Out There" tour, which ran from 2013 through 2015, periodically included the song as well. It’s a D# G#—fairly typical—but there’s also a D as a grace note except it’s often held down rather.. ungracefully. Simple lyrics but with a direct message to Jane- “You were above me, but not today…”. Quite the same Wikipedia. Guitar sounds quite high. Ringo taps on a box of matches in this song. Luckily, this unhappy time in Paul’s life resulted in three gems of The Beatles mid-career catalog that even he can return to in concert at times without any pain…that we know of. Why WOULDN’T it be Ringo? A simple introduction is included while an extended final verse acts as a fitting conclusion. During the twelve measures of high-energy vamping in the conclusion, Paul plays up his vocal high jinks with single-tracked ad-libs like “yeah, a-baby, you’ve changed” and “a-you changed, you changed…” as he fades off into the sunset. Visit the Beatles history section. " I'm Looking Through You " is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1965 album Rubber Soul. I’m looking for informations: who played lead guitar in this song? Very close to John Cale’s “Sister Ray” tone, 2 years ahead of time. On the original stereo mix, they had that track panned all the way to the right so the repair work wasn’t noticed, but when George Martin created this new stereo mix, that track was apparently in the center of the mix when that portion of the song came up. The alternate interpretation is “you’re not the same [as me]”. As has been mentioned in the first post. I’ll find someone else.’ It was shattering to be without her. It was claimed that the 1965 mixes were restored, but because of a mix-up when putting the set together, a critical mistake was made. Here’s a fun alternate interpretation: it’s a stealth song about being around sober people when you’re on drugs. But with this song, they worked on it on four different sessions recording three different versions before they were happy with it. Looking At Life Lyrics: Take a step back 'fore you go too far / Looking at life like it's gon' get hard / Looking at life like you won't get far / Looking at life through some window bars / Looking at Therefore, on November 6th, 1965, a decision was made to devote the day to recording a remake of the song. It feels like Paul's music is more disliked by Beatles fans, John Lennon begins writing A Day In The Life. Show original; Random article; I'm Looking Through You . Watching Paul live he plays the acoustic guitar, which leads me to wonder whether it was him who recorded the part in the studio instead. “You’re thinking of me the same old (sober) way”. “We did spend a bit more time on it and tried new things. My whole existence for so long centred around a bachelor life. Such a shame once the bridge was composed, they didn’t re-record the song like on Anthology 2. I thought I knew you What did I know? This one I remember particularly as me being disillusioned over her commitment.” Jane Asher, whom he lived with at her family home at 57 Wimpole Street in London since November of 1963, was intent on furthering her acting career, which meant spending a good amount of time away from home in Bristol. These cookies do not store any personal information. Barry Tashian, lead guitarist and vocalist of the group The Remains, who was one of the opening acts of The Beatles’ 1966 tour, recalls a conversation he had with Ringo on their tour plane. I read somewhere that Capitol had EMI rush the masters and they sent that in error. No false start on the mono US Capitol original album release. changes from beat to beat quite a lot as well as occasionally hitting only the rim as we hear in the second verse. The problem was rectified shortly thereafter, but the first pressings of the set contained the error. This comment brought to my attention the anthology 2 version. He wanted to live a bachelors life, and for Jane to be at his beck and call whenever he needed her. Thought it was clever. Although documentation does not verify this mix being made on this day, it seems likely since the other six completed songs were given their official mono mixes on this day. I really need to find the name of this song that’s been stuck in my head forever. I guess we all agree that it’s Paul on the bass so most probably John is on the acoustic and George on tambourine. ‘I’m Looking Through You’ I seem to remember after an argument with Jane. The acoustic guitar has a sound associated with open chords. Obviously paul being a lefty its quite glaring in that he would only have been able to use his Epi Texan whereas john used the Gibson which was an electro acoustic and miked from the amp (doesn’t sound like a real acoustic). The first four-and-a-half hours were spent creating the rhythm track, which obviously included much rehearsal since only one complete take was accomplished during this period of time. I would write it out in a song and then I’ve got rid of the emotion. The acclaimed Amazon bestsellerRiding So High – The Beatles and Drugs By the creator of the Beatles Bible.Buy now:Paperback | Ebook ★ ★ ★ ★ ★. Is John singing low harmonies or is Paul overdubbing vocals? The new George Martin stereo mix from 1986 was used on the April 30th, 1987 released “, However, Paul went through a brief phase in 1965 where he wrote about his personal experiences with a degree of specificity. He was really in love in Jane, and she was each day more away from him. The biggest flaw is the ‘Why tell me why’ parts don’t fit at all. Only the bridge, which was written as an afterthought, tells the story without the veil of poetic license. There’s a theory that Paul Played everything on this track. In his 1968 authorised biography of The Beatles, Hunter Davies recorded McCartney’s thoughts while he and Asher were still together. Which is it? I think they put Ringo’s name on there, just to have his name on the album cover in some way. On April 11th, 2006, the box set “The Capitol Albums, Vol. At the time when I’m looking through you was written Jane had moved to Bristol so as to further her acting career. An eight-measure bridge is next heard, which maintains the double-tracked lead vocals as well as the tambourine as heard in the final measures of the previous verse. A repeat of the eight-measure bridge comes next which pretty much comes off without much of a problem. I agree with you. You don't look different But you have changed I'm looking through you You're not the same. I didn’t treat women as most people do. That’s always mystified me, too (the decision to employ Ringo on organ). Ringo’s tapping percussion is a bit of a mystery. 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