Looking At Her
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oobu24:
prudence1964:
At didn't like this song when it first started playing, but as soon as it into the "I'm losing my mind" part, I had to smile and it's grown on me a lot. Now one of my favorites on the album.
Very strange (in a good way) how they grow on you.
I know. Looking at Her is stuck in my head today. That little high voice is catchy. Where are my earplugs?
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Woke up this morning with this tune in my head. one of the best tracks on album, simple melodic his voice is great also. should be the next single with a video of Paul on guitar solo without bringing cinma stars doing nothing in a video! It can introduce Paul to new and fresh fans that can be curious and buy the album again.
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Same here for me this morning. I had to run an errand last night and it was the last NEW track I heard on my car CD. I also think "Looking At Her" has a great bridge. And the bridge has great lyrics...the part where he says "the effect that she's having on me, part of the crowd etc." And Like someone else said...Paul's vocal is spot on. This is another track that has grown on me which is what is great about NEW. Not a clunker on the whole album including the bonus tracks.
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I totally don't get what people see in this song. The melody is ordinary, the falsetto vocal is rally weak, the arrangement is mostly boring except for some brief flashes. It's the one song on the album I'm inclined to skip.
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That high voice he employs reminds me of his lovely sweet, soft crooning on "Here, There, and Everywhere." He said long time ago after that song first came out, that he was trying to copy Marianne Faithfull's singing when she was a mezzo soprano or soprano, haven't you read that, I have. He admired the copious emotions she expressed. Can't help but wonder whom he's crushing on this time, in this song--who is the subject, or is it femininity in general the entire gender, everyone he's ever fancied all rolled up into one. Some might say it's his current beloved, but why would he have had to lose his mind over her, seems they started dating very soon after they first met. So he always felt comfy, cozy and secure in the desired affections. Except for that "hidden" song, he was "scared" to reveal his feelings for awhile, maybe that Looking song is about his present paramour (?). "Hosanna" might be the lovelier sounding romance ditty on the album. It sounds gently lilting and lush. It boasts a softer more beguiling sound, to my ears.
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Bruce M.:
I totally don't get what people see in this song. The melody is ordinary, the falsetto vocal is rally weak, the arrangement is mostly boring except for some brief flashes. It's the one song on the album I'm inclined to skip.
For me the lyrics and the tone of the song make that simple melody work. the music really makes it shine, its beautiful in its simplicity for me. its actually two different lovely melodies, and then a rocking middle part. I loved it first listen.
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SusyLuvsPaul:
That high voice he employs reminds me of his lovely sweet, soft crooning on "Here, There, and Everywhere." He said long time ago after that song first came out, that he was trying to copy Marianne Faithfull's singing when she was a mezzo soprano or soprano, haven't you read that, I have. He admired the copious emotions she expressed. Can't help but wonder whom he's crushing on this time, in this song--who is the subject, or is it femininity in general the entire gender, everyone he's ever fancied all rolled up into one. Some might say it's his current beloved, but why would he have had to lose his mind over her, seems they started dating very soon after they first met. So he always felt comfy, cozy and secure in the desired affections. Except for that "hidden" song, he was "scared" to reveal his feelings for awhile, maybe that Looking song is about his present paramour (?). "Hosanna" might be the lovelier sounding romance ditty on the album. It sounds gently lilting and lush. It boasts a softer more beguiling sound, to my ears.
It's got to be about his wife, when he first was falling in love with her. I'd bet good money on it.
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I like the song - particularly the 'losing my mind' jag, but it's not single material to me. I'm also a little dubious about the voice in this one and some of the lyrics are a bit forced. A good album track, but I would rate just about every song bar Scared and Hosanna above it.
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Something about the melody somehow reminds me of that 1982 or thereabouts pop song "Joanna." I don't know why. It goes "Joanna, I love you...you're the one, oooh baby" by a soul singer. But it doesn't sound R & B.
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SusyLuvsPaul:
That high voice he employs reminds me of his lovely sweet, soft crooning on "Here, There, and Everywhere." He said long time ago after that song first came out, that he was trying to copy Marianne Faithfull's singing when she was a mezzo soprano or soprano, haven't you read that, I have. He admired the copious emotions she expressed. Can't help but wonder whom he's crushing on this time, in this song--who is the subject, or is it femininity in general the entire gender, everyone he's ever fancied all rolled up into one. Some might say it's his current beloved, but why would he have had to lose his mind over her, seems they started dating very soon after they first met. So he always felt comfy, cozy and secure in the desired affections. Except for that "hidden" song, he was "scared" to reveal his feelings for awhile, maybe that Looking song is about his present paramour (?). "Hosanna" might be the lovelier sounding romance ditty on the album. It sounds gently lilting and lush. It boasts a softer more beguiling sound, to my ears.
Marianne Faithful was a mezzo soprano???? Or even a soprano! lol Must have been before she met Mick and got on drugs. I love "Looking At Her," especially the brief acoustic part...so McCartney. The melody is lovely. Different and yet familiar, 'cause it's Paul!!!!
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Yeah, Faithfull had a lovely, beautiful high soprano singing voice in her "As Tears Go By" days, before all the cigarettes, pot and hash ones as well as nicotine ones, drugs and boozing all but destroyed her vocal chords--then she had the good luck to still be popular with her new very raspy low, sort of world-weary Marlene Dietrich-type vocal stylings. In her first musical incarnation, McCartney said he loved all the "emotion" in her singing.
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SusyLuvsPaul:
That high voice he employs reminds me of his lovely sweet, soft crooning on "Here, There, and Everywhere." He said long time ago after that song first came out, that he was trying to copy Marianne Faithfull's singing when she was a mezzo soprano or soprano, haven't you read that, I have. He admired the copious emotions she expressed. Can't help but wonder whom he's crushing on this time, in this song--who is the subject, or is it femininity in general the entire gender, everyone he's ever fancied all rolled up into one. Some might say it's his current beloved, but why would he have had to lose his mind over her, seems they started dating very soon after they first met. So he always felt comfy, cozy and secure in the desired affections. Except for that "hidden" song, he was "scared" to reveal his feelings for awhile, maybe that Looking song is about his present paramour (?). "Hosanna" might be the lovelier sounding romance ditty on the album. It sounds gently lilting and lush. It boasts a softer more beguiling sound, to my ears.
Except that at the time of "Here, There and Everywhere," he had the voice to pull it off. Now, he doesn't. I know some people on here don't like to hear that, but it's true. This isn't one of those songs (like "Early Days" or "You Tell Me") where the weakness of his voice underlines the meaning of the song. Here it just sounds feeble. Okay, bring out the knives...
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He still has the voice. It just ain't as trusty as it used to be.
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Bruce M.:
SusyLuvsPaul:
That high voice he employs reminds me of his lovely sweet, soft crooning on "Here, There, and Everywhere." He said long time ago after that song first came out, that he was trying to copy Marianne Faithfull's singing when she was a mezzo soprano or soprano, haven't you read that, I have. He admired the copious emotions she expressed. Can't help but wonder whom he's crushing on this time, in this song--who is the subject, or is it femininity in general the entire gender, everyone he's ever fancied all rolled up into one. Some might say it's his current beloved, but why would he have had to lose his mind over her, seems they started dating very soon after they first met. So he always felt comfy, cozy and secure in the desired affections. Except for that "hidden" song, he was "scared" to reveal his feelings for awhile, maybe that Looking song is about his present paramour (?). "Hosanna" might be the lovelier sounding romance ditty on the album. It sounds gently lilting and lush. It boasts a softer more beguiling sound, to my ears.
Except that at the time of "Here, There and Everywhere," he had the voice to pull it off. Now, he doesn't. I know some people on here don't like to hear that, but it's true. This isn't one of those songs (like "Early Days" or "You Tell Me") where the weakness of his voice underlines the meaning of the song. Here it just sounds feeble. Okay, bring out the knives...
Nah, just rotten tomatoes!
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I'll be keeping the knife in the scabbard. I agree with Bruce that the voice isn't quite able to pull off that style like it used to... even the recent Heart of the Country remake had to conjure a completely different register. Far inferior to the original. Looking at Her is not his greatest vocal effort. It was the first thing I thought when I heard it.
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Bruce M.:
SusyLuvsPaul:
That high voice he employs reminds me of his lovely sweet, soft crooning on "Here, There, and Everywhere." He said long time ago after that song first came out, that he was trying to copy Marianne Faithfull's singing when she was a mezzo soprano or soprano, haven't you read that, I have. He admired the copious emotions she expressed. Can't help but wonder whom he's crushing on this time, in this song--who is the subject, or is it femininity in general the entire gender, everyone he's ever fancied all rolled up into one. Some might say it's his current beloved, but why would he have had to lose his mind over her, seems they started dating very soon after they first met. So he always felt comfy, cozy and secure in the desired affections. Except for that "hidden" song, he was "scared" to reveal his feelings for awhile, maybe that Looking song is about his present paramour (?). "Hosanna" might be the lovelier sounding romance ditty on the album. It sounds gently lilting and lush. It boasts a softer more beguiling sound, to my ears.
Except that at the time of "Here, There and Everywhere," he had the voice to pull it off. Now, he doesn't. I know some people on here don't like to hear that, but it's true. This isn't one of those songs (like "Early Days" or "You Tell Me") where the weakness of his voice underlines the meaning of the song. Here it just sounds feeble. Okay, bring out the knives...
Well, he doesn't sound feeble on that song. He just doesn't. His voice, which may have been helped by studio technology, sounds great as a matter of fact. Not even close to feeble. This is not bringing out the knives, it's just stating what I hear. Maybe we each hear what we want to hear, but Giles Martin's production of "Looking At Her" is terrific. And so is Paul's vocal performance. So there!
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Beatles4Ever&Ever:
Bruce M.:
SusyLuvsPaul:
That high voice he employs reminds me of his lovely sweet, soft crooning on "Here, There, and Everywhere." He said long time ago after that song first came out, that he was trying to copy Marianne Faithfull's singing when she was a mezzo soprano or soprano, haven't you read that, I have. He admired the copious emotions she expressed. Can't help but wonder whom he's crushing on this time, in this song--who is the subject, or is it femininity in general the entire gender, everyone he's ever fancied all rolled up into one. Some might say it's his current beloved, but why would he have had to lose his mind over her, seems they started dating very soon after they first met. So he always felt comfy, cozy and secure in the desired affections. Except for that "hidden" song, he was "scared" to reveal his feelings for awhile, maybe that Looking song is about his present paramour (?). "Hosanna" might be the lovelier sounding romance ditty on the album. It sounds gently lilting and lush. It boasts a softer more beguiling sound, to my ears.
Except that at the time of "Here, There and Everywhere," he had the voice to pull it off. Now, he doesn't. I know some people on here don't like to hear that, but it's true. This isn't one of those songs (like "Early Days" or "You Tell Me") where the weakness of his voice underlines the meaning of the song. Here it just sounds feeble. Okay, bring out the knives...
Well, he doesn't sound feeble on that song. He just doesn't. His voice, which may have been helped by studio technology, sounds great as a matter of fact. Not even close to feeble. This is not bringing out the knives, it's just stating what I hear. Maybe we each hear what we want to hear, but Giles Martin's production of "Looking At Her" is terrific. And so is Paul's vocal performance. So there!
I'm not sure what record you're referring to. I'm talking about "Looking at Her" from the album called "New." You must be referring to something else, because the only moments on this song that sound strong are when he goes into his lower register on "losing my mind." The rest is pretty painful, and I'm one who is mostly pretty accepting of Paul's "old man" voice.
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Bruce M.:
Beatles4Ever&Ever:
Bruce M.:
SusyLuvsPaul:
That high voice he employs reminds me of his lovely sweet, soft crooning on "Here, There, and Everywhere." He said long time ago after that song first came out, that he was trying to copy Marianne Faithfull's singing when she was a mezzo soprano or soprano, haven't you read that, I have. He admired the copious emotions she expressed. Can't help but wonder whom he's crushing on this time, in this song--who is the subject, or is it femininity in general the entire gender, everyone he's ever fancied all rolled up into one. Some might say it's his current beloved, but why would he have had to lose his mind over her, seems they started dating very soon after they first met. So he always felt comfy, cozy and secure in the desired affections. Except for that "hidden" song, he was "scared" to reveal his feelings for awhile, maybe that Looking song is about his present paramour (?). "Hosanna" might be the lovelier sounding romance ditty on the album. It sounds gently lilting and lush. It boasts a softer more beguiling sound, to my ears.
Except that at the time of "Here, There and Everywhere," he had the voice to pull it off. Now, he doesn't. I know some people on here don't like to hear that, but it's true. This isn't one of those songs (like "Early Days" or "You Tell Me") where the weakness of his voice underlines the meaning of the song. Here it just sounds feeble. Okay, bring out the knives...
Well, he doesn't sound feeble on that song. He just doesn't. His voice, which may have been helped by studio technology, sounds great as a matter of fact. Not even close to feeble. This is not bringing out the knives, it's just stating what I hear. Maybe we each hear what we want to hear, but Giles Martin's production of "Looking At Her" is terrific. And so is Paul's vocal performance. So there!
I'm not sure what record you're referring to. I'm talking about "Looking at Her" from the album called "New." You must be referring to something else, because the only moments on this song that sound strong are when he goes into his lower register on "losing my mind." The rest is pretty painful, and I'm one who is mostly pretty accepting of Paul's "old man" voice.
Same album, same song...with different (less critical) ears, I guess. Sounds great to me. Love that song!
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I really like this one, the melody is catchy as anything!
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Love this song too. He's using his KOTB vocals on this one. Low and close to the mic Nothing wrong with his voice