"What You're Doing" is one of my favorites from this album, I can tell you that already. :) The confrontational lyrics are directed towards a wayward lover from a singer who asks what she thinks she's doing. Paul wrote the song, and was probably influenced by his deteriorating relationship with Jane Asher.
Between McCartney and Lennon, McCartney had typically been the more optimistic of the two when it came to songwriting. However, with this song he is expressing feelings of loneliness and doubt in his relationship, a theme he would be forced to develop more over time as his relationship soured...
There are several facets of this song that make it rather unique stylistically and musically. It starts off with a drum intro, instead of guitar or vocals. There's no chorus, just repetitions of "Look, what you're doing / I'm feeling blue and lonely / Would it be too much to ask of you / What you're doing to me?" The rhyming pattern is also unusual and syncopated. "McCartney adds to the rhyme scheme by combining a single, two-syllable word with two one-syllable words (i.e. 'Look what you're doing, I'm feeling blue and lonely...You got me runnin', and there's no fun in it...')". Also, for this song, George played a 12-string guitar, which is just awesome. :P
That's all for today... See you tomorrow, for the last song on Beatles for Sale and the subsequent album summary. :)
Note: Sorry this post is late... I tried to put it up last night, but Blogger seemed to be buggy and it wouldn't let me post it. So here it is!
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Heard It Tally: 8
Songs Completed: 65
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