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‘Ultimate Classic Rock‘s’ article on the track which includes George stating in 1977 that Paul played bass on it yet in 1995 during the ‘Anthology’ series that he did.
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5.42am
26 January 2017
Offline This song has grown on me quite a bit.. While I still maintain its one of the worse tracks on Rubber Soul , it’s got a very cool groove, guitar solo and I adore the piano in the chorus. The lyrics are goofy which sometimes puts me off, but it’s still a very fun song all round.
I've been up on the mountain, and I've seen his wondrous grace,
I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
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I think the lyrics are brilliant — definitely one of the highlights of the album.
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12.14pm
26 January 2017
Offline Beatlebug said
I think the lyrics are brilliant — definitely one of the highlights of the album.
It’s a good way to open it for sure, but I will admit I spend a lot of time thinking about Rubber Soul with Day Tripper and We Can Work It Out opening the two sides rather than Drive My Car and What Goes On .
I've been up on the mountain, and I've seen his wondrous grace,
I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
5.24pm
18 December 2017
Offline My mum has the US release on vinyl that opens with I’ve Just Seen A Face , and I think it has the same effect. Loud, happy, fast paced. Both are good openers. I think Day Tripper could work, too.
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14 June 2016
Offline Beatlebug said
I think the lyrics are brilliant — definitely one of the highlights of the album.
I think it’s one of the best instances of Paul and John sharing vocals. Not as good as We Can Work It Out , which is probably the most famous example given the contrast of personalities, but it’s still a collaboration I really enjoy. I have Drive My Car as part of a Beatles CD playlist and have heard it a LOT.
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10.44am
26 January 2017
Offline TheWalrusWasBrian said
My mum has the US release on vinyl that opens with I’ve Just Seen A Face , and I think it has the same effect. Loud, happy, fast paced. Both are good openers. I think Day Tripper could work, too.
I see I’ve Just Seen A Face as more of a Help ! era track, whereas the Day Tripper /We Can Work It Out single preceded Rubber Soul .
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I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
11.21am
22 December 2013
Offline Ringo’s drumming is stellar… The Studio Staff captured a real good drum sound here… It is Ringo who’s driving on this record…:-)
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18 December 2017
Offline QuarryMan said
I see I’ve Just Seen A Face as more of a Help ! era track, whereas the Day Tripper /We Can Work It Out single preceded Rubber Soul .
Yeh, I know, it kind of surprised me when I first heard it, but I got used to it.
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2.37pm
26 January 2017
Offline Billy Rhythm said
Ringo’s drumming is stellar… The Studio Staff captured a real good drum sound here… It is Ringo who’s driving on this record…:-)
Don’t forget Paul, his bassline perfectly compliments the drumming.
I've been up on the mountain, and I've seen his wondrous grace,
I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
9.14pm
14 June 2016
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Ringo’s drumming is stellar… The Studio Staff captured a real good drum sound here… It is Ringo who’s driving on this record…:-)
When Ringo joined the band they became complete. 
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18 December 2017
Offline No song is complete without Ringo’s drumming. 
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26 January 2017
Offline Somehow, my opinion on this song has completely shifted. I used to pretty solidly dislike it and thought of it as one of the worst songs on Rubber Soul , but it’s grown on me solidly since then. The music (which in my defence I always liked) is pretty unique for the band, with awesome bass guitar and piano playing. The lyrics were the part I disliked most, but I’ve since come to appreciate them as sort of a character study of an ambitious young woman making her own way in the world, which is a pretty awesome thing to write a song about in 1965.
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I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
8.36pm
30 April 2019
Offline I’ve always liked this song. It’s such a perfect opener I couldn’t see it fitting anywhere else.
And those vocal harmonies! Some people were discussing earlier who did what on the vocal harmonies, but regardless they sound amazing and dissonant in a really cool way.
Like this is up there for some of their best harmony ever (maybe not better than Because , since yknow but still).
Also the piano bit is great too!
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15 November 2018
Offline Don’t forget the guitar and the bass!
The intro is so amazing. Every time I hear it it’s like a wave of happiness washes over me. The perfect start to the album.
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27 November 2016
Offline @Tangerine said
I’ve always liked this song. It’s such a perfect opener I couldn’t see it fitting anywhere else.And those vocal harmonies! Some people were discussing earlier who did what on the vocal harmonies, but regardless they sound amazing and dissonant in a really cool way.
Like this is up there for some of their best harmony ever (maybe not better than Because , since yknow but still).
Also the piano bit is great too!
I so agree. The actual isolated vocals aren’t on youtube (but they may or may not be on my computer…) but this video gets it pretty damn close!:
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4.16am
26 January 2017
Offline Since January my opinion of this song has only increased, it’s such a fun song to just go a bit wild to 
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I've sat there on the barstool and I've looked him in the face.
He seemed a little haggard, but it did not slow him down,
he was humming to the neon of the universal sound.
5.09am
14 June 2016
Offline QuarryMan said
Since January my opinion of this song has only increased, it’s such a fun song to just go a bit wild to
It sets the tone for the rest of the album rather well.
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