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How to play Behind blue eyes version Limp Bizkit?
American rap rock group Limp Bizkit resumed "Behind Blue Eyes“, releasing it as a single from their album Results May Vary in 2003. Limp Bizkit's arrangement is particularly notable because it includes a Speak & Spell during the bridge.
The song was composed by Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend, an English musician, co-founder, frontman, guitarist, second singer and main lyricist of the Who, one of the most influential rock groups of the 1960s and 1970s.
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For the sake of writing and readability, we wrote the arpeggio part of the guitar at 120 BPM, while we wrote the rhythm guitar at 60BPM. No worries, it's just a question of pulse. The sound result will be the same.
We offer you 2 different versions. One corresponds to the original with the arpeggio playing and the other in a rhythmic accompaniment version (simpler)
You will only find one bass level, the line only follows the root notes of the chords. Besides, it is not certain that there is bass as an instrument in this version performed by limp Bizkit. This seems to be more of a Synth Bass.
In this piece there is no piano but I offer you an arrangement inspired by guitar arpeggios.
“Behind Blue Eyes” is a song by the English rock group The Who. It is the second single from the band's fifth album, Who's Next (1971), and was originally written by Pete Townshend for his Lifehouse project. There song is one of the Who's best-known recordings and has been covered by many artists, including Limp Bizkit. The single debuted on the US Billboard charts on November 6, 1971, reaching number 34.
“Behind Blue Eyes” emerged after a Who concert in Denver on June 9, 1970. Following this performance, Townshend was tempted by a female admirer, but he preferred to return to his room alone, perhaps influenced by the teachings of his spiritual guide, Meher Baba. Once in his room, he began writing a prayer, the first words of which later became the lyrics of the “climactic rocky section” of “Behind Blue Eyes.”
When “Behind Blue Eyes” was intended for inclusion in the ultimately aborted Lifehouse project, the song was performed from the perspective of the main antagonist, Jumbo. The lyrics reflect Jumbo's first-person lament, constantly plagued by anger and anguish due to the pressure and temptation around him. The song would have been his “theme music” if the project had come to fruition. Townshend explained the uniqueness of the lyrics by stating, "Behind Blue Eyes" is truly unique because it was sung by the villain of the story [Jumbo], who felt compelled to adopt this role as he considered himself like a good character.”
The version of “Behind Blue Eyes” included on Who's Next in 1971 is the group's second recording; the first was performed at the Record Plant in New York on March 18, 1971, with the participation of Al Kooper on Hammond organ. The original version was released as a bonus track on the CD reissue of Who's Next in 1995.
Although "Behind Blue Eyes" was initially considered as a single in the UK, Townshend felt the song was "too offbeat" for the UK singles market. However, it was eventually released as a single in France, Belgium, the United States and the Netherlands. Accompanied by “My Wife” in the United States and “Going Mobile” in Europe as a B-side, the song reached number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 24 on Cashbox. The latter called it “a new Townshend masterpiece in the characteristic Who tradition.”
Pete Townshend also recorded two solo versions of the song. The original demo was included in the album Scoop, while a newer version with orchestral accompaniment was featured in The Lifehouse Chronicles.
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