# I Heard You Looking guitar solo

> Ira Kaplan's guitar solo on I Heard You Looking by Yo La Tengo (1993). From the album Painful. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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Yo La Tengo, 1993, from *Painful*. Solo by *Ira Kaplan*.

A long instrumental where Kaplan's guitar gradually turns from drone into a fierce, soaring noise solo.

I Heard You Looking by Yo La Tengo is #2 in our ranking of the best Yo La Tengo guitar solos. The solo is played by Ira Kaplan and the song was released in 1993.

## In our lists

- [The Best Yo La Tengo Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/yo-la-tengo-guitar-solos/) — #2

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on I Heard You Looking?

Ira Kaplan played the solo on Yo La Tengo's I Heard You Looking (1993).

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