NO WAY! I dissected Ariana Grande's "ghostin" vocals and found THIS...

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[@john_mclucas]

Hey just wanna say _I'm so continually grateful for your support_ on the channel and the community at large. If you're reading this, what's been your #1 insight from this series so far that you've been able to implement into your song? Love seeing how it manifests in practice :)

[@john_mclucas]

YAY that is so cool to hear I'm glad you find such insight from it all Miz ::)

[@slowbro97]

please dissect bad idea by ariana grande. vocals are insane on that song

[@milojackson2153]

John McLucas definitely the way you described contrast in the Do It dissection, that was such a revelation for me!!!

[@giuliasuriano]

who thinks this is one of her best songs ever ⬇️

[@john_mclucas]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@moonlover444]

Giulia Suriano me 😍

[@drewm.2790]

AMEN! This song is just full of soul and raw emotions from the lyrics to the vocals to the melody

[@PabloSacoto]

meeee

[@sumbodysmiracle0326]

Her only great song! It’s beautiful

[@500barrington]

The amount of effort she puts into all of her songs blows my mind everytime can you do In My Head by Ariana in the future I would love to see how you’d break that song down

[@john_mclucas]

I usually do one ari a month just by popular request so we will see

[@tomernakash1025]

John McLucas YESS in my head!!

[@bensedits8705]

@@john_mclucas I third in my head

[@cannotthinkofausername6379]

I heard she only recorded this song once because it was too emotional for her to sing it

[@john_mclucas]

Woah that’s crazy!

[@beatrizpedrosa4459]

yeah i did too! she said it was the toughest one to write, especially the second verse

[@john_mclucas]

I can only imagine!

[@hunniii2356]

@tealxlilac it's ab him and Pete mostly Mac

[@petrauhrakova]

@@john_mclucas and also, she will never perform it live because of it.

[@jamesreid4489]

This song always gets me quiet & makes me want to give her a hug. She's been through a lot. A whole lot of baggage In a really big heart. You are loved Ari. With the pain & without It

[@john_mclucas]

❤️❤️🙏🏻💯well said!

[@jadadiasia6547]

Ariana, Victoria and everyone else that contributed did amazing with the vocals this is definitely one of her best. You also broke it down very well!

[@john_mclucas]

Thank you!

[@raphbtc8699]

Well It's not just Ariana and Victoria, the ackground vocals also have Tayle Parx's voice :) But they did do an amazing jo, you can feel the emotions in that song

[@smallesttoesever]

Ariana did I all especially the ending and the adlibs in the ending

[@ClayDLC2005]

Still can’t believe she didn’t get a Grammy

[@john_mclucas]

Sameeee

[@sumanchaudhary6044]

*scammmyys

[@filipmarinkovic6281]

She has 2 For Sweetener And Rain On Me

[@maliarnedillo4983]

Ariana is such a genius. Love her and her music so much

[@john_mclucas]

Same!

[@edimsalvatella]

the effects you were talking about at 22:38 there's a rumour that it's an old audio (obviously super low and distorted) where Mac Miller is saying to her "I love you Ariana" but idk.

[@john_mclucas]

Who knows!

[@beatrizpedrosa4459]

there is! i was actually looking if there was already a comment about this, i never noticed until like two months ago. it's really clear here: twitter.com/acidictly/status/1219138638862114816?s=20

[@KaYsEa24]

@@beatrizpedrosa4459 😔💔

[@Nik-xk1jm]

It does sound like I Love You Ariana there 👉🏻👈🏻

[@Nik-xk1jm]

@Angelica Bustillos take what makes you feel better😌

[@TheCosmicNote]

Ghostin is my favourite song from Ariana because it’s so close to her. And you can actually hear how emotional and sad she sounds in isolated vocals. She didn’t even do the bridge and added some strings instead. Beautiful dissection and explanation. As I said before, these videos are so helpful and informative. And these also show an artist’s hidden vocal talents and emotions and so much more! You should try dissecting something from Ellie Goulding if you want? I saw in a video recently she uses her voice as instruments! Which I thought was amazing! Otherwise, very brilliant video. I extremely enjoyed watching this! Thank you for your hard work😊❤️

[@john_mclucas]

Cosmic you are awesome I appreciate you taking the time! So glad, and I love Ellie’s work I’ll keep it in mind 100%

[@NikkiSimmons]

One of her best songs!!

[@john_mclucas]

AGREED YOOOO

[@torronto]

Yessss Victoria Monét layered in them BGVs at 12:07!!!

[@john_mclucas]

Oh cool!

[@a.alegator]

you should do Moonlight from her Dangerous Woman album next month, the ending bit has some strange melodies I would love to see analyzed!

[@john_mclucas]

Ooh cool I’ll peep it!

[@evaeilea]

@@john_mclucas defo, moonlight has amazing vocal layering

[@curtissobtafo4665]

She always sounds so amazing! Ghostin is definitely a favorite!

[@john_mclucas]

Same same same!

[@i8bbqlastnight]

For some reason this song always brings me to tears 🥺 it’s so beautiful and well produced. Forever will be one of my top favorite songs.

[@john_mclucas]

UGH it’s perfection 😍😍😍 but like. Heart eyes that are sad

[@daniyaalgul1963]

I love this song it’s so dreamy I’ve always heard these in the background

[@john_mclucas]

Sameee

[@amar2933]

she didn't even want this song on the album. I'm ao glad her manager convinced her to release this 🥺

[@john_mclucas]

Same. It must have been so painful but no doubt it’s healed so many!

[@abraaovasconcelos8544]

fun (not so fun) fact: Ariana couldn't finish this song because it was too much emotional for her, since she's talking about Mac Miller, so her friends Victoria Monet and Tayla Parx did the harmonies to wrap the song up. she didn't even wanted it to be out because it's a very personal and emocional song for her 💔

[@john_mclucas]

Wow didn’t know that! Thank you!

[@parsafarjammusic28]

I’m working on vocals for a client right now and I desperately needed this... Thank you...

[@john_mclucas]

😊😊😊 got your back homie I’ll be doing a live stream in the Facebook group in the description in just over a week where we can dive into some thing I produced for four hours! Will be a really good time

[@gabryelbatista633]

Fun fact: those weird voices at 20:49 is are from Mac Miller saying "I love u Ariana" Omg and thank u so much for doing this! Iove your videos ❤️

[@john_mclucas]

Yea I’ve heard that. Who knows!

[@john_mclucas]

Thanks for watching ❤️❤️

[@beatrizpedrosa4459]

Commenting to let you know i watched till the very end, we appreciate this type of videos a lot, thank you for doing them

[@john_mclucas]

Thank you I’m glad you enjoy the journey together! It’s a ton of fun to put together and I’m so glad people are consuming it all!!

[@aliboy380]

i loves this video so much! i have listened to this song many times but hearing this song through a vocalist dissecting pov makes it just so much more special. you make me understand certain creative choices i have never thought about, and because of you i pay way more attention to the panning of her sound. way too much going on to comprehend all of this on a normal listen lmaooo. and yes we do watch all of this and i love you for doing these!! pls don’t stop

[@john_mclucas]

😊😊😊 thank you so much I’m glad you enjoy the journey and depth I bring to these videos. I love making them so don’t expect them to stop!!! Thanks for being a part of the fam

[@gabbygrande6397]

It was a munmattering of this song by Ariana Grande, because of its excessive emotional affair for her. Thanks for her producer who published this.

[@john_mclucas]

Amen!

[@hannaelisa4736]

i‘m so glad scooter convinced her to put it on the album. its a masterpiece imo & i couldn’t imagine the album without it.

[@lalangsingua9547]

𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒃𝒖𝒎 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒖𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝑨𝒓𝒊 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒖𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒅.

[@zlonglea]

The harmony at 15:40 kinda sounds like Victoria Monét

[@john_mclucas]

Yuppp

[@micahhamm7343]

Victoria provided extra vocals and harmonies, you can find isolated stems of her singing.

[@thetrioanimations]

Thank u so much for sharing this!

[@anothe-randomuser]

Love that you did this, it’s pretty cool to realize things when you brake them down

[@john_mclucas]

Glad you enjoy the ride❤️❤️❤️

[@RC32Smiths01]

Vocals sounds always impressive, as well as very done at being broken down by you! A great and worthwhile video as always I believe!

[@john_mclucas]

Thank you my longtime Internet homey!

[@RC32Smiths01]

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[@TGIZhivargo]

Let me just say I truly enjoy your videos. I watch straight thru, and I commend your musical knowledge! I think its a pleasant surprise that you know the production and the musical side of things.. very impressive.

[@john_mclucas]

Thanks so much homie glad to have you in the family! Make sure to keep up with me on the other platforms as well, I do my best to make sure I’m not just posting duplicate content across at all so there’s some thing to enjoy on everything

[@bethanywholivesnextdoor5934]

thanksss for this dissection!! I've always found the song's vocals to be interesting with the spacious and insane amounts of adlibs. Definitely one of the best songs I've heard in a while

[@john_mclucas]

Thanks Bethany! I agree, they’re insane in the best way!!

[@maeveandart18]

i just found out the effects at the end is mac saying i love you ariana. wow

[@lavelle8686]

Thank you so much for doing this song. The song is hard enough to listen to without breaking down, but when you expose the layering and contrasting elements, you really get a new depth of the music. I wouldn’t have been able to do it with a dry eye. Thank you.

[@john_mclucas]

😔🙏🏻🙏🏻 thank you for coming along

[@SteveMallia]

think this is my first videos of yours but really appreciate the depth and length of this video. i'm high key obsessed with ari and do notice different adlibs each time a listen even though i've heard the song 100's or 1000's of times... it's as if i notice one in a certain song and then can begin to hear similar noises or sounds in other songs. so grateful for the effort you put into this video and i feel like it's going to open my brain up to so many more adlibs and hidden vocals now!! also when you said "very different things happening on both sides here... in a way that feels right" and the way i can see your brain processing everything going on... thats the feeling i get everytime i listen to her hahaha and i don't think people understand why i love her music so much but i think you've summed it up perfectly for me in this video thanks again for your time and effort!!!

[@john_mclucas]

Appreciate you taking the time to leave so much love Steve I’m glad to put in the work and have love on it ❤️❤️❤️

[@bcg2198]

Thank u for this!!! One of my favorite songs wow

[@john_mclucas]

SAME thanks for watching!

[@elay8507]

at the end, it was Mac saying "I love you Ariana" and her saying "Mac".

[@mondymartinez9262]

gotta show “everytime” by Ariana grande some loveeeeee

[@john_mclucas]

Maybe!

[@luisavanegas6450]

made it through the entire video! love your videos and appreciate your hard work so much:)

[@john_mclucas]

Thanks so much Luisa much love!

[@Missmisshmell]

OMG YOU FINALLY DID THIS SONG!!! You know I’m messing with you! Love you 🥰

[@john_mclucas]

😂😂😂love you

[@danielflores9822]

Honestly just wow 😭 you always have a way of doing an amazing job. Keep up the great work. Also, it would be really great if you could provide the links to the acapelas you use in the video. Personally I love going back and listening to it on my own and always looking out for the things you mention and experiencing it on my own. Thanks 🥰

[@john_mclucas]

Thank you so much Daniel! Actually just get them from searching the song name artist name and then the words vocal only after, so it should be easy to pull up! Appreciate having you in the family and make sure to stay in touch on other platforms as well, glad to have you!

[@pedemoleque8632]

THANKS FOR DOING THIS SO WELLLLLLLLL

[@john_mclucas]

❤️❤️❤️ thanks for consuming it!

[@LaloMontes]

this song is amazing and i love how much attention to pay to each line! you should do no tears left to cry or god is a woman and there are drives with all the stems out there!

[@john_mclucas]

I might!

[@therealhomebakerofgreeleyc2340]

I love that you do these!

[@john_mclucas]

Thank you! Glad to have you

[@maliarnedillo4983]

This song is so beautiful

[@john_mclucas]

Amen

[@cynthian420]

im so excited to watch this yay lemme make dinner and then i’ll watch brb!!

[@john_mclucas]

😁😁😁 yay hope you have a good meal while we hang!

[@nurakmalhazim6940]

love your videos!!!

[@john_mclucas]

Love ya!

[@ElianaYeager]

Thanks so much for these vids! That ending was crazy

[@john_mclucas]

😊😊😊 glad you have you in the fam!

[@mattw7556]

I love your outros they warm my heart

[@john_mclucas]

❤️❤️❤️ thank you Matt!!! Warms my heart to have you stick around for em

[@diegogarciamorales666]

Well, thanks for showing us this great content, it's pretty enjoyable. Thanks for all the time you spent creating this video.

[@john_mclucas]

🙏🏻🙏🏻 glad you enjoy consuming it my homie!!

[@MilitantMe]

Awesome video brother. I love how you pull things apart

[@john_mclucas]

Thanks man glad you dig the journey!

Never hit the subscribe button so fast. Your channel is exactly what I was searching for for a while. Thanks KZbin for suggesting it and thanks John for making this video ✨

[@john_mclucas]

😊😊😊 welcome to vocal production youtube !!! Haha glad to have ya😊😊🕺🕺

John McLucas thanks! Can’t wait for more 😁

[@angelcaceres6047]

SO BEAUTIFUL 😔

[@john_mclucas]

😊😊😊😍😍

[@AJ-hl3bp]

Watched to the end, great video!!!

[@john_mclucas]

😊😊 much love AJ!

[@ianmusicc]

thank u for this king imma use this video for vocal producing my new project it was so helpful thank u

[@ianmusicc]

not me looking like a damn fool i wont use the same panning technique do not fret just overall your tips were very helpful

[@john_mclucas]

Use whatever you see fit to use Ian glad it had an impact!

[@chrisjensen451]

You're so talented

[@john_mclucas]

Thank you so much Chris Jensen!

[@drewm.2790]

LOVE this song so much! You definitely feel that Ariana wrote a huge part of this and she poured out all her feelings and emotions into every single part from the vocals, to the lyrics and even the production! ❤️

[@john_mclucas]

Amen❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@drewm.2790]

John McLucas 21:56 the leading high note in that outro is an A5 by the way 😆

[@AnnaSmithOfficial]

really cool thank u! loved the whole video

[@john_mclucas]

Thanks Anna! Glad to have you ☺️🙌

[@user-hu9yi7oj6z]

This is soooooo gooood!!!!!! Just keep going this is brilliant

[@john_mclucas]

I do video each week :) see you there!

[@EvieMasterton]

Is the backing harmonies Vic :') it sounds like her. If it is it makes me so happy because its like its like she's there supporting her through this really tough time.

[@john_mclucas]

I wouldn’t be surprised! I don’t necessarily do research on who was involved with the vocals in the coming together, just looking at it from what I hear and when I pick up in the Layering to bring it together.

[@lunschski7823]

God I'm not ready to cry but I'll still watch it

[@john_mclucas]

😞😞 prepare

[@emiliamazur777]

always watching the whole video

[@john_mclucas]

Cuz you a straight homie

[@emiliamazur777]

That's riiight

[@therealhomebakerofgreeleyc2340]

I have made it this far! 19:03! Your videos are amazing and I love how passionate you are about the music! 🤘🏼

[@john_mclucas]

It’s awesome to see that you have gone through a lot of my content! Appreciate having you in the family Andres, hope you stick around because this party will not stop ha ha

[@youtube.com-camyliz]

i love this so much! this was so fun to watch🤍

[@john_mclucas]

❤️❤️❤️ well it’s awesome to have you hear through it!

[@milojackson2153]

I just finished watching omg wow I never noticed how complex that last part was wowowowo

[@john_mclucas]

RIGHTTT GAH

[@vera-imani]

subscribed :) it was fun and I learned a lot more for my own songwriting!

[@john_mclucas]

☺️☺️☺️ send me a dm of what you do with it!

[@Jacre]

I made it all the way through. NEED. WATER.

[@john_mclucas]

😂😂😂 right? Got a headache shorty after

[@Ejikecollins95]

One of the most emotional songs I’ve ever heard. Loved this too. Love Queens “killer Queen” or like Harry Styles “Sunflower vol 6”

[@Ejikecollins95]

And I made it to the end😂

[@john_mclucas]

Ayyyyy thanks for watching yoooo!!!

[@DeverusSlays]

Yes please! More of these. I love Ariana and all of the vocal production things

[@john_mclucas]

Dope! More coming back in 4-5 weeks ☺️🙌

[@king1uis]

the violins that stuck in omg 🥺

[@john_mclucas]

Right😍😍😍

[@fah_samantha161]

I know you hear me when i cry Me : crying 😔😭

[@john_mclucas]

lolol

[@lennoxbonnie5210]

19:15 of course John. Love you too ✨

[@john_mclucas]

❤️❤️❤️ love ya

[@Ran4dy]

John hittin then notes!!! I’m for it!!!!

[@shaddai813]

this video was so well done !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@john_mclucas]

😌❤️ thank you Shaddai!!

[@jennai8990]

Moonlight by Ariana is filled with so many beautiful hidden harmonies you should check it out! 🥰

[@john_mclucas]

Yesss I agree!

[@liamhayes6036]

this song is so special in so many ways🕊, and boy you is hella cute ☺️🤍. keep it up 💎

[@john_mclucas]

Hey thank you Liam! This song is a long time classic, I’m so glad I got to talk about it on the channel. Cheers!

[@chrisjensen451]

Yes thank you sooo much

[@john_mclucas]

Goshuuuuuuu

[@luanamedeirospereira2995]

love this so much, i need to know what program u used!!!

[@gaja2530]

Great video! I would love to see greedy or touch it next.👍

[@john_mclucas]

maybe!

[@taylalemieux]

Love this series! 💕 Not sure if you’ve already answered this but where do the get Ari’s isolated vocal track? Didn’t know this would be available.

[@john_mclucas]

I find them on YT I just add “vocals only” 😁 lots floating around!!! Thansk for being a part of the series 😁

[@ernesto8771]

These are my fav videos to watch on here

[@john_mclucas]

❤️❤️❤️thank youuu

[@casadospoliglotas6156]

I loved this! I'm gonna watch everything and become a better singer :D

[@john_mclucas]

It should help I’m sure cheers!

[@psm205]

this is so good

[@john_mclucas]

Thansk Pablo!

[@odinnhrafnsson6267]

Quality! subscribed.

[@john_mclucas]

Thanks Odinn ! We back in 4-5 weeks ☺️☺️☺️

[@denitod8712]

i watched 3 whole videos i enjoy the whole break down

[@john_mclucas]

Glad to have you!!

[@FroznColors]

bruh. that's stunning

[@john_mclucas]

😍😍😍 yesss

[@louisasaburi9514]

@ 8:23...i was like is he ok...lol..u scared me with ur excitement...lmfao..

[@john_mclucas]

😂😂 i do that with people so I’m not surprised tbh😂😂😂

[@king1uis]

i can tell this is gonna be my favorite one

[@john_mclucas]

It’s a great journey😻😻😻

[@MaRyaYTOfficial]

There’s something about the ending of ghostin that reminds me of a actual end of something.

[@MaRyaYTOfficial]

If that makes sense

[@john_mclucas]

It does so much.

[@MaRyaYTOfficial]

@@john_mclucas i just kinda put a finger on it, it sounds like something is powering down, glitching. electronic. i love ittt

[@agusmartinez]

13:28 you missed the little adlib “bed with you”

[@john_mclucas]

I missed a lot because I didn’t want it to be 90 mins😂😂

[@maliarnedillo4983]

We needed this! More Ariana come on!

[@john_mclucas]

Max one ari per month I don’t want to become the ari channel😂 but thank you

[@me35385]

omg yes i love you for this 🥺 can u do better off next if u already havent

[@john_mclucas]

Maybe!

[@canal_ferroviario]

16:15 I This Harmonies are Beautifulls!!! ❤😭😍

[@john_mclucas]

RIGHT😍😍😍

[@cloudedyilmar]

OMG YOU WANT ME TO CRY!!! OMG IM GONNA CRY.....ok ima shut up ty for doing this

[@john_mclucas]

😂😂😂we can cry together!!!

[@nellamusicc]

amazing analysis ! very helpful :) could do 'clementine' by halsey next? i think i could be interesting

[@john_mclucas]

I covered that at a show last year haha I know it well!

[@andilynziegler4334]

amazing content

[@john_mclucas]

Thank you much what a homie ❤️❤️❤️

[@flinzart]

I heard that the bit at the end is Mac Miller Saying I love you to her, though not sure if this is true. Also, without having listened to the stems I wouldn't have known she got vocal help on this song from her best friend. More of the lower notes sung throughout this piece are from her Victoria Monet.

[@brandyman5]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Great!

[@john_mclucas]

Thank you!

[@caseyfarrell5760]

I would love to hear this song with only the vocals and the strings in the background

[@john_mclucas]

I mean. It’s pretty much only that in the first place haha

[@tiffanychae]

"If you listen from the top left-" bro she just sings in every direction, her mic gets nothing but kisses and hugs 24/7 lmao

[@john_mclucas]

😂😂😂 IT WAS A SPECIFIC HARMONY

[@paullliiinaaa]

I know that at the end like around 4:20 of the song you can here Mac Miller say “I love you Ariana” is there a way you could clear that up?

[@john_mclucas]

Eh I’m just not interested in taking the time to clear it up tbh haha but thanks for watching the video!! Sounds like it’s there to me

[@fartyfat6539]

I know you recently get a lot of suggestions but i hope you choose the one that are worth to dissect like ones that you already did 🖤

[@john_mclucas]

I do my best to always pick ones that will make the best experience to consume

[@fartyfat6539]

@@john_mclucas glad to hear it, keep the videos coming man!

[@alexe4750]

Where did you get the audio from!? Your channel is amazing!!

[@john_mclucas]

Just found on YT haha!!!!

[@alexe4750]

John McLucas that’s sick! What do you use to download it into pro tools?

[@john_mclucas]

I just google KZbin to mp3 haha