About This Track
“Real Love” is a song written by John Lennon. Lennon made six takes of the song in 1979 with “Real Life”, a different song that merged with “Real Love”. The song was ignored until 1988 when the sixth take was used on the documentary soundtrack Imagine: John Lennon. The song was well received and many considered it to be one of Lennon’s best.
“Real Love” was subsequently reworked by the three remaining members of The Beatles (Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) in late 1995. The song was released as a Beatles single in 1996 in the United Kingdom, United States and many other countries; it was the opening track on The Beatles’ Anthology 2 album. It is the last “new” credited Beatles song to originate and be included on an album.
“Real Love” was warmly received by some critics, and the single reached #4 and #11 in the UK and US singles charts respectively and earned a gold record faster than a number of the group’s other singles. The song was not included on the British Broadcasting Corporation’s Radio 1 playlist, prompting criticism from fans and members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
After the release of “Free as a Bird” and “Real Love”, Starr commented, “Recording the new songs didn’t feel contrived at all, it felt very natural and it was a lot of fun, but emotional too at times. But it’s the end of the line, really. There’s nothing more we can do as The Beatles.
“Real Love” was subsequently reworked by the three remaining members of The Beatles (Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) in late 1995. The song was released as a Beatles single in 1996 in the United Kingdom, United States and many other countries; it was the opening track on The Beatles’ Anthology 2 album. It is the last “new” credited Beatles song to originate and be included on an album.
“Real Love” was warmly received by some critics, and the single reached #4 and #11 in the UK and US singles charts respectively and earned a gold record faster than a number of the group’s other singles. The song was not included on the British Broadcasting Corporation’s Radio 1 playlist, prompting criticism from fans and members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
After the release of “Free as a Bird” and “Real Love”, Starr commented, “Recording the new songs didn’t feel contrived at all, it felt very natural and it was a lot of fun, but emotional too at times. But it’s the end of the line, really. There’s nothing more we can do as The Beatles.
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GreasedFat wrote:
This song reminds me of my fiance with every listen. Beautiful song
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GrindCrusherrr wrote:
I'm on fire !
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GrindCrusherrr wrote:
I lost my mind on her :D
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tito179010 wrote:
really really a beautiful song
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sub_Alinium wrote:
какая же она потрясающая
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alpusha wrote:
магия
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napakettunen wrote:
I absolutely love this track.
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SaukerlZepp wrote:
their most beautiful.
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Imaginepeace84 wrote:
GREAT
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lennon4009 wrote:
Also the reason why they didn't do more was because these were the only two tapes that Yoko gave them. Otherwise they could've done a whole album if they felt like it.
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lennon4009 wrote:
Note: DO not even THINK about listening to this song while doing homework. Your work will soon be covered in tears.
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DavidSmith98 wrote:
underrated..
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DavidSmith98 wrote:
super good but both new beatle songs have that 'cloud nine' jeff lynn snare sound, which isn't ringo at all. his snare on the 60s stuff is always perfect. anyway, great new songs.
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jorlightpenguin wrote:
Wonderful song. Wish they had done more than this and Free As A Bird! [2]
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bernlin2000 wrote:
Miss you John...
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Ksimi wrote:
Too much Jeff Lynn at times; still a great one and the last "real" one for all four (see Ringo's comments in the Wiki section), which makes me very sad.
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ughr wrote:
i love this song!
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williamc99 wrote:
This song is really amazing. I love it. :)
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Love this song! By the way guys if any of u want a free iphone 4 check out this site FREEIPHONE4-METROLYRICS.INFO Actually works! Just got mine the other day haha
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irfanh23 wrote:
I have "real love" for this song. [7]
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