Free As A Bird vs. Real Love

[Rowdy]

Which do you prefer? I love "Real Love".......it's so gorgeous. Free As A Bird reminds me too much of that Jeff Lynne production style that he did for George and Tom Petty.....good song, but not great. "Real Love" is a classic that should've been the first single.

[Soft_Guitar60]

I like 'Real Love' but the 'Free As A Bird' clip is great. But I still voted for 'Real Love' because it was about the song, not the clip.

[Stratford]

Ough - this is asking quite too much of me. When they first came out I rathered Free as a a bird, mostly because of the lyrics - now though I think I like Real love best... I went with the latter anyway, but I'm still a bit undecided, I think I like "Free as a real bird love"

As Soft Guitar mentioned - they both have awesome videos though

[Hannah]

I voted for Real Love, it's more John.
ah but Free as a bird is also very nice.
but too less of John. ;-)

Definitely Real Love. I don't really care for Free As A Bird.

Real Love. Not as plodding and dull.

[John Leppord]

[quote by=Hannah link=Blah.pl?b=songs,m=1089347829,s=3 date=1089633638]I voted for Real Love, it's more John.
ah but Free as a bird is also very nice.
but too less of John. ;-)[/quote]

Actully, well the verson i have heard (Anthology disc 1) John was singin the cours.

I am a big collector of bootlegs, so I remember when they announced FREE AS A BIRD. I'd had a version of this from THE LOST LENNON TAPES and thought, "oh no -- I hope THIS isn't the thing they're working with. It's so slow, dull, and plodding". Sure enough, that was the one the other Beatles added their vocals to. Blech...

[Wonderwall]

Real Love is great and gets my vote but Free As A Bird is great too

[SieLiebtDich]

Real Love

[Mr. Kite]

I like them both but I like "Real Love" better I guess because It sounds more like The Beatles then "Free As A Bird".

Mr. Kite

[number14]

real love

[Revolution_9]

I suppose I just think Free As A Bird is just too slow... I love the badly fidelitated piano bit at the beginning of Real Love. And the "It's reeal love... it's re-e-e-e-al..." part. You know, it's these little certain parts in certain songs that just grab you. 

[sange]

[quote by=Rowdy link=Blah.pl?b=songs,m=1089347829,s=0 date=1089347829] Free As A Bird reminds me too much of that Jeff Lynne production style that he did for George and Tom Petty.....[/quote]

YES! That is what has bugged me a bit about Free as a bird all these years but I couldn;t put my finger on it.

Real Love, It's real, yes it's real love, it's real......