John Lennon Tribute - Rare version of Real Love

[cometandcupids]

John and Stuart Sutcliffe were the best of friends.

[TheJohnlennongirl]

My heart aches hearing John's gorgeous voice. He was so excited coming back to work in the studio. We shall never know what John had planned for his career and into his old age. RIP John. I will always love you. Miss you much. xo

[mudhermit]

flowers and weeds...brilliant!

[Beatlesfan841]

how is this rare? John Lennon is the best i wish he was here

[curtismoff]

I miss him and I miss Elvis too but he took his own life with all the pills he thought he needed Lennon was murdered by a psycho who should have fried in the electric chair 25 years ago. 

[mustloveiggys]

@curtismoff i hope when chapman gets out someone puts a bullet right between his eyes!

[kir3txsbcglobalnet]

The ultimate transformation!! Lennon the young brawler becomes Lennon the flower child.....Lennon the head kicker (poor Stu) becomes the face kisser....Lennon the bringer of tears (to Epstein, to Harrison, and so many more) becomes Lennon the bringer of Love. Rock n Roll is stranger than fiction.

[dwilson94]

@kir3txsbcglobalnet What did you mean "Lennon the head kicker (poor Stu)".  John did not kick Stuart Sutcliffe.

[Quinnatator]

There's a different version of this song with different lyrics by John Lennon on "The Definitive John Lennon" Album. I really like those lyrics a lot more, much more tender. Look them up if you're curious.

[shorrbiss]

it's strange how Lennon's best song from his solo career will be remembered as the last great Beatles song (to date)

[salvadormarley]

fantastic last chords - why did you go John?

[gfcanepa]

Sinceramente al escuchar estas canciones , la emoción que me causa, me confirma plenamente que Lennon es un tipo bendecido . Gracias John por tu música!!!. Gustavo de Argentina

[sky0725]

Wow! Thanks so much for posting this- I've been looking for this since I heard this version in the Imagine: John Lennon movie.

[DemianHermann]

Its real life.

[mdwoods1000]

Ahhh, John was pretty cute I must say, lol!

[sloanprince]

This is genius like Einstein,nothing more nothing less

[reolbreeze34]

What a gem. thank you.

[vdombach1949]

over 40 years of memories...and some of us are becoming senile...so everything is NEW again...

[MrBornbadd]

Maybe some <3 ~!!

[manawisha]

John, i really hope one day to love a man like you. R.I.P

[Redlance71]

Great "rare" cover of the song, good pictures too, except the ones Yoko is in of course....

[Enlimdr]

gee, and I thought youtube promoted freedom of speech (withinreason ) ....silly moi , eh  did you know Lennon ? did you play with hin meem ? I thought not, ya piece of snot.

[Enlimdr]

This with" Free as a bird" were raped by "beatles " billions in anthology series. Too bad the mad masses might only know the aanthology Beatles version of Reaaal Love and Bird........ what a turd .

[meemeesiko57]

You are a dick. If you're going to bag on art, go bag on it somewhere where we don't have to listen to you.

[petnurse2007]

John, wherever you are, know this... You have never left our hearts and minds.... You live on within us..... We miss you!

[leonardoreyesgomez]

Hey!!!, it´s the Imagine Soundtrack Album version!!!

It´s not rare at all...

Arriba Lennon!!!

[acidcasual07]

eh. he dont say imagine in this song once.

[momez86]

You are right, it is the one from the Imagine album and it's indeed a bit rare. I had not heard this version in many years, but the whistling part was always in my head, until now that i decided to look up the song. Brings back a lot of memories!!

[Leekia]

this is actually Real Love's sister song, Real Life. Both were meant to be part of a play he was writing called The Ballad of John and Yoko

[billywilly123456]

He would have made great music in heaven.....

[jabee001]

why do you say he would have? As to say he's not currently.

[billywilly123456]

Come on now

[Amodelmerol696]

john lennon is forever and ever men

yeah!!!

descance en paz maestro

[nblysf]

Awesome vid!! really touching

R.I.P John Lennon

[bunnystarzz]

R.I.P john,you live in our heart forever

[raetyn1234]

RIP JOHN YOU WILL LIVE FOREVER

[dtkira]

we miss you john lennon T-T

[limunan]

this is Real life in 1979 cemo

[nowhereman2007]

john i miss you..its real love

[lewie81]

the words of this ver are so sad and great ,i love both

[CelticElle]

This is what music is all about - truth and feeling, completely devoid of all the techno-crap. Just John's pure voice, his guitar and his beautiful words. We all miss you John - and we REMEMBER. Love to you in the light.

[moorigs]

Yes, well said...simply a beautiful song, brings tears to my eyes hearing John sing this.

[cubs9100]

sad =( r.i.p john lenneon 1940 FOREVER!!!!!

[GreatestDane92]

I love this song. but with my personal opinion, I prefer the piano version, both or great.

[rvsaul]

lol, this is the version that came out in the documentary Imagine:John Lennon, nice, its the first thing you hear right away when the movies starts

[captainpoop202]

Thank you, John. Thank you so much...

[JuliaJ19]

this is the more touching version..

made with the heart..

just..just..thers no word..really

there's not explanation for this,,but i understand..

..=).. bye john..

[pigurine]

The great one's die so early and the medicore live forever

Kind of like flowers and weeds

[BJeldiabolo]

@pigurine I denounce tht I prefer weed to flowers :D but ur right the good ones are always needed else where :/

[chuckler1]

Excellent,sad,haunting song.

[XxXgowieXxX]

why does everyone get so technical who cares just feel the music

[bigassballsyes]

He's in a higher realm now, he has no interest in earthly things.

[Andromeda1741]

Except us

[stuy2376]

this take is called real love on the imagine movie soundtrack, which was yoko's project. What john called it at this point, who knows

[stripesRblack]

john lennon is cool-

but must have just woken up in that first picture!

[wwekane2468]

I don't know. I really love the version on the Anthology.

[maxx5rocker]

The one at 02:18 was probably a tribute to Bruce Lee.

[eykholt]

life = love I think he was makeing a lovely or maybe a lively comparison. Oh isn't poetry great ! all you need is life yeah yeah yeah ! He spent most of his in quest of songs to give to all. What a nice man , he found the perfect gifts for me. Thank You John Lennon Ono

[aneurysm1975]

This is call Boys and Girls

not Real Love

Yoko said...

[pol1407a]

There will never be another lennon. RIP john the world needs you now more than ever

[steveanders86]

truth

[7779048]

UNA CANCION PERFECTA...

[num1Beatlesfan]

John Lennon you sucess perfect!

[tomprice494]

I like this version...the whistling is nice.

It is very sweetly done - the guitar is much nicer than the heavier piano version.

[johnboytosh]

Who was that idiot who gave only 4 stars or less???

[skunkd0c]

This is not a rare version, this is the only version of this song that i originally have heard and it was available on the album "imagine"/greatest hits in the UK .... great song !

[skalla16]

Hey,

I have some interesting facts about this song

john sat down are wrote out a chords and a couple lyrics that he really enjoyed, and spent nearly 4 ears perfecting the song. He felt like it was going to be his greatest work, and wanted it to be perfect.

If you listen closely you hear that these lyrics say

It's real *Life* yes it's real...etc

(instead of Real Love.)

so technichly at this point, the song is just called "Real Life"

[Jive51]

A live version, like if recorded at his home, playing for folks, but not for sale...

Marvelous!!!

It's so beautiful, so... pathetic!!!

A genius killed at the age of 40 by a fool... Jesus, how hard is it to love this humanity... But we have to love it, because of men like John Lennon...

Peace, and God bless you, John, where you are, like you are. But we are crying your disappearance, you know?

[Jive51]

what means this so interesting comment, markesther?!?

[jeremy355]

So much better than the piano version.

[thestereoface]

i dont expect you to understand... *great*