The Beatles Real Love Backing Track Only

[oo1ooo1oo]

How did you do this? Did you start with the 5.1? It's amazing what you've done here

[thebeatles1227]

is it me or does ringo look like a bird in the background

[Cnat123]

I had no idea Jeff Lynne was on this track, but it comes as no surprise, he coulda been a Beatle, his ability to create a perfect pop song was on the same level as these guys.

[BeatlesLover39]

@Cnat123 I think he just produced it ( I believe it's because George Martin said his hearing wasn't as good as it was before so they brought in Lynne). I thought Paul and George were doing the harmonies and Paul backed up Lennon's vocals.

[HaifischDoktor]

I cried a little when they sang "No need to be alone" with john.

[Cnat123]

@HaifischDoktor I haven't heard this song in such a long time I forgot how moving it is. I cried the whole song lol

[nofearinthisdojo1]

What's the "little suprise" I must be missing it!

[HaifischDoktor]

@nofearinthisdojo1 it is Paul Mccartneys voice that you hear, which is the surprise

[nofearinthisdojo1]

@HaifischDoktor Oh, I noticed that just wasn't that exciting. Thanks bro!

[observer9670]

@HaifischDoktor Not really a surprise. Paul was and is an excellent mimic. He can do spot-on Elvis, Little Richard and Buddy Holly voices. In fact in the early Beatle sessions, George Martin had to tell Paul to stop mimicking John when they were singing two part harmonies; he wanted to hear both voices, not two Lennon voices. On this, Paul did his Lennon voice in order to boost the weak vocals from the home cassette they had to work with.

[MarcoZucchi81]

Wow I can hear Paul' s upright bass!!!

[Tjpbeatles92]

By the way, it sounds so crystal clear on here, especially compared to the released CD which could've been MUCH better sound quality.

[Tjpbeatles92]

It's Paul singing to assist John's vocal so that it could be heard clearer. The demo had hiss and the vocal was thin so it needed occasional assistance to stand out

[McCartnee]

That's Paul's voice. He had to sing along with John's track to reinforce the sound of his voice coming from the tape. It sounds silly that he has to sing in falsetto, but that's recognizably Paul. I compared it to his falsetto from his 1984 song "So Bad."

[SketchUp707]

If you listen very carefully, you can still hear the faint sound of John's voice.

[kieranmichaelmercer]

i wish they had that paul harmony at 2:47 turned up ... you can barely hear it but it sounds awesome

[cchavira84]

@kieranmichaelmercer are you sure that's not George on that harmony? It sounds like George to me.

[Tjpbeatles92]

@cchavira84 It's been documented that Paul sang high harmony to flesh out the occasionally thin vocal sound on the tape

[jzerony]

Sounds like there's a lot more going on there than just editing out John's voice! Did you have access to some unreleased tapes or something? Great job, by the way - what a treat....

[ratchetxrc]

@jzerony Good point on that

[Jrzejoe]

The more I listen to the many differant versions of Real love the more it occurs to me that as much as Paul ALWAYS seemed to insist that they do things his way, the truth is that the "Beatles" version is dominated by the steady but true hands of George & Ringo's touch - unlike Free As A Bird, which is clearly Paul ( Who's work I do love ) putting himself front & center on that track. IMO, George & Ringo nailed it just as John would've expected of them.

[pepoloco27]

what software did you use to do this? Please, please,please....

[retrovertigoes]

@pepoloco27 There's a good few vocal removal tools available for free online. Should be easy enought o find with Google. :)

[HarlanKristofferson1]

I don't know what you're talking about, I CAN HEAR JOHN

[gregriv69]

this is Faul singing. not Paul guys.

[Icanhasoboe]

@gregriv69 can it be called Paulsetto?

[stevierigsby]

@Icanhasoboe hehe :0)

[BEATLE909GRM]

EXCELLENT

[tommelit1]

TheAvillain is right. The stand up bass was the same that was used in many of Elvis Presley's recordings, one example being Heartbreak Hotel. It is affirmed by Paul McCartney in the Anthology series. There is a nice little clip showing Macca on this bass doing a little Elvis imitation. Since I'm not sure how to upload this, type "Paul McCartney on the upright bass" in the search bar.

[cchavira84]

This song proves that George Harrison was the best guitarist.  His licks were always well placed, melodic, sometimes haunting, and always memorable. We miss you, George.

[MarcoZucchi81]

@cchavira84 Yeah... he should have palyed more.

[MarcoZucchi81]

@cchavira84 Yeah... very Clapton-ish. Isn' t it?

[Veeno00]

2:53 - AWESOME

[ThreeSpheres909]

i remember how to do this on headphones it was so cool the first time i figuredd this out

[RichYan33]

You can really hear that slow bass line of Paul's in this.

[MrKbrown123]

The beatles were good weren't they? They had so much expirence working together that after all that time it just came back

[albeatle17]

Dude, do you have the mp3 of this mix you made? I'd love to be hearing it in my ipod meanwhile y sing along!!!

Also I love when a mix let you hear so clear some backing vocals (like in 2:47) that otherwise are hard to percieve, thanks for the post!

[TheAvillain]

Love the acoustic bass, you can hear the strings clatter against the timber neck,

I stand to be corrected but i heard it was the very same stand up bass that was used on many Elvis recordings,this instrument now owned by Paul

[observer9670]

@TheAvillain Yes, that's true. The story is that many years ago, Linda found out that Bill Black was selling his famous double bass used on many early Elvis tracks, so she bought it for Paul as a birthday present. He was deeply moved and has used that bass on several tracks.

[ZAPDUNGAA]

WE MISS U GEORGE....YOUR SOUL AND SPIRIT...SO MUCH!

[Vazmusic]

George outdid himself with the lead lines in this. Just beautiful.

[NyeTunes]

Fantastic job. I've heard other attempts at mixing out John, and they failed miserably. This is wonderful.

[carlmoore19]

Who is that 2nd from left? That is George on far left, Paul 2nd from right, and Ringo on far right.

Nice change of pace to have George showing up cleanshaven. He'd have been in early 50's when the surviving Beatles finished "Real Love", and he died at 58.

[NyeTunes]

@carlmoore19 That's Jeff Lynne. Jeff produced the Anthology sessions, and sort of served as "the fifth Beatle" on the two tracks.

[ZAPDUNGAA]

@carlmoore19

JEFF LYNNE

[BarryDennen12]

What a great sound!

[Monkofmagnesia]

I. too, can hear things I did not hear before, and Ringo's drumming sounds a whole lot better!!!!

[SemillaJoven]

Qué melodía tan bonita y tan bien hecha, no me había dado cuenta de esta calidad hasta que escuché esta versión, mil gracias.

What a beautiful melody, what well done, I have not realize this wonderful tune until I heard this version, thanks for posting.

[DasGoldenBoy]

Kinda cool to hear the band. The upright bass Macca is playing hear sounds really good. George's sound on that guitar is top drawer.

[apolonio0907]

Excellent! This was a nearly impossible task anyway! You cant covercoat it but John's voice was sped up but the genious of Lynn (which is why George would have agreed anyway) made it nearly perfect! Too bad John wasnt around in 1994, all he would have to do was drop in while they were gone and added his vocals. I'm sure he's not only laughing in heaven but cant wait to congradulate them at the pearly gates!!!!!!!!!

[dormanbenton]

who's voice is deep in background? This is cool BTW.

[MiamiIndianTribe]

george

[rednoise0]

I never noticed before this that Paul is playing bass viol, not guitar. Cool!

[zephyrquartz]

That's all we ever want. Real Love.

[shareschannel]

awesome - thats mccartney on second verse !

[MegaObserver1]

@shareschannel Yup! Among his many talents, Paul was/in an excellent imitator.  He has Little Richard, Gene Vincent and Elvis down cold. But his best vocal imitation is John Lennon. Paul sang along with John's in his (Paul's) best Lennon voice to help boost John's vocal on the two reunion songs.

[VinylCentral]

wow that little be of pitched backing vocals in the second verse was unnoticeable till i found great upload

[LennonForever38]

Dude, Am I Right?

[BeatlesNRutlesBootle]

yes you are. :) sorry it took me so long to answer

[LennonForever38]

Ok, I have a question. Thre is a channel in the Dolby Surround re-mix that just has John's demo and one guitar dubb. Could you tell me what channel that is please? Thanks :)

[LennonForever38]

Oh, wait a minute. Youused the DVD Dolby 5.1 Surround re-mix and just selected one of the channels. Am I right?

[LennonForever38]

Thats awesome. Howd you do it?

[fredthejunkman]

I've been able to hear things in this mix that I never knew where there. Thanks for the post.

[BeatlesNRutlesBootle]

You're welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it!