Regina Spektor covers John Lennon 'Real Love' for Like A Version

Recorded in 2007. Regina Spektor covers John Lennon for triple j's Like A Version.
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Like A Version is a segment on Australian radio station triple j. Every week a musician or band comes into the studio to play one of their own songs and cover a song they love. Since 2004, many artists have participated, including Childish Gambino, Lorde, CHVRCHES, Tame Impala, Tash Sultana, HAIM, Gang of Youths, Halsey, DMA'S, Aurora, Arctic Monkeys. You can watch past sessions here: bit.ly/like_a_version You can watch Like A Versions ad-free at www.triplej.net.au
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[@rosey_ie]

I walked down the aisle to this stunning cover 🥰

[@erinm7469]

i love it❤

[@shelvyaanastasia]

Frick, someone gotta play this song for my wedding, periodt.

[@joeblankenship377]

Voice of an angel.

[@monkeytennis8861]

Noooo

[@danniedwards5750]

These are some of the best lyrics ever by John and the piano I love it

[@bellambini]

Such a beautiful rendition

[@leonardcortez7963]

Best Lennon cover my ears have ever heard

[@Jophiel50]

I love how she can go from freaky cheeky to softly bombastic REAL LOVE…Regina Spektor is completely underrated. She is an ♾💎✨.

[@TheJimbo1791]

Out of all songs I think this is very very very very unique. I cannot explain more.

[@chrisspulis1599]

Years later it's still the most beautiful song I know.

[@MattJones-up9xk]

This is one of the best beatles covers ever...stunning

[@JohnnyUtah71]

Matt, I couldn't agree more.

[@Ab6272]

It’s John, not Beatles...

[@donleblanc2669]

@@Ab6272 John wrote this song and did a demo on a cassette -- after john had passed Yoko gave the Cassette ( and a cassette of John s " Free as a Bird " ) to Paul McCartney for the purpose of filling out the tunes for the " Anthology Set " John also recorded a demo of " Grow Old With Me " There is another Demo version of " Real Love " in the opening credits of the Imagine movie ( 1988 ) .

[@jeancarlosdeoliveira2930]

@@Ab6272 Nobody cares

[@MrAbah105]

Agree with you

[@boobsftw553]

Still one of my favourite songs, version or not.

[@daver5196]

Such a great rendition of a great song written by a timeless artist named John.

[@__max__]

Definitely getting a vote in the 100 LAV

[@weburnitatbothends]

Pure debauchery for the ears, absolutely beautiful, thank you Regina

[@angeskye]

I walked down the aisle to this song, still one of my favourite LaV.

[@weburnitatbothends]

Still bloody amazing, had this as a special song with a special person I am no longer with, I am sure she still loves it as much as I do, gorgeous song, thankyou TripleJ :)

[@steakovercake3986]

She totally takes it and makes it her own

[@imaginethat765]

Thank You so much for this Regina. 💙

[@whoopsiedaisy9620]

That sounded absolutely beautiful...!!!

[@gpstenholm23]

John would be in tears...

[@travispoorter8654]

Probably still my favourite like a version

[@bryaneich5297]

This is so beautiful!!

[@weburnitatbothends]

Blows my mind every time

[@zardonaz2963]

BEAUTIFUL

[@ThatGirl-tg7wd]

she did it a Lollapallooza 2007 but the AUDIO recording circumstances couldn't do the performance justice ..thank you for inviting her and sharing with us.

[@iancasanas]

John is surely happy with this version

[@dekkyferdinand5362]

Beautiful

[@MrAbah105]

All perfect especially piano

[@jonathonbrouse8302]

How does this only have 75k views?

[@tassiedi]

Wonderful.

[@coreyiyican]

Incredible

[@teodorocromberg]

What a song!!!!!!!!!!

[@weburnitatbothends]

Wow wow wow every time Best Like a Version ever?

[@user-zx4cy5xy3f]

Qué hermosura. ¡Gracias!

[@raulrsj20]

Shame about the resolution, but then again, no amount of pixels supported by youtube would not leave me wanting more.

[@nithitanv9926]

This is the best beatles cover ever (besides this song is one of my favorite songs ever)

[@kevinpunter7960]

I don't know how many times I have come back to list to this .. but it's a lot!

[@toffee2834]

Start- 0:35

[@AbbieOates]

Wow, this could have been on "Begin to Hope", incredible cover.

[@iancasanas]

Hope she makes a version of "Now and Then" as well

[@gottfriedfasching2692]

great....Wow

[@IzzyLosi]

Playing this at a wedding next month. Best quality live out there. Thanks jjj

[@kirstyhuegill3681]

Hi Izzy, how did you get this version for your wedding? We also wish to play this at our wedding and having trouble finding it. Thanks Heaps Kirsty

[@IzzyLosi]

Hey Kirsty, I am learning it by ear! haha!! Would you like me to send you a version? x

[@kirstyhuegill3681]

Hi Izzy, that is amazing you must be so talented!! My fiance' actually found it on a 'Best of' Like a version CD's. It is just so beautiful. It is the most perfect love song x

[@kirstyhuegill3681]

Thank you so much for responding Izzy :-)

[@SteveBrant55]

This is such a beautiful performance! Great sound quality too! It's a shame the director felt compelled to cut to a different camera literally every 3 seconds... as if the audience would go to sleep without cuts to different angles or near/far cuts to keep them awake. Such a shame. Ruined the video. And yes... just my 2 cents.

[@LutfiandaKunanta]

Stunning cover! Im really wondering if john lennon was able to do a proper live recorded performance like these days.

[@MaxiLuis]

Pero qué delicia de versión!

[@robertwest6768]

❤Thank yoy so much

[@hayleevazquez170]

You mean "professional artist asked for the tools necessary to do her job??"

[@shannonkatereadsstuff]

Hahaha I never knew this was a cover until I saw it on KZbin

[@hsesultan9866]

All my little plans and schemes Lost like some forgotten dreams Seems that all I really was doing Was waiting for you Just like little girls and boys Playing with their little toys Seems like all they really were doing Was waiting for love Don't need to be alone No need to be alone It's real love, it's real Yes, it's real love, it's real From this moment on I know Exactly where my life will go Seems that all I really was doing Was waiting for love Don't need to be afraid No need to be afraid It's real love, it's real Yes, it's real love, it's real Thought I'd been in love before But in my heart, I wanted more Seems like all I really was doing Was waiting for you Don't need to be alone Don't need to be alone It's real love, it's real Yes, it's real love, it's real Yes, it's real love, it's real It's real love, it's real Yes, it's real love, it's real It's real love, it's real Yes, it's real love, it's real It's real love, it's real Source: LyricFind

[@mallorymyers7525]

The presenter makes her sound like a diva for stipulating quality equipment. It's not a celebrity/ rock star extravagance.

[@tonetoner8789]

I like to think the presenter and Regina have respect for the song. I saw her live once. She seemed so humble and appreciative. She was sick. It was obvious she wasn’t feeling very well. But she didn’t cancel. She held nothing back. She gave it everything she had. The music was everything.

[@nathyatta]

In this age of auto tune I am always sceptical. I have definitely heard her use it at least once.

[@leinardesteves3987]

@@nathyatta you make it sound like auto tune diminishes an artists talent. She's obviously capable of not having one, it's most likely a creative decision to use it. Stop looking for mistakes on people and enjoy them instead

[@kayb1085]

😍

[@bjantony5114]

how beatiful but it sound like real life

[@AnnaHandle]

"requires high standard of audio engineering" "sings into a sm58" :D:D

[@slashybluesy]

They blew all the money on the German grand piano :D

[@jamiesquires5654]

I love you

[@markschultz8492]

The song is amazing; Regina's amazing, and it pisses me off that anyone would have her use a garbage $99 Shure SM58 for her vocal. This is the fkn Ford Pinto of microphones.

[@chrischen3996]

So great I played it at my Wedding.

[@CraigMaxwell-gz3vw]

Anyone who can cover a John Lennon song and not only nail it but even improve it deserves some respect. Have to say though that the presenter sitting behind her in the middle of the stage was a little weird……

[@jdmoncada8205]

I don't like some of the ways she changed the vocal melody, but I do like her piano playing on this.

[@kmm2442]

Better than original.

[@jameshutchins8252]

What is she singing - "a teal love" ?

[@vickyg690]

Maybe because she's russian her Rs sound a little bit different

[@hollycannabis416]

The word "its" comes before "real" so it kinda meshes into it-sreal-love

[@CG-jq8od]

Such a beautiful cover, if only there was'nt a different angle shot every 5 seconds... pretty over stimulating. Just a couple perhaps. A one wide shot, to let performance be shown would have been cool

[@jordandiggins6326]

I like to pretend I’m important sometimes too

[@user-sb5zw2od2i]

👍👍👍👍🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🥰🥰🥰🥰From Russia!

[@Ertblase]

Regina Spektor = Phil Spektor? the person who made the let it be album?

[@luhenasgar]

Not related.

[@wyattafterglow9160]

Funny how she requested all that and had 4 wrong notes XD and used 19 mics to anoyance on her own albums

[@81colinzeal]

John Lennon? Actually it was The Beatles.

[@plasticmac1439]

John wrote it during his time as a solo artist and an acoustic demo of it was first released on the soundtrack for the documentary Imagine: John Lennon. The remaining Beatles later completed a home recording of it, turning it into Beatles song, but originally it was released under John Lennon so calling it a John Lennon song and Beatles song are both correct.

[@lenglain]

Beautiful cover, but this performance is a bit rushed.

[@viniciusrosa3432]

pretty sure that's Dana Carvey

[@jimmy5634]

Beautiful interpretation but I would have preferred to hear her singing in it alongside a gifted acoustic guitar player.Her vocals are heartfelt but Informal, the piano could have just been used in the chorus and at the end.

[@anna10116]

Her piano playing added what was missing from the song.

[@jimmy5634]

@@anna10116 the original has piano.

[@anna10116]

@@jimmy5634 What I meant was her arrangement, the fills and musicality.

[@jaydenwhitlen1489]

It sounds I little lacking without the bass, slide guitar and, in my opinion, most importantly drums, I say as a bass player

[@BobsArtGallery]

Didn´t like the intro, and didn´t like some of the chords which sound weird...No no the Beatles version is the best.

[@michaelnedabang3861]

this was a COVER and meant to be different from the original

[@BobsArtGallery]

If someone asked you to paint Mona Liza you don´t paint Donald Duck… Lol

[@michaelnedabang3861]

yeah i got your logic, she was doing a cover version of yellow submarine not real love. smh go ask someone to paint mona lisa in eastern style or other style, bet you will find a different mona lisa

[@MrAbah105]

Fuck... this is best cover lol

[@lbgrrl]

No. Just no. Can’t stand that whispery, out of tune type of singing.

[@anna10116]

Out of tune? Whispery? Were we listening to the same thing? Her voice is sweet and resonant and certainly in tune. I suppose you're used to hearing singers artificially perfected with autotune.

[@jcb2148]

Hahahahahaha 😂😂😂

[@lbgrrl]

@@anna10116 it is out of tune. And no I don’t like auto tune. It’s like this odd style of singing that you throw in random notes. She does it on the piano too. John’s version is soooo much better.

[@colkurtz5964]

Meh

[@elvispresleydaily3952]

pathetic compared to john demo version LOL

[@MichaelTurner856]

I like the chord changes she added. I think it's just as gorgeous

[@ragismrotzrochen5776]

She tried too hard to sing in a quirky way, so she fucked up the beautiful melody, unfortunately... 🙁

[@Darrin.Crawford]

Terrible

[@DennisJ9]

sounds too kooky and disjointed for me - very early 70's baby boomer sound. But all i am saying is its not to my personal taste. Prefer Lennon's fragile demo version. Would love to hear a real genuine heartfelt version

[@carloss3534]

Not as good as I expected.

[@geoffholmes8173]

As a 5 decade Beatle nut, sorry youngens, this does not cut it. What is she trying to do with it with the Phillip Glass like piano trying to be all ominous and serious over it? Very New York, but I’m glad Yoko passed the tape to Paul and not her in the first place. Obviously she is not a band. But I find this version lacking the thrill of the very Harrison guitar figures at the end of each line in the chorus, the whoozy thump of Ringo’s drums and the harmonies of the FRICKEN BEATLES in the chorus! As per usual, the Beatles have always known, and therefore always done, their songs best. And those saying these are best lyrics by Lennon? Are you joking????? Seriously! The guy wrote Across the Universe, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Imagine, Give Pearce a Chance, Instant Karma etc etc ETC: No comparison. Great song but not in the pantheon of his others.

[@4s2work]

Left me cold, then wondering how this rendition pays tribute to Lennon. She's a great piano player but her version doesn't stir me like John's crackling tape demo does.

[@jmdjasonday]

While I love the cover, as a taxpayer I'd rather have gone without.

[@carloss3534]

Na, not good

[@PaulPaul-bh8dg]

dreadful....it lacks the simplicity of the beatles version....she demanded an expensive piano and a quality sound engineer but forgot to ask for a vocal coach....

[@nofreebeer]

Says the vocal expert with the tremendous view count. Also she demanded none of this. This was Triple J being them typical selves parading that they have state of the art music equipment.

[@lew1776]

idiotic sentence. It has the simplicity of a fantastic vocalist with the equipment requested: a good piano

[@jfrd-pw4hk]

Nice try, troll.

[@murray6512]

Paul Paul everyone knows John Lennon bought his piano for half a marmite sandwich in a pop up shop set up in the aftermath of the blitz

[@DanCutterGMail]

@@nofreebeer She’s simply not a good vocalist.

[@paulknight9998]

Yes, Regina made some dubious chord changes for sure. For example at 1:58 Why is she trying to build tension in the middle of the verse? In the original version the tension is in the pre chorus and the release is in the chorus. Because those parts are already laid out in the song's structure. She goes from big tension to little tension to release. It's illogical and anticlimactic. She doesn't seem to know what she is doing. Is she really a songwriter?

[@anna10116]

I think her chord changes improved the structure of the song, really polished it. Makes Lennon's version sound like a first draft.

[@4s2work]

@@anna10116 Which it was until Lynne worked his magic.

[@tomrichards4956]

Terrible. Sorry. Very disappointing.

[@JM-co6rf]

what's with the baby-girl voice thing that all the chicks are doing? yuk

[@maxwilliamson6128]

This cover is over 10yrs old 🤣

[@maxwilliamson5693]

@@alwaysrock2412 then don't listen I guess, I'm sure you did a better job on your tour

[@daveteves]

Lol the baby-girl voice thing has been around since the 1920s 😂

[@richbailey8174]

Sorry...I don't like it

[@domeperruzza]

Bad cover...

[@daniloventura112]

I'm not particularly impressed by her voice, although she does play the piano beautifully... There have been far better performances on this channel. I don't see why the host played it up so much.

[@THectOrtiz]

Nope.

[@robbm_chemist7441]

HahahahahahaHahahahahahaHahahahahaha, that intro made it seem like that the sound engineering on this was going to be crisp. Ive been on a Triple J rabbit hole and while great somg & cover, this is the WORST sound engineering. Personally she shouldn't have been such a diva & just let Triple J do their thing.