The Beatles - Real Love (New Clean Vocals Mix 2023)

This proved to be more problematic than I thought it would be.
The original demo is a lot slower than the 1995 version so you either have to slow down the instrumental or speed up the vocals to match. I decided to do what Jeff Lynne did and thats to speed up the vocals to match the instrumental.
The problem then is you have higher pitched vocals which to me, always sounded weird. But if you keep the pitch as the demo, it doesnt match the new instrumental... so I guess it is what it is.
Im not really happy with this edit and wasnt going to upload it, but I saw quite a few ppl in the Free As A Bird video comments requested Real Love... so here it is.
I took the vocals from the original demo and did my best to clean them up and remove as much of the noise as possible.
This video was made for Fair Use. No Copyright Infringement intended.

[@P.Galore]

The Beatles should apply Peter Jackson's MAL software to FAAB and RL then release all three final records in an EP and 12". EXCELLENT JOB on this one!

[@paulwoodward6555]

I was thinking that too.

[@slappyabromowitz]

Agrred

[@DanSolo871]

It would go number one for sure

[@thehighllama8101]

I think the Beatles more than likely have plans to revamp the Anthology series, using the MAL software not only on FAAB and RL, but on the other (particularly older) material, like the Quarrymen material, Decca Sessions, BBC material, concert material, etc. The remixed FAAB and RL will be big selling points for people to buy the new Anthology series, so I don't think they would use those songs on a standalone EP. I mean, we might get an EP, but it will coincide with Anthology album/CD releases. Just my opinion.

[@martotorrez6655]

And Grow Old With Me!! And clearly that EP should be called "For Paul" like the original cassete.

[@jtym6349]

John's voice actually sounds ok here although we all know that it was speeded up in the version by the Beatles. Back in the day, it was not unusual for them to speed up or slow down the vocals (Strawberry Fields Forever comes to mind). The fact that we can hear John's vocals clearly in your version certainly improves the song, imho. Thank you for taking the time to do this.

[@heelpayne420]

I reiterate what @jtym6349 said

[@thomasfonager6986]

"Was sped up"

[@marcegambler]

The chorus is.beatiful...it adds an angelical environment

[@marcegambler]

The chorus is.beatiful...it adds an angelical environment

[@marcegambler]

The chorus is.beatiful...it adds an angelical environment

[@jaktek4242]

This is truly the best post-breakup Beatles song.

[@danielcantu859]

I’m biased with free as a bird but I love the slide guitar on real love

[@Y-two-K]

I've actually grown to prefer Now and Then. It works best as a Beatles song imo, whereas others definitely feel more like John solo songs (especially Free As a Bird).

[@kaiserreichempireofohio834]

100%. George's contribution took it from a great song into probably one of the Beatle's best, definitely felt the lack of George (and his creative input) on Now and Then, almost makes me with they just released it as a "Lennon-McCartney" instead of replacing Real Love as "the last Beatles song.

[@Blueskies2513]

Now and then was the best ending the beatles could have had in my opinion, but i wish they kept the original prechorus, it was the best part! ​@@Y-two-K

[@Haciendamann]

Absolutely!

[@bl2578]

This song wont ever not make me cry. 39 years of age on my lunch break in 2023 and you still make me feel real emotion and real love Mr Lennon. Thanks for this clean version.

[@user-no9lv3xk2w]

L like so much. Yeah. !!! 3:49

[@MysteryStew5977]

Funny story. I had this song stuck in my head since I was a toddler, never knowing it was Lennon/The Beatles. Then way later in my late teens, gettin' into Beatles as teens do, I came across it on Anthology 2. And it was like... "it was YOU GUYS the whole time. One of my earliest musical memories. It was YOU!"

[@niallpike1456]

🥲 One of my favorite songs This song always brings tears to my eyes, as well as 'Free As A Bird' and 'Now and Then'

[@greatscott1984]

Well done! John's voice sounds great! George's guitar work was outstanding in this song. We lost both John and George way too soon...

[@saml302]

I've always thought this was easily the stronger track over Free As A Bird

[@7Burns]

​@@saml302 yeah, that's what I think, too

[@thesaintkimo]

Absolutely agree @@saml302

[@thedaveaftertomorrow]

The lack of “true” George slide on Now & Then leaves a massive hole in my opinion

[@nakumininja]

@@saml302 both increadable..cant pick..not easy..

[@PlaybyPlay225_2.0]

43 years ago tonight, we lost a legend. I never thought I'd hear his voice this clear singing this song. My heart is breaking, imagining what if he was here today, how the world would have changed with his message of peace and love ringing loud for all to hear, for years to come. Rest in peace, John Winston Lennon 1940-1980

[@raulmacias6146]

John Winston Ono Lennon

[@joseluistrigosrodriguez9598]

@@raulmacias6146 ¿Ono?...¡ oh, no....!

[@raulmacias6146]

@@joseluistrigosrodriguez9598 Oh yes! John did something all other men around would never do and added his wife's name and made it his! This is proof what a "Fool" John was. He had no spine to stand up like a man and reject this untalented pariah's last name. Can you "imagine" had John not been murdered we would have had to endure 43 more years of John praising Yoko in interviews and including her on his albums!

[@clarejovana1649]

John's lead is a little buried in the verses, but this is a dream come true and a prayer answered! This is still the last great Beatles' record. Wish this had all the hype that went along with "Now & Then".

[@AbigailJrney-1]

Sounds great. Great job!!👏👏. I have always liked this song more than "Free As A Bird".

[@3sportdad]

Oh I am SOOOOO happy you decided to upload this. I LOVE it! "Real Love" is one of my favorite Lennon/Beatles songs (although with Harrison's slide work, it sounds more like a Harrison-produced Lennon song), and in this edit I heard John's voice in a whole new way. Fantastic!!! I've been a Beatles fan since around 1968, and the web has been a real boon to folks like me who've gotten to hear so many songs in so many new and exciting ways-hearing parts you couldn't hear before, and so on. This is a real treat. THANK YOU so much for doing this!

[@petevaldezbc1]

Maybe double track John’s vocals and it’ll be perfect

[@beatlegeorge9450]

I was thinking the same.

[@alexlomas1424]

I like how on the second verse johns vocal flows in and out of the timing slightly giving that organise feel

[@glidermixes]

Good morning! I noticed you used the vocal take Lynne used and also you're using the '95 mix as a base. I'd recommend trying to use the Lennon Anthology take - it's much better. I used the 5.1 mix of the 2015 version on the 1+ DVD for the instrumentals.

[@Chloe-dp8ld]

My partner and I have been looking for a less grainy version of this song to have as our first dance at our wedding next year - this is perfect! :)

[@limagris]

It is amazing as a proof of work. I agree with you that the voice sounds unnatural at times but your effort is apreciated man. Love from Peru! Loved that song since its release and it only gets better with time.

[@thomastimlin1724]

This is way better than the originals 1995 era release. Thanks.

[@enthusiastsofbritishmotors]

Thanks for doing this - I really enjoyed it, perfect or not. It's not about perfection anyhow, it's about how it makes the listener feel 👍

[@PPPerdona]

sounds very soft. Never thought I would find this version better than the original. Thanks for that!

[@rockhenry-yy3vr]

Great job! Sounds terrific!

[@anakina1]

Thank you, sounds like the Beatles.

[@manuelfedericocachazasanju5294]

HOLY SUGAR ....ANOTHER CLASSIC THAT GETS A NEW REMIX THROUGH THE A.I. TREATMENT 😭😭😭😭✌️💥🔥💖🙏SO CRYSTAL CLEAR ,PLEASE,PLEASE KEEP THEM COMING ...OMG 😱😱😱😱😱

[@R3D.R4V3N]

"I'm not really happy with this edit and wasn't going to upload it" My dude, this is a great mix. Don't sell yourself short.

[@danieleleazarlozadasanchez986]

Simplemente genial!!! Es un gran trabajo. Mis felicitaciones.

[@CRESCOCHANNEL]

Che meraviglia!

[@user-ej5gx7ph7q]

Now, this sounds like the Beatles... Nice vocal pull

[@NYVoice]

John recorded the demo in the key of D. The finished product is sped up to the key of E. Hence the slight difference. But it's John.

[@arturfigliolino6912]

This song is beyond gorgeous! Thank you very much for taking the time to work on this, it really changed my day! If you allow me to give you some advice, i would add some compression to John's vocal, so it doesn't sound so loud at times. And maybe a little bit of reverb/delay in the chorus, but that's up to taste. Again thank you and congrats for the great work!

[@Robd07]

It does need something

[@knockedoutloaded279]

Yes with All for love..

[@user-vp7xm3pt1m]

魂の鼓動が聴こえる　ジョンは生きてた!

[@Amphy002]

This sounds great, thanks for the work. Perhaps don't be so afraid to 'treat' the original vocal performance because the imperfections become so clear in this version, for example around 0.52. A bit of reverb wouldn't hurt. Still, a great mix!

[@arqpabloprieto]

Yeeeesssss!!! Finally!!!!! That's awesome!!! A BIG THANK YOU!!! Dutchbrit84 your job was GREAT!!

[@marcoquinonez352]

Sounds AMAZING!!!

[@delvaassante5699]

Just beautiful and exciting to listen to!

[@XanderWarr]

thank you so much! i always got annoyed at the production they did on johns vocals in the original and this fixes it!

[@sebastianmaharg]

This is a fabulous effort. Thanks for doing this.

[@drevan1138]

Very nice. Thanks for this re-imagination of the song.

[@1971SuperBrett]

Beautiful! Excellent work!

[@KinkyBing]

Good that you uploaded it. It's fine as it is!

[@terrence777]

Wonderful

[@charlestessier7843]

Loved to hear John's voice coming through much more crystal clear.

[@jordancaribe7282]

Beautiful

[@7Burns]

You did a real great job! I may be wrong, but wasn't the Anthology version even more sped-up? I didn't like what the pitching did to Lennon's voice there at all, but in your version it sounds just right. You dubbed it absolutely precisely as well, that's often an underestimated point, also. I don't know if it would have been been possible for you to mix Lennons voice a bit louder but maybe you had to find a compromise between background noise and voice level. In the end this is an excellent work and it definitely sounds way better than the 1995 version. Thank you for that!

[@pedrology2010]

Good job. 👍👍👍 Hats off.

[@TwonkeyTV]

Well done that's really good, lovely in fact.

[@ciruelaalobonzo87]

maravilloso, escucho a John a mi lado. gracias, excelente trabajo.

[@myguitardetective5961]

Wow. You really brought out more clarity in John's lead vocal; and, it's just beautiful. I would suggest following Lynne's mix a bit more closely. Specifically, make the guitars louder in the mix and make the harmonies just slightly louder in the mix too. I suspect you wanted to highlight your stellar efforts to clean up John's voice...MAJOR kudos for that too: I can't believe what a HUGE improvement this is. But, that huge & dynamic "Beatle Sound," that Lynne created, is muted in this...This, out of the three "Threetles" records, is the best one (though "Free Is A Bird" is really good too)...This would have been a number one hit in their day....I love the way you mixed the voice at the end too: better than Lynne's fade-out! Congratulations!~

[@jacquismith3277]

Great job!

[@1963daveo]

Awesome!!!

[@donaldmoore4412]

Fantastic

[@MusicBeatles]

I also have my own version of this song on my channel, but I need to reupload it because I did some extra cleaning with the instrumentals, and even with my second version, I think I can improve it.

[@retrononsense]

Massive improvement. Well done!

[@joegarrity6284]

Excellent work, dutchbrit84. Sounds really good, and I know was no small effort. However, the vocal sounds a bit dry....perhaps it could use a bit of 'sweetening', with just a bit of reverb. Not a lot, but just a touch would make it really soar.

[@MoviesTubeYou0675]

Right on! I love it! Please don’t have this taken down!

[@JonasTisell]

I am Univershall Records, I’m taking this down!

[@MoviesTubeYou0675]

@@JonasTisell sod off

[@thomquickmusic]

John's voice shines thru = Great job!

[@user-ln7nb1sm2f]

That's astonishingly good work.

[@duncangaryd]

Well done! Sublime

[@rogercole4061]

Sounds great!

[@uelssom]

this sounds great. extremely good job

[@apikecalledmike]

He'd never have let it out without some echo, double tracking and delay on it. He sounds great but that would be a more realistic version.

[@michaelfleming40]

Thank God we still have Sirs Paul and Ringo with us and that the Lennon Brothers are considering recording something. 😊❤

[@michaeldavid4572]

Great

[@kcuhc84]

The piano coming in and out with vocal. It's still there.

[@chrislaplante]

excellent !

[@bb1111116]

The best sound for John’s voice on this song yet.

[@aaroncampbell8303]

This is how it should have been!

[@timfurnier7061]

This sounds so much better. Unlike "Free As a Bird", this song doesn't lend itself well to John's voice being distorted. Without it, it really feels and sounds like they actually did this together. I have NO DOUBT that John would be fine with them doing what they did with his posthumous songs. I'm sure the ego part of his personality would love it that they're keeping his legacy alive by keeping him in the public spotlight. However, I think John would've added a little more to the arrangements somehow. In places, it sounds more like something off of "Walls and Bridges".

[@saulyoh]

Sounds Fabulous!!!

[@miguelangelponce4745]

Excelente trabajo, se nota la diferencia de la versión de 1996.

[@01real1]

Good clean-up. -)

[@ffcorona]

Wow!!! 100% better.

[@ronerbo8854]

Increible, gran trabajo mi bro👏

[@daydoe40s]

Well done.

[@jomarbirhen8416]

nice job!

[@LHChristopher]

Bravo!! Thank you for version... Stay Gold!!

[@semmcstevenson]

Wow!

[@joeruffini1177]

With the new technology, you can speed up with out pitch change.

[@ridethelapras]

I though Audacity could already do that, ahah

[@heyhey3185]

This sounds like someone singing pretending it’s John.

[@LB-bm4sn]

Masterpiece of the Fab4

[@arqpabloprieto]

I could never dare to ask anything extra or different to the Greatest Band of All Times. In my opinion, everything made by them was perfect in its own time and beauty. But if I had only one wish, I would ask the lamp genie to grant me only this: Real Love and Free as a Bird remastered with John's improved voice, released officially by The Beatles themselves.

[@murilohumbertocmcb]

far better than the atrocious mixes released recently

[@pablosantarcieri1637]

Después de escuchar infinidad de veces sus últimas canciones,,llegué a la conclusión de que esta es la única y finalmente definitiva despedida de The Beatles ,,esta todo allí pasando por toda su historia artística es el legado perfecto y final ,!

[@JeffreyStock]

good job

[@soundshaper]

This version is great from a vocal perspective, it makes me like the song more despite my disappointment with Paul's bass line. He took the easy way out just following along with the root notes instead of adding his usually brilliant flourishes or bold counterpoints to a Beatles song. Paul did a lot better bass on Now and Then, much more like his old Beatle bass lines.

[@Walletperson]

legendary

[@goseimanga]

wow

[@familypass1965]

Great job. It’s hard to tell if that is really John though. Sure sounds like him. Impressive work

[@mpl1700]

well done

[@SeltaebEht]

Somehow this "clean vocal version" works better than for "Free as a bird" .... maybe it's me, but I really like the "flangery" effect in Free as a bird.

[@lpc1231000]

I always liked this song, but it sounds more like The Traveling Wilburys featuring John Lennon, not the Beatles.

[@user-qm2uq2ly7t]

BRAVO!!! 👏🧒 ...☝️😏 this, this is REALLY good - professional; I Hope you do this for a living! 🔈🎶 💭 [] ...🤔 🗨️ ♪💬 🫵😉🤏 I do thinK that the suggestion by someone else to not be afraid to “treat” the Lennon vocal track is a good one, as well as maybe some speed adjustments, but man... it sounds like the bloody Beatles!! ✊😔 I thinK I heard your “Free As A Bird” remix, THAT sounded cooL; part of me wonders if, on that song in particular, Lennon’s voice should - sometimes - still retain some slight “tape feel” Here and there as an acknowledgement of the circumstances... but I Iove how gorgeous you got the Beatles’ vocal blend so much that maybe just “let it be” 🤭🤚

[@girlswanted7]

Nah, I like the vocal effects of Real Love and Free As A Bird. The new 2023 D Mix lost the vocal effects in Walrus too. That being I prefer most of the remixes of Beatle songs especially because most of em are really meant to be heard in mono.

[@7Burns]

Does anybody realize, that he sings "gone like some forgotten dreams" instead of "lost like some forgotten dreams!", like in the Anthology Version? So, in this video Lennon's voice was taken from the original Demo? Where did the Beatles find the "lost like..." lyrics, then?

[@NotMythicWaffle]

Lennon made multiple demos of Real Love, he must have changed the lyrics between both recordings.

[@donwhite5129]

Nice!

[@TSO101]

🔥

[@D8TNCracka]

This sounds great!

[@huwphotographer9389]

nice !

[@bennyhill3505]

Brilliant effort. Personally I'd just like some more reverb on the main vox just to make it more ethereal, and some tighter compression to sit it down. Nonetheless, thanks for taking the time to do it.

[@Harukarc]

Wow - this sounds better than the original version!

[@raulluispradomendoza5072]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@awesomeartdigital6077]

Now with new ai technology you can get an even cleaner version.

[@robertmounsey4682]

To me, "John's" voice doesn't sound right, and I'm not talking about the key alteration from speeding up a tape. The voice sounds a bit precious. Sounds like a substituted vocalist. Reasonable facsimile, but just off a wee bit