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Old 03-25-2023, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Captain_jovi View Post
I haven't seen too much love for the song here but man oh man, REAL LIFE is such a good pop song. I've been running old songs through a digital app that removes the drums, bass and strings etc and I'm picking up on a lot of subtle production stuff I missed. The strings in the verse that pan left and right back to back mirror the "Yeah" "Yeah" "Yeah" "Yeah" Beatles-y backing vocals in the bridge, blew me away.

And that bridge, so damn good. The box set version stripped it of all it's pop shmaltz and made it so ordinary sounding.
One of the main songs that got me into the band. I watched EdTV and was blown away by the song playing over the credits.
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These days are fast, love don't last in this graceless age
Even innocence has caught the midnight train
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