[Bounce7800]

I love Real Life, absolutely blared it everywhere when it came out, after 3 long years for a new band track. I think it still holds up ok today, and is a very underrated track, and a shame its not played live at any point even as promo (or was it?). Maybe because it was released on a different label we didnt see much of it.

[JerseyboyUK]

I like Real Life, always have done.
Would have made a fantastic replacement for 'Save The World' on Crush IMO.

[JKKDARK]

Originally Posted by Suojelusperkele

I LOVED it. Absolutely loved it. I played the single all the time in 1999 and it gave me great expectations for the upcoming album... I thought that the album would be great too. But then Crush was released, that ****ing piece of shit.




As the lyrics of Real Life are strictly related to movies and the song was released a whole year before Crush, I don't think there would have been any sense at all to include it on the album.

What are you saying? Real Life is completely shit compared to any Crush song.

[Ferret]

Originally Posted by JKKDARK

What are you saying? Real Life is completely shit compared to any Crush song.

Yeah, cause She's a Mystery and I Got the Girl are masterpieces of the 21st century
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[Neurotica33]

Originally Posted by hackster73

What did everyone think of this when it was first released as Bon Jovi's 1st new single/music since 'These Days' ?

Is it what you expected?

Does this song still hold up now?

Would it ever have worked live?

Never liked the song. It's one of those annoying songs that get stuck in your head. I don't think it would have ever made a Bon Jovi album.

[Irishshin]

I love the song.
Also think it coulda replaced one of the boring tracks on Crush like She's A Mystery

[Kathleen]

I like it - I don't love it. I do love the artwork that advertised it though

[JKKDARK]

Originally Posted by Ferret

Yeah, cause She's a Mystery and I Got the Girl are masterpieces of the 21st century

I never said they were masterpieces. You fail.

The 3 singles from Crush did better than the crappy Real Life.

haha

[† ÀžžÀ †]

It's an OK song but it went unnoticed on my part. It's My Life WAS the comeback song as far as I and lots of others were concerned.

[Dave 1986]

Originally Posted by Suojelusperkele

As the lyrics of Real Life are strictly related to movies and the song was released a whole year before Crush, I don't think there would have been any sense at all to include it on the album.

I realise that ofcourse, but what I meant really was from a collectors point of view it would have made sense. Particularly for those like me who missed out on the song the previous year, and especially with the comeback they had in 2000, it would save people years later turning to second hand record stores or ebay for the singles.