Real Love

John Lennon                            Regina Spektor

I am a huge fan of both John Lennon and Regina Spektor, so i was incredibly pleased to find out that Regina had recorded a cover of John Lennon's "Real Love", the song that he originally recorded in his own home in 1977, but never released. The song was subsequently released by three remaining Beatles in 1996, where it reached #4 in the UK singles chart.



Regina recorded the song was for a new Amnesty International album called "Instant Karma", released 11th June 2007, to raise awareness of the crisis in Darfur. It must be very difficult to try and cover a song by such an iconic artist, but Regina has made the song her own, with her sweet voice that has a hint of an accent and the beautiful way she plays the piano. In my opinion it is even more moving than the original.