"Real Love" better than "Free As a Bird"?

I felt so immediately on hearing "Real Love," a week after the initial
broadcast of "Free As a Bird," which disappointed me. "Real Love" is
delightful. The voices and playing mesh in that indefinable Beatles
way, the song is catchy, and the whole thing seems a "real" Beatles
recording. On the other hand FAAB seemed more obviously the present
Beatles layered on top of John's recording, and the ponderous rhythm
didn't quite seem to jell. I always felt that RL should have been the

Blackbird...

I disagree, but to address your question, if Real Love is superior to
the already superior Free As A Bird, it is only by a smidgen of a hair.
Maybe because it contains the word "Love," which lifts the vibration
of anything (it's all you need, ya know!).

initial release instead. Your thoughts?

Blackbird...

There's nothing you can do that can't be done.

blackburst...

Here I go again, disagreeing with everybody...

I like both songs, and I appreciate that we have two new Beatles songs
to add to the canon.

jtees4...

I have always felt that way also. Free as a Bird is horrible, and it
is recorded horribly. I thought this from the first day I heard both.