Real Life

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There is more than one artist with the name Real Life. 1. Real Life was a Melbourne-based Australian New Wave band that had hits with its debut single, "Send Me an Angel" (1983) and with "Catch Me, I'm Falling" (1984), both of which were featured on the band's debut album Heartland (1983). The band originally consisted of David Sterry (lead vocals/guitar), Richard Zatorski (violin/keyboard), Alan Johnson (bass) and Danny Simcic (drums). Steve Williams (keyboard) replaced Zatorski in 1986, who was then replaced by George Pappas in 1996 after a long hiatus of band activity. Real Life released their second and final album with the original lineup in 1985 titled Flame, which spawned minor hits "One Blind Love" and "Face To Face" although neither the album nor the singles repeated their previous success. The first single "No Shame" failed to chart, a video was shot for the second single "Face to Face" and it got airplay in Australia but nothing in the way of success. In 1986, they recorded the controversial song "Babies", which was even less successful, for a new North American release Down Comes the Hammer. "Babies", was the first new recording by the band that was not written by David Sterry and Zatorski. There were two other new songs and a re-mix of "Send Me an Angel". Incredibly this was to be the first of three best of albums after the band had only recorded two studio LPs. Zatorski left the band due to management pressure and attended law school and is now a practising lawyer in Melbourne. At some stage Zatorski formed a new band called Zatorski, and recorded an updated version of "Send Me an Angel". In 1989 Real Life released a new version of "Send me an Angel", titled "Send Me an Angel '89", which fared slightly better than the original in the United States. The video for the 1989 version was identical to the original except Zatorski was edited out of all shots. The Australian video of "Send Me An Angel '89" was shot in Ormond College, The University of Melbourne, with Steve Williams on keyboard. In 1990, they released Lifetime, their first album of all-new material in five years, which spawned minor hits with "God Tonight" and "Kiss The Ground". Steve Williams (keyboard) was the post Zatorski musician and was followed by George Pappas. A falling out occurred between Sterry and the remaining two original members Simcic and Johnson. In 1998, they released Happy, which was followed in 2004 by Imperfection, this time featuring only David Sterry and George Pappas. In November of 2005, George announced his departure from the band. David has continued to carry the band name on his own. In 2004 toured the West coast of the U.S. to promote the album Imperfection with additional member Scott Ingram on drums. For this tour the band consisted of David Sterry, George Pappas and Scott Ingram. In 2006, a new album of new mixes Send Me an Angel was released, bring the total number of versions of the song to approximately seventeen, including: * 1983: the original recording * 1983: the extended version * 1986: "Down Comes the Hammer" version * 1989: 4 versions in remix form on the "Send Me an Angel 89" single * 2006: 10 versions in remix form on the Send Me an Angel album which has the same cover as the 2004 release Send Me an Angel - Real Life's Greatest Hits, which has two 1989 versions of the song. In spring 2008 Real Life (David Sterry) performed live for the first time in the Philippines along with When in Rome and A Flock of Seagulls as part of the Lost 80's Tour in Manila. 2. A performer by the name of Castle uses the moniker "Real Life" on the NinjaTune label (and its sublabel NTone) where they have released several 'space-bass' electronic works, including "Leysh" which featured vocals by Natasha Atlas. These songs are generally in a mid-tempo ambient-dub style. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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new wave,new romantic,synthpop,

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city: 1980

Begin Date: 1980

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Sent To Earth To Save Us

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Mar/2017

Summer of Sunshine

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Way To Nowhere

Sep/2015

Bring It On - Single

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The Real Real LIFE

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Jul/2012

"Angels On My Shoulders"

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Jul/2012

Geechi Boi

Feb/2012

Geechi Boi [Explicit]

Geechi Boi [Explicit]

Feb/2012

Real Life

Aug/2010

Real Life [Explicit]

Real Life [Explicit]

Aug/2010

Round & Round - Single

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Feb/2024

Round & Round

Feb/2024

Be There - Single

Be There - Single

Feb/2024

Be There

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Your Love (Kahuun Remixes)

Your Love (Kahuun Remixes)

Jan/2024

Your Love (Kahuun Remixes) - Single

Your Love (Kahuun Remixes) - Single

Jan/2024

Your Love

Dec/2023

Your Love - Single

Your Love - Single

Dec/2023

Who I Matter To - Single

Who I Matter To - Single

Nov/2023

Who I Matter To [Explicit]

Who I Matter To [Explicit]

Nov/2023

Everything Explodes

Everything Explodes

Oct/2023

Everything Explodes - Single

Everything Explodes - Single

Oct/2023

New Chain - Single (feat. Qstilo) - Single

New Chain - Single (feat. Qstilo) - Single

Oct/2023

Gobble Gobble [Explicit]

Gobble Gobble [Explicit]

Aug/2023

Gobble Gobble - Single

Gobble Gobble - Single

Aug/2023

Suppose 2 Be Us

Suppose 2 Be Us

Jul/2023

Suppose 2 Be Us [Explicit]

Suppose 2 Be Us [Explicit]

Jul/2023

Suppose 2 Be Us - Single

Suppose 2 Be Us - Single

Jul/2023

Mr Money With The Vibe

Mr Money With The Vibe

Apr/2023

Send Me an Angel (re-recorded - sped up)

Send Me an Angel (re-recorded - sped up)

Apr/2023

Redrum [Explicit]

Redrum [Explicit]

Feb/2024

Look At You - Single

Look At You - Single

Apr/2024

Free - EP

Apr/2024

Look At You [Explicit]

Look At You [Explicit]

Apr/2024

No Sucka - Single

No Sucka - Single

Apr/2024

Redrum - Single

Redrum - Single

Feb/2024

Bit Your Tongue - Single

Bit Your Tongue - Single

Jun/2024

Your Blessing (feat. Nai Vie) - Single

Your Blessing (feat. Nai Vie) - Single

Jun/2024

Where Yo Mind At - Single

Where Yo Mind At - Single

Jun/2024

Where Yo Mind At [Explicit]

Where Yo Mind At [Explicit]

Jun/2024

On My Level - Single

On My Level - Single

Jul/2024

If You Opp (feat. lil rxde, Baby Thrill & Lil Crash) - Single

If You Opp (feat. lil rxde, Baby Thrill & Lil Crash) - Single

Sep/2024

The Singles

Sep/2024

No Hugs - Single

No Hugs - Single

Nov/2024

Respectfully - Single

Respectfully - Single

Oct/2024

Take Me Away - Single

Take Me Away - Single

Dec/2024

What You Sow - Single

What You Sow - Single

Jan/2025

Ghost of You

Jan/2025

Bar4Bar - Single

Bar4Bar - Single

Feb/2025

Reality Check - EP

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Feb/2025

The 5th of April - Single

The 5th of April - Single

Apr/2025

The 5th of April [Explicit]

The 5th of April [Explicit]

Apr/2025

5 [Explicit]

Apr/2025

Dinner In Mexico [Explicit]

Dinner In Mexico [Explicit]

May/2025

Catch Me I'm Falling (Dave Audé Remix)

Catch Me I'm Falling (Dave Audé Remix)

May/2025

Bronco Freestyle

Bronco Freestyle

May/2025

thalassa

Jun/2025

1744 Freestyle [Explicit]

1744 Freestyle [Explicit]

Jun/2025

KENTRO [Explicit]

KENTRO [Explicit]

Jun/2025

Aint Make It Home [Explicit]

Aint Make It Home [Explicit]

Jul/2025

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