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Real Life

Song written by Alex Geringas, Erik Nyholm and Dimitri Ehrlich. Third track on the album Come Out and Play.

The song was originally recorded by Some & Any as ‘Story to Tell’ on their debut album ‘First Shot’.

In September 2010, a single release was announced with a projected release date of 29 October 2010, but this release never happened.

Live performances

‘Real Life’ was performed live during the Come Out and Play Tour in 2011 only.

Kim about ‘Real Life’

Life should be like a wonderful book, full of unusual chapters, characters, challenges, and of course love. Honesty, romance and poetry – these are three of my favorite words. (1)

When I was working with Freddy and Anders, up in Stockholm, they played me this song and I fell in love with it. What a beautiful song. A joy to sing. It had been recorded before and I just said ‘we’ve got to record this, this is a beautiful song’. (2)

Credits

Keys: Andrew Murray & Ricky Wilde
Guitars: Ricky Wilde, Drums: Andrew Murray
Backing Vocals: Kim Wilde & Ricky Wilde
Mixed by Jeremy Wheatley
Produced by Ricky Wilde & Andrew Murray

Interview sources

(1) Kim Wilde: Comeback of a power woman – Come out and play interview. In: Vip-Chicks website (Germany), 17 August 2010
(2) Unsung Heroes podcast, 23 July 2021


Lyrics

I wanna know if it’s real love
Do you feel the same?
I wanna know if you’re calling
Out of hope or pain?
I wanna know if real love
Never fades away
I wanna know how it ends

‘Cos you’ve got a story to tell
With tears on every page
There’s so much left to say and do
But I know
That the story’s gonna change
If I could write it all again
I’d save the final page for you

I wanna start a new chapter
I wanna write some more
I wanna know if your character
Feels anger or remorse
I wanna change the ending
From tragic to romance
I wanna learn how to read you

‘Cos you’ve got a story to tell…

Do you know this isn’t fiction
Do you know this story’s true
Do you realise this is real life
Do you know that I still love you
Do you know that I still do
Do you realise this is real life

I wanna know if real love
Never fades away
I wanna know how it ends

‘Cos you’ve got a story to tell…

Do you know this isn’t fiction…

‘Cos you know I got a story to tell
It’s not for anybody else
I read it all tonight
Each word to you

Readymade

The German band Readymade was founded in 1992 by Zachary Johnson (vocals, guitar), Steffen Hardt (guitar), Udo Masshoff (drums) and Chris Adelhütte (bass, keyboards). They got their first record deal in 1996 with Tamtam records, a label from BMG/Ariola. After playing various gigs in 1997, their debut album “It doesn’t make sense” is released in February 1998. They tour with the UK band Travis, then tour in support of their own album. Their second album, “Snapshot poetry” is released in September 1999.

They switched to the Motor Music record company in 2001 and started recording the third album in Germany and London. It is in early 2002 in London where they establish contact with Kim Wilde to have her sing some backing vocals for You and Me, a track on the album ‘The Feeling Modified’, which is released later that year.

In 2004, the band members announced that they went their separate ways. After the split, the band members were active in the bands Tobacco (Johnson) and The Dalles (Chris Adelhütte and Udo Masshoff). Johnson was also a tour bass player for the band Monta.


Ready to Go

Song written and originally recorded by the band Republica. The song was released in 1996 as a single and on the band’s debut album. Released as a single on 15 April 1996, it reached number 43 in the UK singles chart. When it was re-released in February 1997, it peaked at number 13. The song also became a hit in various European countries. The song continues to be successful in the UK, where it is still frequently featured in advertisements and on TV.

Kim Wilde version

Kim Wilde started performing ‘Ready to Go’ during her live shows in 2017. The first live performance happened during her first live gig of 2017, on 26 May 2017 at Portalen in Greve (Denmark). Since then, she’s performed the song a few more times.


Lyrics

You’re weird, in tears, too near and too far away,
He said, “Saw red, ” went home stayed in bed all day,
Your t-shirt’s dish dirt,
Always love the one you hurt

It’s a crack, I’m back yeah standing
on the rooftops shouting out,
Baby I’m ready to go
I’m back and ready to go
From the rooftops shout it out

It’s a crack, I’m back yeah standing
On the rooftops having it
Baby I’m ready to go
I’m back and ready to go
From the rooftops shout it out, shout it out

You sleep, too deep, one week is another world
(Big mouth) big mouth, (drop out) drop out
You get what you deserve
You’re strange, insane, one thing you can never change

It’s a crack, I’m back yeah standing
On the rooftops shouting out,
Baby I’m ready to go
I’m back and ready to go
From the rooftops shout it out

It’s a crack, I’m back yeah standing
On the rooftops having it
Baby I’m ready to go
I’m back and ready to go
From the rooftops shout it out, shout it out
Ready to go

Abused, confused, always love the one
Ya hurt ya hurt ya hurt ya hurt ya

It’s a crack, I’m back yeah standing
On the rooftops shouting out
Baby I’m ready to go
I’m back and ready to go
From the rooftops shout it out

It’s a crack, I’m back yeah standing
On the rooftops having it
Baby I’m ready to go
I’m back and ready to go
From the rooftops shout it out

It’s a crack
Baby I’m ready to go

Ready Steady Cook

BBC daytime TV cooking programme, which was first aired in 1994. The programme was hosted by Fern Britton from 1994 until 2000. From 2001, celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott became the new host.
The basic format of the show is that two people provide two celebrity chefs with a bag of ingredients they have bought, usually to a set budget of £5. Occasionally the permitted budget is increased: a so-called Bistro Bag allows for ingredients of up to £7.50, while the Gourmet Bag may have a value of up to £10. The contestants are either members of the general public or celebrities.
The two teams are designated “red tomato” and “green pepper” (referred to as “red kitchen” and “green kitchen” after the August 2007 revamp, though the tomato and pepper motifs still feature on the guests’ aprons, and in the show’s logo).
The chefs then make several dishes out of the ingredients (and a generously stocked kitchen containing basic ingredients and spices) in 20 minutes, with the help of the contestants and the programme host. As the contestants taste the prepared dishes, the host asks the chef some questions about the food.
The creations are voted on by the studio audience, who hold up a card showing either a red tomato or green pepper to represent each of the teams. The winner receives a cash prize of £100, which celebrity guests donate to charity.

Kim Wilde appeared in the programme twice. On both occasions, the host was Ainsley Harriott.

Ready Steady Cook with Kim as one of the contestants


Razzmatazz

Razzmatazz was a children’s programme on UK television, broadcast between 1981 and 1987. The programmes consisted of various ingredients, including musical guests.

During its run, Kim was featured in the progamme six times.


Razormaid

DJ subscription service which releases 12″ records and CD’s containing special remixes of songs by various artists. The company was started in 1984 by Art Maharg and Joseph Watt, financed by a $1000 bank loan. Existing next to the other two services Disconet and Hot Tracks, Razormaid was soon praised for their innovative sleeve designs and interesting choice of songs. It was unusual for an American company to keep in touch with the European dance scene, as well as actually asking permission from record companies to remix the tracks of their signed artists.

Razormaid has released five Kim Wilde remixes over the years. In 1988 they started with remixes of Hey Mister Heartache, Never Trust a Stranger and a medley mix of You Came with Stone. Two years later, they released a remix of It’s Here. The last remix by Razormaid was Heaven.
All of these remixes were released on 12″ and CD, with the exception of ‘Hey Mister Heartache’ (which was released on 12″ only) and ‘Heaven’ (which was released on CD only).


RAK Records

Mickie Most started out in the music business as a performer. After extensive touring in South Africa, the country where he was most famous with his group the Playboys, he became a producer, working with many different acts such as Donovan and the Animals. In the late 1960s he decided to introduce the American selling style of rack-jobbing in the United Kingdom. This is where the salesman sets up a rack of albums for sale in places outside of record shops, such as garages and supermarkets. He formed RAK records (The ‘c’ was dropped because Mickie thought it looked less harsh) to achieve his goal. Unfortunately, the supermarkets weren’t too keen on the idea, but still Most decided to keep the company name, although changing his strategy.

Initially, RAK had no artists signed, but all this changed when the first RAK single was released in 1970. Julie Felix sang a version of Paul Simon’s ‘If I Could (El Condor Pasa)” and reached the UK top 20. RAK quickly became big business when they signed Hot Chocolate, who were formerly on Apple Records, Australian folk group New World, 70’s glamrock band Mud, and teenybop acts like Smokie and Suzi Quatro.
Songwriters and producers like Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman had many hits through RAK, and at one point, the company was situated in Charles Street, Mayfair, nextdoor to the also very successful Bell record label (who had signed Gary Glitter and the Bay City Rollers, amongst others). As the teenybop era passed into punk, RAK was less successful, although the label briefly bounced back in the early 80’s with Kim Wilde. She was signed to RAK from 1981 until 1984. After Kim left, RAK was sold, the entire catalogue taken over by EMI Records.

Kim released three albums at RAK: Kim Wilde, Select and Catch as Catch Can. After Kim left the label, they released a compilation album called The Very Best of Kim Wilde, which Kim did not approve of. After the RAK Records catalogue was bought by EMI Records, they started releasing a lot of other compilations on the Disky and EMI Plus labels.

All of Kim’s music from the RAK period was acquired by Cherry Pop in 2019. They released deluxe versions of Kim’s albums, featuring several tracks from the archives.


Rage to Rock Tour

Kim Wilde embarked on her third tour in March 1985. The tour, entitled ‘Rage to Rock Tour’ was in support of the album Teases & Dares  but instead of using the glamorous image on that album’s sleeve, Kim return to her rock ‘n’ roll roots with looks to match: she borrowed a jacket from her father and looked more scruffy than she’d done in the months previous. Starting in Hamburg (Germany) on March 15, 1985 and finishing on 2 April 1985 in Copenhagen (Denmark), the tour consisted of 16 dates, 9 of which were in Germany.

Kim’s band during this tour consisted of Steve Byrd (guitar), Jeff Hammer (keyboards), Richard Blanshard (saxophone), Preston Heyman (drums) and John Edwards (bass).

The concerts started with a variation on the intro of Bladerunner. The songs played during the concerts were:

Water on Glass, Janine, The Touch, Bladerunner, Putty in Your Hands, Shangri-La, Suburbs of Moscow, Is It Over, Words Fell Down, Fit In, View From a Bridge, Love Blonde, Young Heroes, Cambodia, The Second Time, Thought It Was Goodbye, Kids in America, Rage to Love and Chequered Love.

Tour dates


Rage to Love

Song written by Ricky and Marty Wilde. Fifth track of the album Teases & Dares. The song was released on single in March 1985.

Versions

There are three versions of ‘Rage to Love’: the album version, a 7″ version remixed by Dave Edmunds and an extended version.

Formats

The track was released as a 7″ single and 12″ single. A shaped picture disc also appeared in the UK, containing the 7″ single tracks.
See also this page in the discography.

Music video

A music video was filmed to promote the single.
Go to this page for more information.

Live performances

‘Rage to Love’ was performed live during the Rage to Rock Tour in 1985 only.

Cover versions

‘Rage to Love’ has been covered by Sneaky Pete & Cool Cats in 1997.

Kim about ‘Rage to Love’

I think ‘Rage to Love’ was a brilliant record. We got Dave Edmunds to remix that and it sounded very Stray Cats-ish. But I just thought it had the best energy of any record from that time, unlike myself. I didn’t have an awful lot at that time. I kinda let things go, lost control a bit, became a bit jaded. (1)

Ricky about ‘Rage to Love’

Dave Edmunds was the obvious choice to come in and mix it, because he worked with the Stray Cats and he got that amazing sound for ‘Runaway Boys’ and I thought that’s what it needed. And he came in, bless him, he said he just wanted to do it. Didn’t want to talk about money or payment or anything. He said ‘Look, I just want to do it’. He came in and he spent the whole day and I literally deliberately went out and just did – I don’t remember where I went but I just wanted to stay away so I could come back in with fresh ears. What he did with that track, he just transformed it. I mean, it did sound great when I left it, but when I came back it sounded amazing! What he’d done with all the drums and the bass and the slapbass on it, it was just fantastic. (…) I think we paid him with a crate of champagne. (2)

Credits

Drums: Chris North
’61 Gibson Barney Kessel, ’57 Fender Stratocaster, ’55 Gibson (Scotty Moore) ES 295, Backing vocals: Steve Byrd
Roland Jupiter 8, Solina, Mini Moog, Synclavier II, backing vocals: Ricki Wilde
Produced by Ricki Wilde and Marty Wilde.
Engineer: Nigel Mills with thanks to Stephen Stewart-Short and Pete Schwier.

Highest chart positions

Australia: 94
Germany: 45 (6 weeks)
United Kingdom: 19 (8 weeks)

Interview source

(1) Kim Wilde. In: Record Collector (UK), September 1993
(2) Unsung Heroes podcast, 17 July 2021


Lyrics

Ten little Indians
Standin’ in a row
All dressed up
But nowhere to go
Lookin’ for a target
Lookin’ for a man ……..

Just get me outta here
It’s not the place
My mind’s been thinkin’ on
Just push me out again
It’s no use hangin’ round or hangin’on

Seven little Indians
Standin’ in a row
The compere walks on the stage and he says
“Sing it Girls”
But the band’s no good
And the song don’t cut it

Just get me outta here
It’s not the place
My mind’s been thinkin’ on
Just push me out again
It’s no use hangin’ round or hangin’on

Come on, let’s go tonight
We gotta brand new way to celebrate it
Oh – I got this rage to love
Baby – it’s so right
And if you feel it …
Good !
Dedicate it
Oh – I got this rage to love

Three little indians
Cryin’ in their make-up
Nobody stops
And nobody cares

Just get me outta here
It’s not the place
My mind’s been thinkin’ on
Just push me out again
It’s no use hangin’ round or hangin’on

Come on let’s go tonight
We gotta brand new way to celebrate it
Oh – I got this rage to love
Baby it’s so right
And if you feel it…
Good !
Dedicate it
Oh I got this rage to…
Oh it’s just this rage to… Oh I got this rage to love

Radio Wendy

Punk rock band from San Diego, CA (USA), founded in the early 1990’s by Bill Lamb, Brandon, Marc Gariss and Mark Marino. Between 1993 and 1997 they released several 7″ vinyl singles on almost as many independent labels, plus an album ‘Tune in Tokyo’ (1995) on Lolita Recordings. They released a cover version of Kim Wilde’s Kids in America on a 7″ single in the mid-1990’s.

By the end of the 1990’s the band split up. The members faded into obscurity, except Bill Lamb, who went on to work with bands like The Shortwave Channel and Camera Obscura.