The Real Thing or Real Thing may refer to:
Film and television
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''The Real Thing'' (film) or ''Livers Ain't Cheap'', a 1996 American film
* ''The Real Thing'', a 1980 television documentary by
James Burke
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"The Real Thing" (''All Saints''), a television episode
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"The Real Thing" (''Lovejoy''), a television episode
Literature
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''The Real Thing'' (play), a 1982 play by Tom Stoppard
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"The Real Thing" (story), an 1892 short story by Henry James
* ''The Real Thing'', a 1980 collection of humorous essays by
Kurt Andersen
Kurt Andersen (born August 22, 1954) is an American writer and was the host of the Peabody-winning public radio program ''Studio 360'', a production of Public Radio International, ''Slate'', and WNYC.
Early life and education
Andersen was bo ...
* "The Real Thing", a 2006 short story by
Alison Goodman
Music
Performers
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The Real Thing (British band), a pop group
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The Real Thing (Norwegian band)
The Real Thing is a jazz band from Oslo, Norway, founded in 1992 when Sigurd Køhn and Paul Wagnberg, Palle (Paul) Wagnberg formed the forerunner, The B3 Blues Band with Vidar Busk and Hamlet Pedersen. They changed the name when Staffan William- ...
, a jazz quartet
* The Real Thing, an American jazz group fronted by
Ray Santisi
Ray Santisi (1 February 1933 – 28 October 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, recording artist and educator.
Santisi has played as a featured soloist with Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Mel Torme, Irene Kral, He ...
Albums
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''The Real Thing'' (Angela Winbush album), 1989
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''The Real Thing'' (Bo Bice album) or the title song, 2005
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''The Real Thing'' (Dizzy Gillespie album), 1970
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''The Real Thing'' (Eric Alexander album) or the title song, 2015
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''The Real Thing'' (Faith No More album) or the title song, 1989
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''The Real Thing'' (Houston Person album), 1973
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''The Real Thing'' (Louis Hayes album), 1978
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''The Real Thing'' (Midnight Oil album) or the title cover of the Russell Morris song (see below), 2000
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''The Real Thing'' (PureNRG album) or the title song, 2009
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''The Real Thing'' (Russell Morris album), 2002
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''The Real Thing'' (Taj Mahal album), 1971
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''The Real Thing'' (Vanessa Williams album) or the title song (see below), 2009
* ''
The Real Thing: In Performance (1964–1981)'', a video album by Marvin Gaye, 2006
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The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3'', an album by Jill Scott, or the title song, 2007
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''Real Thing'' (The Higgins album) or the title song, 2008
Songs
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"The Real Thing" (2 Unlimited song), 1994
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"The Real Thing" (ABC song), 1989
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"The Real Thing" (Gwen Stefani song), 2005
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"The Real Thing" (Highway song), 2016
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"The Real Thing" (Jellybean song), 1987
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"The Real Thing" (Lisa Stansfield song), 1997
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"The Real Thing" (Russell Morris song), 1969
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"The Real Thing" (Tony Di Bart song), 1993
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"The Real Thing" (Vanessa Williams song), 2009
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"Real Thing" (Ruel song), 2019
* "The Real Thing",
written by Ashford & Simpson with Jo Armstead; recorded by Betty Everett (1965) and Tina Britt (1965)
* "The Real Thing", by the Brothers Johnson from ''
Winners
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It offers brand name clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, fine jewelry, beauty products, and housewares. Products are at a 20-60 ...
'', 1981
* "The Real Thing", by Christina Aguilera (as Jade St. John) from the TV series ''
Nashville'', 2015
* "The Real Thing", by
Client Liaison
Client Liaison are an Australian indie pop duo made up of vocalist Monte Morgan, and keyboardist and producer Harvey Miller. The pair first came to prominence in 2012 after the release of their first music video "End of the Earth", and went on ...
, 2019
* "The Real Thing", by FEMM from ''
Femm-Isation
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'', 2014
* "The Real Thing", by Kenny Loggins from ''
Leap of Faith
A leap of faith, in its most commonly used meaning, is the act of believing in or accepting something outside the boundaries of reason.
Overview
The phrase is commonly attributed to Søren Kierkegaard; however, he never used the term, as he ...
'', 1991
* "The Real Thing", by Kingston Wall from ''
III – Tri-Logy'', 1994
* "The Real Thing", by Lords of Acid from ''
Strange Days (Music from the Motion Picture)'', 1995
* "The Real Thing", by Phoenix from ''
Bankrupt!'', 2013
* "The Real Thing", by Warren Haynes from ''
Live at Bonnaroo'', 2004
* "Real Thing", by Alice in Chains from ''
Facelift
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'', 1990
* "Real Thing", by Boys Like Girls from ''
Love Drunk
''Love Drunk'' is the
second album by the American
pop rock band Boys Like Girls, released on September 8, 2009 by Columbia Records. The album was recorded in New York City and Vancouver because there are "two different producers/production te ...
'', 2009
* "Real Thing", by KMFDM from ''
Hau Ruck
''Hau Ruck'' is the fourteenth album by industrial rock band KMFDM, released by Metropolis Records on September 13, 2005. It was recorded in Seattle, Washington.
This album returns KMFDM to its industrial rock roots, leaving the alternative met ...
'', 2005
* "Real Thing", by Pearl Jam and Cypress Hill from the
''Judgement Night'' film soundtrack, 1993
* "Real Thing", by Stars from ''
There Is No Love in Fluorescent Light'', 2017
* "Real Thing", by Sugababes from ''
One Touch'', 2000
* "Real Thing", by Tory Lanez from ''
Memories Don't Die'', 2018
* "Real Thing", by Zac Brown Band from ''
Welcome Home'', 2017
Other uses
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''The Real Thing'' (podcast), an Australian podcast (2016–2018)
See also
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Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" is a 1968 single released by American R&B/soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, on the Tamla label in 1968. The B-side of the single is "Little Ole Boy, Little Ole Girl" from the duo's ''United'' LP. The ...
", a song by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
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Even Better Than the Real Thing", a song by U2
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It's the Real Thing
"It's the Real Thing" is a 1989 song by American R&B singer Angela Winbush. It is the lead single from her second studio album, ''The Real Thing (Angela Winbush album), The Real Thing''. The track was an R&B hit which peaked to number two on the H ...
", a song by Angela Winbush
* "It's the Real Thing", a
Coca-Cola slogan
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Real Things (disambiguation)
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