All You Need Is Love

By John T. Marck

In 1967, the people at the BBC approached The Beatles and asked them if they would take part in the first ever live global television event, which was to be a two hour program broadcast to 26 counties simultaneously. It involved the broadcasting networks of North America, Europe, Central America, Scandinavia, North Africa, Australia and Japan. The Beatles were asked to write a song that could be understood in any language. Both Lennon and McCartney began working separately on songs, until Lennon came up with this classic, All You Need Is Love. It was perfect for the theme, and conveyed his message of "love" that he tried so hard in his life to get the world to evoke. The telecast was titled simply Our World, and turned out to be the forerunner of other events such as Live Aid, Farm Aid and the like. I remember it well - being transfixed to the television, as I did years earlier during the famous Ed Sullivan Show appearance. Those that have watched John Lennon perform on song videos and some live performances, know that he almost always chewed gum while singing. It is quite apparent while watching this performance, thou never a detriment to his singing.

Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love,

there's nothing you can do that can't be done Nothing you can sing that can't be sung,

nothing you can say but you can learn how the play the game, It's easy

There's nothing you can make that can't me made, no one you can save that can't be saved

Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time, It's easy

All you need is love, all you need is love, all you need is love, love, love is all you need

Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love All you need is love, all you need is love,

all you need is love, love, love is all you need

There's nothing you can know that isn't known, nothing you can see that isn't shown

Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be, it's easy

All you need is love, all you need is love, all you need is love, love, love is all you need

All you need is love, (all together now) all you need is love, (everybody),

all you need is love, love Love is all you need, love is all you need, (Repeat)

Love is all you need, love is all you need, love is all you need, love is all you need

(She loves you, yeah, yeah yeah)

love is all you need

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