| The Beatles played this for
the first time on the "Our
World" project, the first
worldwide TV special. Broadcast
in 24 countries, the show was 6
hours long and featured music
from 6 continents. The Beatles
represented England. |
| The Beatles were supposedly
recording this live during the
show, but they used a
prerecorded backing track and
Lennon's vocal was redone a few
hours later. |
| "All You Need Is Love" was a
popular saying in the '60s
anti-war movement. |
| The Beatles wrote this in 2
weeks as a message to the world.
It was written and released
faster than any other Beatles
song. |
| Ringo's second son, Jason,
was born the day this hit #1 in
the US. Jason is also a drummer. |
| This came out in the middle
of the Summer of Love (1967). It
was a big part of the vibe. |
| The orchestral fade-out is
taken from classical
compositions "Greensleeves" and
"In The Mood." |
| McCartney sang the chorus to
The Beatles 1963 hit, "She Loves
You" at the end. |
| A royalty fee was paid to
Glenn Miller for using his "In
The Mood" in the fade-out. |
| This begins with a clip from
the French national anthem, the
"Marseillaise." |
| Al and Tipper Gore had this
played at their wedding. |
| Eric Clapton played guitar
on this during the TV special
where it first aired. |
| George Harrison mentioned
this in his 1981 song "All Those
Years Ago," with the line, "But
you point the way to the truth
when you say 'All you need is
love.'" The song is a tribute to
John Lennon, who was killed in
1980. |