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"All You Need Is Love" is a song written by John Lennon with contributions from Paul McCartney ''The Beatles Anthology'' documentary (episode 7) and credited to Lennon/McCartney . It was first performed by The Beatles on '' Our World '', the first ever live global television link. Broadcast to 26 countries and watched by 350 million people, the programme was broadcast via Satellite on June 25 1967 . The BBC had commissioned the Beatles to write a song for the UK 's contribution and this was the result. It is among the most famous and significant songs performed by the group. The song was recorded during the '' Magical Mystery Tour EP '' sessions, and later appeared on the LP version which was first released in the US. RELEASE Asked to come up with a song containing a simple message that would be understood by viewers of all nationalities, Lennon's "All You Need is Love" extended the message that he had first tried to put across in " The Word ", from their 1965 album '' Rubber Soul ''. "It was an inspired song and they really wanted to give the world a message," said Brian Epstein .1 "The nice thing about it is that it cannot be misinterpreted. It is a clear message saying that Love is everything." Lennon was fascinated by the power of slogans to unite people and was never afraid to create art out of propaganda. When asked in 1971 whether songs like " Give Peace A Chance " and " Power To The People " were propaganda songs, he answered, "Sure. So was 'All You Need Is Love'. I'm a revolutionary artist. My art is dedicated to change." The song was so well-received that the band decided it should be their next single. Released in the UK on July 7th, it went straight to No. 1 and remained there for three weeks. It was similarly successful in the US (also appearing on the American LP version of '' Magical Mystery Tour '' in November). It was also the last song both recorded and released by the band before the death of their manager, Brian Epstein, on August 27 , 1967 , little more than a month after the song was released. The interviews on '' The Beatles Anthology '' documentary series reveal that Paul McCartney and George Harrison were unsure as to whether the song was written especially for the ''Our World'' broadcast. However, George Martin and Ringo Starr assert that it was. When asked, McCartney replied: "I don't think it was written specially for it. But it was one of the songs we had. {Link without Title} It was certainly tailored to it once we had it. But I've got a feeling it was just one of John's songs that was coming there. We went down to Olympic Studios in Barnes and recorded it and then it became the song they said, 'Ah. This is the one we should use.' I don't actually think it was written for it." LIVE BROADCAST For the live broadcast, the Beatles were (except for Ringo) seated on stools, and accompanied by a small studio orchestra. They were surrounded by many friends and acquaintances (seated on the floor), who sang along with the refrain during the fade-out, including Mick Jagger and Kim McLagan . Lennon, despite affecting indifference, was said to be quite nervous about the broadcast,Mark Lewisohn, ''The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions'', p. 120 given the potential size of the international TV audience. Somewhat dissatisfied with his vocal performance, he subsequently re-recorded the solo verses in the studio for use on the single release. Contrary to popular belief, McCartney wore a rose in his headset not to go along with the theme of the performance, but to spite Lennon, with whom he spoke prior to the show. Lennon insisted that McCartney wear green. After getting his way, McCartney went looking around the studio for something red until he eventually came across a vase of roses outside George Harrison's dressing room. The black and white footage of the performance was colourised for its inclusion on ''The Beatles Anthology'' documentary. STRUCTURE Because of the setting of a worldwide satellite broadcast, the song was deliberately given an international feel, opening with the French anthem " La Marseillaise ", and including snatches of several other pieces during the long fade-out, including "2-part Invention #8 in F" by Johann Sebastian Bach (transposed to G and played on 2 Piccolo Trumpet s), " Greensleeves " (played by the strings), Glenn Miller 's " In The Mood " (played on a Saxophone ), one of the Beatles' seminal hits (particularly in Great Britain and the United States), " She Loves You " (spontaneously ad-libbed by John and Paul), and Jeremiah Clarke 's " Prince Of Denmark's March " lilting off at the end. (Many sources, including Beatles' producer George Martin , have misremembered or misidentified the Bach quote as being from the " Brandenburg Concerto No. 2".) The structure of the song is somewhat complex. The main body of the song (the verse) is in the very unusual and infrequently used 7/4 time signature with two measures of 7/4, one measure of 8/4, then back to a measure of 7/4 with the intro background vocals repeatedly singing "Love, love, love", over the top of which enter Lennon's enigmatic lyrics: By contrast, the chorus, is (almost) pure simplicity: "All you need is love", in 4/4 time repeated against the horn response but, each chorus has only six measures (as opposed to the usual eight), and each chorus ends with a measure of 6/4, then back to the verse in 7/4. Lennon had previously experimented with mixed time signatures. McCartney's song " We Can Work It Out " from 1965 has a sixteen measure bridge composed by Lennon in which he juxtaposes 4 measures each of 4/4 and 3/4; possibly inspired by the Dave Brubeck song "Three to get Ready" from the 1959 " Time Out (album) " which alternates two measures each of 3/4 and 4/4 for the entire piece- an album George Martin would certainly have been familiar with and possibly played for the Beatles. Lennon, in turn, may have inspired The Band with his adventurous use of time signatures; on their eponymous second album (from 1969), Robbie Robertson and Richard Manuel composed the song "Jawbone" in 6/4 time. "All You Need is Love" remains one of only two songs (along with Pink Floyd 's " Money " from 1973) written in 7/4 time to reach the top 20 charts in the United States. The track was remixed by George Martin and his son, Giles Martin , for the Beatles' Soundtrack for the Cirque Du Soleil show '' Love ''. The main differences are a more central sound to the song's introductory vocals and strings (rather than the left/right stereo split of the original) and a number of overdubs for the ending, finally closing with the outro from the song " Good Night ". In the film '' Yellow Submarine '' (1968), the second verse, as well as the instrumental, are deleted. Also, the last choruses are switched around, with the "All Together Now", and "Everybody", coming first before the last group of choruses. IN POPULAR CULTURE
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