Thursday, September 24, 2009

All You Need is Love- The Beatles

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 to play the game.
It's easy.

Nothing you can make that can't be 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.

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

Love is all you need.
Love is all you need.
Love is all you need.
Love is all you need.
Love is all you need...


Okay...The fact that The Beatles are one of the greatest bands of all time, and there are very few generations/people that do not recognize their music, I figured choosing one of their songs would be not only appropriate, but enjoyable. Because they have so many songs that are great, with lots of messages and great lyrics I really just randomly picked a song and hoped for the best.

What I really enjoy about this song, and what some may find annoying, is the constant repetition of the lines in the chorus, "all you need is love..." I really "loved" this because there is no mistake about what the message of this song is! NO matter what age, race, color, or creed you know that this song is singing about how the only important thing in the world is to love. Whether it is to love those around you, your spouse, or complete strangers we need to show love. The Beatles were sending a message to the world that couldn't be missed.

This song also has great lines of encouragement telling us what we can do, that we have talents and things to offer, but they are also kind of reminding us to stop and smell the roses. That we may need to give up a little of what we are doing and remember to love everything and everyone around us. One of my favorite lines in this song is, "Nothing you can do, but you can learn how to be you in time. It's easy." It's amazing how their choice of words can impact so many nations! Think about how many people are trying to figure out who they are, and think they never will, but we are reminded that it will come in time, and be easy. All we can do is love and let that define who we become as individuals.

Their style, is simple, using very few stanza's that aren't the chorus; however, I think that they did that on purpose so it would be instilled in our thoughts to love. Ultimately, the repetitive and simplicity of this song is what makes it so impactful and enjoyable to listen to.

8 comments:

  1. The Beatles are amazing, and its true, everyone needs love. Its something that keeps us going, and very easy to do if we want to.

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  2. I agree with you, Melissa. Love is especially needed in today's world.

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  3. I agree with Melissa that the Beatles are amazing. What would the world have been like without them?

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  4. It would have been an Octopus Garden... haha just kidding! I love the Beatles too because they knew how to relate to people. I think songs just strike the emotions so quickly. And it's easy to love, so maybe this song can be looked as a self-esteem booster... that all you need to keep going in life is love.

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  5. Emily I agree that songs get to my emotions... I can remember several musical numbers from sacrament meetings so specifically because they have been emotionally tagged in my brain, but I can only remember a few talks that really stuck out to me.

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  6. I love the message. We would be a better and more friendly world if we followed this advice!

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  7. I have never met someone who didn't love at least one beatles song. I like this one because it tells you to not worry about everything that is happening around you. Basically all you need is right in front of you.

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  8. I agree with all the comments above! The Beatles really affected people with their music, and it's because, like Emily H said, they related well with the general public, and this is a great message to send to everyone out there.

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