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Beatles - All You Need is Love Song Meanings

This is another anti-war Beatle's song.

Submitted by: mojofilterloco
Added: 2005-07-21 04:54:15     Rating:

It could have something to do with anti-war (as according to duran fan), but could any song that validates ones existance not be interpreted this way?

"There is nothing you can do that can't be done"

Notice the double negative - becomes

"you can do anything"

The same is true throughout the rest of the lyrics.

then the chorus- all you need is love

Is it just me, or is the meaning to this song not glaringly obvious?
We, the (intelligent) human individuals that we are, need nothing over and above basic necessity. It is the seeking of more (greed) that leads us, the human race, into the tumultuous, hate ridden, ignorant, blind etc state of affairs we are in today.

If (that is a big IF) we can realise ourselves (which is what John is trying to get at) then we can begin to fix this situation. But then there have always been and always will be those who want more.

Greed is the root. All you need is love. (She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah!)

Submitted by: silverbeatle
Added: 2005-08-11 22:06:59     Rating:

This song was preformed on a live world broadcast. They compleated the song in one take!

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2005-12-17 02:17:44     Rating:

Sorry, but I see it as such: There's nothing you can do that can't be done, nothing you can sing that can't be sung... all you need is love. It means more than just "you can do anything" It means, "you can do anything, but anyone can do it. So, that doesn't make you special. You can sing anything , but so can everyone else. So, that doesn't get you by. All you Need is Love because that is what makes every one of us special."

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2006-01-10 22:50:15     Rating:

I think that this song is saying that people shouldn't be greedy for money, when "all you need is love." Love is all you need, it is like the gas that starts your engine,and without it we wouldn't be able to live.

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2006-01-13 00:14:29     Rating:

Just a random bit of trivia to stoke the conspiratory fire: If you use a vocal enhancer and turn it up really, really loudly, you can hear the real words in the end of the song. Most people hear "She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah..." but what is really being said is "We loved you yeah, yeah, yeah... She loved you yeah, yeah, yeah..." That's right. Past tense. Further supports the Beatles' "Paul is Dead" thing. Try this website for details on the whole "conspiracy".

http://www.rareexception.com/Garden/Beatles/Paul.php#TOC

Submitted by: ringo
Added: 2006-06-13 22:34:42     Rating:

Sometimes a song meaning is so simple that people miss it. People, look at the title: All You Need Is Love is self explainitory.

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2006-12-13 16:48:51     Rating:

no you guys listen up. since I've been studying how we create our own realities the meaning of this song has become obvious to me. love is the only truth behind all the reality we appear to live in and therefore believing in love and asking for whatever you desire will provide you with whatever you desire to do in your life life no matter what. John figured this out early on and was the motivating force behind the beatles. wherever you are is perfect if you are only paying attention.

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2007-01-04 14:37:35     Rating:

what do we really need in this world LOVE!

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2007-02-06 18:48:24     Rating:

what the hell do you think it's about



LOVE God is that soooo hard

Submitted by: ramone
Added: 2007-04-06 23:11:51     Rating:

I read in rolling stones magazing that the word "love" in this song symbolizes sodomy. Basically this song is all about John lennans obsession with soddomy.

Submitted by: anonymous
Added: 2007-08-28 13:41:06     Rating:

Umm ok you're a retard. You're trying to crack the code on this song and you can't even spell John Lennon's name. You crack addict go back to grammar school.

The meaning of the song is love is all you need (as said in the song). No matter what you say it all leads back to all you need is love and love is all you need. Everyone can do everything, so the only thing that sets us apart is love because we all have different ways of loving.

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