08. All You Need Is Love (1967) / Magical Mystery Tour + Yellow Submarine

6/19 votes

 

Departing next in 8th place is 'All You Need Is Love'! It was released in 1967 with 'Baby You're A Rich Man' as its B-side. It would appear on not one but two Beatles soundtrack projects! It featured on the U.S. edition of 'Magical Mystery Tour' (we got the EP version in the U.K.) and also made the cut for 'Yellow Submarine'. This song came about because The Beatles were chosen as Britain's representatives for 'Our World' - the first live global television link ever. It attracted a huge audience of 400 million people from 25 countries. The group were told to write a song using "basic English" and with a message that could be understood by everyone. So the simple, hopeful and repetitive lyrics, written by John Lennon, were born. 'All You Need Is Love' captures the utopian feel of the famous 'Summer of Love' gathering in San Francisco that had occurred in 1967.

 

The song is interesting for both its opening and closing moments, as it begins with a portion of the French national anthem and closes with the group referencing their own song 'She Loves You'. George Martin produced 'All You Need Is Love' in an orchestral way, which he'd explore a lot more elsewhere on the 'Yellow Submarine' soundtrack. It was yet another smash hit in their repertoire - topping the U.K. singles chart for three weeks and also hitting #1 in the U.S. for a week. It may be time for 'All You Need Is Love' to depart, but both 'Penny Lane' and 'Hello, Goodbye' continue to represent the U.S. edition of 'Magical Mystery Tour'.

 

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08. All You Need Is Love | 6/19 votes

09. Day Tripper | 5/16 votes

10. Help! | 5/18 votes

 

11. I Want To Hold Your Hand | 3/20 votes (original vote) / 6/15 votes (tie-break round)

12. Paperback Writer | 9/22 votes

13. We Can Work It Out | 5/17 votes

14. I Feel Fine | 8/18 votes

15. A Hard Day's Night | 5/20 votes

16. Can't Buy Me Love | 5/22 votes

17. Come Together | 4/19 votes

18. Something | 4/19 votes

19. Love Me Do | 4/18 votes

20. Yellow Submarine | 5/20 votes

 

21. Eight Days A Week | 5/17 votes

22. From Me To You | 4/21 votes (original vote) / 10/16 votes (tie-break round)

23. Get Back | 5/17 votes

24. The Long And Winding Road | 4/20 votes

25. She Loves You | 6/21 votes

26. Lady Madonna | 6/21 votes

27. The Ballad Of John And Yoko | 7/25 votes

 

Please vote for your least favourite single from the 7 above!

'All You Need Is Love' would've been next in line for me so not too gutting a loss. Voting for 'Let It Be' again!

I'm gonna be controversial and go with Hey Jude now, but I'd also welcome Let It Be leaving

I can finally switch to Hello, Goodbye!

Still going with Penny Lane, Seems I'm alone here but I really don't think this measures up to what's left at all!

 

All You Need is Love is wonderful, always makes me feel all warm inside :wub:

Always found La Marseillaise part very random in that song!

 

:hi: Goodbye again

That's five rounds in a row the song I voted for has gone out. I'm going for Hello Goodbye this time.

Hello Goodbye is fabbbb heyla heyla hello.

 

Yesterday until it goes I'm afraid now.....

Voted for Hello Goodbye

Gone for 'Ticket To Ride' again - so far 'Hello, Goodbye' looking like it's up for the chop with 4 votes while 5 other songs have 1 vote each :lol:

It’s finally out! :o

 

Hello Goodbye now

Goodbye to Hello Goodbye then.

Eleanor Rigby.

Do you think we'll get this done this year Jade? I think maybe not quite!

Do you think we'll get this done this year Jade? I think maybe not quite!

You mean you want to GET IT DONE?

You mean you want to GET IT DONE?

 

 

Not sure. Is it oven-ready Jade? :P

Had an extremely busy Saturday but I'm back home now so the next round is coming shortly!

 

(I think this is on course to conclude in early January x)