The Flaming Lips are known for their lush, multi-layered arrangements, spacey lyrics and bizarre song titles. They are also acclaimed for their elaborate live shows, which typically feature animal suits, puppets, streamers, video projections and complex stage light configurations.
In 2002, Q magazine named The Flaming Lips one of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die". In 2006, Oklahoma City named a street Flaming Lips Alley in their honor.
The group recorded several albums and EPs for Restless Records in the 1980s and early 1990s. After signing to Warner Brothers, they scored a #9 hit on the Billboard Alternative charts (and #55 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart) in 1994 with "She Don't Use Jelly". Although it would be their only hit single, the band has maintained critical respect and, to a lesser extent, commercial viability with sonically majestic albums such as 1995's Clouds Taste Metallic, 1999's The Soft Bulletin, 2002's Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and 2006's At War with the Mystics. The Flaming Lips' 12th studio album, Embryonic, was released in October of 2009. A complete cover of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon was released in May 2010. The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, their collaborative album which features artists like Ke$ha, Bon Iver, Nick Cave and Erykah Badu, was released on Record Store Day, April 2012.
Their next studio album, tentatively titled The Terror, will be released in January 2013.
Their song "Do You Realize??" is the official State Rock Song of Oklahoma.
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All You Need Is Love
The Flaming Lips Lyrics
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Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
There's nothing you can do that can't be done
There's nothing you can sing that can't be sung
It's easy
Nothing you can make that can't be made
No one you can save that can't be saved
There's nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time
It's easy
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
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, love
Love is all you need
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 (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 (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 (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 (Love is all you need)
Yee-hai! (Love is all you need)...
The Flaming Lips's cover of The Beatles' All You Need Is Love remains faithful to the iconic original while infusing the song with their signature psychedelic sound. The lyrics are simplistic but powerful, as they express a universal message of love being the ultimate solution to life's challenges. The chorus, "All you need is love, love. Love is all you need" is repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the message of the power of love.
The verses in the song are a reminder that everything in life is interconnected and that it's essential to embrace the power of love in everything we do. The first verse implies that there's nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it, and it's easy if you approach life with love. The second verse echoes a similar sentiment that you can't change what is already there, but you can learn how to embrace who you are and see life from a different perspective.
The song's ultimate message is simple and timeless, the idea that love is enough, and it's all you need to make a difference in the world. The Flaming Lips's cover of All You Need Is Love is a beautiful tribute to The Beatles and a reminder that, no matter who we are or where we come from, love is the universal language that transcends all borders.
Line by Line Meaning
Love, love, love
Love is the repeated focus of this song.
There's nothing you can do that can't be done
Everything is possible and can be achieved if one sets his mind to it.
There's nothing you can sing that can't be sung
There is no song that cannot be sung or improved upon with practice.
There's nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
There is no need to be defeated by words as one can learn to overcome them by playing wise.
It's easy
The way to a love-filled life is easy to achieve.
Nothing you can make that can't be made
Anything can be made with creativity and innovation.
No one you can save that can't be saved
All lives are redeemable and can be saved from misery by love.
There's nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time
There is no need to pretend or copy someone else because learning to be oneself with time is possible.
All you need is love, love
This song emphasizes that love is all that a person needs to be happy.
Love is all you need
Love is important for the well-being of every person.
Nothing you can know that isn't known
All knowledge is available out there, and nothing can remain unknown.
Nothing you can see that isn't shown
There is no experience or thing that cannot be shown or shared.
Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be
Everything happens for a reason, and every person is where they are meant to be.
Yee-hai! (Love is all you need)
This is an enthusiastic affirmation that love truly is all people need.
Writer(s): Paul Mccartney, John Lennon Copyright: Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Contributed by Owen R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@brighteyesrules1
This entire album has a very mechanical/post apocalyptic feel to it. I'll be damned if this wasn't the perfect way to end it. To me, it sounds kind of like the final words of wisdom from the eldest survivor on his death bed being passed down to the next generation of survivors in hopes that if they can correct the mistakes of the past, a disaster such as the one that started this whole journey may never happen again. "Above all, and if nothing else, love each other." Hauntingly beautiful.
@styk0n
sounds like the world we live in today, really.
@piggywiggy1820
brighteyesrules1 Well said
@clownprince0801
Damn dude, you're a writer/author... whether you realize it or not.
@TheCamCannon
Such an excellent way to end an album about the terrors of existence.
@angeico
yes! on my birthday <3 love these people gifting us all with this LOVE!!!
@CPD0123a
Wow, that's such a great re-invention of that song. From the happy, go get-em tone of the original, to a lot more of a trippy, lonely, slow Lips version. I say if you're going to do a cover, do it your way, with enough of the original to keep it from being ruined, but re-invent it. And that's what they did.
@whenpigsfly906
Soo good. Flaming Lips and Edward Sharpe are two of my favorite bands. They sound awesome together
@biobuilder332
This....This is wonderful. Made my night.
@ica_spike2713
best beatles cover ever!