All You Need Is Love
Tony Osborne's Three Brass Buttons Lyrics
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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
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 together, now!)
All you need is love (Everybody!)
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need (love is all you need)
Yee-hai!
Oh yeah!
She loves you, yeah yeah yeah
She loves you, yeah yeah yeah
The song "All You Need Is Love" was released by Tony Osborne's Three Brass Buttons in 1967, and it quickly became a cultural phenomenon, cementing the Beatles as cultural icons of the era. The song is an uplifting anthem for love, with repetitive lyrics that emphasize how easy it is to find love and how love is all we need. The song is at once both simple and profound, with the message that we should know who we are, be true to ourselves, and find happiness through love.
In the first verse, the lyrics state that there's nothing that can't be done, sung or said. It's saying that nothing is so hard that we can't achieve it, but we must learn how to "play the game," which is easy. The second verse emphasizes that there is nothing we can make or save that can't be made or saved, and nothing that we can do that can't be learned over time to be ourselves. The third verse concludes that there is nothing that cannot be known, seen, or done that is not already part of us.
"All you need is love" is the central message of the song, repeated in the chorus throughout the song. Love is seen as the universal solution to all the problems of the world. The song's climax is a rousing call to togetherness, with everybody shouting "All you need is love!" and "She loves you, yeah yeah yeah!".
Line by Line Meaning
Love, love, love
The most important thing in life is love, and it cannot be overstated as it is repeated three times.
There's nothing you can do that can't be done
With love, anything can be accomplished, as there are no limits to what can be achieved.
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung
Love can be expressed through music, as there is no song that cannot be sung with love.
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
Through love, one can learn how to navigate life and all its challenges, and become better at it.
It's easy
Love makes everything easier and more manageable.
Nothing you can make that can't be made
Love has the ability to create and make anything possible.
No one you can save that can't be saved
Through love, everyone can be saved and redeemed from their mistakes and misfortunes.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time
Love allows you to be yourself, and with time and experience, you can grow and develop as a person.
All you need is love
At the end of the day, all you need in this world is love, and nothing else matters.
Love is all you need
This phrase emphasizes the importance of love and how it can satisfy all the needs that we may have.
Nothing you can know that isn't known
Love can help you discover and understand things that may have seemed unknowable before.
Nothing you can see that isn't shown
Through love, everything can be revealed and made visible, even things that were once hidden.
Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be
Love can guide you to where you need to be in life, and help you find your purpose.
All you need is love (All together, now!)
This line is a call to action for everyone to come together and share love.
All you need is love (Everybody!)
This line encourages everyone to participate and join in the celebration of love.
She loves you, yeah yeah yeah
This line is a reminder that love is not just a concept, but something that is tangible and can be felt.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul Mccartney
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