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All You Need Is Love (The Beatles)
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Description

Touching live performance of "All You Need Is Love" by the Fab Four. They are all dressed up and chewing gum. Watch out for Mick Jagger humming and actually shyly singing! A rarity.


 

Transcript

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.

There's 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.

Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love.

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.
There's 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...

Explanations

Notice the different pronunciation of CAN /kn/ (affirmative) and CAN'T /kæn/ or /kɑ:n/ (negative). You can learn more here: Pronunciations of CAN.




"That can't be done" - which nobody can do / that is impossible to do

"That can't be sung" - which nobody can ____ / that is impossible to ____

"That can't be made" - which nobody can ____ / that is impossible to ____

"That can't be saved" - [which/that] nobody can ____

"That isn't known" - [which/that] nobody knows

"That isn't shown" - [which/that] is not there, before your eyes

"That isn't where you're meant to be" - [which/that] is not [where you have to be / your place]

Meaning

The song says it all. I don´t think I'll be able to express the same things in less than 1,000 words (and it'll be considerably more boring). In my opinion, its meaning is much deeper than you could imagine, especially considering the simplicity of the refrain... But then, less is more, right?