On this day more than half a century ago, the Beatles topped the charts worldwide as their rally cry for peace summed up the 1967 ‘Summer of Love’.
The Fab Four hit number one in the US with ‘All You Need Is Love’ on Aug 19, 1967.
It remains one of the band’s most beloved songs of all time for its simplicity, energetic repetitiveness and enduring message.
The song was performed for the first time on June 25, 1967 during Our World, the first live international satellite broadcast by the BBC and European Broadcasting Union which was watched by more than 350 million people worldwide.
All You Need is Love spent 11 weeks at number one and was later included on the album, Magical Mystery Tour.
“We were big enough to command an audience of that size, and it was for love,” Ringo Starr said of the broadcast.
“It was for love and bloody peace. It was a fabulous time. I even get excited now when I realise that’s what it was for: peace and love, people putting flowers in guns.”
Martin A Nethercutt is a writer, singer, producer and loves music.
Creative Director at McCartney Studios
Editor-in-Chief at McCartney Times
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Went to Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Kassel
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From Kassel, Germany
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