All You Need Is Love

We are approaching the 39th anniversary of the Our World satellite
broadcast. The broadcast is suffused with symbolism that I believe is
unintended but strikes me in hindsight as incredibly powerful. The
Beatles, having released what would turn out to be the most important
recording in the history of music, are at that point beginning to be

DayTripper1966...

I have heard that comment on a ridiculous number of songs. Did the
song change your consciousness?

Rerics...

I believe the OP was referring to Sgt. Pepper's, which had just been
released.

, are at that point beginning to be

regarded by some (Timothy Leary, Time Magazine, etc.) not just as pop
stars but as visionaries. At that moment, they sit themselves down on

DayTripper1966...

How much importance do you put in any of Leary's commentary?

stools, with Rolling Stones and sundry others at their feet, and
announce to the entire world at once their simple philosophy. That
philosophy is anthemic, and is both profound and simple: There is
nothing you can do that cannot be done, nothing you can sing that
cannot be sung -- an exhortation to take comfort in inevitability, and,
of course, to believe in the power of Love. There is a certain
religious glow to all this.

Evile Bolinsky...

Not to mention a great way to sell a snappy tune.