DESCRIPTION:
My cover of The Beatles All You Need Is Love is a tribute to John Lennon, with strings, french horns, trombones, singers, showgirls, and other assorted playfulness.

All You Need Is Love was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney

Produced and Directed by BearHeart
Arranged by BearHeart and Lee Tomboulian

See the video for full credits.

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Interesting program notes:

This project started when I was looking for a video of the original broadcast of this song and it was not available on YouTube, so I decided to re-create it. Over time, the project morphed into its current form: An updated arrangement with modern instrumentation and modern recording standards.

There's a guitar in the video, sitting on a stand near the drums. It's is a replica of John Lennon’s favorite guitar, a 1965 Epiphone Casino. I had it there so John would be present on the set. So, that’s John, enjoying the show.

The Beatles recorded this song as part of the first worldwide satellite television broadcast, and there was a sign on the set that said “Come back Milly”. Milly was Paul’s aunt who was visiting Australia and was somewhat late coming home. There were no overseas phone lines at the time so this was Paul’s message to his aunt. She saw it and she came home. I included a similar sign on my set as an easter egg for Beatles fans.

Finally, I missed one important credit at the end of the video. In addition to arranging and conducting, Lee Tomboulian also plays electric piano. Lee is my George Martin. ;)