All You Need Is Love

by The Beatles

— Will that do? ——— Oh yeah, and The Beatles.
— The Beatles, said Jimmy.
— Money for jam, said Joey The Lips. — ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE —— DOO DUH DOO DUH DOO.
— Was tha’ you?
— Indeed it was me, Brother. Five pounds, three and sixpence. A fair whack in those days. ——— I couldn’t stand Paul, couldn’t take to him. I was up on the roof for Let It Be. But I stayed well back. I’m not very photogenic Brother. I take a shocking photograph.

Roddy Doyle, The Commitments

Hey, it’s official:

Now, in a major milestone for the celebration, Apple Corps Ltd, the company founded by The Beatles to manage their creative and business ventures, has formally acknowledged Global Beatles Day.

And more:

On 25th June, alongside online and in-person events around the world that celebrate the band, The Beatles will also release a colourised version of their BBC Our World performance of “All You Need Is Love” for free on YouTube. The first time the iconic performance has been made available online, it will celebrate the iconic performance’s anniversary, mark Global Beatles Day, and give fans around the world the chance to relive that spectacular, global moment from 1967 and share their reaction in the live chat.

“The first time”, really? I’ve seen it before, black and white as well as “colourised” (although I prefer the B&W version). For free.

But of course I’ll be watching it anyway, in a hope to catch a glimpse of Joey The Lips Fagan playin’ DOO DUH DOO DUH DOO on his Gina.