All You Need Is Love

Justified Ancients of Mu Mu

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"All You Need Is Love" is a song by the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, independently released as their debut single on 9 March 1987. A politically topical song concerning the British media's AIDS furore, the track was initially given a 12" white label release because of its sampling of other records. "All You Need Is Love" epitomised the artistic attitude of the JAMs' subsequent recordings: making use of popular music by taking extensive samples of other artists' work, and juxtaposing these with each other, adding beatbox rhythms and Bill Drummond's Scottish-accented raps and narrations. The JAMs' promotional tactics were similarly unconventional, including the use of promotional graffiti, a guerrilla communication method which would Drummond and Cauty employed throughout their career. more »

Year:: 1987
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Justified Ancients of Mu Mu

The KLF (also known as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, the JAMs, the Timelords and other names) are a British electronic band formed in London in 1987. Bill Drummond (alias King Boy D) and Jimmy Cauty (alias Rockman Rock) began by releasing hip hop-inspired and sample-heavy records as the JAMs. As the Timelords, they recorded the British number-one single "Doctorin' the Tardis", and documented the process of making a hit record in a book The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way). As the KLF, Drummond and Cauty pioneered stadium house (rave music with a pop-rock production and sampled crowd noise) and, with their 1990 LP Chill Out, the ambient house genre. The KLF released a series of international hits on their own KLF Communications record label an… more »

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Electronic, Hip Hop

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House

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Written by: JAMES FRANCIS CAUTY, WILLIAM ERNEST DRUMMOND, ERNEST DRUMMOND WILLIAM

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10 facts about this song

Song Origin The song "All You Need Is Love" by the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (JAMs) was first released in 1987.
Song Style The track is a unique blend of hip hop and electronic music, embodying the intriguing and distinctive sound of Justified Ancients of Mu Mu.
Salvaged Lyrics "All You Need Is Love" samples lyrics from various songs, including the original "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles and "Me, Myself and I" by De La Soul.
Performance Rights Issue The copyright holders of the song "Me, Myself and I" sued the JAMs over the unlicensed use of their lyrics.
Top Chart Achievements Impressively, "All You Need Is Love" reached number 8 on the UK Indie Chart.
Prohibited By BBC The song was banned from playing on BBC radio due to its explicit lyrics, though gained notable popularity regardless.
Controversial Theme The song tackles the social issue of the AIDS pandemic in the 1980s, a highly controversial subject at the time.
Album Inclusion "All You Need Is Love" is a song from the debut studio album "1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?)" by the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu.
Destruction of Music Copies Due to a lawsuit, most unsold copies of their debut album including the song "All You Need Is Love" were destroyed.
Notable Resurgence The song "All You Need Is Love" resurfaced in 2017, brought back by the duo under their new name, "The KLF".

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