The Beatles were fun, and they were innovative. Paul McCartney was one of the most talented bassists to walk this side of Abbey Road. ‘Imagine’, one of the most relevant and meaningful songs ever created, could only come from John who had the widest, deepest vision. Overall, the band always kept things interesting. They staged a surprise rooftop concert. They fought Blue Meanies in a paradise under the sea.

But sometimes, the messages in their songs seem inconsistent. They even left us with a million-dollar question: what’s more important, love or money?

In 1963, the Fab Four unleashed their inner gangster with ‘Money’. They didn’t write it, but they sang it with so much conviction it could’ve made it to the Get Rich or Die Tryin’ album. Four years later, they crossed over to the mushy side with ‘All You Need is Love’. That time around, they told us the thing that ‘don’t pay my bill’ is what really matters.

Look at how opposite these two songs are:

MONEY

The best things in life are free                    
But you can keep it for the birds and the bees      
Now give me money (that’s what I want)

Your lovin’ gives me a thrill                         
But your lovin’ don’t pay my bill                  
Now give me money (that’s what I want)

Money don’t get everything, it’s true          
What it don’t get I can’t use                       
Now give me money (that’s what I want)


ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done
Nothing you can sing that can’t be sung
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to
play the game
It’s easy

There’s nothing you can make that can’t be made
No one you can save that can’t be saved
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be
you in time
It’s easy

All you need is love, all you need is love
All you need is love, love is all you need