Post by New York City on Jun 27, 2007 21:47:37 GMT 1
40th Anniversary of "Our World"
Our World was the first live, international, satellite television production, which was broadcast on 25 June 1967. Performers in nineteen nations were invited to perform in separate segments featuring their respective countries, and the two-and-half-hour event had the largest television audience ever up to that date: an estimated 400 million people around the globe watched the broadcast.
Today, it is most famous for the segment starring The Beatles.
Performing at the height of the Vietnam War, the group wanted to spread a message of peace and love to the world. They broadcast a live set, at 8:54 p.m. GMT, singing John Lennon's song, "All You Need Is Love", which had been written especially for the occasion. The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Marianne Faithfull, Keith Moon and Graham Nash, among others, showed up and sang along. The performance required only a single rehearsal.
The Beatles performed 'All You Need Is Love' on the BBC Our World live worldwide TV link-up live from EMI's massive studio one.
The studio was filled with potted flowers and The Beatles wore uniforms of green, pink and orange, similar to the Sgt. Pepper cover. Waist long flowing scarves wafted from their necks but the medieval look was marred slightly by the headphones they all wore, as well as the usual studio clutter of microphones, headphone leads, instruments and music stands. Among the guests were Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash and Gary Leeds. Keith Moon fooled around on the drums with Ringo during the long wait before transmission. Simon, Marijka and Joshi, from The Fool, wore the flowing patchwork patterns and headscarves they would shortly market through the Apple boutique. The Small Faces sat close to each other in new Granny Takes A Trip clothes. Mick Jagger sat on the floor with Marianne Faithfull, close by Paul's high stool, wearing a silk jacket with a pair of psychedelic eyes painted on it, smoking a very fat joint in front of the 200 million viewers, the day before he was to be busted for drugs. "All You Need Is Love!" streamers and balloons floated down from the ceiling and the audience all sang along. Placards with the message ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE written large in many languages were paraded before the cameras. The vocals, Paul's bass, Ringo's drums, George's solo and the orchestra were all mixed live on the air. In the control room afterwards George Martin played back the tape. "Another big hit!" said Paul.
Our World was the first live, international, satellite television production, which was broadcast on 25 June 1967. Performers in nineteen nations were invited to perform in separate segments featuring their respective countries, and the two-and-half-hour event had the largest television audience ever up to that date: an estimated 400 million people around the globe watched the broadcast.
Today, it is most famous for the segment starring The Beatles.
Performing at the height of the Vietnam War, the group wanted to spread a message of peace and love to the world. They broadcast a live set, at 8:54 p.m. GMT, singing John Lennon's song, "All You Need Is Love", which had been written especially for the occasion. The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Marianne Faithfull, Keith Moon and Graham Nash, among others, showed up and sang along. The performance required only a single rehearsal.
The Beatles performed 'All You Need Is Love' on the BBC Our World live worldwide TV link-up live from EMI's massive studio one.
The studio was filled with potted flowers and The Beatles wore uniforms of green, pink and orange, similar to the Sgt. Pepper cover. Waist long flowing scarves wafted from their necks but the medieval look was marred slightly by the headphones they all wore, as well as the usual studio clutter of microphones, headphone leads, instruments and music stands. Among the guests were Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Graham Nash and Gary Leeds. Keith Moon fooled around on the drums with Ringo during the long wait before transmission. Simon, Marijka and Joshi, from The Fool, wore the flowing patchwork patterns and headscarves they would shortly market through the Apple boutique. The Small Faces sat close to each other in new Granny Takes A Trip clothes. Mick Jagger sat on the floor with Marianne Faithfull, close by Paul's high stool, wearing a silk jacket with a pair of psychedelic eyes painted on it, smoking a very fat joint in front of the 200 million viewers, the day before he was to be busted for drugs. "All You Need Is Love!" streamers and balloons floated down from the ceiling and the audience all sang along. Placards with the message ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE written large in many languages were paraded before the cameras. The vocals, Paul's bass, Ringo's drums, George's solo and the orchestra were all mixed live on the air. In the control room afterwards George Martin played back the tape. "Another big hit!" said Paul.
