▁hits " ▁and , ▁in ▁its ▁apparently ▁cha otic ▁production , ▁typical ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁self - ind ul gent ▁work ▁immediately ▁after ▁S gt . ▁Pe pper . ▁Regarding ▁the ▁song ' s ▁message , ▁Mc Donald ▁writes : ▁During ▁the ▁material istic ▁E ight ies , ▁this ▁song ' s ▁title ▁was ▁the ▁but t ▁of ▁c yn ics , ▁there ▁being , ▁obviously , ▁any ▁number ▁of ▁additional ▁things ▁needed ▁to ▁sust ain ▁life ▁on ▁earth . ▁It ▁should , ▁perhaps , ▁be ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁this ▁record ▁was ▁not ▁conce ived ▁as ▁a ▁blue print ▁for ▁a ▁successful ▁career . ▁" All ▁you ▁need ▁is ▁love " ▁is ▁a ▁trans c endent al ▁statement , ▁as ▁true ▁on ▁its ▁level ▁as ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁invest ment ▁on ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁stock ▁exchange . ▁In ▁the ▁ideal istic ▁perspective ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁– ▁the ▁polar ▁opposite ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁– ▁its ▁title ▁makes ▁perfect ▁sense . ▁Writing ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁author ▁and ▁critic ▁Tim ▁R iley ▁identified ▁the ▁track ' s ▁" internal ▁contradict ions ▁( pos it iv isms ▁expressed ▁with ▁neg atives )" ▁and ▁" blo ated ▁self - conf idence ▁(' it ' s ▁easy ') " ▁as ▁qual ities ▁that ▁rendered ▁it ▁as ▁" the ▁na ive ▁answer ▁to ▁' A ▁Day ▁in ▁the ▁Life ' ". ▁By ▁contrast , ▁Mark ▁H ert s ga ard ▁cons iders ▁" All ▁You ▁Need ▁Is