“What the World Needs Now is Love“ Dionne Warwick HD - with Lyrics

“What the World Needs Now Is Love“ - Dionne Warwick HD - Lyrics on screen “What the World Needs Now Is Love“ is a 1965 popular song with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach. First recorded and made popular by Jackie DeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a release on sister label Liberty records the previous month was canceled. The song reached number 7 on the US Hot 100 charts in July of that year. The song was originally offered to Dionne Warwick, who turned it down at the time, though she later recorded it for her album “Here Where There Is Love“ Lyrics: What the world needs now is love, sweet love It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of What the world needs now is love, sweet love No, not just for some but for everyone Lord, we don’t need another mountain There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb There are oceans and rivers enough to cross Enough to last ’till the end of time What the world needs now is love, sweet love It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of What the world needs now is love, sweet love No, not just for some but for everyone Lord, we don’t need another meadow There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine Oh, listen, lord, if you want to know What the world needs now is love, sweet love It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of What the world needs now is love, sweet love No, not just for some, oh, but just for ever, every, everyone What the world needs now is love, sweet love What the world needs now is love, sweet love What the world needs now is love, sweet love