<Li> On July 27, 2016, an all - star ensemble of Broadway vocalists performed the song at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, as a protest against gun violence . </Li> <Li> On March 24, 2017, the song was added and recorded by Missi Hale for the film The Boss Baby . </Li> <P> The song contains the memorable lines: </P> <Dl> <Dd> "What the world needs now is love, sweet love </Dd> <Dd> It's the only thing that there's just too little of...". </Dd> </Dl>

Tom clay what the world needs now is love/abraham martin and john