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July 01, 2009

40 Years of Giving Peace a Chance...

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The phrase “give peace a chance” had come spontaneously to Lennon while answering a reporters question at a “bed-in,” Lennon and Ono’s way to protest war and promote peace by staying in bed all day. They held two, week-long bed-in sessions, one in Amsterdam and one in Montreal.

It was at a Montreal bed-in that the song was recorded. Those in attendance included Timothy Leary, Dick Gregory, Petula Clark, Derek Taylor, Murray the K and Allen Ginsberg. John Lennon played acoustic guitar and so did Tommy Smothers of the Smothers Brothers. Some of those names became part of the lyrics.


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#1 Steve says:

Only the bravest souls are willing to endure constant ridicule for the truth they feel, see and understand. That truth will outlive them and all of us.


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