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John and Yoko Bed-In, “Give Peace a Chance” Footage Coming to DVD

8/10/07, 10:07 am EST

Photo: John and Yoko

For the first time, the all-star live recording of John Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance” will be made available on the DVD Give Peace a Song, which comes out August 27 in the U.K. The footage was captured on June 1, 1969, the last day of the seven-day “bed-in” Lennon and Yoko Ono staged at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal to protest violence. “Give Peace a Chance,” which includes backing vocals by Timothy Leary, Tommy Smothers of the Smothers Brothers, Petula Clark and members of the local Hare Krishna temple, was recorded at the bed-in, then finished up in the studio and released by the Plastic Ono Band. The DVD will include archival footage from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, outtakes from Lennon and Yoko’s movie of the event and interviews with those at the bed-in, including Yoko. And in other Beatles firsts, Lennon and Paul McCartney have topped the U.S. country-music charts for the first time in twelve years thanks to a cover of “Revolution” by Rascal Flatts.

Photo: Chase/Newsmakers/Getty


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Mark Chapman | 5/23/2008, 5:03 pm EST

Hey, Paul! watch it…or u’ll be next

Nika | 11/5/2007, 8:12 pm EST

Hello! Quality content! Regards,

Mike C. | 8/20/2007, 2:08 am EST

John Lennon spoke for the people of that time. Remember what it was like to watch the tv and see the number of dead each day. Maybe if we all took time out and sang “Give Peace A Chance” maybe the world would be better. You are entitled to feel the way you do about John Lennon, but remember that on Dec. 8, 1980, John Lennon was shot and killed for what he did in life. I wish that there was more people like him in the world. Maybe it would be a better place.
World Peace One - now and forever.
Peace and love to all.
All you need is love and peace.
No more war.

Ian St.Ian | 8/17/2007, 7:42 pm EST

Syd,don’t use that name anymore.I wish Bill Hicks was alive and well(and Syd Barret too)and worms were eating your brain fuckstick.And Marlon,lay off the crack for fucks sake.”The Beatles were so high they let Ringo sing a couple of tunes”-Hicks

marlon | 8/15/2007, 9:48 am EST

i am a big fan of biggie and is supporter.

marlon | 8/15/2007, 9:45 am EST

i am abiggie fans and i am excited about this.

Dis Bigga Jigga | 8/13/2007, 3:16 pm EST

that is me straight waxing that egg roll ass, not John.

Paul | 8/13/2007, 2:11 pm EST

He should have spent more time with his kid. Bad father. Bad taste in broads. Bad song writing after he ditched his band. Bad attepmt at “giving peace a chance” by sitting on his ass in a fancy hotel room. Just a bad person all around. He did write some of the greatest music I’ve ever heard with the Beatles. Other than that, he deserved to get shot.

Dazed and Confused | 8/13/2007, 2:10 pm EST

Stop insulting John Lennon. He was awesome, and wanted nothing but peace on this planet. He died without seeing that happen. BECAUSE OF YOU PEOPLE!! I bet the guy that shot Lennon loves Pres Bush.

Ne-Gro | 8/13/2007, 2:03 pm EST

Thank you.

Lennon Lives! | 8/13/2007, 11:48 am EST

Lennon wasn’t conceded, you moron. You mean conceited.

Lacey | 8/12/2007, 1:48 pm EST

Oh my God, I’m so excited about this!!

pLaNeTcLaIrE | 8/12/2007, 1:38 am EST

~~~ peace from the goddesses ~~~

Mike | 8/11/2007, 8:58 pm EST

What planet do all these Lennon haters come from? Why don’t you just hang out at FoxNews.com and congratulate each other on how great the war that none of you will ever fight in is going.

Stalin | 8/11/2007, 6:42 pm EST

Fuck Lenin

John | 8/11/2007, 4:54 pm EST

The world needs people like Lennon.
John Lennon online.

Ragin Johnny Chubb | 8/11/2007, 6:32 am EST

if you people don’t like john and yoko, go back to your porn and leave it alone.

I suppose if they had bought guns and shot some “gooks” that would have won your approval?

God must’ve liked assholes because she sure made a lot of you.

B. Breeg | 8/10/2007, 5:44 pm EST

I agree with Bill. Lennon was an a**hole just watch any interview he’s ever done. He’s self absorbed, conceded, and pretentious. Which isn’t surprising since he was(and still is) one of the most famous people ever. Just because you love the music he created doesn’t make him a saint or an expert on global issues.

Syd Barrett | 8/10/2007, 5:08 pm EST

Thank God Bill Hicks is dead; otherwise we’d have to read his moronic verbal diarrhea on a Rolling Stone blog.

Outraged | 8/10/2007, 3:42 pm EST

I can’t believe that Rascal Flatts would have the audacity to cover a Beatles song. I nearly vomited when I read that. I think this is worse than when Britney Spears covered “Satisfaction” and definitely worse than Madonna’s “American Pie” cover.

amide | 8/10/2007, 1:14 pm EST

‘bill hicks’…ure absolutely right about that all ‘after 1969′ n ‘penis amputation’…but i really wanna to see TIMOTHY LEARY SINGIN!

Bill Hicks | 8/10/2007, 12:51 pm EST

Now that I’m dead I can do and say whatever I want Banjo you artard!!! Anyone who thinks Lennon wrote more than three or four good songs after 1969 should have their penis amputated

B. Breeg | 8/10/2007, 12:44 pm EST

Wow, sitting in bed all day, in an expensive hotel suite is really doing a lot for peace. Maybe he could have given the money he spent on the hotel room to a charity that actually takes ACTION, not just talking and doing nothing.

Max Buzz | 8/10/2007, 12:28 pm EST

Only a moron would use the Bill Hicks moniker and then spew the below posted tripe.

Banjo | 8/10/2007, 12:04 pm EST

wow, based solely on Bill’s post, i would say he has probably been wrong about everything in his life. what’s that affliction called where you can’t understand basic social and cultural behaviour?

abandonedstation | 8/10/2007, 11:47 am EST

watching the ‘bed in’ will be as much as it sounds.
the only worthwhile bit would be the recording of ‘give peace a chance’. the rest is DVD of outtakes.

Bill Hicks | 8/10/2007, 10:56 am EST

Oh great this’ll really cheer me up on those cold winter nights, watching a deluded a**hole and his butt ugly svengali wife try to be even bigger pr**ks than they already are for SEVEN whole days

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