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John Lennon's peace anthem lyrics set for auction
« on: October 25, 2005, 05:48:35 AM »

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Two actors recreated John Lennon's 1969 "bed-in" at a Montreal hotel on Monday to draw attention to the November auction of the original lyrics of his "Give Peace A Chance" anthem.

The actors, clad in white pyjamas, portrayed Lennon and wife Yoko Ono in a scene re-enacting the couple's week-long meeting with the press and public in their small two-room suite at Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel in May 1969.

Lennon and Ono's "bed-in" was intended as a protest against the Vietnam War. It was held a little less than a year before the breakup of Lennon and fellow members of the Beatles, arguably the most influential band in pop music history, became official.
Lennon scrawled the lyrics, which featured the refrain, "all we are saying is give peace a chance", on a hotel envelope. The song was recorded in the hotel room with guests such as Timothy Leary, Tommy Smothers and Petula Clark and became a favourite of peace demonstrators worldwide.

Lennon died on December 8, 1980, at age 40 after a stalker shot him outside his New York City apartment building.

Auction house Bonhams estimates the lyrics have a value of 175,000 to 200,000 pounds and plans to sell them on November 16 in London.

"These are the most important Lennon lyrics that have ever been auctioned," said Michelle Gonsalves, spokeswoman for Bonhams. "It's a very buoyant market for Beatles memorabilia and it has been for the past 10 years."

The lyrics come from the collection of former Beatles press officer Derek Taylor, who died in 1997. Gonsalves declined to say who would receive proceeds from the sale.

Lennon and Ono arrived at the Montreal hotel late at night, without a reservation or cash, after being denied entry to the United States. They had planned to stage the bed-in in New York.

A Queen Elizabeth hotel spokeswoman said suite 1742, which has Lennon's name on the brass door plate, is the most sought- after by patrons.

The couple held their first bed-in two months earlier at an Amsterdam hotel.

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Re: John Lennon's peace anthem lyrics set for auction
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2005, 03:04:34 PM »

haha, thaey had a guy playing Yoko!!! :D
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Re: John Lennon's peace anthem lyrics set for auction
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2005, 03:22:52 PM »

Sorry, but I think they mean actor in its generic form. Not even Canadians are that cruel.
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