Imagine - John and Yoko's Bed-In for Peace - Gerry Deiter photos of 1969 - Allison Crowe live

More than forty years ago today, John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged a Bed In for Peace at Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel. The couple held the eight-day event - from May 25 to June 1, 1969 - to protest civil unrest and the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war.

"We're going to sell peace the way other people sell soap", Lennon told a young photo-journalist Gerry Deiter. Assigned by Life Magazine to document the happening in the hotel suite, Deiter was the only photographer there the entire 8 days. He captured hundreds of images of the couple singing, composing, visiting with friends and talking to the media. Lennon and Ono spoke to some 150 journalists during the press conferences they held daily from their bed. June 1 was the culmination - the recording of Give Peace A Chance.

Now these images come together in the book "Give Peace a Chance: John & Yoko's Bed-In for Peace". Photography by Gerry Deiter. Compiled by Joan Athey. Edited by Paul McGrath.

Joan Athey has graciously allowed these images to accompany a live performance of "Imagine" by Canadian musician Allison Crowe.

Give Peace A Chance

War is over if you want it

Imagine peace

http://www.peaceworksnow.com

http://music.allisoncrowe.com/track/imagine

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[et7waage1]

Love this song so much! Thank you!

[pmishke]

WOW!!! I thought that I'd seen everything that their was to see about the bed-in and then this pops up. The cover of the song was breath taking to say the least and to see John and Yoko so young and happy once again really brought it home for me and made me wonder who in their right mind could have shot this beautiful human being to death. You can't help but get goose bumps from this as was mentioned in some ones earlier post.

[guitarjerry1126]

I've always loved this song of Johns and Allison does it just wonderfully !! What a great voice,she has and really gives this song feeling and meaning. Such a good cover of a great song. A song that should be an anthem.

Jerry

[guitarjerry1126]

Just so beautifully sung, by Allison !

Yes, the next Joni Mitchell ! You gotta love this voice. I do!!

Jerry

[rosesredvioletsblue]

incredible.

bravo!

[ZxBillabam]

wow.. i am spechless, how can this not have been viewed more

[1989mariella]

only the good duy young... it is so unfair...but he at least left us a gift which is his songs that remind us to imagine a better future and to fight for it.. Because humanity deserves it......

[NicoleKassis]

OMG!

Beautiful song and voice.

I love.

[NicoleKassis]

The best music.

[pilomaya2012]

why do all the good ones get shot?