Amsterdam bed in
Give peace a chance lyrics
Recording the song in June
March 25th 1969: ‘Bed-In for Peace’ begins
On this day in 1969, the newly married John Lennon and Yoko Oko began their first ‘bed-in’ to promote world peace during the Vietnam War at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel. Lennon was one of the founding members of possibly the most successful band in history: the Beatles. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr achieved worldwide fame and critical acclaim for their music. Lennon was the man behind Beatles hits such as ‘All You Need is Love’, ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’, and ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’. After the band broke up in 1970, Lennon had a successful solo career, releasing iconic songs like ‘Imagine’ and ‘Instant Karma!’. In his later years Lennon, along with his second wife Yoko Ono, became peace activists, especially in their opposition to America’s involvement with the Vietnam War. The most famous expression of their activism came with the Amsterdam ‘bed-in’, and the couple remained in the bed until March 31st, allowing press into their presidential suite in order to publicise their efforts. John and Yoko’s second ‘bed-in’ took place in May in Montreal, where they and others recorded the song ‘Give Peace a Chance’. The ‘bed-in’ has since become an iconic moment in both Lennon’s life and the increasing opposition to America’s involvement in Vietnam, and has been commemorated and copied by later advocates of world peace.
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