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photo by Styrous®
Fifty-five years ago, on march 23, 1969, Gibraltar printed but never issued a set of postage stamps that would have commemorated the wedding of John Lennon and Yoko Ono who were married in Gibraltar on March 20, 1969, and spent their honeymoon at the Hilton Amsterdam, campaigning with a week-long Bed-In for Peace against the Vietnam War.
Bed-In for Peace - March 25, 1969
photo by Gerry Deiter
On the last day of their Bed-In for Peace, John Lennon wrote his iconic anti-war song song, Give Peace a Chance. Released as a single in July 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records, it is the first solo single issued by Lennon, released while he was still a member of the Beatles, and became an anthem of the American anti-war movement during the 1970s. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the British singles chart.
A photo exhibition and other events remembering Yoko Ono and John Lennon, The Beatles songwriter who was shot and killed in New York in 1980, are being held this week in Amsterdam to commemorate the events 50 years ago.
In 2020 on the 21st of September, International Peace Day, a film by Yoko Ono was released (link below). What ono has said about the film:
Dear Friends, In 1969, John and I were so naïve to think that doing the Bed-In would help change the world. Well, it might have. But at the time, we didn't know. It was good that we filmed it, though. The film is powerful now. What we said then could have been said now. In fact, there are things that we said then in the film, which may give some encouragement and inspiration to the activists of today. Good luck to us all. Let's remember WAR IS OVER If We Want It. It's up to us, and nobody else. John would have wanted to say that. love, Yoko Ono Lennon."
NYC International Peace Day, 21 September 2020"
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Vanity Fair ~ Rarely Seen Photos of Ono and Lennon
YouTube links:
Bed Piece (1969) (complete film) (1 hr, 10 mins., 55 secs.)
Govert De Roos ~ John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s Bed in for peace
History Chanel ~ 50th Anniversary of the John Lennon and Yoko Ono "Bed-In"
Styrous® ~ Sunday, April 18, 2021
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