Published:
14 Apr 2021 02:37 GMT
The band, recorded at a hotel in the Bahamas, was dated May 25, 1969.
The official John Lennon channel on YouTube first saw a video of the well-known song ‘Give Peace a Chance’, which the artist plays with his wife Yoko Ono. This is the first known recording of that piece.
“Everyone’s talking about revolution, masturbation, constipation (…) uh (…) masturbation, cake, chocolate cake (…) uh (…) fake, cake, glasses, passes,” he mumbles unclearly. a certain moment.
The band was recorded by the former Beatle’s cameraman, Nic Knowland, and sound engineer Mike Lax, at a hotel in the Bahamas on May 25, 1969. A few days later, the song’s official premiere took place in Montreal, Canada, within under of the so-called bedridden for peace from John and Yoko. It was an act of non-violent protest against the war as such and, in particular, to promote peace in the context of the Vietnam War. The famous couple were watching attract media attention to put pressure on then US President Richard Nixon.
It is the second video not published in a long time to be made public on that channel. For example, on April 1, a tape recorded at Lennon and Ono’s home in 1968 was shared. The current release of previously unknown content is on the eve of launch. next April 23, from the re-release of the album ‘John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band’. Qualified in advance as a historical collection, it will consist of eight discs with 159 remixed and remastered songs.