Lennon 'Peace' lyrics sell at auction for $833,654
AP, Jul 10, 2008 10:00 pm PDTChristie's auction house has sold John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "Give Peace a Chance" for $833,654. Christie's spokeswoman Zoe Schoon said Lennon gave the sheet to 16-year-old Gail Renard during the eight-day Bed-in.
The lyrics were written during Lennon's 1969 Bed-in protest for peace at the Queens Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Lennon wrote the lyrics and recorded the song in the hotel room with about 50 guests, who included singer Petula Clark and beat poet Allen Ginsberg.
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