Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

November 23, 2008 3:01:57 AM CST

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

Lennon Lyrics Sell for $833K

Posted Jul 10, 08 6:45 PM CDT in Arts & Living 

(AP) – Christie's auction house has sold John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "Give Peace a Chance" for $833,654. Lennon wrote and recorded the lyrics during his 1969 Bed-in protest for peace at the Queens Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. A pajamas-clad Lennon gave the handwritten sheet to a Montreal teenager, who's now a rather flush fan.

Source Associated Press

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Paul Wants to Release 'Beatles Holy Grail'

    Nov 16, 08 3:16 PM CST
    Paul Wants to Release 'Beatles Holy Grail' Paul McCartney says it's time to release an avant-garde Beatles track that features gargles, shouts, and distorted guitar, the Guardian reports. Recorded during Penny Lane sessions in 1967, the 14-minute Carnival of Light was played publicly only once at an electronic music festival. McCartney, who is releasing his third avant-garde record, says "the time has come for it to get its moment." More »

  • Lennon Not a Nice Guy, New Bio Says

    Oct 12, 08 7:05 PM CDT
    Lennon Not a Nice Guy, New Bio Says Not everything John Lennon could Imagine was so nice, the New York Post reports. The ex-Beatle callously cheated on his first wife, groped a girl in front of Yoko Ono, and upset Ono by treating her like a lay du jour when they first met, a new biography says. But Ono, who contributed to Philip Norman's John Lennon: The Life, calls the book “too mean.”
    More »

  • Sean Lennon: Dad Screamed at Me

    Sep 21, 08 7:48 AM CDT
    John Lennon's son said his give-peace-a-chance pop once screamed at him so loudly that the boy ended up in the hospital with damage to his ear, reports the New York Post. The famous Beatle became enraged when Sean, then 4, failed to heed his lessons on how to cut steak. "I remember I was lying on the floor and hurting, and him holding me and saying, 'I'm so sorry.' He did have a temper," Lennon, 32, is quoted as saying in an upcoming biography.
    More »

  • Lennon's Killer Denied Parole for Fifth Time

    Aug 12, 08 4:11 PM CDT
    Lennon's Killer Denied Parole for Fifth Time The man who murdered John Lennon nearly 30 years ago was denied parole for a fifth time today, the Daily News reports. A state parole board panel blocked the release of Mark David Chapman, who shot the former Beatle outside his New York City apartment building in 1980, because of the premeditated nature of the attack. Yoko Ono had urged the board to keep Chapman behind bars. More »

  • Give Peace a Bid: Lennon Lyrics Go to Auction

    Apr 30, 08 8:20 PM CDT
    Give Peace a Bid: Lennon Lyrics Go to Auction John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to 1960s mantra "Give Peace a Chance" are going up for auction, reports Reuters. A Canadian woman, then 16, acquired them after sneaking into the famous Montreal "Bed-In" staged by Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969—with Lennon predicting, “One day they will be worth something.” More »

Writer Gail Renard, right, poses in front of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song 'Give Peace A Chance' song. Lennon gave the lyrics to the then-teenage Renard.   (LEFTERIS PITARAKIS)
Writer Gail Renard, right, embraces her partner, unidentified, after the handwritten John Lennon lyrics for the song 'Give Peace A Chance' song, were sold in a Christie's auction.   (LEFTERIS PITARAKIS)
This undated file photo shows John Lennon.   (AP Photo)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow

Threads (
1
 of 1)

Tags

John Lennon • Yoko Ono • lyrics


Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other Arts & Living Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Face it: there's too much news. At Newser a team of editors and writers culls the most important stories from hundreds of U.S. and international sources and reduces them to a headline, picture, and two paragraphs. It's the Newser guarantee: we can take any report or column or video and pack what you need to know into 120 words or less. Newser's short-form aggregation, visual format, and unique information tools help you get more of the kind of news you want, in a quicker and more entertaining way. And we do it 24/7—you can come back morning, noon, night (and in between) for something new that matters. Read less, know more.

Learn more »