yoko: 9/11, give peace a chance

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LONDON (Reuters) - Yoko Ono Tuesday pleaded with the world to "Give Peace A
Chance" with the release on the MTV music channel of a short film to mark
the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

John Lennon's widow said in a statement: "Let's create peace, unity and
light. I think John's words are needed just as much now as when they were
written -- 'Imagine all the people living in peace' and 'Give Peace A
Chance."'

The film starts with the viewer trailing down a dark corridor to reach a
door with light pouring through it. Yoko Ono greets the viewers and takes
them up a ladder to read the words "Give Peace A Chance" written on the
ceiling.

"Like all of us, I'd like to see the human race survive, living in health
and in love with each other," said the Japanese artist whose Beatle husband
was gunned down in front of their New York apartment in 1980.

August 31, 2004 -- Hollywood News

9/11 spurs Yoko Ono to give peace a second chance

Beatles legend John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono has recorded a remake of her and Lennon's 1969 peace anthem, "Give Peace a Chance," and she hopes that the song makes people realize the importance of peace following the catastrophic events of 9/11.

According to the Rolling Stone magazine, the song will be a part of the soon to be released album "Wake Up Everybody," which also includes songs by Lenny Kravitz, Missy Elliot and Ashanti.

She says that the twin blasts left her deeply shaken and she wants people to wake up to the fact that the volatile situation cannot be ignored any longer. "Very soon after 9/11, I got inspired to write new lyrics for Give Peace a Chance. I was deeply shaken by what happened. It reminded me of when John passed away, and the air raids in Tokyo during the Second World War, when I was growing up," the report quoted her as saying.

"There were so many widows created so suddenly by this violent act. The situation was, of course, incredibly negative. My knees were shaking for some time after the day' my heart still is. This is not a time when we have the luxury of being negative. We need to know that we're all in the same boat, and if we sink, we're going to sink together," she added.