John Lennon was one of the greatest influences in the world within the last one hundred years. With his influencing music and peaceful protests, he inspired a countless number of people throughout his lifetime. John Lennon served as a member of The Beatles, a band that has changed the world in multiple ways throughout the years. The music he produced during his career made people actually think about the world and how they view it. Along with his inspiring music he also influenced us with his peaceful protests. Some of his most famous protests are the bed-ins that he did with this wife, Yoko Ono, to show that there should be more peace, and less conflict in the world. Lennon was an anti-war activist and made one of his famous songs, Give Peace
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John’s music was influenced by Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly (United States History). Lennon’s most moving song was his song Imagine that he wrote in one sitting with his wife Yoko Ono (Ulster). The recording of this song can be spotted in the documentary called Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon’s Imagine Album (Ulster). The song became a powerful ode to unity and peace that captured the feelings of many at the time (Lasting Impact). It was a clarion call for all those who dreamed of a better world, one filled with empathy and understanding, and absent of resentment and violence (Lasting Impact). Lennon is recognized as one of the greatest music icons of the 20th century with Imagine being ranked as one of his most popular songs (United States History). Lennon’s impact on music inspired many other artists to create motivational pieces. He made music about being who he really was, portraying his excessive drinking, drug use, and violence toward women, and once then it has inspired many artists, musicians, actors, and entertainers to show their fans who they really are (Shields). Lennon made many songs and albums that are inspired by his beliefs in anti-war and world peace; one album being Leave Peace in Toronto 1969 (Cott). The influence of John Lennon really impacted the people in the world and when he was killed, people didn't know how to …show more content…
Lennon and wife Yoko Ono spent their honeymoon in Amsterdam, participating in a week-long, “Bed-in for Peace”, on March 25, 1969 (Lifton). When John and Yoko were asked about why they choose to do the bed-in in Amsterdam, they said, "We thought that Amsterdam was a very important place to do it, because it has a very fresh and alive interest. And we're thinking that, instead of going out and fight and make war or something like that, we should just stay in bed -- everybody should just stay in bed and enjoy the spring (Lifton)." John and Yoko’s infamous bed-ins were inspirational and were never successfully repeated by any other celebrity (Whitehead). Lennon was awarded for his contributions to world peace in London at the 22nd Silver Clef awards (Kaplan). Along with their bed-ins, Lennon and Ono organized massive rallies during the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention to protest the Vietnam War (Hammett). A second Bed-In followed three months later in Montreal, where Lennon wrote and recorded what was to become the unofficial refrain of the peace movement, “Give Peace a Chance
John’s music was influenced by Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly (United States History). Lennon’s most moving song was his song Imagine that he wrote in one sitting with his wife Yoko Ono (Ulster). The recording of this song can be spotted in the documentary called Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon’s Imagine Album (Ulster). The song became a powerful ode to unity and peace that captured the feelings of many at the time (Lasting Impact). It was a clarion call for all those who dreamed of a better world, one filled with empathy and understanding, and absent of resentment and violence (Lasting Impact). Lennon is recognized as one of the greatest music icons of the 20th century with Imagine being ranked as one of his most popular songs (United States History). Lennon’s impact on music inspired many other artists to create motivational pieces. He made music about being who he really was, portraying his excessive drinking, drug use, and violence toward women, and once then it has inspired many artists, musicians, actors, and entertainers to show their fans who they really are (Shields). Lennon made many songs and albums that are inspired by his beliefs in anti-war and world peace; one album being Leave Peace in Toronto 1969 (Cott). The influence of John Lennon really impacted the people in the world and when he was killed, people didn't know how to …show more content…
Lennon and wife Yoko Ono spent their honeymoon in Amsterdam, participating in a week-long, “Bed-in for Peace”, on March 25, 1969 (Lifton). When John and Yoko were asked about why they choose to do the bed-in in Amsterdam, they said, "We thought that Amsterdam was a very important place to do it, because it has a very fresh and alive interest. And we're thinking that, instead of going out and fight and make war or something like that, we should just stay in bed -- everybody should just stay in bed and enjoy the spring (Lifton)." John and Yoko’s infamous bed-ins were inspirational and were never successfully repeated by any other celebrity (Whitehead). Lennon was awarded for his contributions to world peace in London at the 22nd Silver Clef awards (Kaplan). Along with their bed-ins, Lennon and Ono organized massive rallies during the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention to protest the Vietnam War (Hammett). A second Bed-In followed three months later in Montreal, where Lennon wrote and recorded what was to become the unofficial refrain of the peace movement, “Give Peace a Chance