MUSIC VIDEO
LYRICS
Everybody's talking aboutBagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, ism ism ism
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
(Come on) Everybody's talking about
Minister, Sinister, Banisters and Canisters
Bishops, Fishops, Rabbis, and Pop Eyes, Bye bye, Bye byes
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
(Let me tell you now) Everybody's talking about
Revolution, Evolution, Masturbation, Flagellation, Regulation
Integrations, mediations, United Nations, congratulations
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
Everybody's talking about
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer, Allen Ginsberg, Hare Krishna
Hare Hare Krishna
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
ANALYSIS
This song was written by John Lennon, expressing his views against the Vietnam War in general, but especially against the escalation that happened around this time. The United States’ anti-war movement also began around this time, and despite not being American himself, Lennon was a central advocate of the movement: “Lennon performed the song with his wife, Yoko Ono, during their ‘bed-in for peace’ honeymoon in Montreal, and it quickly became an anthem for the anti-war movement” (“Vietnam Music…” 2015). Lennon was trying to encourage both the public and politicians that peace can happen as long as everyone just “give[s] peace a chance” (“John Lennon…” 2015). Like many other artists at the time, Lennon attempted to use music as a way to get people involved in a social movement.
WORKS CITED
“John Lennon – Give Peace a Chance.” Genius, 26 Sept. 2015,
genius.com/John-lennon-give-peace-a-chance-lyrics.
“Vietnam Music Monday: ‘Give Peace a Chance.’” Newseum, 12 Oct. 2015,
Minister, Sinister, Banisters and Canisters
Bishops, Fishops, Rabbis, and Pop Eyes, Bye bye, Bye byes
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
(Let me tell you now) Everybody's talking about
Revolution, Evolution, Masturbation, Flagellation, Regulation
Integrations, mediations, United Nations, congratulations
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
Everybody's talking about
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer, Allen Ginsberg, Hare Krishna
Hare Hare Krishna
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
ANALYSIS
This song was written by John Lennon, expressing his views against the Vietnam War in general, but especially against the escalation that happened around this time. The United States’ anti-war movement also began around this time, and despite not being American himself, Lennon was a central advocate of the movement: “Lennon performed the song with his wife, Yoko Ono, during their ‘bed-in for peace’ honeymoon in Montreal, and it quickly became an anthem for the anti-war movement” (“Vietnam Music…” 2015). Lennon was trying to encourage both the public and politicians that peace can happen as long as everyone just “give[s] peace a chance” (“John Lennon…” 2015). Like many other artists at the time, Lennon attempted to use music as a way to get people involved in a social movement.
WORKS CITED
“John Lennon – Give Peace a Chance.” Genius, 26 Sept. 2015,
genius.com/John-lennon-give-peace-a-chance-lyrics.
“Vietnam Music Monday: ‘Give Peace a Chance.’” Newseum, 12 Oct. 2015,
www.newseum.org/2015/10/12/vietnam-music-monday-give-peace-a-chance/.
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