John Lennon's Piano: now on tour
Posted by Fraser Lewry on 22 May 2008 - 10:22pm.
From the Lennon Piano website:
"The piano, on which John Lennon composed the song IMAGINE is being photographed at significant locations in the United States and across the world where horrific acts of violence have taken place in order to spread a message of peace."
Righty-ho, then. Next up, we'll tackle hunger.
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Is it wrong that I...
...secretly wish for some terrible harm to befall the piano?
The only way this dreadful publicity stunt could be any more crass is if Yoko Ono wrote a series of children's books based on the fictional adventures of the piano on its fly-by visits to Darfur and Guantanamo Bay.
Joanna-piercing missiles are being primed as we speak
EXT. BORA-BORA - DAY
The PIANO sits pristine and white in the middle of the barren, rock-strewn landscape, like Kubrick's monolith, while the scrapping, scrabbling SIMIANS drop their thigh-bone clubs to the ground and gaze on in pacified wonder.
FX - BOOM!
I was the roadie...
..for the "Bono's fly glasses for anti-globalization" tour a couple of years ago.
The glasses were ok, but the hangers on!
And who could forget...
...the tug-of-war over the little fellah's "iconic stetson"?
The location's surely a cert...
...so I'm looking forward to seeing how it gets on with its message of peace in Bridgwater Town Centre on a Friday night.
Hang on
I thought George Michael owned that piano?
He does.
And Archie, it's not even the white one apparently - rather some old upright piano. The white one was used in the video but not to compose the song.
I suspect when George bought the piano there was a bit of 'London Bridge/Tower Bridge' confusion going on.
No wonder he sent the thing off on tour.
Never mind the piano
I can understand why people would be against wars both in general and particular but I don't see the point of trying to promote peace. *Everybody's* in favour of peace. It's like clean air. Everyone wants it. It's just a question of what they are prepared to sacrifice to get it. For most people their commitment stops as soon as it gets to their company car or their trip abroad. Similarly, some of the most war-like societies have been big advocates of peace.
Probably nearly everybody is in favour of peace
but I have a strong hunch that the few that aren't are not going to be swayed by a piano used by John Lennon and owned by George Michael.
And is it a measure of the former Whamster's arrogance that he thinks it will make a difference?
As the best known Cypriot in the world...
...I always felt he should begin over there, where Turkish and Greek soldiers have been pointing guns at each other since 1974. If ever you wanted to face up to the real challenges of establishing peace and co-existence that would be the perfect place to start.
Good point
and one that is just not in most peoples minds when wars are discussed.
I'd like to see George's reaction to the idea he should take the piano to the border and do a peace concert.
Go on George - make a real difference.
Why not send Yoko?
The 'piano of peace' is a bit of a 'Smashy and Nicey' idea really..
Why not build in some future proofing by dispatching Yoko( in a bag), or recordings from her Plastic Ono period into war zones and international hot spots? Perhaps have a UN peace keeping force with large sponge hands wagging their fingers left to right, and threatening to press the play the button for caterwaul-along-a-Yoko if anyone misbehaves.
Or at the very least send the piano to Canada in memory of what the shrill shocked people of Toronto had to endure in 1969
What a relief when the feedback comes in
At least it's in tune.
I love the bit where he has a slurp of tea with a "Hmm. Looks like she's on a roll here" look on his face.
Thanks for this, Dave. The next time anyone disses Macca with bad jokes about one-legged wives - or even invokes the curse of "Mull of Kintyre" - I'll just send them that URL with a note: "You were saying?"
Makes Metal Machine Music seem like Jim Reeves
Have you seen her 'scream up' at the Stones Rock 'n' Roll Circus?
Yikes Alive - play it low though, as it's likely to explode the eardrums of most family pets.
Now available in 5.1 on Dvd if you really wanna treat yourself
I won't post it here, the last clip's jarring enough
Makes Metal Machine Music seem like Jim Reeves
Have you seen her 'scream up' at the Stones Rock 'n' Roll Circus?
Yikes Alive play it low though, as it's likely to explode the eardrums of most family pets.
And available in 5.1 on DVD if you really wanna treat yourself
I won't post it here, I think last clip's jarring enough