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On August 27, Fabulous Films will give a UK release to Give Peace a Song, a DVD document of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Give Peace a Chance" performance from the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal in 1969.

The performance was the culmination of a seven-day "bed-in" protest against violence in which John and Yoko moved into the hotel's 1742 suite and...sat in bed. Since we weren't there (or even born yet), we're not quite sure (though we can imagine) what else they did besides just sitting.

That's where Give Peace a Song comes in, as the DVD includes not only the performance itself but also documentation of the events leading up to it from various visitors, including some of the couple's own footage.