Sean Lennon

The VHS and laserdisc version of "Give Peace a Chance" as rewritten by Sean Lennon and Lenny Kravitz was released in March and again in April of 1991. The 43-minute video includes the new updated version with the "Peace Choir" as well as the original with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Messages are read by Kravitz and anti-war activist Ron Kovic, and a documentary shows the recording process from the first recording session to the final mixing. The video was released in the U.S. and Japan while the laserdisc was Japan-only. Proceeds from the commercially released video were donated to the "John Lennon Greening of the World Scholarship" fund. The video is a better way to enjoy this project. The song itself is a bit weak, some ten years later. But to see the passion and activism (and the slew of participants) that went into recording "Give Peace a Chance" makes one appreciate it more. The new version included the "Peace Choir" made up of the following: Amina, Adam Ant, Sebastian Bach, Bros, Felix Cavaliere, Terence Trent D'Arby, Flea, John Frusciante, Peter Gabriel, Kadeem Hardison, Ofra Haza, Joe Higgs, Bruce Hornsby, Lee Jaffe, Al Jarreau, Jazzie B, Davey Johnstone, Lenny Kravitz, Cyndi Lauper, Sean Ono Lennon, Little Richard, L.L. Cool J, M.C.Hammer, Michael McDonald, Duff McKagan, Alannah Myles, New Voices of Freedom, Randy Newman, Yoko Ono, Tom Petty, Iggy Pop, Q-Tip, Bonnie Raitt, Run, Dave Stewart, Teena Marie, Little Steven Van Zandt, Don Was, Wendy &Lisa, Ahmet Zappa, Dweezil Zappa, and Moon Zappa. ~ JT Griffith, Rovi