Black Eyed Peas Cover John Lennon Song On New Compilation

The Black Eyed Peas have teamed Amnesty International and other top name artists to create Make Some Noise, an album of contemporary versions of John Lennon songs. Lennon’s wife Yoko Ono donated the rights to Lennon’s solo tracks to Amnesty International in 2003. BEP’s rendition of Lennon’s “Power to the People” was recorded on board […]

The Black Eyed Peas

have teamed Amnesty International and other top name artists to create Make

Some Noise, an album of contemporary versions of John Lennon songs.

Lennon’s wife Yoko Ono donated the rights to Lennon’s

solo tracks to Amnesty International in 2003.

BEP’s rendition of Lennon’s “Power to the

People” was recorded on board the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus and

is available as a download.

“Power to the People is the ultimate anthem!” BEP

group member will.I.am stated. “We had an incredible time recording the

track for Make Some Noise, and hope the single will motivate people to truly

stand up and be counted."

Make Some Noise, which is slated for a 2006 release

date, will also include Lennon covers by Avril Lavigne, Snow Patrol, The Cure,

The Postal Service, and Maroon 5.

"Lennon stood for so much, and it’s a privilege to ensure

his music and messages reach out to people at such a poignant time of the year,"

Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine said.

The project is being released in conjunction with the Make Some

Noise initiative, which is a part of The Amnesty International Organization,

a human rights organization.

Amnesty International was founded in 1961 and hopes to gain

a million new supporters through the new release.

For more information

visit www.amnesty.org/noise.