We stated, 'We ain't obtaining this,' " John told Playboy interviewer David Sheff in 1980. "'We're not going to attract young children into a problem to make violence -- so you can overthrow what? We realized that whatever we did was going to be in the papers," John instructed Tom Snyder on NBC television's Tomorrow display in April 1975. "So we made a decision to use the area we would occupy anyway by finding married, with a commercial for peace and also a theatrical occasion. And the theatrical party we arrived up with, which utilized the least energy with the optimum influence, was to operate from bed, and what we practically experienced was a 7-day press meeting in bed. John returned the compliment by enjoying and singing on Elton's go over variations of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" and "1 Day (At A Time)." Almost as a joke, Elton asked John if he would join him on phase in the party that "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" topped the American charts. Elton John on keyboards and harmony vocal. With cameras whirring and clicking, and the reporters looking at the same time perplexed and amused, John spelled out that they ended up witnessing yet another peace protest.
