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This Land is Your Land (view source)
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'''This Land is Your Land''' is a [[communist]] folk song written and initially recorded by [[Woody Guthrie]] in 1940, and recorded in 1944. It has been recorded by artist/liberal activist [[Bruce Springsteen]], liberal [[Bob Dylan]], and British socialist performer [[Billy Bragg]]. Despite the communist sympathies of Guthrie and this song, it is generally regarded as one of America's favorite folk songs and was at one point being considered to be the national anthem. Fellow communist [[Pete Seeger]] has stated that Guthrie was a communist.
One of the last verses of the song implies that there should be no such thing as private [[property]].
:As I was walking, I saw a sign there;
:And on the sign said "No Trespassing";
:But on the other side, it didn't say nothing;
:This land is made for you and me.
An alternative is:
:There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me;
:Sign was painted, it said private property;
:But on the back side it didn't say nothing;
:This land was made for you and me.
Another verse implying a need for [[welfare]] is:
:In the squares of the city, In the shadow of a steeple;
:By the relief office, I'd seen my people.
:As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking,
:Is this land made for you and me?
[[Category:Music]]
[[Category:Communism]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Liberalism]]
One of the last verses of the song implies that there should be no such thing as private [[property]].
:As I was walking, I saw a sign there;
:And on the sign said "No Trespassing";
:But on the other side, it didn't say nothing;
:This land is made for you and me.
An alternative is:
:There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me;
:Sign was painted, it said private property;
:But on the back side it didn't say nothing;
:This land was made for you and me.
Another verse implying a need for [[welfare]] is:
:In the squares of the city, In the shadow of a steeple;
:By the relief office, I'd seen my people.
:As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking,
:Is this land made for you and me?
[[Category:Music]]
[[Category:Communism]]
[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Liberalism]]