Woody Guthrie: Voice of the Common Man

[GoodyBob]

The 2 forgotten stanzas at 7:05 ...so equally true today.

[Lddy]

Stop calling Woody "Guthrie." If you knew anything about him, you would know that he preferred to be called "Woody." Every time I hear "Guthrie" I have negative emotions...

[mswimmer8]

@Lddy This film was made when I was 14 years old for a competition called National History Day. I referred to him as Guthrie because that was the correct format for doing it in the competition I created the film for. Please do not criticize the writing of a teenager who simply did not want to lose points for a silly reason.

[bazerbear]

@mswimmer8 well done, it brought tears to my eyes, im 58 m from australia, loved his son arlo now i know why.

[lukebross]

The town he was born in is pronounced

O- key - muh Hard Okie O and soft A. He makes me proud to be from western Oklahoma.

[Evthedrunk]

this smells like a thesis

[vorhaug]

Thanx this is a good representation of Woody, thanx, I shared in facebook :-)

[MrDrewlips]

and Arlo's a Republican of the Ron Paul variety.

[Freethinker12341]

@MrDrewlips i thought arlo was a socialist as well..

[MrDrewlips]

@Freethinker12341 I thought so too until I looked it up.  He supports Ron Paul and joined the Republican party.

[Freethinker12341]

@MrDrewlips creepy, ron paul's a creep

[metacosmos]

@MrDrewlips it happens many times, the sons of the communists turn to be conservative.

[chiledoug]

well done ..awesome job...

[GiovanniMariaTommaso]

This is a great & informative video. Too bad those who insist on inciting people of class to riot against each other by dousing the dough of mankind with the yeast of racism, sexism, & usury of unethical economics for the production, distribution, & consumption of goods & services, don’t see & learn from this. No race is special, no nationality or culture is better than another, man is from the same flesh despite the accident of pigment or the accident of nationality or culture.

[1canyonguy]

Excellent job although you might have given some credit to Rambling Jack Elliott and I would have to say without a doubt he was most certainly an activist

[Catlovertea4]

Superbly done. A+++. Thank you, Melissa.

[raayonaim]

Way to go Melissa!

[robertseamans]

Outstanding! My own family survived the dirt and famine of this period. Thank you, Woodie, for giving them a voice; and thank you, Melissa, for retelling a vital part of America's history.

[peakdavid]

Outstanding example of digital storytelling about one of the great Americans.

[fmichaelb]

It's pronounced o-KEE-ma. And he was an activist, as the other poster already pointed out. Other than those two minor mistakes, it still a very good job.

[goatman666]

well done girl

[Captainoldspice]

Yikes, a 14 year old that did her research. Lange's "Migrant Mother". Damn good work.

[xFlashbackxbrd]

Worth listening to all the way through. Very well done.

[inkey2]

a 14 year old made this???? This is a pretty slick production

[yeahtoast22]

My heroes: Woody Guthrie, Abraham Lincoln, and last but not least.... JESUS CHRIST!

[mfatah281]

Outstanding!

[telefluxarph]

A fourteen year old made this?! She has a future in the industry. Most of the things people made when I was in film school weren't nearly this good.

[riotingferret]

amazing video melissa, thank you... but he was an activist.... he actively recruited for the wobblies (the IWW)... the wobblies were a very prominent activist union from the early 1900's to the 30s

[riotingferret]

amazing video melissa, thank you

[rudetoddboy]

FREEDOM now! 

[kilomeister]

elvis your a plagiarist tool of government oppression.

[MzBoogieMonster]

@kilomeister Seriously? I think Elvis is fun. He's obviously no Woody or Dylan or whoever is in your mind at the moment. But like Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, etc., he was fun. On the side of social importance, he (and the above mentioned, etc) helped bring two legally segregated communities together and forget their differences. Lighten up.

[regvarney]

Woody Guthrie was a middle class socalist pretending to be poor.

[blindrunkwilly]

You got that right. We defeated Hitlers Army but we did not stop Fascism and many of Hitlers supporters were Powerful American Aristocrats such as are their heirs such as the two Bush Presidents. We are being run like a Banana Republic. It is a Criminal Organization that has take control of our system and we are screwed.

[jaydee123xyz]

it is beyond me how anyone could bad mouth woodey guthrie..must be a fasicst

[starlight1946]

...when the oil boom went bust the family lost everything... (History repeating itself)

[sjtucker2002]

history is repeating itself the working man must organise and vote together.

[edelweissnpa]

Woody Guthrie was a filthy commie, and that is why the locals beat his ass in rural Oklahoma. He was basically ran out of his home state by the true Okies.

[Redveg993]

@edelweissnpa

And you, edelweissnpa, are a filthy fascist. Guthrie was himself an Okie, born in poverty without home or job after the dust storms and bank repossessions. Those who have no answer to crises like this of which Guthrie spoke and sang so eloquently have no other refuge but redbaiting. Do everyone a favour and get lost.

[mojochessclassics]

great portrayal of a 100% hero

[momotous]

I hope ya got an A

[easygrip]

a 14 year old made that? that was fantastic.

[DangerousBastard]

Thats awesome. Great work!

[edgeyp12]

I would also like to say thank you for posting this.

[harleyspringer1]

Thank you for posting this video on someone who has never been recognized enough!

[raiun42]

Good for You Melissa. Keep reminding folks what the depression and Fascism was about.

They may recognize it when they see it again.

Years ago my wife was making a family photo album. I ask her to put in some of the very photos of those poor Okies.Where our grandkids could see them later.

Cause I feel like these folks were my people.

Thanks for helping folks not forget them.

[Kreuger1092]

When we see the depression and fascism again? Sorry man, but we ARE seeing it again right now.

[chiledoug]

@Kreuger1092 i agrre my friend my parents went through this

[almayim]

@Kreuger1092 Yes indeed, financial depression is here, teetering on the edge of falling over. Another dust bowl is unfortunately inevitable as the agricultural practices which brought about the last one are still in place... and getting worse.

[mobilechief]

@Kreuger1092 You have that right !

[look9989]

I was looking for Richard Dreuding's music (one of the best guitarists around). Glad I found this.

[Flyguy6x]

Yep, Richard is the man! He can make playing seem effortless. He gives back alot, too. I think Woodie wouldie be pleased (sic!)

[DonauIsar]

A great Film,

very important.

Thank you so much,

Greetings from germany

D.

[Lorys0107]

I'm from Italy , adore Woody Guthrie and what he means for American social evolution , and your video is very well done . Love it . Thanks .

[rbm1025]

fabulous video thank you so much amazing i want to use this in the classroom!

[mpadwee]

What a pleasure seeing your work, Melissa. Thank you!

[charcoalinkdream]

This is incredibly well done, Melissa!

[pylinth]

The narration on the beginning ...what song is it or what voice recording is it...i know i heard this at the end of Bound For GLory movie...can you help?

[fadedfuck]

this land is my land

[warmcomm]

Well done!

[footchaplain]

Very nice! Great job!