Woody Guthrie- "Don't Kill My Baby & My Son"

[EmptyBeeClips]

touching deep... I love it

[maryriker]

Wow. Just wow.

[OGKush2010]

Oh my god, i've never before been glad to not find woody guthrie singing, absolutely superb. The construction of the video, your voice, the composition... it's just beautiful!

[mmccormack45]

This is my first time hearing this story and song.Brooke did a fantastic job,she got a tear.

[Darthvies]

...speechless..just..wow.

[ColdChicago]

went to okemah in 1961 and visited the guthrie home there, long abandoned. it was filled with written tributes to guthrie from travelers who'd come from all over the world. it remains the greatest single spontaneous monument to a man i've seen before or since. i learned years later the city of okemah had torn it down. an american tribute to its greatest singer/song writer.

[norayork]

Brava Brooke... great job

[Skorbi09]

Very good! pure goose bumps

[milnoid]

A lovely rendition. Really time to share more of your talent! Please post more --- it doesn't need to be perfect, and chances are it is a lot better than it seems to you.

[zunathanzu]

When I first moved to Oklahoma I was amazed at how nobody hear knows who woody Guthrie is. But now I know how ignorant people are of their own past. Keep the past alive.

[JoeDeeaz]

...according to some accounts the baby was not killed

[creechkarl]

@JoeDeeaz According to the postcard the baby was definitely dead.

[creechkarl]

You should tell us what chords you used!!

[LAM045]

@creechkarl *chord

[creechkarl]

@LAM045 There are two chords here, and I can tell intervals just fine but I'm a little short of being able to determine accurate pitch by ear.

[bobbleplast]

You have a beautiful voice, very... appropriate for this song! =D

[bobbleplast]

You have a beautiful voice, very... appropriate for this song! :-)

[shanntroy1]

nice work Brookey.... We want more, we want more, we want more!!! I have a request.... Never giving up on you :) PLEASE X X X

[jackwarshaw]

Woody would be proud. Well done!

[marvinandbud]

Moved to tears. This is a beautiful telling of a tragic story. Thank you for your sensitivity to the memory of the sad event.

[Somerup]

Why you are not singing and loading more videos? You got expression and emotion in your voice to make the song meaningful. You infact proved Song/Music is all about expression!

[rnandkumar]

Very moving lyrics and sung with the pathos it deserves. Amazed at the honesty of Woody Guthrie who could write this way despite his father;s uncertain role in the incident. Hard to believe those brutal days were indeed part of the 20th century.

[14302441]

Thank you. Some people think that you cant see the soul

[johannfranzwiller]

Way to go - thank you for keeping this song and story alive. Our history and our sense of national self are not complete without them.

[Udaphonic]

Beautiful!

[DylanNotBob]

Subscribed...immedietly. I've never done that for ANYONE'S channel before. Fantastic job, Ms. Harvey.

[brookeharvey]

Thanks so much!  :-)))

[badassdork]

I love your voice

[badassdork]

I love your voice! what else do you sing?

[mrmakemakkara]

VERY NICE VIDEOS TOV TODA

[mrgrtbfrd]

Thank you. girl from the oklshoma 40's

[brookeharvey]

Yes... I realized the typo once I had posted the clip... opps!

[Isismusicnow]

Beautiful

[woodysalcove]

Beautiful job Brooke. Nice tribute to Woody Guthrie.

[christinesshadows]

very very nice

[Julianselfkant]

So touching and heartfelt

[Julianselfkant]

Most touching and heartfelt Julianselfkant on Youtube

[spiritoftruth123]

Long Live Woody Guthrie!!!... through good people like you!

[orlandobands]

love finding new Guthrie songs, thanks for sharing.. terrific job with the research. Makes it that more terrific.

[Anobsitar]

Dearest Father in Heaven,

Bless this child and bless this day

Of new beginnings.

Smile upon this child

And surround this child, Lord,

With the soft mantle of your love.

[ZEITGEISTism]

Good for Woody Guthrie for writing this song about A family No one would EVER have heard of (or given a DAMN about) simply because they were guilty of the SIN of being born Black (wrong skin color at that time) WHAT a barbaric act of racism Woody has made sure it should NEVER be forgotten Thanks to his song ! what a genius he was

[TEB1952]

Zeit: Don't jump to conclusions so quickly. What happened was a barbaric crime. But skin color may not have played as big a role as the fact that the shiriff was killed by the family. Look at Ruby Ridge. A 'White" mother was shot in cold blood becuse her son shot at intruders (he was killed also). I am not saying you are wrong, just giving you a different perspective to think about. Anyway this was a great song about a very tragic and criminal event.

[Crackersmack]

That was really haunting and beautiful. I still have chills. Keep doing Guthrie's songs! There is so much power and emotion in his words. Keep it alive for the next generation!

p.s. Lynch is spelled with a Y

[Vorlan]

Intensely beautiful performance. I hope you sing more of Guthrie's songs...he was an incredible songwriter. Keep making music!

[brookeharvey]

Thank-you! Hope to post some more clips in the near future!

[SailorMoonlightAngel]

woa beutiful and wats ironic is that my name is brooke harvey to o joke !

[soulshinz]

beautiful job

[manmetfiets]

you made me cry, when can we see more of your songs?

kees from holand

[sighvatsson]

Beautiful performance. Cheers, Brooke!

[brookeharvey]

why thank-you! :-)

[gutisolo]

wow! desde españa uno de los pocos seguidores de esas historias que gracias a la cancion nunca moriran.

eres genial chica! sigue asi...

[brookeharvey]

"gracias! Tu comentario significa mucho para mí!"

[1007sassy]

Great song Brooke cant wait to see more more more

[brookeharvey]

Thanks so much!

[gamoonbat]

Great performance. I hope that you will be posting more soon!

[167712a]

Rare combination of an old soul and a beautiful young woman , never let it get away,,,,,,,,Lovely

[brookeharvey]

Thank-you!

[guitarpato]

Felicitaciones por la cancion que cantas... Me enamoré de vos. Un beso desde argentina.

Pato

[brookeharvey]

De agradecimiento tanto para su comentario precioso!

ÅjEstoy alegre usted tengo gusto de mi vÅdeo!

[sixstring420]

WOW! Great job on voice and guitar. You got skills!

[brookeharvey]

Thanks!

[xXxBentxXx]

I have been a fan of woody guthrie since around 1967 but never heard this song until tonight{6/26/09} Woody is proud, so am I .

[brookeharvey]

Thanks so much!

[landru79]

impresionante... realmente sobrecogedor...

[brookeharvey]

igracias!

iMe alegro usted disfrutó mirando mi vídeo!

Brooke

[wapeka02]

I know this comes off creepy (ha) but i am addicted to this song. I discovered Woody's music by accident and had never heard the song till now.

I listen to this song every day in the office and it is constantly in my head.

Brooke, amazing job with this song (and your originals)! So moving... I've shared this with everyone I know.

[brookeharvey]

Totally not creepy!

Thanks for the comment!

And thank-you for sharing this clip with others!

[brookeharvey]

Thanks Luke!

Me too!

:-)

Brooke

[lukejohnson4]

thank you. I love real music

[blindboyblue]

Indeed a tragic story.

There are lots of musicians I enjoy on youtube but rarely am I blown away. I am now though. Great version! Just checked your songs on myspace too.

Best of luck

blindboyblue

[brookeharvey]

Thanks so much!

Your comment really means alot!

:-)

Brooke

[Namdor2012]

Moving in all respects..

[GarretSchuelke]

Great cover.

I can't tell which I find more distrubing--that the murders where sold as postcards, or the fact that the mob has no problem killing a baby.

[franfw1]

The murderers who lynched black people in the South (and sometimes other parts of the US) often had postcards of their crimes printed.

This is one of the saddest songs I've ever heard. Beautiful version, brookeharvey.

[rollorightstones]

Beautiful...thanks.