Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen - This Land is Your Land

[Ivanatis]

long love Pete Seeger

[jonny14u]

I love Pete

[wid85]

A great big wall there,

Said private property,

But on the other side,

It didn't say nothing;

That side was made for you and me.

[rabthe45bravo]

As a foreign-born American who earned his US citizenship through military service in Iraq and Afghanistan, I find this song deeply touching. I'm slightly embarrassed to admit that it moves me to tears. This land *was* made for you and me. Sometimes we're so wrapped up in our own lives that we forget to be grateful for the simple things.

[Gunnabee]

Vale and with deep respect for the following sacred names not mentioned during this celebration of disremembering: American Horse (Sioux) Black Elk (Lakota) Big Bear (Cree) Bigfoot (Lakota) Abel Bosum (Cree) Joseph Brant (Mohawk) Cochise (Apache) Choncape Chou-man-i-case Corn Planter Crazy Horse/Tashunkewitko (Lakota) Dan George Dull Knife (Cheyenne) Eagle og Delight Frank Fools Crow Gall (Hunkpapa Sioux)

[ftjax]

Glenn Beck Is a mere freak of nature who'll be washed away by the tide from the oil spill which he endorses ....the big rich oil corporations such as BP....

[garak99]

Switching channels recently Glen Beck on FOX News had the gall to call this song a Socialist Song because of the Line about the No Trespassing Sign

[dddilly]

but on the other side it didnt say nothing. that side was made for you and me

[egrupert]

sitting here, thinking about the oil disaster in the gulf......makes me cry....they took it.

[assia19981]

wich one is bruce

[NickyNeon]

gotta luv this one!

[Eatyaup]

The inequitable wealth in this land is when all of "US" that WORK have to give it to 12,000,000 Illegal immigrants that don't belong here!! And to those that feel this country owes them a living!! GET A JOB!! Then you can say, ITS YOUR LAND!!

[freedomscotia]

any of you guys heard the celtic/irish version?

[appleton108]

@freedomscotia

No tell me about it please.

[diezungen]

yeah, but the "supreme" court says this land belongs to the corporations.

[GayTexanCommunist]

@jete -

Amen.

[WardyLion]

Even though I am English I find this song both incredibly moving and incredibly powerful.

Wardy

[doyoureallythinkso]

@WardyLion same here. it's just lovely.

[fightforyourrights9]

I can't believe they kept the anti-private property lyric in there. It's almost always changed or left out.  Absolutely awesome.

[jete121991]

"a great big sign said 'private property' but on the other side it didn't say nothing... that side was made for you and me!!!" 2:40

Fuck private property! It's about us not me!!!

[illphilwolny]

The Spirit of this song constructs a world where fascists fear to tread

[Emily3881]

aww i though this song was going to be "this land is your land this land is my land from clafornia to new york island song" :(

[trumpetSL08]

It is...

[tombqnyc]

Magnificent!

[pgrath1]

Seeger thought Stalin was a great guy

[redscaresgotthatfire]

Says the guy who chooses not to distinguish between a totalitarian dictator responsible for the deaths of millions from an ideology of equality and justice with your fellow men and women.

[slownoman]

Hey, Einstein, the Soviets were our ally against Hitler. without them, we would have lost WWII. Stalin's sins were not widely known until decades later. He was a murderous jerk, but so are many of our "friends" now.

[cheapy2006]

try and put yourself in the shoes/moccasins of a native american watching this.

a whole load of europeans and africans singing about the fact that they've stolen a whole load of land and are ecstatic about it!

i'd be reaching for the trusty 12 gauge myself!!!!

[ashxf]

Happy Birthday Pete!

[BertGriffin88]

Pete and Bruce and the bazillion others,

Wow, why aren't more people watching?

When you get some time, go to BertGriffin88 and check out some of my original songs.

[mrslam59]

i think so

[ErinsChannel01]

Hey, at 2.02, is that George Lucas?

[norcal4usc]

That's what I thought.

[canfor5]

Ditto..keep this dream alive.

Woody would love ya for it!

[skelotan]

HBO will track this down and make you remove this, damn them. But for the short time we have it - thank you!

[paperbacknovel]

Fantastic

[Sequoya]

I never paid much attention to the lyrics of this song until 8 years ago. Since then they speak to my heart and it was amazing to see it performed on such a historic day.

[toftmf]

The many 1960's versions of this song seemed to have been "sanitized", not including all the verses heard here. I don't know if this was because Guthrie's manuscripts had not been published yet. I have only one version [besides Woody's] with all the verses from an '05 CD titled "Freedom: Special 20th Anniversary Collection" sung by various artists, including John McCutcheon, Willie Nelson & Tom Paxton, but I have read that Arlo Guthrie as well as Pete Seeger sing all of them as well.

[musicinhistory]

Yep, the more political verses with socialist overtones are often removed, which changes the whole complexion of the song. It's ironic that Woody Guthrie was responding to the nauseating patriotism of God Bless America but doctoring This Land probably turned it into something similar.

[lildoozcoop]

Its wonderful that this is one of the very few times two of the "socialist" verses have been included. And that too at the president's inaugural concert. Even Arlo rarely sang them. However even here some lines were watered down. The original lines are "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? "

[frellthat]

@musicinhistory

Guthrie often removed those verses in his own renditions. They changed the tone of the song too much.

[puelemueix]

Thank You so much! That was just beautiful!!! AMAZING....to see President Obama singing with the icon Pete Seeger in front of the Lincoln Memorial!!!Breathtaking!!!!!