This Land is Your Land - Mormon Tabernacle Choir

[patinocody3]

I remember singing this song in the 3rd&4th grade im now 22 love it love it classical:)

[77CanonRummel77]

PLEASE VISIT GOD AND SPIRIT DOT COM ty

[megan123456789md10]

let me tell u something this is the most i got of the best song yet of this land is your land i trying to find a kid singing it very goodly.

[TheUktruth]

Wonderful , simply Wonderful !!!

[richcsst]

The fourth verse is typically left out in public performances. Woody Guthrie was a communist, and actually became quite frustrated as he meant his song to be a new anthem for American Communism. Fortunately, his words were vague enough to make it a freedom-loving-people's patriotic song.

By the way, I know you're curious, the fourth verse speaks of his distaste of private property.

[JordanBukikosa]

@richcsst It's really cool how the verse that sings about the fence with a sign no trespassing was sung by him. I think that's pretty "unCommunistic" of him .

[richcsst]

@JordanBukikosa Oh, you mean the one where he meets a private property sign and he exclaims it belongs to everyone? (sarcasm) Yeah, not very "communistic" of him. (/sarcasm)

I'm not trying to belittle this performance, as I like it too, but the simple facts are that Woody Guthrie was a communist activist and wrote this song attempting to arouse that in others with this song. It backfired and became a patriotic song totally being taken as opposite of what he intended. It's historical fact.

[JordanBukikosa]

@richcsst Yeah. I agree. I do believe that's true. I think it's really interesting. Do you think we'd have used the song so much if he was a well known Communist activist? I think we'd be a bit more cautious to accept it so quickly. It's just interesting.

[1canyonguy]

@richcsst You got it backwards friend.

[1canyonguy]

@JordanBukikosa You got it backwards as well as richcsst. The song was written in responce to "god Bless America" by Kate Smith for her flowerey rendition during a time like now when we need to change things - which is why we are in trouble "Again" and"NOW" because we did not and are puppets to the 1%. - Insanity has been defined as doing nothing and expecting change.

[suppersanchez1]

:')

[richcsst]

@DavidSanfordE What Andrew Jackson did to the native Americans was an absolute disgrace. Like slavery, it is one of the shameful stains of history. Being Mormon, I should say that injustices were commuted against us as well. Nevertheless, these were things done contrary to the Constitution and our founding principles. The key is to prevent tyrants from ignoring the Constitution. That is our duty.

[klas3d]

Beautiful i love it

[richcsst]

I have mixed feelings about this song. It was written by Woody Guthrie, a dedicated communist, and the verses you do not hear reflect that. It's amazing how a catchy tune can make you immune to the original message the writer tried to portray.

What is now considered a patriotic song was originally a protest song against private property ownership.

It's amazing what gets lost to history. I am confident not many people knew that about this song, including my beloved MTC.

[gramasaucy]

@richcsst what are the missing verses??

[CrawdaddyJoe]

@gramasaucy The 'missing' verses (which most people singing it outside of schools and choirs sing anyway) are as follows:

As I was walking, I saw a signpost

and on the sign it said, no tresspassing

but on the other side it didn't say nothing

that side was made for you and me

There in the city in the shadow of the steeple

in a bread line, I saw my people

and some were hungry, and they were wondering

if this land's still made for you and me.

[CrawdaddyJoe]

@CrawdaddyJoe and:

Nobody living, can ever stop me

as I go walking that freedom highway

nobody living can make me turn back

this land was made for you and me

[trumpetSL08]

That brought tears to my eyes. Beautiful :)