Los Lobos/Grateful Dead "This Land is Your Land" 07-02-1989

[25FIREBALL]

fuckin outstanding,nuff said!!!!!

[sonoranrat70]

This is what America represents!! THis is what the song is about!!!

[56captvideo]

How cool is this? Awesome!

[palealien]

@56captvideo Woodie's birthday tomorrow.

[otissumnerbrown]

I see Jerry is there -- what elst do you need?

[ABevs1]

How have I not seen this before. Awesome!!

[vanillapeace320]

Bob should still wear his short shorts at shows

[raelene101]

Thank for that information, I will explore, more

[raelene101]

Was this song a direct protest against the Indigenous peoples' land claims???

[palealien]

"This Land Is Your Land" is one of the United States' most famous folk songs. Its lyrics were written by Woody Guthrie in 1940 based on an existing melody, in response to Irving Berlin's "God Bless America", which Guthrie considered unrealistic and complacent. Tired of hearing Kate Smith sing it on the radio, he wrote a response originally called "God Blessed America for Me". Guthrie sometimes included more overtly political verses than appear in recordings or publications."

[japhyryder321]

@palealien your.facts.r.way.off.ther.bud

[palealien]

"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; That side was made for you and me"

[japhyryder321]

oh..you..mean..indians?..no,,,­it..wasnt

[dingoswamphead]

Wow. 'nuff said about whose it is. Who would not want to be part of that?

[hom859]

This is the song that everyone should listen to when they think of immigration. I'm white and I have no means of discrimination tword anyone who wants to come live in this great country Because in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Like Woody said it best "This land is your land, this land is our land from California to the New York Island. From the red wood forest to the Gulf Stream waters... This land was made for you and me"-A true great American song writer. This song is the trueth for EVERYONE

[kozakmichaelj]

i noticed 5 dislikes on this video, really? really? Come the fuck on?

[civilwarhat]

i like bob weir's shorts

[MrSpankee02]

never seen this b4. was at show after this 1 in bflo. this song is truly what america is about. its for the rich,poor black white old young ugly sexy , you get my drift. now get out there n see this country of ours. take our county back! say fuck you to corporations raping the land & workforce.vote democrat n independent. tea party is a farce

[kbuckley19981]

my parents love the grateful dead and Jerry Garcia there wedding song was our love won't Fade away

[caerphillykid]

It's a great riposte to the way America has been going since the Bush dynasty started selling it down the river. I'm not an American, but I sincerely hope, despite all odds, that the peeps of America will reclaim This Land for You and All of Me.

(I was going to say something rude about Bobby Weir's walk shorts, but that is too trifling - RIP Jerry and long live David and his Los Lobos)

[SEVFEST]

Very cool I enjoyed it very much

[puff420puff420]

kick ass



[jamiee1869]

I'm no dead head, but I really like some of their stuff...they were something special!

[meeshajunk45]

Man, what a chestnut this is! First time I've seen this. Just classic! So many comments about being there. Was this a weekend concert or festival?

[Drw928]

@meeshajunk45

This was at Foxboro Stadium before a July 4th Dead show, Los Lobos was opening. I think it was '89.

[playher2wo]

W O W !!!!

[gamoonbat]

This land was made for "la raza"! ! !

[aristarcoscannabuoi]

Jerry Garcia...you'll be missed

[terripin99]

Wow- - never saw this-

What a treat!!!!

[PTTurboe]

This should be how we bring peace to the southern border. Share and share alike but be an American in spirit if you come here....

[fuzzybuttcb750]

my best friend and I were around 100 feet away when they taped this. hanging out in the parking lot of sullivan stadium before the gates opened. what an amazing time we had that week.

[nhchopperbob]

I made the show later that day. Killer show. hell we rode the bikes up from prov. had a blast.

[fuzzybuttcb750]

i get chills even now, 21 years later, every time i see this video. i was literally not 100 feet away when they taped this. greatest weekend i'd ever had to that point in my life. that was when we got all that blotter with pics of snoopys pal woodstock on it. amazing show, great perfmormers. RIP Jerry

[palealien]

The Loma quake was on Oct 17, 1989. This clip, as someone pointed out, was from a few month earlier backstage at Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro Mass

[NOLA907]

This was in Foxboro I was lucky enough to be working for them. It was really an amazing day Jerry was his usual jovial self they jammed for quite awhile before they did the shoot. Great to see the clip it brought back great memories. Jerry was not only a tremendous player but a bright and loving soul. Unlike many other "superstars" he treated me and everyone else around him with kindness, man he made me laugh so hard and just loved to play on stage and off

[NOLA907]

This was Foxboro, I was lucky enough to be working for them as ground support for the helicopters. Taking them from the birds to their dressing rooms. Jerry and the Los Lobos guys jammed quite awhile before the shoot, it was great fun. I've worked for allot of "superstars" and Jerry unlike many Jerry treated me and everyone around him with kindness and comrade re. When I think of him I think of laughter and music his musical talent was matched with keen wit, man did he make me laugh

[NOLA907]

This was Foxboro, I was lucky enough to be working for them as ground support for the helicopters. Taking them from the birds to their dressing rooms. Jerry and the Los Lobos guys jammed quite awhile before the shoot, it was great fun. I've worked for allot of "superstars" and Jerry unlike many Jerry treated me and everyone around him with kindness and comrade re. When I think of him I think of laughter and music his musical talent was matched with keen wit, man did he make me laugh

[palealien]

@NOLA907 : Well, yeah! I have a feeling what attracted me to the Dead & JGB was that his personality came through in everything he did, you can ususally catch his guitar laughing now and then. Seeing him in a small club this was even more apparent. We're fortunate to have been around in his time, and even more so that of any band, almost all of their musical output is still available. For free, in most cases, for now, anyway.

[MrJarowise]

Here's more...forgive the Forest Sawyer intro

[Lq4utube]

Amen!

[Cydzette]

Wow . . . love this . . just love this!

[MrRrouse]

Happy Birthday to You and Me. ... The lost verse:

As I went walking I saw a sign there

And on the sign it said "No Trespassing."

But on the other side it didn't say nothing,

That side was made for you and me.

What a great song.

[cleartheroomband]

The newscaster makes it appear this is is a patriotic song. Wrong !! This was written as an anti-America, anti-govt protest song. Woody would cringe. Learn some history.

[onitram1]

@cleartheroomband Actually, you have it all wrong-Woody was a patriot. Not a banner waving, flag worshiping patriot, but a true patriot. He never wrote an anti-American song. "This Land's" original title was "God Blessed America" -it was written as a response to Kate Smith's version of God Bless America, which was at the top of the charts at the time. His message was God didn't need to bless America, it was already blessed-hardly an anti-American sentiment!

[chiledoug]

those right wing fucks dont think it does...

[cubchubby]

God blessed America for me

[rickybxny]

I never saw this gave me goosebumps

[fuzzybuttcb750]

backstage at sullivan stadium, Foxboro Mass. i was there for that show. Jerry and the guys and some really fine lsd made that an amazing show despite it being in the upper 90's when the show started. back in the end zone where we were sitting there was a firetruck hosing down the crowd because it was so damn hot. best show i saw of the more than 150 i saw between 81 and 95.

[tiedyekeith]

had to be back stage at Laguna Secca.....great show...great fun......miss those summers.....

[babel1967]

Wow, first time I ever saw this one. Awesome!! '89 was an excellent year for the boys. Summer tour was sweltering throughout. I saw them in Philly 5 days after this performance with Hornsby opening. If I remember correctly, Los Lobos opened some shows and Hornsby opened others, seemingly at random.

[connopv]

I put it on my favorite list about 20 seconds in.

[coyote023]

this could possibly be the coolest 3.5 minutes on you tube. I was up there for this stuff it was about 95 degrees in the shade but as usual los lobos as well as the boys played some killer sets that summer day.

[jamesscottconnors]

nice socks and shorts, Bob

[rayjmama]

It just wouldn't be the 80s without Bob's little shorts!

[gawdpdx]

Boy, do I miss ole' Jer! But thank god Los Lobos is still going strong.

[glyn420]

Bob has consistently had stuff pulled. He even used the I have to send my kids to college line.

[munkee37]

This is a real treat! This performance was at Sullivan Stadium in Foxboro Mass. According to Deadbase, Los Lobos was scheduled to open for the Dead, but did not play. I wonder if there were other tunes played at this little jam session.

[fr7yu8]

They played "This Land..." several times, also "C'Mon Baby, Let the Good Times Roll" and "Sittin' On Top of The World"

[dangerbird71]

Hmmm this was my first dead show I ever went too and I seem to recall Los Lobos playing a nice, albeit short, opening set. I remember I was sweating my ass off on the floor during their set, it was so hot!

[ledder68]

Sometimes this ol' world is just all right.

[obecean]

well said, my friend.

[FluffheadNJ]

pretty awesome

[irishsights]

America is and has always been multi-cultural--- I love America!

Great interpretation!

[Kimock7]

Some 5 star down-home music straight from America's and Jerry's heart.

[valyman]

Love it!

[johndiessner]

great version of this song!

[indianawsp]

Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts, 7/2/89

[cardcomm91]

I don't understand this generation's fascination with THE LENGTH OF A MAN"S SHORTS!!@!

[mieludo]

may god bless AMERICA

[gatheringofthevibes]

Just let it simma...

[selmansax]

dig the bari solo....

[geekorthodox9]

the grateful dead are like the water turned to wine, when people realize that they have been missing out on this music for so long, they wonder why it has been hidden from so many for so long.

[thegoyim]

Viva Aztlan!!!! This Land is our land not yours.

[mojorayjones]

What city and or stadium are they at? This is straight from America's Heart! God Bless Everyone!

[mechalechahi]

That was great...I wish there was a lot more. I think Ivan Lendl also wore shorts like that in 1989 :)

[jomenkins]

1989? Who wore short shorts like this in 1989? LOL

[eyesoftheworld0]

bob did

[tiranchula]

Kind of makes me sentimental... See, there is no room for negativity here. Just the fact that these guys are in the same air-space singing this song is something that makes me proud to be an American.

[Dloomis494]

Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and Los Lobos sing "This Land is Your Land" behind the late great Foxboro Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, before the boys played their 7/2/89 show.

[blueballs1953]

Whoa! Is this somebody's backyard BBQ? Nice guest list.

[marjolijnsvideos]

cesar is singing like he does not believe it not like when he sings c u m bi aaaa

i am lobos and also woody and also bob fan

[marjolijnsvideos]

i know these lines by heart from Woody Guthrie father of song and role model to all bums and happy people model to bob... dylan lovely to see lobos as they grew up sweetest voice on earth quite different from woodys smoked sound

[kevykev38]

There will never be another band like the dead ever. THANK GOD. Although there is the band PHISH which also suck really bad and Bob Dylan is still singing he also sucks bad.

[mase5701]

Jerry's voice, his guitar, bobby's voice. I dont know what it is about it but when they cometogether, its just soemthing special. I dont know what it is. theres alot of great bands, its hard to say GD is the absolut best-i think they are though.

I can say this definitively though, there will NEVER be a band like the grateful dead again. there will never bee anyone like jerry garcia ever again. Enjoy this stuff, pass it on to your children. never let it be forgotten!!!!

RIP Jerry

-peace!

[palealien]

Nice. Grazie!

[chiledoug]

@mase5701 groovy huh

[flbuddyok]

@mase5701 Nicely said, Although they are sooooo different, The Dead and The Who are two of my all-time favs. (And they did share a bill in Oakland in early 70's) I feel the same way about The Who, they may or may not be the best band ever, but there will NEVER be another band like them. How could there be, they had a one of a kind drummer, bass player, and guitarist!

[ZunSuperGirl]

@mase5701 I titally agree!

[kevykev38]

If it wasn't for Los Lobos I wouldn't have watched this. What were they thinking jamming with people like Greatful dead.  Los Lobos has more talent than The Dead.

[icecoldhubbas]

fail

[kevykev38]

I feel bad for you.

[icecoldhubbas]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! to you Kevy.  I hope you find your way one day.

[kevykev38]

How old are you? And i have found my way. My way is certainly not listening to the Dead.

[mase5701]

go fuck yourself, dont listen to it. When you get to heaven, Jerry is gonna say "hey, this guy doesnt belong here"

and god is gonna be like, "If Jerry doesnt like him, I dont like him" and you will be cast onto an eternal hellfire

[Cuse15420]

Bob looks like Richard Simmons

[ih8tbush]

Notice the cig in Jerry's Guitar?

Wish he was still with us...desperately

[palealien]

Amen and like, yeah.

[modeleste]

@ih8tbush

Well that brings back a memory.

I saw JGB a lot in the late 70s and early 80s. Usually I was leaning on the stage where I could have messed with Jerry's shoelaces.

There were always twin cigs burning away as they jammed, John's and Jerry's,

Stuck between the strings up by the tuning nuts.

[keithmisner]

Wow. Thank you Jerry!! This made me smile huge!

[truegangsteroflove]

The full version was also a lot better quality. The reason it got pulled is that this is a world full of jerks. Someone, almost certainly not Bob Weir or Los Lobos, objected to it being seen for free. It mattered not to whoever it was that this video would not be seen otherwise. There were some great live Van Morrison tracks on YouTube also. In this case, it was Van Morrison himself who had them pulled. This is consistent with everything I've heard about him, including from a former band member.

[palealien]

So, what was this full version- produce by whom? Available commercially, ever? And why do you suppose this little snippet showed up on the news? Just curious.

[irtimed]

it was just filmed on one camera, with the camera mic. It showed them before they started, talking about who's line was who's and what not.

[ecotahoe]

@truegangsteroflove Right on. They are missing the point. It fuels love for the artist enabling them to charge top dollar. Its just the greedy beurocracts. Importantly search van again cause there is some good new old livestuff.

[pabst63]

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FULL VERSION?

[pantagruel6]

This is actually Foxboro Stadium, July 2, 1989. Thanks, this is very cool.

[palealien]

Yeah, you know, I always thought that setting didn't look like anywhere at the track I ever saw. Local Bay Area station ran the network promo. Duly noted. Tanks.

[Sanya9]

Perfect, expecially Jerry's little solo :)

[pabst63]

BEAUTIFUL!