THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND

"In the squares of the city - In the shadow of the steeple
Near the relief office - I saw the people
And some are grumbling and some are wondering
If this land's still made for you and me"

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[bigislander2]

I like this.................. a lot.

[ichingiching]

thanks for listening..

[GratefulJWB]

Bruce Springstein did a cover of this song years ago, and he introduced it as an angry song - a protest song. In today's world, I can now understand that. Here in the States, we are going into one of the ugliest election cycles I've ever observed. The country is highly polarized, and I hope we are not beyond recovery. People need to trust each other and work together. There is more to life than the almighty dollar. Thank you for your cover, Mike.

[ichingiching]

I've been watching it begin to unfold from this side of the pond. No country is an island anymore.. we need to cooperate in trust and mutual respect.. alas the higher callings are drown out by the noise of national self interest and protectionism..

[sejd51]

Love the hat :0) and I appreciate that you use the original lyrics Mike. Maybe this song really should be the rally song of the 99% movement. We need a lot more people in this world singing about social justice. Thanks for singing it.

[MultiBert07]

When eyes closed, there is nothing wrong with it!

[NickXDDX]

That guitar sounds quite a lot like Arlo Guthrie - Alices Restaurant. I can see why, of course. Excellent rendition of this classic.

[MrMark9781]

Excellent Mike,I love Woody Guthrie.I also agree with your remarks ref the Occupy movements,Woody would have been on our side.

[NightingaleHMP]

I have to say Mike I agree with your sentiments expressed just before you began to play this song...its the essence of folk music to have a message that comes (usually) from all of us. This song captures some of the sentiments that many of us share regarding our so called 'democracy'. By the way as soon as I heard this I had to copy it and intend to remind MY listeners of the same political points that you expressed...you rebel..LOL Good luck and thanks for sharing your songs. Steve

[NightingaleHMP]

At first glance I thought you were wearing a Willie Nelson headband then I realised it was a wooly hat...the headband would have been quite appropriate thougth I think! Well done again Mike...love the style that you played this in although some pedantic people made some petty criticisms I thought it was a great rendition of a classic. Best wishes to you my friend thanks for sharing the songs that you do. Ever thought of some Richard Digance songs?

Steve