Pete Seeger - This Land is Your Land

Today, May 3 2009, is Pete Seeger's 90th birthday. I can't make the big concert at Madison Square Garden to celebrate it, so this is my small tribute to him, an amazing man with an amazing wife, and an amazing life. This was performed at the "We Are One" Presidential Inaugural Concert, January 19, 2009.

The song was written by Woodie Guthrie in 1940, first recorded by him in 1944 at Folkway Records, but not released until 1951.

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[Eman7OO2]

No mention of Woody Guthrie?

[fful]

Thank you, fixed!

[006sick]

This song soon or later is gonna be as imprtant as the national anthem, and I personally prefer this one to the national anthem

[Randall Zandstra]

A fine tribute to the great Peter Seeger, and to the promotion of love among human brethen, and the unity we need as a people, and as a country whose common ground is only the land beneath our feet. If more of the thoughts and actions promoted by this song were within each of us, it would make for a better country and a better world for all people.

[DavidVT23]

Yes. Yes it is.

[4000franco]

Yes, but the first one, in 2009

[James Polk]

Obama's Inauguration?

[Brenda Bailey]

I LOVE THIS SONG WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL.

[jack mckeon]

isnt that george lucas?

[Jack Hibbard]

2:00 is my favorite moment. Two people who both seem old enough to have seen separate drinking fountains having fun and singing together on the first black President's inauguration. Makes me tear up a little.

[NeemsCrassidy]

The greatest love song ever written.

[Helju Rebane]

Väga meeldib!!!