as Bruce Springsteen sang, or was it Peter, Paul, and Mary? It was Bob Dylan! . . . or was it Mojo Nixon? Tex Ritter, Trini Lopez, Lee Greenwood? The song was written by Woody Guthrie, and parodied by Jib-Jab during the 2004 election.
God Bless America! . . . as Ray Charles sang, or it might've been Celine Dion. Or the Mormon Tabarnacle Choir. That song was written by Irving Berlin, and Woody Guthrie hated it, and he hated hearing Kate Smith sing it over and over and over. That's why he wrote "This Land is Your Land," a song he considered more realistic. He changed the lyrics from year to year to reflect current events. What lyrics would the song contain today if Guthrie were still around?
America is diversity. It just is.
And I'm off for the Midwest for awhile. See y'all on the flip side.
SPACEDARK
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"The Democrats have moved to the right, and the right has moved into a mental hospital." - Bill Maher
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"The Democrats have moved to the right, and the right has moved into a mental hospital." - Bill Maher
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"The city is crowded my friends are away and I'm on my own
It's too hot to handle so I gotta get up and go
It's a cruel ... cruel summer"
It's too hot to handle so I gotta get up and go
It's a cruel ... cruel summer"
Monday, July 04, 2005
this land is your land
Posted by Barry Cochran at 8:40 AM
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