This Land is Your Land

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I've read several takes on this song, most not very flattering- it evokes emotion in me and I sing it with passion similar to Springsteen's version- I choose music, to make mine, based on how I feel when I play it- there are other songs that effect me in a similar manner, but, this one is simple and easy to play for a novice like me.

“This Land Is Your Land”: The Story Behind America’s Best-Known Protest Song

It has been a staple of kindergarten classrooms for decades. But Woody Guthrie didn’t intend for the song to be a ringing endorsement of American exceptionalism—he wrote it for those who were getting left behind.