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"This Land Is Your Land" is one of the United States' most famous folk songs. Its lyrics were written by Woody Guthrie in 1940 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".[1] Guthrie varied the lyrics over time, sometimes including more overtly political verses than appear in recordings or publications.
Guthrie lifted the melody of "This Land Is Your Land" essentially note-for-note from "When the World's on Fire," a Baptist hymn recorded by country legends the Carter Family ten years earlier. However, some sources claim that a Carter Family original, "Little Darlin' Pal of Mine," was the source of the melody for "This Land." He wrote the song in 1940 and recorded it in 1944. The song was not published until 1951, when it was included in a mimeographed booklet of ten songs with typed lyrics and hand drawings. The booklet was sold for twenty-five cents, and copyrighted in 1945.
The first known professionally printed publication was in 1956 by Ludlow Music (now a unit of The Richmond Organization), which administered the publishing rights to Guthrie's tune. Ludlow later issued versions with piano and guitar accompaniments.
In 2002, it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.
A 1945 pamphlet which omitted the last two verses has caused some question as to whether the original song did in fact contain the full text. Although it is impossible to say for certain, as the original manuscript is lost, both the Woody Guthrie Foundation[2] and his son, Arlo Guthrie, maintain that the last two verses are authentic.[3]
Like a great many folk songs, the lyrics were sung with different words at various times. Recordings of Guthrie have him singing the verses with different words.[4][5]
George H. W. Bush used "This Land" as a campaign song in his runs for the presidency.
The Swedish musician Mikael Wiehe has written a text in Swedish , Det här är ditt land. The text is about Sweden.
The UK anarcho-punk band Zounds rewrote "This Land" for their 1981 debut LP, The Curse of Zounds, releasing a remixed CD single version as a fund-raising benefit in 2001.
American hardcore band MDC recorded a version of "This Land" on "Shades of Brown" (1993).
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello has covered this song with the American punk band Anti Flag while performing as The Nightwatchman.
In Ireland and western Scotland, many sing the song with these lyrics:
The Waterboys have performed the song with an additional verse, referring to Scotland
In India, the following version is sung:
In 1968, a Belgian singing duo, a young woman and her brother named "Hanny and Adri" made a version in Esperanto, titled "Jen Nia Mondo," literally "Behold Our World." The chorus translates as:
''Behold my world,
''Behold your world,
''With mountain snow
''And sea wave,
''From the tropics
''To the poles,
Behold vast world for all of us.
The song was published on a record album titled Jen Nia Mondo, which had other folks songs in Esperanto.
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a god or other religiously significant figure.
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Guthrie lifted the melody of "This Land Is Your Land" essentially note-for-note from "When the World's on Fire," a Baptist hymn recorded by country legends the Carter Family ten years earlier. However, some sources claim that a Carter Family original, "Little Darlin' Pal of Mine," was the source of the melody for "This Land." He wrote the song in 1940 and recorded it in 1944. The song was not published until 1951, when it was included in a mimeographed booklet of ten songs with typed lyrics and hand drawings. The booklet was sold for twenty-five cents, and copyrighted in 1945.
The first known professionally printed publication was in 1956 by Ludlow Music (now a unit of The Richmond Organization), which administered the publishing rights to Guthrie's tune. Ludlow later issued versions with piano and guitar accompaniments.
In 2002, it was one of 50 recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.
Lyrics
- ''This land is your land, this land is my land
- ''From California to the New York Island
- From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
- ''This land was made for you and me.
- ''As I went walking that ribbon of highway
- ''I saw above me that endless skyway
- ''I saw below me that golden valley
- ''This land was made for you and me.
- ''I've roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps
- ''To the sparkling sands of her diamond desert
- ''And all around me a voice was sounding
- ''This land was made for you and me.
- ''When the sun came shining, and I was strolling
- ''and the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
- ''As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting
- ''This land was made for you and me.
- ''Nobody living can ever stop me
- ''As I go walking my freedom highway
- ''Nobody living can ever make me turn back
- ''This land was made for you and me.
- ''In the squares of the city, In the shadow of a steeple;
- ''By the relief office, I'd seen my people.
- ''As they stood there hungry, I stood there asking,
- ''Is this land made for you and me?
- ''As I went walking, I saw a sign there;
- ''And on the sign there, it said, 'No Trespassing.'
- ''But on the other side; it didn't say nothing!
- ''That side was made for you and me.
A 1945 pamphlet which omitted the last two verses has caused some question as to whether the original song did in fact contain the full text. Although it is impossible to say for certain, as the original manuscript is lost, both the Woody Guthrie Foundation[2] and his son, Arlo Guthrie, maintain that the last two verses are authentic.[3]
Like a great many folk songs, the lyrics were sung with different words at various times. Recordings of Guthrie have him singing the verses with different words.[4][5]
Modern usage
The song was brought back to life in the 1960s, when several artists of the new folk movement, including Bob Dylan and Peter Paul and Mary, recorded versions, inspired by its political message. Bruce Springsteen released a live version of it on Live/1975-85, in which he called it "about one of the most beautiful songs ever written." Numerous records have been released since. Dave Matthews has periodically sung the song's first verse as an outro while performing "Don't Drink The Water". In 2007,Counting Crows released an acoustic version as a bonus track on August and Everything After.George H. W. Bush used "This Land" as a campaign song in his runs for the presidency.
Variations
In Canada, the song is sung with the first verse altered to make Canadian geographical references. This version was written and popularized by Canadian folk music group The Travellers in 1955:[6]- ''This land is your land, This land is my land,
- ''From Bonavista, to Vancouver Island
- ''From the Arctic Circle to the Great Lakes waters,
- ''This land was made for you and me.
The Swedish musician Mikael Wiehe has written a text in Swedish , Det här är ditt land. The text is about Sweden.
The UK anarcho-punk band Zounds rewrote "This Land" for their 1981 debut LP, The Curse of Zounds, releasing a remixed CD single version as a fund-raising benefit in 2001.
American hardcore band MDC recorded a version of "This Land" on "Shades of Brown" (1993).
Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello has covered this song with the American punk band Anti Flag while performing as The Nightwatchman.
In Ireland and western Scotland, many sing the song with these lyrics:
- ''Chorus:
- ''This land is your land, this land is my land
- ''From the northern highlands to the western islands
- ''This land was made for you and me
- ''
- ''Chorus
- ''
- ''As I was walking by the Shannon water
- ''Hand in hand with my little daughter
- ''The church bells ringing, and the children singing
- ''This land was made for you and me
- ''
- ''Chorus
- ''
- ''Then I climbed a mountain, saw the crystal fountain
- ''And heard a great roar from the rocky sea shore
- ''Her eyes were gleaming, she cried oho Daddy
- ''This land was made for you and me
- ''
- ''Chorus
- ''
- ''So I walked her home by the old church steeple
- ''Proud of my country, proud of my people
- ''Of the men who tried there, of the men who died there singing
- ''This land is made for you and me
- ''
The Waterboys have performed the song with an additional verse, referring to Scotland
- This land is your land, this land is my land
- From the banks of the Tweed to the Shetland Islands
- This land was made for you and me
In India, the following version is sung:
- ''This land is your land, this land is my land,
- ''From the Himalaya, down to Cape Comorin.
- ''This land is made for you and me.
In 1968, a Belgian singing duo, a young woman and her brother named "Hanny and Adri" made a version in Esperanto, titled "Jen Nia Mondo," literally "Behold Our World." The chorus translates as:
''Behold my world,
''Behold your world,
''With mountain snow
''And sea wave,
''From the tropics
''To the poles,
Behold vast world for all of us.
The song was published on a record album titled Jen Nia Mondo, which had other folks songs in Esperanto.
Parodies
In film, television and Internet
- The Tim Robbins film Bob Roberts (1992) includes a song in which the title character sings "This land is my land, this land is my land."
- The song was parodied in a 1999 episode of Friends when Joey meets a man he believes to be his "hand-twin," resulting in the lyric "This hand is my hand." http://www.tv.com/friends/the-one-in-vegas-2/episode/465/summary.html
- It is also parodied in The Simpsons episode "Lisa the Treehugger" (2000) with the words changed to "This log is my log, this log is your log" in reference to a runaway giant redwood tree. http://www.snpp.com/episodes/CABF01
- In 2004, the Web site JibJab featured a parody of the song, featuring John Kerry and George W. Bush singing altered lyrics,[7] resulting in the Richmond Organization threatening legal action.[8] At this point, it was noticed that the copyright to the original 1945 publication had expired in 1973 and was not renewed as then required by copyright law.[9] The Richmond Organization settled with Jibjab shortly thereafter. It still, however, claims copyright on other versions of the song, such as those appearing in the 1956 and later publications. Legally, such claims only apply to original elements of the song that were not in the public domain version. The first verse is:
- :''This land is your land, this land is my land
- :''I'm a Texas tiger, you're a liberal wiener
- :''I'm a great crusader, you're a Herman Munster.
- :''This land will surely vote for me!
- In the 4Kids Entertainment dub of One Piece, in the episode "The Sweat Threat" (2007), when Luffy goes to face Crocodile and tells him to give back the land he stole, Crocodile responds with, "Oh please, this land isn't even your land! But this land is my land! From Alubarna to the Desert Island! This land was made for him, then me!" When Crocodile says "him", 4Kids added a shot of King Nebra (King Cobra in the Japanese version). http://opguide.bravehost.com/4kids/episode92.shtml
Other parodies
- A web site called History In Song lists what it calls a Native American version:[10]
- :This land is your land, it once was my land,
- :Before I sold you Manhattan Island;
- :You banished my nation, to the reservation,
- :This land was stolen by you from me.
- The same site lists an anarchist version:
- :This land is their land, it isn't our land,
- :From the Wall Street office, to the Cadillac car-land;
- :From the plush apartments, to the Hollywood starland,
- :This land is not for you and me.
- :If this is our land, You'd never know it,
- :So take your bullshit, and kindly stow it,
- :Let's get together, and overthrow it,
- :Then this land will be for you and me.
- An anti-imperialist version:[11]
- :This land is my land, and only my land
- :And I just take land if I can’t buy land
- :And if I spy land, well, then it’s my land.
- :This land was made for only me.
- Another parody version is as below:
- :This land is my land, it isn't your land,
- :I've got a shotgun and you ain't got one,
- :If you don't get off, I'll blow your head off,
- :This land is private property.
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External links
- The Bound for Glory exhibit at the Museum of Musical Instruments includes images of Guthrie
- 1972 published version
- lyrics as copyrighted in 1956
- Lyrics
- an early manuscript
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Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912–October 3, 1967) was a prolific American songwriter and folk musician. He described himself in one of his songs as "The Great Historical Bum",[1]
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