Pete Seeger - This Land is Your Land
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Published 2009-05-03
The song was written by Woodie Guthrie in 1940, first recorded by him in 1944 at Folkway Records, but not released until 1951.
RIP Pete Seeger May 3, 1919 -- January 27, 2014, Toshi Seeger July 1, 1922 -- July 9, 2013
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All Comments (21)
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How blessed Pete got to perform with his grandson. LOVE this song. RIP Pete. We need you now more than ever
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"A great high wall there tried to stop me A great big sign there said: 'Private Property' But on the other side it didn't say nothing. That side was made for you and me."
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I. Met Pete Seeger When I was a little girl. He came to my school. And I had met him at the door and I let in. He had come to talk to the kids about littering. He sang, and even got me to sing. I was six years old , and he told me that he believed that one voice singing out could change the world. I never forgot him. He was a voice that certainly did change the world! A wonderful man! An inspiration! -Tomalyn Sexton
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The world has gone more silent with the absence of Pete Seeger. We miss you Pete. More than words will ever convey. đŻđŻ
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I love how Pete slipped in the radical verses that get left out of most versions of the song. This is a great American song not because it sings the praises of the country and the people, but because in its full version it has the guts to call a spade a spade and tell us we're not all the way there yet.
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When my daughter was in first grade, her school played a "patriotic tune" every morning over the PA system. I introduced her to this song, asked her if they ever played it, and discussed the backstory. She approached the Principal and asked to have it added to the "patriotic list" Unwittingly the Principal agreed. In 2018, as a college student, she was leading a "social advocacy DACA support" event on the streets of NYC, handed out words to the song and led members of a whole new generation in singing this with enthusiasm. Plant the seeds early and often!
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I was not aware Pete Seeger passed until now after listening to the song: "This land is your land". I had lunch with him and a few others in New Jersey when I visited the USA in 2013 from South Africa. He sang one song for us with his type of guitar. May you rest in peace, Pete. You served God's purpose in your generation.
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And today, this song brought tears to my eyes.
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RIP Pete Seeger. Â The world is a better place because you once lived here...its sadder place now that you are gone. Â
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Watching this performance live was one of the greatest moments of my life...think about all the people who had tried to blacklist and dismiss Pete Seeger over the years, and there he was at the Lincoln Memorial playing for the man who was about to become President. Of course he had to sing all the words to what ought to be our National Anthem. I kept thinking, well Pete you outlived your haters. I think Bruce was thinking the same thing.
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When Pete (along with so very many others) were black-llisted by HUAC and was unable to get regular concert gigs he started giving concerts for grade school kids all over the US. Now that was genius! How many of us remember singing this song in grade school? It is a all-American Classic!
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Iâm sure glad Pete wasnât here to see the past four years, but I know heâs with us today. đđșđžđŻâŒïž
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Thank the lord that the original lyrics can be sung nowadays. God bless you Pete!!!
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Pete just looks so happy, he's like a Grandfather on Christmas.
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And today, this song brought tears to my eyes for my lost country.
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Let's Get back to this Day again
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I don't have to say rest in peace to you Pete. You lived peace. Good bye you beautiful, beautiful, man.
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no one was stopping Pete from singing all of Woody's verses.
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I had the great pleasure to interview Pete Seeger around 1980 for our college radio station, WRPI. Jackie Alper, who sang with Pete and the Weavers, had a a show on WRPI and suggested I go talk to him. He was in a park in Albany where he had sailed with his sloop the Clearwater, and was giving a public demonstration on how to bend wood using a steam box to build your own boat. For all his fame, he was a very non-pretentious guy. I've always liked Bruce Springsteen as well and have so much respect for Bruce's publicizing Pete Seeger to a new generation through his Seeger Sessions recordings.
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When you see that crowd, amazing crowd & everyone was happy, different races, different age groups, etc. Big fan of Seeger & he was so happy. Singing his best buddy's song, Woody. Not one child doesn't learn that song in school. No praise from the writer, Woody Guthrie. Not like star spangle banner, America, they are told them. I made sure my child knew who wrote it. May the folk singers always live on in our hearts. It what we need now more than ever to reach out to America & the World. Love them.............
