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Who remembers the song "This Land Is Your Land"? I feel like we all learned this song in school or maybe from one of our sing-along records? But I (we) definitely learned it. It resonates in my mind, like many folk tunes we learned as kids. Seeing and hearing Pete Seeger sing this with Bruce Springsteen at the Ripe age of 90, is so cool. Listening to Pete Seeger chime in with excerpts, is charming... https://youtu.be/HE4H0k8TDgw This Land Is Your Land 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 And I went walking that ribbon of highway And saw above me that endless skyway I saw below me the golden valley This land was made for you and me I roamed and rambled and followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts And all around meT, a voice was sounding This land was made for you and me There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me A sign was painted said: Private Property But on the back side it didn't say nothing This land was made for you and me When the sun come shining, then I was strolling In wheat fields waving and dust clouds rolling The voice was chanting as the fog was lifting This land was made for you and me 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 The song has been recorded by many artists since Woody Guthrie and there are many variations of the song, as well as many interpretations. I just smile when I hear it. Hope you feel the same! Listen to the interesting story behind this famous song here: https://youtu.be/iJb91SDqNUQ I don't look at this as a political post but more of a beautifully nostalgic post. Something that we all learned as children and sang together...And all still know the versus of. I personally am just so happy to be singing along! CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY And also check out this documentary about the life of Woody Guthrie: https://youtu.be/9EnXnFgnkUc