Woody Guthrie’s anthem “This Land is Your Land” has been covered by literally millions of performers over the past 52 years. Recorded in Gutherie’s last commercial session for Decca Records in 1952, the lyrics to the song have been rewritten so often and reworked to fit so many different nations, it is difficult to know which land the song was actually written for. For example, the Canadian version mentions “From Bonavista to the Vancouver Island” in place of “From the redwood forest to the New York island”. Up until this point, no one seemed to care, so long as the words were easy and the singers were having a good time.
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