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Thread #161470   Message #3837094
Posted By: GUEST,Tom Mycock
06-Feb-17 - 11:20 AM
Thread Name: Lady Gaga channels Woody Guthrie 2017 SuperBowl
Subject: RE: Lady Gaga channels Woody Guthrie 2017 SuperBowl
"would this song be regarded as radical in America generally, or would it be seen as claiming the country for Americans, not those pesky migrants?"

I guess it depends on what "you" it's sung to. I take "this land is your land" as pretty welcoming. But it would be a lot more reactionary if it was "my land" and "our land" but not "your land".