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11 Jan 10 - 01:32 PM (#2809221) Subject: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: Deckman I know that Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land" is sung around the world. I'm looking for English versions from different countries. For example, I remember that the Canadian version goes: "This land is your land, this land is my land, From Nova Scotia, to Vancouver Island, From the Artic Circle, to the great lakes waters, This land was made for you and me." Can anyone give me more versions? Thanks Bob(deckman)Nelson |
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11 Jan 10 - 01:41 PM (#2809230) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: Rasener Peter Paul and Mary |
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11 Jan 10 - 02:07 PM (#2809259) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: kendall This land is MY land, this land aint YOUR land If you don't get off I'll blow your head off I've got a shotgun and you aint got one This land was made for me not you. |
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11 Jan 10 - 02:20 PM (#2809276) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: Francy ALSO THIS KENDALL....as i went walking i saw a sign there and on that side it said no trespassing but on the other side it didn't say nothin' now that side was made for you & me Frank of Toledo |
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11 Jan 10 - 02:21 PM (#2809279) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: Martin Dardis This is the Irish version as recorded by The Barleycorn This land is your land, This land is my land From the northern highlands, To the western islands. From the hills of Kerry, To the streets of Free Derry, This land was made for you and me As I went walking, by the Shannon waters Hand in hand with my little daughter Hear the church bells ringing nd the children singing This land was made for you and me This land is your land, This land is my land From the northern highlands, To the western islands. From the hills of Kerry, To the streets of Free Derry, This land was made for you and me I climbed the mountain By the crystal fountains And I heard a great roar From the rocky seashore Her eyes were gleaming, She said "Oh daddy" This land was made for you and me This land is your land, This land is my land From the northern highlands, To the western islands. From the hills of Kerry, To the streets of Free Derry, This land was made for you and me I walked her home by The old church steeple Proud of my country Proud of my people From the men who cried there To the men who died there singing that This land was made for you and me This land is your land, This land is my land From the northern highlands, To the western islands. From the hills of Kerry, To the streets of Free Derry, This land was made for you and me |
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11 Jan 10 - 02:23 PM (#2809281) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: Deckman I love it ... keep 'em coming! bob |
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11 Jan 10 - 02:30 PM (#2809290) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: mauvepink The Seekers also did a version way back in the 70's... and this Wiki entry says a lot about the version. Hope this helps a bit mp |
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11 Jan 10 - 09:10 PM (#2809615) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: Tattie Bogle OK, just made this up! (Guess the country!) This land is your land, this land is my land, From the Solway Firth tae the Shetland Islands, From rocky St Kilda tae Peterheid harbour, This land was made for you and me. I'll work on the verses later! |
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11 Jan 10 - 09:28 PM (#2809621) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: Celtaddict On Prairie Home Companion on last week's best of the year compilationi show, Arlo Guthrie sang a parody along the lines of This song is my song It isn't your song So don't sing with me, Or get the words wrong .... This song was made for only me. It was part of a 'Lives of the Cowboys' skit and was of course far funnier than it would have been with anyone else singing it. |
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11 Jan 10 - 10:02 PM (#2809637) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: Bill D Years ago I learned a version written 'for' Native Americans. Perhaps it should be included here for those who never heard it. ♫"This land was my land, it was not your land, Until you stole Manhattan Island. You drove our Nation to the reservation. This land was swiped by you from me."♫ |
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11 Jan 10 - 10:04 PM (#2809638) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: Ron Davies Indeed, the PHC show mentioned just above had an absolutely perfect version of this song--especially perfect for Arlo. The 2 cowboys were in Lenox MA about to go to Canyon Ranch--described as the opposite of a feed lot, since people go there to lose weight--to do Unitarian Trail Rides, as I recall. On the request of Lefty's (Garrison's) partner, they stopped in at a tavern, which turned out to be Arlo's Dewdrop Inn. Arlo told the audience the rules of the house: no singing along. "If you want to sing on this song.....just don't." The song, as far as I could get it--it was interspersed with the skit : This song is my song It is not your song So don't sing with me It's for one person I don't like choirs Or harmony This song is sung by only me. You wanna sing Go join the Lutherans Join the Kiwanis But let me be I had to sing with you in grade school You sang this song way off-key These words are my words Because I wrote'em And I can feel'em Down in my scrotum And if you hit them They'll stop ringing Thanks for not singing along with me As I was walking that ribbon of highway Heard Frank Sinatra And I did it my way If you're from Norway You did it your way Thanks for not singing along with me This song is my song So please don't join me Your singing's bound To disappoint me Go find Pete Seeger And sing with him Thanks for coming to Arlo's Dewdrop Inn It was by far the best thing about that week's show. |
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12 Jan 10 - 12:01 AM (#2809700) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: Joe Offer I think the "Canadian version"was written by Oscar Brand, and I've always wondered whether Oscar wrote other verses. Canadian Rick Fielding, an intense Woody Guthrie fan, had a strong dislike for the Canadian version. He said it turned the song into a travelogue, instead of the strong political statement that Woody intended. He didn't mince any words about it in this thread, a classic Rick Fielding post - the whole thread is a classic, for that matter. -Joe- |
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12 Jan 10 - 06:28 AM (#2809849) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: Deckman Joe ... I just read the entire thread that you referred me to. You're right ... it's a gem. It's Rick at his best ... and Art, and Marion and others too ... yerself included. I've started teaching a class "American History As Found In Folk Songs", and I presented "This Land" the first class. The students were very interested in the story behind the song. Thank you muchly for taking the time to educate me ... bob(deckman)Nelson |
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12 Jan 10 - 07:14 AM (#2809868) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: GUEST,Doc John The Skifflers produced a forgettable English version way back, although I can't remember who and if it was every recorded. Most people do sing it as a 'travelogue' (as Joe aptly puts it) missing WG's point altogether. It's only recently that we've been able to listen to WG's recording with one of the 'missing' versers restored |
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12 Jan 10 - 07:54 AM (#2809880) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: GUEST,Drumshanty Billy Bragg's version and my favourite. |
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12 Jan 10 - 09:14 AM (#2809940) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: McGrath of Harlow I've just read that old thread again. Thanks for pointing us to it, Joe. It's a classic bit of Mudcatiana. |
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12 Jan 10 - 10:31 AM (#2810013) Subject: RE: This Land is Your Land: VERSION From: Leadfingers The late Mat Armour was certainly NOT Europhile - His rewrite had the last line - This Land belongs to the E E C ! Never got all the verses though |