This Land is Your Land

"This Land is Your Land" is one of the United States' most famous folk songs, written by Woody Guthrie in 1940. It was originally penned in response to Irving Berlin's "God Bless America". Guthrie considered that song unrealistic and complacent, and was tired of hearing Kate Smith sing it on the radio. Guthrie varied the lyrics over time, sometimes including more overtly political verses that often do not appear in recordings or publications.

Variations

In Canada, the song is sung with the first verse altered to make Canadian geographical references:

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:This land is your land, This land is my land,

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:From Bonavista, to Vancouver Island

Related Topics:
Bonavista - Vancouver Island

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:From the Arctic Circle to the Great Lakes waters,

Related Topics:
Arctic Circle - Great Lakes

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:This land was made for you and me.

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This version of the lyrics was written and popularized by Canadian folk music group The Travellers in 1955.http://www.onf.ca/thetravellers/

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The UK anarcho-punk band Zounds rewrote "This Land" for their 1981 debut LP, The Curse of Zounds, releasing a remixed CD single version as a fund raising benefit in 2001 for the McLibel support campaign.

Related Topics:
UK - Anarcho-punk - Zounds - 1981 - Remix - CD - 2001 - McLibel

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The Swedish musician Mikael Wiehe has translated the song to Swedish, Det här är ditt land.

Related Topics:
Swedish - Mikael Wiehe

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