You might recall the old song ‘This Land Is Your Land.’ But do you know why it’s kinda subversive?

The last part of the old Woody Guthrie favorite “This Land Is Your Land” is usually left off printed versions of the song because some deemed it a bit too … edgy for schoolkids. To me, the lyrics are quite wonderful, and spot-on for our hard times: In the shadow of the steeple I saw…

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Brandon Weber

Sep 25, 2013

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