"This Land is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie was born on July 14, 1912 and died on October 3, 1967. Guthrie was an American Singer with an influence in American Folk Music. His most popular song was written in 1944 and released in 1950. It is called, "This Land is Your Land". Folklore means traditional beliefs and stories of a group of people that is sometimes passed down through generations. In order to analyze why the song is folklore a person could break up the term "Folklore" in order to get a better understanding of what the song means. Folk means traditional culture of a country. The term Folk in terms of music is music that comes from traditional culture. Lore means knowledge of a subject by a group. The song is considered to be "Folklore" because of Woody Guthrie's inspiration. He originally got the idea from a group in California called the Wobblies. They were a group of radical organizers who all shared a common belief that the nation's land should be in ownership by the people in the nation (Spitzer, The Story Of Woody Guthrie's 'This Land is Your Land'). The song displays how there is no patriotism in America.

I chose this song because it is a very common song in America. Most people know this song like they know the National Anthem. My personal critique of Woody Guthrie's song "This Land is Your Land" is that it has a good message. The song is about the nation's beauty and to hate on people who do not see the beauty.

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