This song was written, in part, because the songwriter was tired of hearing Kate Smith sing on the radio.
This song was written, in part, because the songwriter was tired of hearing Kate Smith sing on the radio. Two prominent themes in the song are private ownership and class inequality, seen in the verse: "In the squares of the city, in the shadow of the steeple/* By the relief office, I'd seen my people". It has been parodied, including by JibJab.com and by Native American rapper, Litefoot, whose version urged whites to leave America. FTP, what is this socialist folk song by Woody Guthrie, which has, despite its origins, become a song commonly used by Republican politicians?
This song was written, in part, because the songwriter was tired of hearing Kate Smith sing on the radio.
“This Land Is Your Land”