This Land Is Your Land

This Land Is Your Land By: Woody Guthrie There are many fold songs that go unheard. But when you go back to the roots of folk music, there is one that most every American recognizes. "This Land Is Your Land" has been a staple of Americana for nearly 75 years. The lyrics start off by giving a visual image of the vastness of America. It mentions California and the New York Island which focuses on the widest breadth of the country. Then it mentions the Redwood Forest (Which is also in California)

The structuralism found in the poem, “ This land is your land” by Woody Guthrie is worth noting as a important critical approach; although the Historical Criticism used for this poem was vital to understand what Guthrie was trying to convey with his simple structure.The structuralism used by Guthrie made this poem simple and easy to understand and repeat but it was also pulled from his childhood listening to the Mississippi Delta blues. As the historical time periods changed so did the meaning of

perform the song “This Land is Your Land” by Woodie Guthrie. To most people, the song is a simple encouraging tune about the acceptance of diversity in America, but that is not really the case. The song was written by Guthrie as a sarcastic response to Kate Smith’s version of Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America.” He had gotten tired of hearing the song repeatedly on the radio, so he wrote a song called “God Blessed America for Me,” but ended up changing the title to “This Land is Your Land” before releasing

University library was "This Land is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie in 1945. It was a major force in the urban folk song revival as Guthrie presents an intimate portrait of America through his music. The original title of the song was "God Blessed America" and was written in response to the song "God Bless America" after he grew tired of hearing it on the radio. As well as the original song contained two additional verses taken from the end talking about hungry people and private property. This is in reference

This Land is Your Land, Incomplete The poem “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie is originally a seven stanza poem that is often cut short in the recorded versions known to many. The poem’s main element is imagery of America’s landmarks to exorcise an emotion out of the reader. The first four stanzas have a much more celebratory tone compared to the final three. The last three stanzas are cut out, so as to not dampen the joyful tone of the song. The tone of the work takes a more serious

songs. His most famous song, “This Land is Your Land,” was written in 1940. I learned to sing it in grade school as did countless children since the 1940s. Guthrie wrote it because he was tired of the radio overplaying Irving Berlin's "God Bless America." He thought Berlin’s song was unrealistic and complacent (Woody Guthrie). One of Guthrie’s most notable traits as a songwriter was his capacity to connect his audience to their heritage and the land. The purpose of this essay is to examine the life

famous folk singer and he was iconic. He made over thousands of songs. The most famous song he made in 1940 was “This Land is Your Land” he sang it all around the U.S.A. on trains to explain how this land is made for you and me and he has a famous quote from Woody Guthrie. He is astonishing because he was poor and lived on a farm and then he got famous for his song “This Land is Your Land” and traveling all around the world. There are many similarities and differences in his song and his quote. Woody

different at the same time. In this case, I will compare and contrast the “Kangding Love Song” to the classic American folk song, “This Land is Your Land.”  The “Kangding Love Song” is about a man who loves another girl. His name is Li, and he meets the love of his life, while attending college in Chengdu. However, his parents did not agree with their relationship, so he separated from his parents. In the end, the author does not get to marry Miss Li because of feudal ethics. This song was written to commemorate

In 1940, Woody Guthrie wrote the song This Land is Your Land. He wrote it to explain that America is everyone’s, not just the people who can pay for it. He traveled across the U.S.A singing hundreds of song that he wrote. He also made quotes that are still famous today. This song and these quotes are similar to each other, but they also are different from each other. In these ways, This Land is Your Land is similar to Woody's quotes. First of all, they are similar because they both say Woody

building people up . That is what the song “ This Land is Your Land “ that is written 1940 wrote is about .The song and the quote are similar and different in many ways. Woody said a famous quote and wrote a famous song. These are these two pieces of writing are similar because they both give off the same vibes never giving up. Next ,”This Land is Your Land “It was for everyone, not just certain people this what