Woody Guthrie wrote this song on February 23, 1940. He didn't think much about it at the time. It took him another four years to get around to recording it. Since then it has become both an anthem and a protest song, one that has been covered by pretty much everyone.
Seemed like a good song to feature in these angry times.
Deciding which version to use took a few hours. Finding a copy of Woody's version with decent sound quality proved to be an impossible task, so I considered versions by Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul and Mary, Wanda Jackson, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Country Joe McDonald, Tom Morello, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Springsteen, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, The Staple Singers, Chicano Batman and Steve Earle. I was leaning towards Sharon Jones when I remembered this version by Mojo Nixon
Being a bit of a goof, I had to go with Mojo.
Peace out...
No comments:
Post a Comment