As Americans, we need to sing this song together and understand that if we are not vigilant, we can lose it

The wonderful and amazing thing about Pete Seeger is that he touched the deepest level of human emotion by consolidating beautiful music with the desire to make life on earth a better place for each and every soul living on this planet. This is an irresistable combination. The universal desire for exaltation and elevation of life, combined with the dynamic, mysterious and innate magic of music - how THAT is a transcendent quality. It has the ability to transform, from what exists now to the way things should be. Pete Seeger made use of that transformational ability in so many areas of human struggle. His singing DID create a better world, and showed us how to do it too, through persistence, effort, unification, forgiveness, understanding and JOY. THAT is his greatness as an outstanding leader and legend in human history.

"but on the other side, it didn't say nothing... that side was made for you and me!" - love how the audience responded - that verse is so often omitted

this should be our national anthem.

This is a moment that is so beautiful to be nearly indescribable. It really brings a tear to one's eye. I am not even American, and yet, this is what America is for me. it's truly sad that the Imperial warmongering and arrogance of those an power often tends of to outshine the critical patriotism of this generation. The 60's and 70's were a breathtaking triumph of the human spirit against the evil and corruption of this governing establishment.

It still is our land and we better damn well stand up for it !!

I had the privilege of having two immigrants in my family a Irish Grandmother and German mother who taught that America is great and is my land .

First gen proud, legal American citizen here. This song means so much for me.

"Suite Judy Blue Eyes"

This Land is your land should & really ought to be the national anthem of the United States, and making the song This land is your land our official national anthem is the right thing to do.

Do you know I was a sixties teen and I don’t remember Judy Collins , don’t know how she got past me , I now watch everything I can find , she is incredible

My national anthem!

the most revolutionary song of them all

A great message and condemnation of Social Darwinism and Eugenics. I beleive that everyone has value and that God can take even the smallest, meekest person and make them a hero. Don't listen to the fascists and tea baggers who want you to die. LIVE everyday and love this land and the God who made it.

Rest in Peace Pete and thanks for the songs that lifted us ALL up and proclaimed This land is OUR Land!!

Judy Collins had the prettiest voice. I fell in love with her spirit.

Judy Collins voice (and eyes) give me "goosebumps"

America is so important in my life that my body shakes by listening to this song. I know about the impressive love and courage that Woody Guthrie put into the creation of this melody: it represents the soul of an inclusive America I want for my kids and family. I want a nation of love, culture, peace, and passion for life. That’s the America that we the people need. That’s my America forever!

I'm just so sorry that Pete is gone at this point in American history. I can see him smashing that banjo over someone's face.

For me the very best version of this song! Such an exciting harmony of beautifull voices!

Wow! I spotted Win Stracke out in the audience! He "was an American folk musician and co-founder of the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, Illinois. Stracke was a Chicago fixture in music, theater, and television in the 1940s and was known for his booming bass voice. Nationally he was known as "Uncle Win" to viewers of his syndicated children's television show on NBC until it was canceled in the wake of the 1950s blacklist." (~ Wikipedia) When I started kindergarten I played hooky by pretending I was sick, just so I could see his show once more. "Uncle Win" was my favorite program, and I think it helped spark my interest in folk music.

The best version of this classic by far!

Pete passed-away yesterday. This version of the song that is the unofficial national anthem contains the often overlooked chorus' on no trespassing on private property and hunger by the relief office.

This bought back everything we fought for in the '60s .It is so appropriate today when Washington has forgotten who they represent and whose country it belongs to. A great treat to recall Judy and Arlo in their youth.

RIP Pete- you made this land a better place for all. You will me missed!

God bless America!

The intro is spectacular. Hellerman, Seeger, Guthrie and Judy Collins are a joy to see again and always to listen to but I wish the video went on and on for a while. Studs Turkel you are an interesting commentator for this.

best intro ever imo

Hope

one of the best renditions of this song i've heard. 3 great singers. And its nice to see all 6 verses in there. Sometimes, I do 8

This Music has been my music since a long time ago

Whatever you have done for the least of my brothers you have done for me.

What great and genuine voices.

I wish I could sing

I love this song. This is a long time ago.Arlo is very young.

Simply the best, Pete. - folk moves the heart as well as the world...

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May 03, 2019 ~ Happy 100th Birthday, Pete Seeger, Happy Birthday to You!

wonderful,wonderful, wonderful Studs, Pete, Judy, et al... Thanks, Woody

I wish we had overcome. God Bless Pete Seeger et al.

Thank you, thank you, thank you...

I love this song and I am a huge Arlo follower. This went back a long time ago.

Ageless, Priceless.

Wonderful.

Back when 'Public TV' was made made for you and me.

This rendition of our future National Anthem was one of the best yet, and actually choked me up some for the more hopeful decade we had back then when I was in my 20s. A Democratic landslide in less than two weeks would be a great help in restoring some of that lost optimism though, so vote early and often, comrades!

what I love to watch is how the polite listeners and even the performers gradually open up and get into it, bit by bit. It's that kind of song.

Gimme more pinko stuff like this.

Been here for a while but the kinda of resentment I have faced, it's hard to say I could sing the same tune, hopefully it gets better.

Beautiful.

I grew up in the 60's and 70's-by the "Age of Reagan" it had been sanitized so that even Lee "I Never Met An American War I Could Not Celebrate" Greenwood was using it in his shows-minus certain stanzas. Great song, though.

Thank you very much for thie nice song !!

This land is your land should & ought to be the national anthem of the United States, but isn’t at all for no reason. My children sang in school after they said the pledge of alligence and many school children did in our nations schools nationwide.

Great version ! Merci beaucoup !

This song was made for the banjo.

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i agree

thanks this is my song!

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I understand that Woody wrote this song partly because he disliked "God Bless America" which has become the battlecry in post 911 America. Maybe Woody had something on the ball.

P.S. Sorry about the misspelling.

This or 'America the beautiful'. Either one would make me weep with joy. 'The Star Spangled Banner' is nothig more than a hymn to war.

Nice song. Have we forgotten the indigenas people. The so called Indians.

Why did they eliminate the reference to the wall? They just sing about the no trespassing sign. We need to sing about how bad and how wrong any wall would be. Why keep people out on one side but say nothing on the other side. Woody understood.

Our sensitivity to the feelings of others makes us suspicious around patriotism. And we surrender that arena to extremists, Republicans and religious bigots.

The rumor is Pete heard America the Beautiful by that woman who's name I can't remember and he thought he would write an everyman song that describes our relationship to our land.

Für Jörg u Peggy ...

How ironic that Arlo sings a verse critical of the notion of private ownership, yet he now is a disciple of Libertarian Ron Paul.

Why did Arlo eliminate the line about a big high wall there, that tried to stop me? Woody put that in for a reason. Woody hated the trumps and foresaw donnie trumps wall just like he saw fred trumps racism. Singing about the sign without singing about the wall doesn't cut it. I love you Arlo, but you left out something your father stood for.

The true and incorrupible orgininal text, performed as Woody intended. Don't accept maudlin sanitized substitutes!

I heard Jon Kim un singing this song at a mirror 🪞

What happened to this great land? I remember when I was free to think, say and do just about anything as long as it was legal. Now it seems nothin is legal!

This wall is your wall...this wall is my wall... from the San Diego borders... to the the Rio Waters... from the Arizona desert ...to the Galveston Harbor ...this wall was built for you and me. Lyrics courtesy of Donald J. Trump.

The sign said "Private Property", not "No Trespassing". What a pity Seeger et al. saw the need to de-claw this song. It may be a "free" country, but there are some things that should not be said, it seems.

I heard about a year ago or a little more that Arlo Guthrie became a republican. :(

Announcer Studs Terkel was a profit! Who knew?

Wow, what a lineup! And, dang, I'd always thought Pete Seeger wrote this one. Shows what I know. :P Y'learn something new every day! I still prefer the Weavers cover over this one, but this is still fairly neat. EDIT: This is the version I'm speaking of. My dad always commented on how Ronnie just kinda rocked back on her heels and let loose. Didn't learn 'til later that she'd actually said something in the reunion documentary! She's long been an inspiration to me, as well as Cass Elliot... and Joni & Judy & Sally & Melanie & all the rest. ;) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8WHmdmXnru-kn0.html

When Studs Terkel rails against negative songs at the beginning of this video, I have a hunch that high up there on his shit list is Paul McCartney's "Yesterday". I know that depressed song annoyed some people. Thing is, when Paul wrote it he had everything going for him. Success, recognition, money, health, good looks, youth, popularity, talent, you name it. So why did he write those sad lyrics? His song "A World Without Love" is pretty dismal too. I guess it's from losing one's mother early. Lord knows John Lennon had issues too. Watch out for the motherless.

the only thing that should be sorted by color or maker(god/deity), is your laundry

Key was a bit high for Judy but so what

@gergnamhel Was this song banned by President Cheney or by President Obama?

The presence of this great singer, are fair but This song just is hate. Americas and say why the old indigenous much Because we live in. White people came to there.

You don't really want to mention that do you? Kind of embarrassing for Bruce.

Could do without the intro

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Wonderful.