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Woody Guthrie has a message for Russians and RW Americans (Original Post) wnylib Aug 2022 OP
K & R Ohio Joe Aug 2022 #1
Yes music has always inspired people to fight for just causes. Irish_Dem Aug 2022 #2
K & R malaise Aug 2022 #3
We beat them in Woody's generation and wnylib Aug 2022 #5
The Billy Bragg version is awesome. TheBeam19 Aug 2022 #4
This musical arrangement is more contemporary, wnylib Aug 2022 #6
As they say, there's no accounting for taste. TheBeam19 Aug 2022 #8
Yeah, I know what you mean. wnylib Aug 2022 #9
Nina Hagen did a version too DBoon Aug 2022 #7
I didn't know there were so many versions. wnylib Aug 2022 #10
Very nice. Here's another cover, also very nice ornotna Aug 2022 #11
Thanks. That was good. wnylib Aug 2022 #12

Irish_Dem

(45,619 posts)
2. Yes music has always inspired people to fight for just causes.
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 02:23 PM
Aug 2022

The fight we now face against fascism is the fight of our lifetime.

wnylib

(21,146 posts)
6. This musical arrangement is more contemporary,
Thu Aug 11, 2022, 02:51 PM
Aug 2022

but the Guthrie version is a more catchy tune, IMO for singing with and remembering. Also, the scenes in Guthrie's version allow us to include today's Russians among the fascist promoters in the US.

Plus, I love the message on Woody's guitar, "This machine kills fascists." The power of song to influence people.

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