This Land Is Your Land

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Woody Guthrie, 1945.

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Credits

• Folkways: A Vision Shared (VHS, 1988)
  • Arlo Guthrie: vocals, guitar
  • Kenny Aronoff: percussion
  • Bono: vocals
  • John Cascella: accordion
  • Larry Crane:guitar, harmony vocals
  • The Edge: guitar
  • Lisa Germano: fiddle, harmony vocals
  • Emmylou Harris: vocals
  • Little Richard: vocals
  • Taj Mahal: vocals
  • Toby Myers: mandolin
  • John Mellencamp: vocals, guitar
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
  • Crystal Taliefero: washboard, harmony vocals
  • Mike Wanchic: dobro, harmony vocals
    • Woody Guthrie's original recording is extensively sampled

Performances

Performed live 113 times (not including snippet performances). 2013-06-03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy 2012-10-18 Cuyahoga Community College, Parma, OH 2012-03-15 Moody Theater, Austin, TX 2009-05-03 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY 2009-01-18 Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC 2008-11-02 Lakeside Ave, Cleveland, OH 2008-10-06 Oestrike Stadium, Ypsilanti, MI 2008-10-05 Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 2008-10-04 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 1996-09-29 Severance Hall, Cleveland, OH 1985-10-02 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA 1985-09-30 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA 1985-09-27 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA 1985-09-23 Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO 1985-09-18 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA 1985-09-13 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX 1985-09-09 Orange Bowl, Miami, FL 1985-09-06 Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, IN 1985-09-04 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI 1985-09-01 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-31 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-22 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-21 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-19 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-18 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ 1985-08-15 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA 1985-08-14 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, PA 1985-08-11 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA 1985-08-09 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 1985-08-07 Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH 1981-09-14 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH 1981-09-13 Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH 1981-09-11 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL 1981-09-10 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL 1981-09-08 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL 1981-09-02 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA 1981-08-28 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-27 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-24 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-23 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-21 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-20 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA 1981-08-17 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 1981-08-16 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 1981-08-12 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI 1981-08-11 Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI 1981-08-07 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1981-08-05 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1981-08-04 Capital Centre, Largo, MD 1981-07-30 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1981-07-29 Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH 1981-07-19 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1981-07-18 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1981-07-16 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1981-07-15 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1981-07-13 Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 1981-07-09 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-07-08 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-07-06 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-07-05 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-07-03 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-07-02 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ 1981-06-14 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA 1981-06-08 Birmingham International Arena, Birmingham, England 1981-06-07 Birmingham International Arena, Birmingham, England 1981-06-05 Wembley Arena, London, England 1981-06-04 Wembley Arena, London, England 1981-06-02 Wembley Arena, London, England 1981-06-01 Wembley Arena, London, England 1981-05-30 Wembley Arena, London, England 1981-05-29 Wembley Arena, London, England 1981-05-27 Brighton Centre (The), Brighton, England 1981-05-26 Brighton Centre (The), Brighton, England 1981-05-20 New Bingley Hall, Stafford, England 1981-05-17 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland 1981-05-16 Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland 1981-05-14 Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England 1981-05-13 Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England 1981-05-11 City Hall, Newcastle, England 1981-05-08 Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1981-05-07 Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden 1981-05-05 Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway 1981-05-03 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 1981-05-02 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1981-04-29 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1981-04-28 Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 1981-04-26 Forest National, Brussels, Belgium 1981-04-24 Palais Des Sports De Gerland, Lyon, France 1981-04-21 Palau Municipal D'Esports, Barcelona, Spain 1981-04-19 Palais Des Sports De Saint-Ouen, Paris, France 1981-04-18 Palais Des Sports De Saint-Ouen, Paris, France 1981-04-16 Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany 1981-04-14 Festhalle, Frankfurt, West Germany 1981-04-11 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland 1981-04-09 ICC Berlin, West Berlin, West Germany 1981-03-05 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN 1981-03-04 Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY 1981-03-02 Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA 1981-02-28 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC 1981-02-26 Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN 1981-02-25 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN 1981-02-23 Omni (The), Atlanta, GA 1981-02-22 Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC 1981-02-18 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL 1981-02-15 Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL 1981-02-13 Humphrey Coliseum, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 1981-02-12 Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL 1981-02-07 Assembly Hall, University Of Illinois, Champaign, IL 1981-02-01 St. Paul Civic Center, Saint Paul, MN 1981-01-26 Athletic & Convocation Center, University Of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN 1980-12-31 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1980-12-29 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY 1980-12-28 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 0 show(s) of 130 on the 2023-25 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 0 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 0 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 1 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 83 on the Working On A Dream Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 99 on the Magic Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 56 on The Seeger Sessions Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 72 on the Devils & Dust Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 7 on the Vote For Change Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 120 on The Rising Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 132 on The Reunion Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 128 on The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 102 on the World Tour 1992-93. Performed at 0 show(s) of 20 on the Human Rights Now! Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 67 on the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour. Performed at 20 show(s) of 156 on the Born In The U.S.A. Tour. Performed at 82 show(s) of 138 on The River Tour. Performed at 10 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Snippets

^{Performed live 1 times as a snippet.}

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• 2012-03-15 Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX

Released on Album

Released on Folkways: A Vision Shared (Compilation, 1988).

Live versions are released on Live/1975–85 (1986) (recorded December 28, 1980), and 'Til We Outnumber 'Em (Compilation, 2000) (recorded September 29, 1996).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 8 official live downloads:

• 1985-09-27 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
• 1985-08-22 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1981-07-09 Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ
• 1981-06-05 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1981-06-04 Wembley Arena, London, England
• 1980-12-31 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
• 1980-12-29 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
• 1980-12-28 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

One of these recordings is also available on the playlist The Live Series: Songs Of Conscience (2024).

Lyrics

This Land Is Your Land (Folkways)

This land is your land and this land is my land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me

As I went walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me an endless skyway
I saw below me the golden valley
This land was made for you and me

This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me

I roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
And all around me a voice was sounding
Said this land was made for you and me

This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
Oh this land was made for you and me

When the sun comes shining and I was strolling
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting
This land was made for you and me

This land is my land, this land is your land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me

As I went walking I saw a sign there
And on that sign there see "No Trespassing"
But on the other side I see nothing
Yeah that sign was made for you and me

This land is your land
This land is my land
From California
To the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest
To the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me

Nobody living can ever stop me
As I go walking the freedom highway
Nobody living can ever make me turn back
Oh this land was made for you and me

This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

This Land Is Your Land (The People Speak - Documentary)

This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me

As I went walking that ribbon highway
I saw above me an endless skyway
I saw below me the golden valley
It said this land was made for you and me

I roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps
The sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
And all around me a voice was sounding
It said this land was made for you and me

There was a high wall there that tried to stop me
A sign was painted, it said no trespassing
But on the back side didn't say nothing
Yeah that sign is made for you and me

When the sun came shining and I was strolling
Through the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
A voice was chanting as the fog was lifting
It said this land was made for you and me

One bright Sunday morning in the shadow of the steeple
By the Relief Office I saw my people
And they stood hungry, I stood there wondering
If this land was made for you and me

This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York Islands
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me

Visit SpringsteenLyrics.com for other versions of this song.

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