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Duration: 02:49 minutes Upload Time: 2007-05-01 00:41:17 User: raymondcrooke :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day |
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Description: It is ironic that some of Woody Guthrie's best songs were written as pro-government propaganda. In May 1941, he was hired to promote the federal dams on the Columbia River, especially the enormous Coulee Dam, whose construction apparently destroyed the Colville Indian community by cutting off their supply of salmon. Woody travelled around the Columbia Basin, writing 26 songs in 30 days. This song, to the tune of "Wabash Cannonball" is one of the most effective. |
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| tuffytown ::: Favorites 2007-11-24 14:25:07 Nice performance! :hatsoff: __________________________________________________ | |
| coolanddark ::: Favorites 2007-11-07 09:47:14 one of my fav songs by Woody.you play real good Raymond. __________________________________________________ | |
| onomonapoeia ::: Favorites 2007-10-15 11:21:53 mind, he supported this because it would bring electricity to poor people. it would generate electricity for publicly-controlled utilities. __________________________________________________ | |
| DamianNixon ::: Favorites 2007-08-03 14:57:04 Aye you're right 'penniless..' and Dylan's a closet Scientologist. Good man Raymond..."Keep 'er Country in the second half." youtube;com/damiannixon __________________________________________________ | |
| pennilesscripple ::: Favorites 2007-08-02 18:10:38 it is very ironic and it makes us all wonder what horrors we are unknowingly supporting today, just as woody did then __________________________________________________ | |
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