It's the Song About the Love Between My Brothers and My Sisters

[chomiji]

"During their recent 'Summer for Marriage' tour the National Organization for Marriage played a Peter, Paul & Mary recording of Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” during their rallies, without the permission of the artists.

"Kathleen Perrin, a participant on the Courage Campaign's Prop8TrialTracker.com, contacted Peter Yarrow and told him. Yarrow called the use of the song by NOM “heartbreaking” and said that he would be contacting NOM asking them to stop ... "   [READ MORE]

Thanks to qe2 for pointing this out!

Comments

[jinxaire.livejournal.com]

Very awesome of Peter. Thank you for sharing. I've signed the thank you note and posted the link on my facebook.

[lawless523.livejournal.com]

I appreciate the civil and respectful way they asked them to stop.

I agree with smillaraaq; it's obvious the rally organizers don't know anything about Woodie Guthrie and his social awareness and activism.

[avierra.livejournal.com]

Yeah, agree with everyone else-- too funny that they picked Woodie Guthrie of all people as representative of their POV. I am really impressed at the civil and thoughtful tone of the letter Peter and Paul wrote. It is too bad that more people seem to be incapable of that level of discourse.