As Pete Seeger turns 90, his songs remain timeless

I am a couple of days late on this, but Pete Seeger turned 90. If you don’t know him, you should know his songs. Agree with him or not he is an American jewel!

"This Land Is Your Land" Like Woody Wrote It ~ truthout

At the conclusion of today's concert for president-elect Barack Obama 89-year-old Pete Seeger joined Bruce Springsteen for a sing-along with perhaps half a million people of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land," which I dare say practically everyone in the country knows from childhood.

But sly old Pete, who actually hoboed with Woody during the Depression and Dust Bowl, had the crowd sing the song as it was actually written, as not only a celebration of this great land, but as a demand for workers' and people's rights. That is, he restored the verses that have been censored from the song over the years to make it less political.(lyrics after the jump)

** As Pete Seeger turns 90, his songs remain timeless