Excellent!  Deserves a re-post: cc_rider wrote: 

 gopre49 wrote: 
As far as I know, the music for the songs on this album was composed by Billy Bragg, from lyrics that Woody Guthrie had written - none were songs that Guthrie had performed or recorded.

Great song.

I think woody guthrie sings this himself.  Am I mistaken?  Is there a guthrie version out there?  Or a cover that sounds a lot like him?

 toterola wrote: 
 I'm with you, Tot-man. Love this beautiful, melancholy song.

 fredriley wrote: 

...it's woody guthrie; would you really rather hear it hear it any other way?..

 Shesdifferent wrote: 
No no no . . . this is sooooo gooood for the ears.  Really.

 Detlaps wrote: 
Makes my ears bleed...

 phillips wrote: 
me too.
was given to me by my now wife so it has fond memories. 

Hmm. I'm a big fan of our Billy as a modern troubadour, but mixing him with Wilco is a bit iffy, as is his faux American accent on this. Stick to the Essex accent, Barking Boy :o)

       I think this predates hootenannies.

fabulous, wonderful, brilliant

Beautiful song, done with reverence for Woody and his family. "10" from me, hands down.

 Excelsior wrote: 

I truly enjoy it when the informed listeners here let you have it..pendejo!

Saw Wilco last night opening for Neil here in Ottawa, Capital of Canada.
Great show all round. Wonder if Wilco will still be cranking it out at age 63. 

good effort, but track would benefit by adding a little 'edge', either musically or vocally, taking it out of the mr. roger's category.

awesome album.  when i first bought it, i listened to it for months.

 Excelsior wrote: 
Just to drive the point home, this IS the original recording! You can rag on Billy, Nat and the gang all you want, but they rescued Woody Guthrie's work from extinction.

These albums were made with the deepest respect for the man. And the full support of his family: they really feel Billy and Co. captured the way Woody would have performed the songs.

Some of the songs are silly, written only for his children, or even just some random thoughts. So not all of them are insightful gems, I'll grant you that. And Billy Bragg's voice is, well, an acquired taste, to be kind. But if these fine folks had not done these albums, these little snippets of Mr. Guthrie's genius would have been lost entirely.

c.

Every time I hear this song, I always think of the childhood ditty "Froggy Went a 'courtin'"

Woody Guthrie is a true American music maker.

Billy Bragg + Natalie Merchant = the stuff of nightmares.

Yes!!!!!!  10, outstanding.  LOVE this. So much. 
Folk music is so inspiring!  I love singing along with this song.  Helps when your in tune/key with the singer. (female of course lol)

 Excelsior wrote: 
Another talkin-out-his-ass Excelsior comment (surprise). The "songs" given to Billy Bragg, BY the Guthrie family I might add, were not recordings. Most were just lyrics and chords on paper. Some were scribbled thoughts—all were made into songs by Billy and Wilco. So, when exactly did you hear this by Woody, Excelsior? Yeah..I thought so. 

 windhorse wrote:

 
Lay off the country! Where you comin' from? You've rated several CSNY songs, a band that were/are a country influenced group, especially Neil. And by the way, every now and then good Bill G plays some of the real thang! Peace 

No more thorough way to destroy a graet Woody Guthrie song than to include Billy Bragg, Wilco, AND Natalie Merchant in the same track. Might as well set the original recording on fire and run it over with a truck.

This sounds like it should be a children's song.

Laptopdog wrote:

funny - but its still a cool song. . .

ndad47 wrote:

Hear hear!

Ain't nobody that can mute like me!

The first time I heard this I thought he was singing "Way over yonder in the monarchy". And considering that Billy Bragg is English and this album was produced in the US (?) I thought it all made sense...

Good song from a (mostly) good album.

I'd say 7!