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Guthrie’s music taught Springsteen how to use storytelling to reflect working-class values [5]. This influence is most evident in Springsteen’s folk-heavy albums like Nebraska and The Ghost of Tom Joad .

Even today, the song remains a rallying cry for social justice and human rights [5]. bruce_springsteen_this_land_is_your_land_woody_...

Woody Guthrie wrote the lyrics in 1940 as a direct response to Irving Berlin’s "God Bless America" [9]. Guthrie felt Berlin’s song was too sentimental and ignored the struggles of the poor during the Great Depression [9]. Guthrie’s music taught Springsteen how to use storytelling

Springsteen often includes the controversial verses Guthrie wrote about "No Trespassing" signs and hungry people standing in line at the relief office—lines that question the very notion of private property [14, 18]. Woody Guthrie wrote the lyrics in 1940 as

Watch Bruce Springsteen's high-energy performance from the Seeger Sessions, showcasing the folk tradition that Woody Guthrie helped build: