Peter, Paul & Mary’s cease-and-desist to NOM: Stop playing “This Land Is Your Land”
From the Courage Campaign Blog:
“When I first heard this recording played in Albany, NY, I was stunned and deeply offended. Woody Guthrie and Peter, Paul & Mary are artists who have always unequivocally supported justice and equality for all.
I felt certain the surviving members of Peter, Paul & Mary would want to know of this grievous misuse of their recording, so I wrote to Peter Yarrow. In my correspondence, I provided a link to a video of the Albany rally and explained that their recording had been used at high volume to drown out the chants of “Equality” from the counter-demonstrators.
Mr. Yarrow responded, saying use of the song by NOM was “heartbreaking” and indicated he would be contacting NOM. Here is the letter to Brian Brown from Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey, surviving members of the group who performed as Peter, Paul & Mary (reproduced with permission).”
Thank Peter, Paul & Mary on their Facebook page for taking a public stand for equality and striking back at NOM.
Fun Fact
The original name for Godzilla in Japan is “Gojira” This is why “Godzilla” doesn’t sound right to us Americans in the old style movies. They’re not actually saying “Godzilla” The year for “Gojira” is 1954.
