Chicano Batman Puts Timely Spin On “This Land Is Your Land”
Although the administration of the nation’s newly-inaugurated president, Donald Trump, would like to blindfold Americans with “alternative facts,” the truth is the United States has been a land of immigrants since its founding.
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Chicano Batman’s spin on Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” isn’t merely a remake, but a timely rebuttal as well, as Trump attempts to muffle the voices of Dakota Access Pipeline protesters and thwart the dreams of future immigrants within his first days in office.
In their video presented by Johnnie Walker, the L.A.-based band delivers a message for the people in both English and Spanish while roaming the streets of California with assurance that they, like us all, belong.
Press play, and lift your spirits.
