Anyone know the story behind Woody Guthrie's Guitar Saying

[John Lenin]

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[mykittyhasaboner]

Because he hated fascism? He was a communist, and he played anti-fascist songs for soldiers while he was in the US merchant navy.

[Decolonize The Left]

Because he hated fascism? He was a communist, and he played anti-fascist songs for soldiers while he was in the US merchant navy.

Basically... yeah.

Woody was a leftist to the core, and as a leftist, he had a strong dislike for fascists. Since the guitar was his method of communicating and empowering leftism, the slogan "this machine kills fascists" fits perfectly.

- August

[Pogue]

Also I frequently beat fash to death with musical instruments of all varieties, although admittedly I'm having difficulty with the harmonica.

[Decolonize The Left]

Also I frequently beat fash to death with musical instruments of all varieties, although admittedly I'm having difficulty with the harmonica.

Your best bet is to throw the harmonica as a projectile prior to engaging in hand-to-hand combat. And if your seriously concerned about this, a trumpet is the best one-handed weapon. :thumbup1:

- August

[Hit The North]

Your best bet is to throw the harmonica as a projectile prior to engaging in hand-to-hand combat.



Or forcibly insert it in an inappropriate orifice.


And if your seriously concerned about this, a trumpet is the best one-handed weapon. :thumbup1:

Au contrair! The clarinet has a far more elegant swing.

[Dr Mindbender]

This thread makes me want to swing at a stormfronter with a double-bass. :thumbup:

[Bazza]

Billy Bragg once covered a Woody Guthrie song called 'All You Fascists Bound To Lose'. At the time it was said that Woody Guthrie wrote the words but never recorded the tune. However, the original recording of this song is on this album (track 22).

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/samples/B00004D3DK/