Johnny Cash and Johnny Rodriguez sing a Woody Guthrie classic, "Deportee." Today in the United States the song is still just as relevant as it was when this duet was performed in 1987 on Nashville Now.
I see three thumbs down. I guess there are a few folks upset to see Johnny Cash show compassion toward aliens. Nowadays, its hard to find someone on television show the courage of Johnnny Cash.
+CashPresley32 You do know the song is about migrant workers, don't you? Not immigration. Also, "should" doesn't always factor into situations where people are trying to save the lives of their families. Even really, really white people don't watch their kids starve to death while they wait for the right paperwork.
Why do you think they were deported? They were temporary workers deported when their contracts ran out. Most of them probably would have preferred to stay in the U.S, but immigration law did not allow them to stay and look for other jobs. A number of proposals to "improve" current immigration laws involve bringing back a similar "bracero" law.
It's 2021 and this song is current for today,I hope Johnny Rodriguez is a member of the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame,He's so much more talented than so many in this music world of auto-tune,!!!!! This is a great talent.....!!!! Both he and Johnny Cash
I've been listening to one version or another for 40 years running, and it's as wrenching as ever. Beautiful version here -- Johnny Rodriguez matches Johnny Cash note for note, word for word.
Cash shoulda shut up and let Rodriguez sing it alone. No, wonderful song. Like the version the Highwaymen did with Rodriguez as well. At the start and the end of the day were all still just a number of a "Deportee" to the Man because we're all replaceable, can never forget that .
when I first heard this song it was done by the Highway Men. It caught my attention because I am Native Armericn and this place was stolen by people who came from other lands, but it is not mentioned in American history how the lands were shared with those new people. what conflicts broke out was because of the disrespect shown to the indigenous people and to the Creation that gave us life. Then this song is heard and it left me wondering why this country had to be so selfish. I think that is something that should be realized and understood by all of us. daneh ho neyo' de:ong neh sa'nigo:in
@@RJ1999x that is true. Only someone ignorant to basic history and the truth would say otherwise. You don’t have to take the blame for our ancestors actions but we have to at least admit and accept it happened and not repeat their intolerance towards others.
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It's only sad if one allows hatred, fear, race, and other derogatory comments influence your thoughts. Choose love not fear. We were all born with unconditional love.
Guthrie... prophet of people ,place and mobility Thiis most beautiful cover version of historical treasure still echoes beautifully... shamefully ...accross global frequencies .... people before profit
I'll try again A strong community knows it's neighbors . A strong nation knows it's neighbors.if we are going to keep. Strong we need the strength of all our good neighbors and we have no need to chase around the world looking for them. Just look next door.We as a people can no longer use our good neighbors then dishonor them by discarding them or calling them not by their names but just DEPORTEES.
"Deportee" always hits me in the feels, but this version had me weeping. It is sung with such tenderness by these men, who took the trouble to honor its bilingual nature. Does anyone know what program this was presented on, who introduced the song, and when it was aired? My guess is the late 60s/early 70s. I'd never heard of Johnny Rodriguez before, but he did a damned fine job here. I live in San Jose, and whenever I'm up on Hwy 17 pass to Santa Cruz, I always take a look back at Los Gatos, which we gringos tragically pronounce as "Las GAT-us." I don't know the exact location of the crash, but the telephone wires across the arroyo have those orange balloon-like plane warnings hanging from them. Where they installed as a precaution? I don't know, but I thought I'd share these details with my like-minded friends.
2 great C/W artists -this song always resonates with us irish- if you get a chance listen to Luke Kelly from the Dubliners put his interpretation on it
This live recording is far superior to the album version with Willie Nelson. The blend of these two very different voices, the vision of how the song obviously touches both men and being able to hear Rodriguez's narration at the end are all great.
Knows and appreciates its neighbors. It doesn't use them and not their names, A strong neighborhood A strong nation does not dishonor its neighbors or call them DEPORTEES
This was a time when a good old boy from the south had the balls to stand up for immigrants. His name was Johnny Cash. Nowadays he would be called someone who should be deported by MAGA's.
Who said it had to be a competition? LMFAO. Johnny Cash is a legend. Nothing wrong with Second place for Johnny R. Here. He's amazing as well. Don't see why you felt the need to compare them.
Here's a song a song for today. It's title: THEY CAME HERE FOR A BETTER LIFE, SO MY GOVERNMENT GAVE THEM MINE. Can't believe all the smug self righteous virtue signalers here. The song is about migrant workers NOT illegals. But can't ruin the narrative, can we?
I agree I believe in compassion but so many here wanna ring the bell but very few lift a finger to welcome them in their home rather they want the government to fund, feed, cloth em all sorry but we have homeless veterans and our own we must help, I don't mind migrants just do it the right way.
