April 8, 2026
A song that you like in multiple versions
Deportees (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos) was one of the last songs Woody Guthrie ever recorded before he entered the hospital for his long and slow decline from Huntington's disease. It's the story that stresses the dehumanization of immigrant workers. Woody was pretty damn prescient. The song is about current events just as much as it is about a 70-year-old plane crash. I have versions of the tune by Woody, Pete Seeger, Arlo, Springsteen, Billy Bragg, Nanci Griffith and Cisco Houston.