First up, Ry Cooder covers the Woody classic "Vigilante Man," straight out of Grapes of Wrath. Believe it or not, if you're so inclined, you can find a Flaming Lips live eight-minute version. Then song also inspired by the Steinbeck novel and Woody, Springsteen's "Ghost of Tom Joad," with Tom Morello--one of my favorite vids. (Same era, my book on Upton Sinclair's incredible 1934 campaign.)
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