About This Song
About "Washington Talkin' Blues" by Woody Guthrie
Dust-bowl defiance in scratchy mono, Guthrie's 'Washington Talkin' Blues' is a populist broadside—part talking-blues sneer, part weary holler. The calm of a lone guitar belies the unease of a man watching power broker deals from the breadline, spitting vivid daggers at distant marble halls.
