New Delhi: It is the 4th of July and Google is up with a doodle on its US home page that celebrates one of the United States' most famous folk songs - This Land Is Your Land.
The letters of the Google logo in the colours of the flag of the United States are formed of the opening lines of Woody Guthrie's legendary song - "This land is your land, this land is my land." To further embellish the folk roots of the doodle, the 'L' in the Google logo is represented by an acoustic guitar.
Google has been posting 4th of July doodles since 2000 and there have been 16 different Google doodles commemorating the American Independence Day till date. In 2000 there were four different versions of the doodle.
The Fourth of July Google doodle is viewable only to Google users in the United States, users from other countries visiting the Google home page get to see the Google logo and not a doodle.
Below search box beneath the 4th of July Google doodle is a line of text that reads, "Celebrate freedom. Support and free and open Internet," clicking on which takes you to Google's Take Action page, that urges users to celebrate freedom by supporting a free and open Internet. The page includes a one-minute video with quotes on life, liberty and the pursuit of digital democratisation from people from all walks of life.
Google has also posted a US flag made up of the quotes on its Take Action page and has released it into the public domain to encourage users to copy, modify and distribute the image without permission.
There is another Google doodle on the Google home page of the country that lies to the north of the US. The doodle on the Google Canada homepage marks the Nelson anniversary (111th) of the Hartland Covered Bridge, New Brunswick. The 391 metre long bridge across the Saint John River is the world's longest covered bridge.
Lyrics: This Land is your Land
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me.
As I went walking that ribbon of highway
I saw above me that endless skyway
I saw below me that golden valley
This land was made for you and me.
I roamed and I rambled and I followed my footsteps
To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts
While all around me a voice was sounding
This land was made for you and me.
When the sun came shining, and I was strolling
And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling
A voice was chanting, As the fog was lifting,
This land was made for you and me.
This land is your land, this land is my land
From California to the New York Island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me.
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