"I Guess I Planted" was an unfinished Woody Guthrie track that Wilco and Billy Bragg recorded as part of their Mermaid Avenue sessions. "Planted" is a decidedly pro-union song, one of a few in Guthrie's repertoire, so it makes sense that the oft-politically minded Ted Leo chose to re-record the Mermaid Avenue version of "I Guess I Planted" to show his support for the unions whose collective bargaining rights are the subject of debate in Wisconsin. The video above shows Leo doing his best basement YouTube version on acoustic guitar, and dude recorded a dirtier, overdriven take that you can stream below. Despite not being a Leo song, "Planted" shows off a lot of the man's strengths, including his interesting guitar arrangements and his rich, passionate tenor. [130bpm]
