“Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”, commonly known as “Alice’s Restaurant”, is a satirical talking blues song by singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie, released as the title track to his 1967 debut album Alice’s Restaurant. The song is a deadpan protest against the Vietnam War draft, in the form of a comically exaggerated but largely true story from Guthrie’s own life.
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Except in Alice.
I probably heard this song the first time roughly around the age of 25 which was maybe some time after 2010-ish. It was when I really started my deep-dive into folk which was a heavy influence beginning with Arlo / Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and so fourth. This song really established my base (as well as the other aforementioned artist songs) of appreciated songs that were just peak, art.
I hate the song and one day when I was recovering from surgery I decided to watch the movie. JFC I was high and it was only fun to watch for the recording of the 1970s colors
I still think he should have gone to jail for littering! Those fuckers tossed a lot of shit out their car.
Queues it up 3 times on the jukebox and leaves the bar
I love this song lol
Am I right in saying that Rodney Alcala used part of this song when he took the stand in his own defense?
