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The True Story of "Alice's Restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie- A Thanksgiving Tradition!
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- The 18 minute epic song "Alice's Restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie has been a Thanksgiving tradition for decades. But is it a true story? Watch this video for the secrets behind this classic song!
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It's not massacre. It's massacree, which essentially means a series of absurd events.
thank you, thats what i was thinkin' every time he said it.
Was gonna say…
same here
The guy is a fake intellectual.
That’s correct but other than that it’s a great bit of history for the young generation that might for some reason actually sit and listen to that song and wonder what the hell he’s rambling about because they’re probably not getting any history lessons anymore. I wonder if young men even are aware that they could be drafted into service.
I'm an Aussie. I was introduced to Alices restraunt in 1999 by an ex-Viet vet. In all my years as a DJ and involved in music I had never come across it. Go figure. It wasn't played on commercial radio here. I played it a hundred or more times over to absorb the story which is exactly as described and i still love it and play it on My radio show every so often.
It’s not as “radio friendly” as most 3 minute pop songs, that’s for sure. But I’m glad to hear it gets airtime on shows with a more open format!
purchased the album in 1969...still have it. Don't always agree with his politics, but think he's a great guy and love his music.
other than the "massacree" misstatement, very well done indeed, even the newspaper clipping, nice. And actually , sort of an important historic document, thank you Track X .
Yes, it’s a massacreeeeee!!
More people know exactly where they were first time they heard the song more than where they were when Kennedy got shot
I heard it many times as a child but it became a family tradition after my girls were born in 98. We listen to it many times during the holiday season but it's guaranteed to be playing at 12 noon every Thanksgiving no matter where we are
A great tradition!
I grew up listening to it on Thanksgiving. It is my favorite Thanksgiving tradition! I play it while I cook every year.
Been a fan of the song the movie and both studio and soundtrack albums ! Thanksgiving wouldn't be the same without it!!!💕
I think this song may have been partially responsible for the absolute gem that is the Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams (radio play, books, cartoons, movie, towels, etc.), and I make frequent references to both HHGTTG and Alice's, sometimes both in the same paragraph. The description of the Selective Service Intake reminds me so much of Vogons, with their callous and officious ways... and many other similarities in the style of humor and _social commentary._
Thanks for reviewing the old record and thanks for getting most of it right. One, but important thing (there's a few unimportant things) is at the end where you talked about the draft. The events took place in 1965 and subsequent dealings with the draft board took place in 1966 (the following year). The lottery number system wasn't instituted until around 1969, years later. The statement that my number never came up is an error. I was classified 1A but indeed as the song states was found to be unsuitable for military service due to a prior arrest of littering. That absurdity is what makes the song - well, the song. Happy Thanksgiving!
Is that the real Arlo Guthrie??? SIR!!
I would be very interested to hear what the “unimportant things” are! My family has listened to this on vinyl every Thanksgiving for as long as I can remember. It’s a difficult holiday season for us this year. We just lost my aunt. She loves Alice’s Restaurant and all your music! We all do. Most of us have seen you in concert at least once. My mom had the idea to take a pilgrimage to Stockbridge in my aunt’s memory this Thanksgiving. I think cooking without her sister is going to be too hard for her. Visiting all the original sites of the Massacree will bring us lots of laughs and lots of healing. Thank you for being part of our family all these years, Mr. Arlo.
ha! from the man himself!
Happy Thanksgiving. Watched again as I will be listening to Alice’s Restaurant again today. Did go to the restaurant and church last summer as planned. The restaurant most recently called Theresa’s is closed, so we ate at the General Store out front called Main St. Cafe. Of interest, the Police Officer’s Station is right near the restaurant. The restaurant may be half a mile from the railroad tracks, but the church is farther away from the restaurant than expected- not really within normal walking distance.
In fact, the church is about 6 miles away in the next town over-Great Barrington- and even closer to the railroad tracks. Guthrie now owns the church and has been renamed the Guthrie Center. The Guthrie Center is a community center and concert venue. Unfortunately, the scheduled concert during our stay nearby was canceled. But the day we were there was a Wednesday and on Wednesdays they serve lunch to the community. The community invited us to have lunch with them, but we had just had lunch at the restaurant. I didn’t want to be unneighborly so I did join them for the bread pudding that couldn’t be beat and bought a Group W Bench pin for my hat.
So cool that you went to the actual locations! That's awesome!
Thanksgiving isn't Thanksgiving without Alice and her restaurant. Like Xmas isn't Xmas without Emmet Other's Jug Band Christmas.
I agree 100%! We watch Emmet every Xmas!
arlo used to do thanksgiving shows in NYC He said he actually was inducted into the army but then was given a section 8 discharge- 'not mentally fit for military service' "Which is what I'd been telling them all along."
He's great!
I like how the video about the song is only half the length of the entire song.
LOL! I thought about that too!
Check out the movie! @an hour n a half off of an 18½ minute song!
Best part is that the Judge n Officer Obie played themselves in the movie too!
I got the movie and the CD of Alice Restaurant. I love them both!
Alice's Restaurant Massacree, not massacre. You lose your playing with the pencils privileges!
This was wonderful, thank you!! I bought the album back in the 60's mostly because it was a catchy tune and I liked the cover. I didn't pay a lot of attention to the lyrics until a few months ago and realized that it was a protest song. I didn't know that "The Massacree" was based on a true story! Your presentation was great, thanks again!
Glad this was informative! Thanks for watching!
Love the song and have both the vhs version of the film and the album on vinyl. I got mine in 1983
Nice!
I’m just trying to stay off the Group W bench!
LOL!
This song is a tradition in our family. We just all sat around and listened on this Thanksgiving. Thanks for the background
Thanks for watching!
Thank you sir. What a fine outline of a song that we enjoy
Thank you for watching!
Very much a fan!
A classic!
The kiid next to me in Mechanical Drawing in high school in 68 would sing the lyrics of the entire song as we were drafting drawings.... cracked me up.
LOL!
Big fan of Alice’s Restaurant Massacre. Listen to every Thanksgiving… and saw Arlo Guthrie perform it as part of his 50th anniversary tour. Going to the site of the restaurant and the Church today!
Nice! Enjoy!
'Massacree' not massacre. A Massacree is, if you had even bothered to look it up, is defined as: (dialect) A bizarre and improbable sequence of events creating great confusion and fuss, which you have to agree perfectly fits the story as told in the song.
If that is indicative the paucity of your research, then, I for one am not inclined to listen to the rest of ramble.
I post the song on facebook every Thanksgiving. Never knew it was a relatively true story though. Pretty cool.
I have a feeling the story changes every time he sings it!
@@TrackXTrack To me he speak about a war nobody see. Scene by scene the helicopt in the movie is a crime scene.
I am a fan of Arlo
He is a classic!
He is a classic!
during the War in Vietnam, many young draft age men, that committed misdemeanor's were given a choice by Judge's, the Army or jail.
The only problem I have with this video is that the Draft Lottery didn't start until December 1969. That was two years after the song came out. I know this because at that time I was already in boot camp.
Massacree!!!!!
Facts aside . Its the myth and legend that hold all the fun.
Very fun!
Alice’s Restaurant was a restaurant in Malibu maybe named after the song
The restaurant was open on May of 2019.
It's pah-kahn pie, not pee-can pie. Pee-can is the container in your tent you use while camping to avid the rabid raccoon, skunks and hungry flying monkeys lions between your tent and the campground restrooms. (Saying pee-can pie can also make you ineligible for the draft.) That aside,I do appreciate the information on the song.
why was Pete Seeger not listed in the Movie Credits??
massacree - (dialect) A bizarre and improbable sequence of events creating great confusion and fuss.
This dude wasn’t even brown when it came out I bet! Lol. There was a cbs news story on it. There was a movie reenactment. And it wasn’t a massacre! Massacree, a crazy series of strange events.
Serial killer Rodney Alcala’s story led me to this.
Was "The Motorcycle Song" real?
At Kent State, a student DID open fire FIRST. It took decades for him to come clean.
Mate! I'm just wondering if you're going to review Iron Maiden's new 'Live' album 'Nights Of The Dead: The Legacy Of The Beast'?
Great review on Arlo Guthrie 'Alice's Restaurant' album, he's cool.
Thanks! As for the IM album, I don’t usually review live albums so I probably won’t be doing a video on that. Sorry! (Great band though!)
It’s massacre not massacer. Different meaning. Pronounced massacree.
It's "massacree".
Massacree. Its massacree.
Let's not!!!!!! MASSACREE!!!!! no one cares if it was true