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Arlo Guthrie Born 10th July 1947 Brooklyn New York Is An American Folk Singer Who Is The Son Of Folk Singer And Composer Woody Guthrie And His Wife Marjorie Mazia Guthrie A One-Time Professional Dancer With The Martha Graham Company And Founder Of The Committee To Combat Huntington's Disease. He Graduated From The Stockbridge School Of Massachusetts In 1965 And Briefly Attended Rocky Mountain College. His Most Famous Work Is Alice's Restaurant A Talking Blues Song That Lasts Eighteen Minutes And Twenty Seconds In Its Original Recorded Version Guthrie Has Been Known To Spin The Story Out To Forty-Five Minutes In Concert . The Song A Bitingly Satirical Protest Against The Vietnam War Draft Is Based On A True Incident. In The Song Guthrie Was Called Up For A Draft Examination And Rejected As Unfit For Military Service As A Result Of A Criminal Record Consisting In Its Entirety Of A Single Arrest Court Appearance Fine And Clean-Up Order For Littering. In Reality Guthrie Though A Carrier Of The Genetically Inherited Disease Huntington's Chorea Was Classified As Fit 1A However His Draft-Lottery Number Did Not Come Up.
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"Alice's Restaurant Massacree" Commonly Known As "Alice's Restaurant" Is A Musical Monologue By Singer-Songwriter Arlo Guthrie Released On His 1967 Debut Album Alice's Restaurant. The Song Is One Of Guthrie's Most Prominent Works Based On A True Incident From His Life That Began On Thanksgiving Day 1965 And Which Inspired A 1969 Movie Of The Same Name. Apart From The Chorus Which Begins And Ends It The "song" Is In Fact A Spoken Monologue With Ragtime Guitar Backing.
Though The Song's Official Title As Printed On The Album Is "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" Pronounced With A Long E Sound At The End Guthrie States In The Opening Line Of The Song That "This Song's Called 'Alice's Restaurant'" And That "'Alice's Restaurant'... Is Just The Name Of The Song " As Such The Shortened Title Is The One Most Commonly Used For The Song Today.
In An Interview For All Things Considered Guthrie Said The Song Points Out That Any American Citizen Who Was Convicted Of A Crime No Matter How Minor In His Case It Was Littering Could Avoid Being Drafted To Fight In The Vietnam War. 1 The Alice In The Song Was Restaurant-Owner Alice Brock Who In 1964 Used $2 000 Supplied By Her Mother To Purchase A Deconsecrated Church In Great Barrington Massachusetts Where Alice And Her Husband Ray Would Live. It Was Here Rather Than At The Restaurant—which Came Later—where The Song's Thanksgiving Dinners Were Actually Held.
The Song Lasts 18 Minutes And 34 Seconds Occupying The Entire A-Side Of The Alice's Restaurant Album. Guthrie In A 2014 Interview With Rolling Stone Leading Up To The 50th Anniversary Of The Original Incident Noted That Such Extended Monologues Were Extremely Rare In An Era When Singles Were Typically Less Than Three Minutes In Length Because Of This He Never Expected The Song To Be Released Much Less Become A Thanksgiving Tradition. 2 It Is Notable As A Satirical First-Person Account Of 1960s Counterculture In Addition To Being A Hit Song In Its Own Right. The Final Part Of The Song Is An Encouragement For The Listeners To Sing Along To Resist The Draft And To End War Although Guthrie Later Pointed Out That He Believes That There Are Such Things As Just Wars And That His Message Was Targeted At The Vietnam War In Particular. 2 Guthrie Was Inspired By The Long-Form Monologues Of Lord Buckley And Bill Cosby When Writing The Song's Lyrics And By A Number Of Different Musicians In Writing The Accompaniment. 2
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Arlo Guthrie Born 10th July 1947 Brooklyn New York Is An American Folk Singer Who Is The Son Of Folk Singer And Composer Woody Guthrie And His Wife Marjorie Mazia Guthrie A One-Time Professional Dancer With The Martha Graham Company And Founder Of The Committee To Combat Huntington's Disease. He Graduated From The Stockbridge School Of Massachusetts In 1965 And Briefly Attended Rocky Mountain College. His Most Famous Work Is Alice's Restaurant A Talking Blues Song That Lasts Eighteen Minutes And Twenty Seconds In Its Original Recorded Version Guthrie Has Been Known To Spin The Story Out To Forty-Five Minutes In Concert . The Song A Bitingly Satirical Protest Against The Vietnam War Draft Is Based On A True Incident. In The Song Guthrie Was Called Up For A Draft Examination And Rejected As Unfit For Military Service As A Result Of A Criminal Record Consisting In Its Entirety Of A Single Arrest Court Appearance Fine And Clean-Up Order For Littering. In Reality Guthrie Though A Carrier Of The Genetically Inherited Disease Huntington's Chorea Was Classified As Fit 1A However His Draft-Lottery Number Did Not Come Up.
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"Alice's Restaurant Massacree", commonly known as "Alice's Restaurant", is a musical monologue by singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie, released on his 1967 debut album Alice's Restaurant. The song is one of Guthrie's most prominent works, based on a true incident from his life that began on Thanksgiving Day 1965, and which inspired a 1969 movie of the same name. Apart from the chorus which begins and ends it, the "song" is in fact a spoken monologue, with ragtime guitar backing.
Though the song's official title, as printed on the album, is "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" (pronounced with a long e sound at the end), Guthrie states in the opening line of the song that "This song's called 'Alice's Restaurant'" and that "'Alice's Restaurant'... is just the name of the song;" as such, the shortened title is the one most commonly used for the song today.
In an interview for All Things Considered, Guthrie said the song points out that any American citizen who was convicted of a crime, no matter how minor (in his case, it was littering), could avoid being drafted to fight in the Vietnam War.[1]
The Alice in the song was restaurant-owner Alice Brock, who in 1964 used $2,000 supplied by her mother to purchase a deconsecrated church in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where Alice and her husband Ray would live. It was here rather than at the restaurant—which came later—where the song's Thanksgiving dinners were actually held.
The song lasts 18 minutes and 34 seconds, occupying the entire A-side of the Alice's Restaurant album. Guthrie, in a 2014 interview with Rolling Stone leading up to the 50th anniversary of the original incident, noted that such extended monologues were extremely rare in an era when singles were typically less than three minutes in length; because of this, he never expected the song to be released, much less become a Thanksgiving tradition.[2] It is notable as a satirical, first-person account of 1960s counterculture, in addition to being a hit song in its own right. The final part of the song is an encouragement for the listeners to sing along, to resist the draft, and to end war, although Guthrie later pointed out that he believes that there are such things as just wars and that his message was targeted at the Vietnam War in particular.[2] Guthrie was inspired by the long-form monologues of Lord Buckley and Bill Cosby when writing the song's lyrics and by a number of different musicians in writing the accompaniment.[2] Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.