LINK Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant”: the story behind the Thanksgiving staple - Vox
Happy Thanksgiving to all who enjoy this song and everyone else too.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I vacationed in the Berkshires in western Mass. a few years ago and, in addition to more popular tourist destinations (Norman Rockwell Museum, Tanglewood), I made the pilgrimage to all the sites associated with the song: The “scene of the crime (littering),” the courthouse where the hearing took place, and, of course, the actual restaurant, now with a new name. No more Alice ...
The-Krzyz
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Nov 22, 2018
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Great song, just goes on for about 15 mins more than it need. If you can get anything you want from Alice’s Restaurant, how about a 3.5 minute edit!
Geoffrey51
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Nov 22, 2018
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Not so much a song as a story told with a musical background, still good though.
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