I watched him sing Alice’s Restaurant in 1966, in Philadelphia at the Second Fret. It was incredible. There were about 5 people there. I felt so fortunate to be one of them. ❤️💜🤩

Thanksgiving is not Thanksgiving without the entire long version of Alice's Restaurant. It's been that way since 1967 and it will stay that way. "You can get anything you want, at Alice's Restaurant..."

my favorite song of his by far is actually his City of New Orleans. i can listen to that song forever without ever getting tired of listening to it

I can't believe it's been 55 years. I remember when it first came out. It's part of our culture.

I believe it was 1984 my town had hired Arlo to play the town festival. It was stated that he would not play Alice's Restaurant. But when he saw all of us sitting on blankets on the green with are kids running around having a good time Alro finished a song then started talking about what he was looking at . He said we reminded him of a concert from the 60s and that he had a song he wanted to play . Then he played Alice's Restaurant and it was awesome. When I went to work and said the concert was great and that Arlo had done Alice's Restaurant, I was called a liar till I brought my town's paper in stating what I had said my coworkers went nuts that they hadn't gone. Keep on keeping on Arlo !

I don't know when this story was done, but, I am glad to hear and see he is the same 'ol hippie we came to love and relate to. We have lost so many of the great singers over the last few years all I can say is Keep it up Arlo your fans will always have a spot in our heart for you

"Alice? Remember Alice? There's a song about Alice..."

Arlo is amazing. Thanks for this piece!

I'm Arlo's age, give or take a few months, and I remember learning this song in college. The album came out about a year into my learning to play, so it was quite a challenge, but so damn fun! Fred

Yes, thank you for this interview. Not only the song, but the movie: funny and brilliant!

Phenomenal man that genuinely cares about people and his fans. Love the man. Much respect.

I've always thought of Arlo as the Norman Rockwell of Folk-rock.He is a genius at composition and presentation of his story lyric.It would be really awesome to be around the campfire with this guy.

I've been listening to this for 50 year's ?????????? WOW, can I really be that old. A true story teller and an enjoyable 20 min's every listen..... Anyone who's not seen the film..... Find it & watch it..... Fantastic and as good as the song.

Daaaaaaang, I was 13 when this song came out. I bought the Album, learned to play the song and made all my friends laugh. Thanks Arlo !

I grew up with this music. My Dad and I used to sing and play guitar together. He loved playing City of New Orleans and Alice's Restaurant. I feel fortunate to have grown up with folk music of the 60's!!! No other music like it.

I'm retired military and from when I was a kid I've listened to this every year no matter where I was around the world. So many times I had to buy the tape again because I wore out the old one. I also watch the movie every year. Love Arlo he is an amazing artist with all his music

I had forgotten this song for years, until one day I was driving in town on a Thanksgiving afternoon and heard the whole dayum long version.

Coming into Los Angeles is my favorite song !

HUGE case of irony. I first heard this song while driving to the Dump with my Dad to throw away some of some spoiled food from my Grandma's pantry on Thanksgiving weekend 2015 (50 year anniversary of the story). HOW?!?!!?!?!?!?!?! haven't I discovered it sooner.

Arlo has such a nice attitude. So positive. And upbeat

he's still amazing

Just saw the DVD (Film, ALICE'S RESTAURANT - 1969) a couple of weeks ago, love it very much, great era, etc... Love ya, Arlo! Greetings from Holland ;)

I saw him in the Seattle Opera house. That man had everyone on their feet singing. It was incredible. See him if you can.

I'm 70. I've lived and traveled all over the world. But 35 years ago when we lived in Boston, Massachusetts, I would load my family in the station wagon and we would drive out to and around Eastern Massachusetts "looking for Alice's Restaurant." We never did find it. But we found a lot of other things, I guess, so it was ok enough. Yeah, LBJ crocked up the Viet Nam thing, but as Arlo said, "You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in." Alice's Restaurant was one light from my youth that I have shared with my children and now I'm playing it on the guitar for my grandchildren.

I memorized and use to recite this back in 68 when I was on guard duty!

My daughter and I saw you in Colorado Springs! We both religiously listen Alice together on Thanksgiving! It was so special for us. It was the extra long version with Nixon and the missing minutes of tape! Thanks for singing this song for 50 years! As a 68 year old woman it has made every Thanksgiving sooooo special! ❤

My introduction to this song was when my Social Studies teacher played it in class, back in 5th grade? Probably the 1969/1970 school year. He also read Judith Merrill's The Pushcart War to us.

My name is Alice. I was 7 when this song came out. for the rest of my life, i have had people meet me, then begin to sing this song. especially the years that I was waitressing my way through college. thanks Arlo, for more attention than I ever wanted.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ITALY 😘🍾❤🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

There was a restaurant in Vietnam, Chu Chi ,and the name was " Alice's restaurant 👋👋👋✌✌✌🖖🖖🖖I was there in 1970👋

He was my first concert, and probably will be my last one when he comes to Tuhill college next year. I was roughly 3 years old, so of course I don't remember it at all, but I do remember camping on the sidewalk in a tent for the tickets and mooching lots of those packets of crackers with the spreadable cheese and red plastic sticks from a nearby tent. I was later told by my mother who took me (and isn't a reliable source of information, since she was a complete pothead) that we got tickets in one of the back corners. Arlo started the concert with "Hello (Berkeley?) not sure what city it was in, but it was the San Francisco bay area. The crowd of course replied in unison Hello Arlo, and on que which only a stupid little kid could manage, in the pause that followed, I shout out Hewo Arwo. Arlo leaned over to one of the guys on stage, and a minute later, we were escorted to a front centerish table. (table seating in some sort of club, not a theater). I wish I could remember something other than mooching cheese and crackers, but that was 45ish years ago. So I plan on getting baked and not remembering this concert either.

The Woody Guthrie Grammy museum is in Tulsa and there is currently an Arlo Guthrie exhibit on display. He was here last month and spoke about Alice's Restaurant and growing up with his father, Pete Seeger and Ramblin' Jack Elliott.

Best song: The City of New Orleans, the best railroad song ever!

Was blessed to spend an hour with Arlo after a show in 83 talking about his dad Woody who i was a big fan of.

I used to see him and David Bromberg at Westbury music fair back in the 70's.Loved evey minute.

He looks and sounds pretty good now. His philosophy of knowing nothing but his music is actually a very stable way to live. He left himself no choice but to continue on course through storms and sunny skies, and he is still underway.

I know folk music never really went away but it has been bubbling under the surface and I think it is time for it to break the surface. We need it now.

i remember exactly where i was when i first heard alice's restaurant, the whole scene, laughing, relating to the stoned country hippie vibe that was in the air....very interesting times

Your the best Arlo.

I've always liked Arlo because he is a good person, has his own singing style and sound, puts on a good show, and is down to earth and makes good sense in trying to please the fans. He's a great entertainer and you always get your money's worth.

I had the pleasure of seeing him twice. My favorite song is Coming Into Los Angeles.

I don't want a pickle,I just wanna ride on my motorcycle. And I don't wanna die,I just wanna ride on my motorbike.

He's morphed into Grandpa Walton!

the man the myth the legend

I listened to this every time we went to my in-laws house for thanksgiving. It was on the radio every year for years.

Saw Alice’s Restaurant when it first came out.didnt know what to expect.came away with a grin

I used to see him and David Bromberg at Westbury music fair back in the ,70's and it was more than awesome.

i saw Arlo do the song in Nashville ....in awe!

Wow, Arlo got old. Geez, so did I.

Love his music 🎶🎶🎶🎶

One of my first albums, I wore it out.

Nothing great is ever easy! Arlo is a national treasure.

Great interview

I wish I´d done the same. I was foolish enough to learn to do something else, and this something else turned out being my faith for many years. Being a senior citizen though, I have the pleasure to focus on my music again, wich gives me a meaningful life now.

I met him in 1997 in Vermont. What a nice nice guy!!! Very approachable very friendly.

I saw Arlo at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium back in probably the last 70's. He said at the beginning of the show he wasn't going play it. Awww. At one point, he worked the melody into a song for a bar or 2. Everyone erupted, but that was it.

Graduating high school in 1967 with a draft card (no lottery) this song really spoke to me and my best friend. Six months later I was in the Navy and Jim the Marines. We beat the draft! Jim spent a year as a helo gunner and I spent a couple of years trapsing between Danang, Vong Tau, and Carm Rahn bay. But we are still here and beat the draft. I play Alices Restuarant whenever I can for my boys.

I remember going to the pictures to see the movie when I was a teen .best movie of the day .

'' I Don't Want A Pickle'' is my mantra every Spring. The signifigance of the pickle is so important . Long live Arlo.

I know him best for the Pickle song but I do appreciate this one.

city of new orleans! THE BEST!

Seen him twice. Loved him both times.

I'm wondering does he still have the old mecadies convertible that was restored in central Illinois

Arlo and his renowned father Woodie are national treasures.

In 2022 my grandchildren refer to a time out as going to the Group W bench. I'm very proud of that!

Nice interview

Being a very old toker, we are finally doing the right things with MJ albeit slowly. Comin' into Los Angeles was our anthem back in the day. Long Live Arlo. He still owns the church from Alice's Restaurant and does great things there.

I love Arlo👍❤️

Life would not have been half as fun without Alice's Restaurant "the Movie" a classic without high tech scenes and a great satiric story about the Moronic establishment we had to live under.

Brilliant !!

My sister loved Arlo Guthrie so much!

Love that song and the movie!

Great 👍🏼 song

His father was a famous song writer from the 1930's. His music modeled the Great Depression.

i still have my copy of Alice's Restaurant from 67.

20 yrs ago my dad gave me a book about Woodie Guthrie, wow that opened my mind about America

I remember seeing the movie Bound for Glory were David Kardean ? Spelling play woodey And I fell in love with the sound track as well. If you have never seen it do as it seems to speak of hard times and good people

Dont touch my bags if you please Mr Customs man.......

Myself my brother and my sister and my father listen to Alice's Restaurant every Thanksgiving since my siblings were in Middle School we have passed that tradition down to my niece and nephew we are in are thirties now my dad 60s my mom cannot stand the song my mom knows this we got to listen to this before the Lions play

I think that he could sing the a.b.c. and it would be great. He's got to be a a American icon. I did get lp in 67.

Love the film.

We listen to it every Thanksgiving.

He played at the University of South Carolina in the late 1980s. We all hollered for the song but he wouldn't play it. What a bummer!

I made Coming into Los Angelease ,a ringtone for my phone...had it for years..

Wow so I’m not the only one who drove to their families thanksgiving dinner while we waiting for Alice’s Restaurant to come on so my parents and my siblings could all sing along to the chorus

I had dinner at Alice's Restaurant two months ago.

I'd say his most famous song is "City of New Orleans".

I wish he'd do a KZfaq tutorial on how to play it.

Arlo may not be Famous/Wealthy etc, but HE was successful, says this Aussie.

We played it at Thanksgiving yesterday,all the generations loved it

Not many people will remember, but there was an actual movie made, based on the song, "Alice's Restaurant". Arlo Guthrie starred in it, as himself, and there was a scene in the movie where Arlo visited his father, Woody Guthrie in hospital(Woody succumbed to Huntington's Disease not long after).

I heard him sing this in concert. He stopped halfway through and said, "This is a LONG song."

Go Arlo !!! 👍 😁 🍻 🍴

He still has beautiful hair!

I remember that song when i was a high school kid.

I saw him in a medium sized club in Omaha, in the mid-90s. He didn't do Alice, "... and we didn't really expect it..." It was STILL a great show! Someone did call it out, but either he didn't hear it, or just acted like he didn't. It was pretty funny either way.

Come play Arlo at Alice’s restaurant on La Honda and skyline Boulevard near half Moon Bay California

I don't want to pickle just wanta ride my motorcycle

Arlo please come back to Oshkosh B'Gosh.

AND NOBODY MENTIONED "PERCY'S SONG"...here in phx, in '70 that song played hourly on the radio.