Alice's Restaurant Part 1

[devtrash]

A crime is a crime....so this arlo dude was busted for a crime and whines about it?  please,

[totohatesoz59]

@devtrash obviously u missed the point of the movie and the song - Vietnam, the draft, peace loving folks forced to war

[spuddsstudios]

shrink...i wanna kill...

[LizardKing985]

Gods above, this song is perfection itself. Listening to this song is like watching a movie with no pictures. It's still my favorite song on Thanksgiving and any other day.

[slylou321]

Im only 16 and i can remember listening this for at least 10 years every thanksgiving <3

[PR7288]

Thumbs up if you're watching this on Thanksgiving!!!

[jimpurdie]

serial killer rod alcala played this song at his trial.

[TheCatskillHillbilly]

@jimpurdie You’re ruining my good mood!

[a1stooge]

@jimpurdie Quit it with the negitive waves, man.

[omakay02]

Love this song!

[Jeter116]

my mom used to put this on every thanksgving lol

[missleatha]

I use church dumpsters now.My wife and I are the garbage gangsters.I've prayed much ! footage ae 11...

[patrick2969]

16 people must be the police



[wickedrainbow10]

fuck thanks giving it good all year long



[0ura]

THE BIG YELLOW JOIIIINT

[VicodinKing91]

now when i hear somebody mention this song i think of that serial killer rodney alcalla fuckin creepy had this played at his court trial for a defense then the part played were it says i want to kill or whatever and they closed his coffin

[marshmau5]

big yellow joint, big yellow joint, I'll meet you down at the big yellow joint

[corwinorr]

@marshmau5 DAMMIT!! I was going to post the same thing!

[marulafly]

OMG, we used to mouth this entire song entirely with all the lyrics. We actually learned this thing...LMAO...and laugh so hard we cried...nice memory!!

[mrbwdjr01]

What a wonderful time machine.

[seesyoufrommyhouse]

Love this song. ^ ^

[staggza]

american hippy fucking crap at its peak, a perfect 10 of, do not listen to,

[SickAmongThePure1]

@staggza We won't listen to you either you fucking troll!

[muddog411]

Me too for at least the last 15 or so years.. I don't know why but someone has to.. Think folks this is AMERICA at it's best.. Luv Ya

[1444King]

great song, love the humour, and the story that goes with it.

[kadalanbeth]

We listen to this song every year at thanksgiving. I am 19, and we have heard it every year on the radio since I can remember:)

[ismokemid]

this is the kind of song for when you get drunk and sing along:)

[fr3g0s000]

If you want to clear out a bar look for this song on a juke box

[JayHawker751]

@fr3g0s000 or Barry White. or Primus. It's my favorite thing to do.

[SickAmongThePure1]

@fr3g0s000 Or Pink Floyd's Shine On You Crazy Diamond parts 1-7.

[ThunderStorm590]

ARLO GUTHRIE IS A GOD!!!!!! I HAVE MEMORIZED ALL THE LYRICS IN BOTH THE 1967 VERSION AND THE 1997 REMAKE. THERE IS NO SONG ON EARTH THAT CAN BEAT THIS INCREDIBLE PIECE OF MUSICAL ART.

[LetArtsLive]

great song yeeehaaaa

[JSstrat]

big yellow joint, big yellow joint, i'll meet ya down at the big yellow joint!

[noozprof]

Genius. Thank you, Arlo.

[12345DURRRR]

longest song ever

[hunterman1957]

This really brings back good memories, thanks Arlo.

[linden2002]

Great 60-ies stuff!

[SuperNevile]

"Kid, we found your name on an envelope at the bottom of half a ton of garbage". Does that really sum up PD Stockbridge, the Stockbridge hippies, the lack of dumpsters in Stockbridge or just a legal loophole that could be exploited? Bit of Shakesperean hyperbole here I suspect. Love the rap with the guitar riff ~ think that's quite difficult. Seen the film and got the album (other great tracks), Tried to learn and play the lick.

[liefvercron]

you gotta love that there are critics for everything this is about the funniest thanksgiving themed story ive ever heard

[MicroWorldLover]

@liefvercron This really happened. Officer Obie, who died several years ago, was a real person, and it was reported on the news, at that time.

[liefvercron]

LOL

[liefvercron]

how could anyone possibly dislike this song

[TheBANANAMAL]

@liefvercron I agree, how CAN you?

[MrPantherBH1]

@liefvercron the people said dis-I-like

[furakkueroru]

@liefvercron Because it goes on forever...

[Dradoc]

This never makes the end.

[sammie12349]

my art teacher used to play this song around now when i was in high school lol

[roadrock68]

Erinnert mich an Hannes Wader

[MadameTamma]

One thanksgiving I'm actually going to find the restaurant half a mile down the rail road tracks in Massachusetts where this song was based off of and eat there.

Then I'm going to go to sleep and not wake up till the next morning.

[BustedDebauchery]

You Can Get Anything You Want At Alice's Resteraunt

[thatmffm]

@BustedDebauchery Except Alice

[thatmffm]

@BustedDebauchery Except Alice

[xdreamseyx]

I have listened to or played this song every year on Thanksgiving for the last 20 years. It's one of those goofy traditions that I treasure. Thanks for the years of smiles Arlo!

[LionAndTheLamb1899]

@xdreamseyx i do the same thing every year its on 105.5 fm. i wanna kill kill kill

[rosemarie443]

@LionAndTheLamb1899 hey young person, why do you want to kill, kill, kill. do you know that is not nice

[LionAndTheLamb1899]

@rosemarie443 how do u know how old i am

and its part of the song

[MaximumMadnessStixon]

@xdreamseyx An English teach I had a few semesters ago in college told us she does the same thing, and played the song for us in class one day around Thanksgiving. I haven't had a chance to listen to it lately, but I love this song... it might become a Thanksgiving tradition for me as well, some day.

[sonac36]

@xdreamseyx Me too...

[Montana3T]

@xdreamseyx Same here

[dragonhair71]

This is one of those songs that my Daddy gave to us as one of his favorites. He gave us the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Dr. Hook and many others. . .Daddy passed Dec. 25, 2004. Thanks Daddy! WE LOVE YOU!

[HopDiddyBrothers]

@xdreamseyx Lol my family does that too!

[zippyhatch77]

My LP's have a different picture on the cover???

[1macboo]

@zippyhatch77 you have the older one i imagine

[Herbieblurf]

Yes! Happy Thanksgiving !!!!!!!!

[cocoalump]

THE ALL TIME CLASSIC THANKSGIVNG SONG PEACE ALL

[happywalrus42]

Happy Thanksgiving

[rflohr]

Don't forget to listen to Part 2 where he links the song to the Nixon White House. We were on the floor laughing by the end of the video.

[jotho7]

I cant find the movie on tv, anyone know if its on?

[98gsoup]

@ramcharger95 n a couple b hits as well

[kileygillenwater]

I have to hear this every year, every thanksgiving.

[MalkavianWeezil]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I almost forgot about this song until I saw Arlo Guthrie on the Macy's Day Parade. Shame on me! LOL 

[scrappersworkshop]

Not Thanksgiving until you listen to Alice's Restaurant -Happy Thanksgiving to All!

[DarthGothicus]

Have a wonderful thanksgiving to my fellow man.

[MaxPaws]

The ONLY Thanksgiving song!

[shoonmine]

love this and i also wait all year for this song

[CortesZ666]

Happy Thanksgiving  everybody.

[xxcherderxx]

a tru classic. my husband and i wait all yr long to hear this song on K-SHE 95

[pryncyss]

playing this song.........Thanksgiving has officially begun!!!!!!!!!

[spxmet]

it just isn't thanksgiving unltil you hear this classic on WCSX or WRIF here in Detroit just after the parade and before the football game. Happy Thanksgiving everyone and remember who you're giving thanks to!!!

[TheDarqueside]

Happy Thanksgiving Officer Obie and Arlo!

[nitedog666]

same here cat find not live verson over 18 help happy turkyday all

[tarkmanner]

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!! Alice's Restaurant Thanksgiving Tradition!!!

[grassman8100]

look out here comes thanksgivin again so here i am keeping up the tradition this cd will be playing around our house all weekend so happy thanksgiving too all seeya

[tssubway]

@grassman8100 I Have to have my Alice's Restaurant for Turkey day.... LOL

[imprettystoned]

@grassman8100 Same here!! HAPPY JIVE TURKEY DAY!!!!!!

[avidrocker]

the dump i work at is always open on thanksgivin..lousy turkies

[bchnut2]

He said "Shut up kid"...LMAO

[delflittle]

KILL! KILL WANT DEAD BURNT BLOODY BODIES! got to love this song!

[TailsCoinProductions]

Thumbs up if you're listening to this song on Canadian Thanksgiving today!

[bob55ford]

Still one of the greatest songs ever.

[Dwotal]

Obviously, very derivative of Mark Twain. The art of storytelling will never grow old.

[7santarick]

Went to Stockbridge Mass some 40+ years ago and went around the corner around the back and went to the restaurant that Alice owned but not named after her. Had something for lunch and when we came out we got a couple of pics of Officer Obie getting in his squad car. If you like this for Thanksgiving check out Uncle Bonsai's Penis Envy. Even better and not so long.

[sparkygirl38]

@OgreRape Seems to me that you sure do have plenty of time to leave stupid comments on a video that you care nothing about. If it offends you then navigate away from the page and be done with it. I'm guessing that you have nothing better to do than stop on here every now and then to see who has responded to your inane comments. Get yourself a life and move on.

[OgreRape]

THIS IS THE WORST FUCKING SONG OF ALL TIME. IT'S JUST SOME GUY TALKING OVER A GUITAR RIFF FOR 20 MINUTES. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE.

[LedZeppelin7519]

@OgreRape what is wrong with you, man, or wo-man.. this song represents so much more then just "some guy talking over a guitar riff" this song takes everything into account; what was going on with the war, and how if you were convicted of a crime - you could be drafted into Veitnahm - so.. pal - or female-pal = chill out, and listen to the words... it might change your ways..

[OgreRape]

@LedZeppelin7519 Technically it's someone talking over a guitar riff for 20 minutes. There's no denying that; regardless of what the song represents.

[hebesphenomegacorona]

@OgreRape but it's some awesome talking over a guitar riff for twenty minutes.

[OgreRape]

@hebesphenomegacorona I'd rather just read story than listen to someone tell one over a guitar riff and try to call it music. It's not music, it's a narrative. This is by no means a true "song". I wouldn't care if someone was talking about robot sharks that tit fucked Jesus Christ on the cross, I still wouldn't want to sit through 20 minutes of such a boring way to tell a story.

[MrTubejockey]

@OgreRape communist

[goofygoat2009]

@OgreRape OgreRape (I can imagine what you look like based on your crass name)

1) if the song is boring to you, then why the hell do you bother listening?

2) Based on your name and the time you give to listen to this, I take it you're in jail?

3) Arlo would think you're boring too.

[Scottishpunk77]

@OgreRape It's comedy.

[OgreRape]

@Scottishpunk77 It sure is.

[margsyn]

The more things change the more they stay the same...

[sinuk9]

KING

[JRLUECK]

It would have been nice to hear the rest of this. There are lots of songs longer than your time limit. Let the music play

[TamarZucker]

It's Arlo but long after first recorded this song. If you want to see how he looked when he first sang this song, that's him playing himself in video posted here called Alice's Restaurant Group W Bench. He looks soooo young! At the time though I thought him old as I was quite a bit younger. I think he also appeared at Pres.Obama's Inauguration along with Pete Seeger and other greats from the 60's who are Movement icons. I think I prefer the original version of this song but this ain't bad..

[MetalKittens96]

My Friend sang this song last night! and he did Great! =)

I love this song!

[spoonhead90]

thats funny cause the actuall cover of this record is him when he was young

[kap3181]

NO! Where's the real (ORIGINAL) version!!!!

[CadillacL]

@kap3181 Thank you. I want the original LIVE version!

[themadmallard]

@kap3181 this is real, but several years later. He even adds a story about going to the Whitehouse.

[ebon110]

are teacher played this for us and the song ohio both great songs

[djm1780]

Fishking, Pierre Robert?

[cdelcambre]

I dream of father rapers....

[blahpoopman]

we sang this drunkenly last night haha great song!

[andrewnotRFAC]

lol i played this song in my english class hoping my teacher didnt realize it was about drugs. but turned out she used to be a hippy and she knew this song all too well hahaha

[jimUkay]

you know, this is the same record that the murderer rodney alcala was listening to problebly before he killed women and a 12 year old girl. you can google search this on the news.......something must have set the guy off to put harm on the innocence

[gino066]

with circles and arrows ...........

[melodyfender]

Somebody in Yahoo was talking about this movie the other day and I realized I hadn't seen it since it came out. Had the soundtrack for years and don't know what happened to it. Memories. I'll probably rent it from netflix now. Great song, great soundtrack.

[fishking3810]

GREAT DAY IN THE MORNING THIS IS GOOD!!

[taichai2]

A special testimonial to Michael and to Sally R......I will always smile when I hear this as I hope all of you here on face book will.....................

[LittleBlackSparrow]

this song is truly amazing

[Nickkid1000]

I am performing this in october

need to remember the words..

[Sirthatguy]

I may only be 19, but I love this entire song. All 18 minutes and 20 seconds.

[grassman8100]

i want to see the movie again seen it a long time ago but havent seen it in 30 years

[costanza187]

"I want to kill. I want veins and guts dripping from my teeth." I have started every job interview I ever had with those very words.

[FallOfRome101189]

How's that working out for you?

[costanza187]

I sell women's shoes.

[yahuaa]

@costanza187 lol XD

[sellobic]

@costanza187 hilarious comment, did you ever get a job?!

[redbarnfarmer]

@costanza187

Grow up and get out of the hills and get a fucking JOB. I don't need to support your dumb ass

[veronicaXchristine]

@costanza187 i feel like you haven't gotten that many jobs.

[mcdrunkin]

@costanza187 unemployed much?

[goofygoat2009]

@mcdrunkin LMAO! That's funny. Probably true too.

[VariableRush]

@costanza187 You ever get a job like that?

[shark0807]

@costanza187

And still looking to this very day I suspect.

[anooseholay]

@costanza187 I'm guessing you've spent a lot of years unemployed.

[yak2two3]

@costanza187 you must make some serious bank

[pjgumby]

lOve this!!! Brilliant!

[Jewfro69man]

truly awsome song :)

[lesbianandproud100]

this song is great(:

[MsBellaO]

we all sang this song on the school bus on the way home at night,high as a kite....miss the 70's.

[bhoek53]

I've got the original (30 year old) vinyl album of this. Still sounds just as good: one of my all time favourites. Listen through to the end of the story... it has an important message hidden in the humour.

[SMCGSXR]

Holy Wow!

This great song, has been reduced to trying to figure who's naked?....

Take a very deep breath.....

Think it again....

And keep your ballance.

[alexdehart]

haha he isnt wearing any clothes. Hotdamn.

[ruelof]

A Classic

[Drsatan9]

This is so fucking random

[juggarnaut0]

BEST teacher ever!!

[hevblade]

this is amazing but im also wondering why is he sitting naked on the album cover??

[arkie74]

well, it's Arlo Guthrie. what did you expect!

[ChysonXCENSORED]

HAHAHAHA!!!! He's not naked on the album cover. Are you color blind or something? Here's wearing an Orange and white shirt. you make me laugh.

[hevblade]

he looks naked to me thats one tight shirt if hes not hahaha

[ChysonXCENSORED]

hahaha. it's hilarious

[axelbijou]

Actually he IS naked on the album, he is dining naked with just a napkin....it is a homage to the original album cover from the Sixties!

[MrTrifectus]

Are you retarded? Look closer, there are no sleeves.

[krazydude34]

haha i just herd it on the radio it was hilarious XD but it was a live version and i like that better

[awhislyle]

Splaining what each one was

[cmmdrsquid]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I just made pancakes I didn't need to eat.

[therealbjpenn]

I've never heard this song before.

[Squatgirls123]

lol this is such a good song... me and matt love it!!!!!!!!

[phnixlady]

Happy Thanksgiving from rural California, go ahead, have one more pie !! LOVE

[boomac62]

Great story told by a great American......Been a favorite of mine for over 35 years. Peace!!!!

[wyokats]

It just wouldn't be right to not listen to Alice's Restaruant on Thanksgiving!! It's almost as good as the leftover turkey and dressing...ALMOST!!!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.

[mainegirl77]

Yeah the live one is better.

[greenguy1313]

happy thanksgiving

[Whogas7]

Happy Thanksgiving from Stockbridge Massachusetts.

Home of Alices Restaurant !

[thundermoon123]

" Happy Thanksgiving " everyone from Indiana . It wouldn't be the same with hearing Alices Restaurant !

[MrGinnipe]

what is the difference.