Arlo Guthrie - I Ain't Marching Anymore

[BastDG]

(if you're still around jedite83) Did you get a chance to see the Phil documentary?

Aside from being an incredible songwriter, he had a wonderful voice. Occasionally indulge myself with scenarios where I could sort of wave a magic wand and bring him back.

[janejetsonbot]

so sad about Arlo going conservative....maybe he always was. Sadly he is no Woody Guthrie. He had nice hair.

[HerodotustheElder]

@janejetsonbot Arlo Guthrie was duped by the Libertarian line of Ron Paul. Paul has a international policy that liberals and radicals who are against war love. Even I think he is right on. It is easy to see how Guthrie was taken in. The problem is that Ron Paul's social and economic policies are really fucked up and could never sustain a country that would be stable and orderly enough to achieve the pacifist overseas policy. Arghhh, it's just a bit too complicated.

[forty911]

@HerodotustheElder No Arlo wasn't duped. I think he sees it as I do. We need to fix the top by getting out of this fiat monetary system, and change our Foreign Policy, or no one will be able to take care of anything. Don't forget Arlo's Harry Bridges video of a Woody song. Fix the top, then from the grass-roots we will build our own way out...of DC trying to run our lives, when they can't even run their own.

[EricDavidFloyd]

99% of the time a cover isn't better than the orginal - just look at at all the shmucks that do covers of Dylan's songs, but Arlo does a better job than Ochs.

[kodyavey]

both are good guthrie and ochs

[MsSapphire87]

Actually, i beleive arlo did support a republican congressman, Ron Paul.

I think he said somthing along the lines of "there are an awful lot of good democrats in the world but maybe not so many good republicans, lets change that"

[Seasass]

@MsSapphire87 Yeah, that's right. It's Arlo's personal effort to save the two-party system.

[laddiemcmasters]

I think it's a great Arlo version ,,, And NO, Arlo would Never become a Republican!  What the Hell can you be thinking? :)

[Oprahd]

Is it true that Arlo became a Republican??

[schokaholik]

is it just me or does he (in some parts) sing with the same nasal voice dylan did? not that there is anything with nasal singing - i love it (:

[sambowman91]

@schokaholik Dylan admired and learned to sing from Woody Guthrie, and Arlo probably held his father in similar respects.

[schokaholik]

@sambowman91 that sounds plausible :)

[YourFaceWillDie468]

@schokaholik Arlo Guthrie's style was most likely inspired by Bob Dylan's; as you hear, he is entirely overdoing it. XD

[janejetsonbot]

@YourFaceWillDie468 agreed!

[BillyPilgrim1956]

I saw Arlo in 1969 in Minneapolis - I was 13 and it was my first concert. Opening act was Linda Ronstadt & the Stone Ponies. Everyone climbed on stage for Alice's Restaurant.

[simayana]

But we're still marching, aren't we?

[sheller0257]

I like this better than any of the Ochs versions I've heard - and I like the Ochs versions.

[jedite83]

It's decent, but Ochs was far better.

[phildirt3]

@jedite83 thats for sure phil was the man

[thedosius12]

I like this.

[spacepatrolman]

@thedosius12 arlo did a benefit song for a radio station that was attacked it goes"I get bombed you get bombed all gods children get bombed

[nick1137]

wow this is a horrible cover

[hollywoodartchick]

I prefer Phil Ochs also for this song.

[ohyppest1]

@nick1137 I suppose you knew them both--I did! So, O great judgy dude, please tell me your version's much better! Send me the link! Send me your songbook! I love music by people who mean it! Need a genius in the soundbooth? I'm it, but real expensive these days, & I'd have to charge you double cash in front for being rude to Arlo on the internet! I'm not dissing you--just really saying "horrible" is a thought/word that won't get to music, or anywhere good, not ever, see? I knew you would!

[hirofan]

I love Arlo, too. He was just here in Cleveland with Richie Havens and I had no way to go. Grrr..

[shitzulovey]

I love Arlo.

[DoknDoLpress]

aloha and mahalo love this guy arlo come to the bigisland and look me up xoxnanette