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Alice's Restaurant (folk song, sort of) (en.wikipedia.org)
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"Alice's Restaurant Massacree", commonly known as "Alice's Restaurant", is a satirical talking blues song by singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie, released as the title track to his 1967 debut album Alice's Restaurant. The song is a deadpan protest against the Vietnam War draft, in the form of a comically exaggerated but largely true story from Guthrie's own life.

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[–] 6 points 11 months ago*

I hate the song and one day when I was recovering from surgery I decided to watch the movie. JFC I was high and it was only fun to watch for the recording of the 1970s colors

I still think he should have gone to jail for littering! Those fuckers tossed a lot of shit out their car.

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    [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Queues it up 3 times on the jukebox and leaves the bar

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    [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    I love this song lol

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    [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Except in Alice.

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    [–] 0 points 11 months ago

    Am I right in saying that Rodney Alcala used part of this song when he took the stand in his own defense?

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