Not Another Alice's Restaurant Quiz

Answer: tickle and pickle

"The Motorcycle Song" was on the second side of the "Alice's Restaurant" album and was written in the same 'talking blues' style as the title song. Regarding the rhyme, Arlo explains in the song, "I knew it wasn't the best song I ever wrote but I didn't have time to change it." Time was short because, in the song, he was riding his motorcycle over a cliff at 150 miles an hour.

Answer: Alice's Restaurant Massacree

Friday was opening day at Woodstock and largely featured folk music performers. Guthrie followed artists such as Richie Havens, Ravi Shankar, Tim Hardin and Melanie Safka. His late-night performance took the crowd into Saturday morning and Joan Baez closed the day's performances playing until 2:00 AM.
Arlo's happy announcement that "New York State thruway is closed, man, lotta freaks!" is one of the highlights of the "Woodstock" movie.

Answer: True

"Two-Lane Blacktop" is a 1971 counter-culture 'on the road' movie which has developed a cult following. "Stealin'" is a folk song written in the 1920s and recorded by numerous artists such as Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and Taj Mahal in addition to Arlo Guthrie's version which was first included on his 1969 album, "Running Down the Road".

Answer: Oklahoma Hills

'Oklahoma Hills' has been selected as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. A Western Swing version was a hit for Woody's cousin Jack in 1945.

Answer: City Of New Orleans

Oddly, Arlo's only hit record was a song he didn't write. In 1972 he recorded Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans" for his album "Hobo's Lullaby". The single reached number 18 on Billboard's Hot 100 and number 4 on the Easy Listening Chart.
Goodman's song about a trip on Illinois Central's Chicago to New Orleans passenger train was also a Number 1 Country hit for Willie Nelson in 1984

Answer: Ernest Tubb

Ernest Tubb introduced 'honky tonk' styling to country music with his 1941 classic "Walking the Floor Over You".
1968 was the year in which LBJ's Vietnam War policies virtually forced him from the presidency. Arlo Guthrie was strongly anti-war, so his tongue was firmly in cheek when he introduced a "Lyndon Johnson campaign song" and launched into Tubb's lyrics:

"Yes, I know I've been untrue
And I have hurt you through and through
But please have mercy on this heart of mine
Take me back and try me one more time".

Answer: True

In 1947 Woody recorded a set of 18 songs for children entitled "Songs to Grow On for Mother and Child". The recording languished until finally released in 1956. A remastered release was issued in 1991.
One of the songs in the collection was "Goodnight Little Arlo (Goodnight Little Darlin") written for Woody's son when he was less than a year old.

Answer: FBI

After about seven minutes of spoken intro, 'The Pause of Mr. Clause' finally turns to the subject of Santa Clause.

You must think Santa Clause weird
He has long hair and a beard
Giving his presents for free
Why do police guys mess with peace guys?

Let's get Santa Clause 'cause;
Santa Clause has a red suit
He's a communist
And a beard, and long hair
Must be a pacifist
What's in the pipe that he's smoking?

Mister Clause sneaks in your home at night.
He must be a dope fiend, to put you up tight
Why do police guys beat on peace guys?

Answer: Gates of Eden

'Lay Down Little Doggies' was included on Arlo's 1970 album 'Washington County'.
'1913 Massacre' and 'Mapleview (20%) Rag' both appeared on the 'Hobo's Lullaby' album in 1972.
'Gates of Eden' was by Bob Dylan. Arlo covered it in 1973, on the album "Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys."

Answer: Massachusetts

Arlo was born in Coney Island, New York in 1947 but has lived in the Bay State most of his adult life. "Massachusetts" was a cut on Guthrie's 1976 album "Amigo". Five years later the Massachusetts legislature adopted it as the Commonwealth's official folk song.