His most famous work is Alice's Restaurant, a talking blues song that lasts eighteen minutes and twenty seconds (in its original recorded version; Guthrie has been known to spin the story out to forty-five minutes in concert). The song, a bitingly satirical protest against the Vietnam War draft, is based on a true incident. In the song, Guthrie was called up for a draft examination, and rejected as unfit for military service as a result of a criminal record consisting in its entirety of a single arrest, court appearance, fine and clean-up order for littering. In reality, Guthrie, though a carrier of the genetically inherited disease Huntington's chorea, was classified as fit (1A); however, his draft-lottery number did not come up.
Anytime
Arlo Guthrie Lyrics
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Anytime you're feelin' blue
Anytime you feel downhearted
That will prove your love for me is true
Anytime you""re thinkin' about me
That's the time I'll be thinkin' of you
So anytime you say you want me back again
Anytime you're feelin' lonely
Anytime you're feelin' blue
Anytime you feel downhearted
That will prove your love for me is true
Anytime you're thinkin' about me
That's the time I'll be thinkin' of you
So anytime you say you want me back again
That's the time I'll be comin' back to you
Arlo Guthrie's song Anytime is a love song that is full of hope and devotion. The song is about a lover who is willing to be there for their beloved anytime they need them. The opening lines of the song "Anytime you're feelin' lonely, anytime you're feelin' blue, anytime you feel downhearted, that will prove your love for me is true" convey the message that the singer is willing to be there for their beloved whenever they are feeling low or unhappy. The lyrics emphasize the singer's faith in the power of love to overcome difficulties and loneliness.
The chorus of Anytime, which repeats the same sets of lines throughout the song reinforces the message of the song. The use of repetition in the chorus emphasizes the devotion of the singer to their beloved. The lines "Anytime you're thinkin' about me, that's the time I'll be thinkin' of you, so anytime you say you want me back again, that's the time I'll come runnin' back to you" expresses the idea that the singer and their beloved are connected and that their love will endure even if they are apart.
Overall, Anytime is a song that communicates the idea of the power of love to overcome distance, loneliness, and hardship. It is a message that resonates with listeners who can relate to the joy and pain of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Anytime you're feelin' lonely
Whenever you feel isolated or alone
Anytime you're feelin' blue
Whenever you feel sad or unhappy
Anytime you feel downhearted
Whenever you feel discouraged or disheartened
That will prove your love for me is true
Whenever you experience these feelings and still think of me, it shows that your love for me is genuine and enduring
Anytime you're thinkin' about me
Whenever I cross your mind or you're reflecting on our relationship
That's the time I'll be thinkin' of you
During those same moments, I'll be thinking of you too
So anytime you say you want me back again
If at any point you express a desire for us to be together again
That's the time I'll come runnin' back to you
I will be eager and willing to return to you at that same moment
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, BMG Rights Management, O/B/O DistroKid, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Herbert Happy Lawson
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