Arlo Guthrie - The City of New Orleans - Dunegrass 2008

Arlo Guthrie playing "The City of New Orleans" at Dunegrass Music festival in Empire Michigan

[ray]

the first time I heard this song I was 17 hitch hiking across this country. I'm 61 now, very emotional every time I hear it. thank-you Steve Goodman

[larryechols]

Steve Goodm, Fantastic Song. We will remember it for ever. R.I.P. We love you.

[Baci]

Amazing that Arlo still sings this song in the original key he sang it back in 1970. Sounds just as good too.

[GRJ-uzkf]

Jesus. In 1976 when I heard Arlo and this great song I was a grad student at the U. of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana). What a time and place to be young. We had so much hope.

[GRJ-uzkf]

Bless you, Arlo. Like your father, you made us a better people.

[BHAKTIBROPHY]

One of the greatest cover songs ever, by one of my favorite raconteurs. Heard this as a kid, now turning 50, it's still magical.

[chasesimms]

Absolutely one of my all-time favs....Steve Goodman such a talent....

[Jangle]

Freaking Steve Goodman....brings a tear to my eyes. How much I miss that guy....

[scopex]

I fell in love with this song years ago. Later i met a beautiful Missouri gal and I flew over to USA and we got hitched! We went out one night with her Pa and his girlfriend and went to a local bar that happened to have Karaoke night on that evening. I had never sung Karaoke before ever and they pushed me into doing it and asked me what would I like I asked for this one. So in front of a hundred odd folk in this roadhouse in Oklahoma I made my debut, the stage fright left as id had WAY to many Budds!
I finished the song and a voice shouts out from the back of the bar “ Hey you aint American how come you singing that?”
It went quiet and i told him i adored the song as much as the country and the people, all his buddies whooped and hollared. I asked him where he was from he said LONDON!
Then commence a hilarious argument, he says to me “ you aint bona fide” ( from Oh Brother where art thou)
I replied and told him “ we thought they had turned you into a horny toad”
Well one thing led to another with us pushing our tables up to this guys with a load of his American friends and much beer was drunk this night!
Ended up with the whole joint cheering me to sing it again!!!! So i did.
My wife and I divorced a few years later sadly so I came back to UK. I miss route 66 and the railroads and every time I hear this I remember fondly that night with my US cousins and kin folk! Havent been back to America since then back in 2010 😕
Thanks Steve for a unique song and thanks Arlo!
Never got to stay forever in the Land of The Free!🤷🏻‍♂️ Keep the faith guys!

My favorite song from Arlo !!!
Today - 68 years before, when he was born !!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ARLO !!!
(born July 10, 1947)

[catlynnearkin]

I love this song, and I love you Arlo, you are the best! I have heard this sung by others but you do the best song ever 😊

[polycarphunter]

Arlo and me have grown old together. god bless.

[samspade]

Beautiful lyrics and melody, a masterpiece!

[mundrubjet]

What a story teller....and consumate professional guitarist...love this guy...

[MarkMaysey]

God I'd given just about anything to be playing right next to this man.  Lovely performance Arlo!!

[funguyutube]

This song should be one of a collection of perfect songs

[jlpugh]

The awesomeness cannot be overstated. Life would have been a lot emptier without this song.

[dtcrooner]

I love this man's spirit. I used to sing this song on my guitar after hearing him. Of course I wasn't as good but it felt good to pay tribute to an artist with a heart for our country. You don't have to like guns and bombs to love our country, but you do have to love the people.

[kennethterrell]

RIP Stevie. They say that a man dies twice: once when his biological body stops functioning; and twice when the last person mentions your name. Stevie will live to be 300 years.

[davidjordan]

Great song sung by one of the best, a lot of good memories