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Warren Zevon
Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer and songwriter. His most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money" and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner". All three songs are featured on his third album, ''Excitable Boy'' (1978), the title track of which is also well-known. He also wrote major hits that were recorded by other artists, including "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", "Mohammed's Radio", " Carmelita" and "Hasten Down the Wind". Per ''The New York Times'', "Mr. Zevon had a pulp-fiction imagination" which yielded "terse, action-packed, gallows-humored tales that could sketch an entire screenplay in four minutes and often had death as a punchline. But there was also vulnerability and longing in Mr. Zevon's ballads, like 'Mutineer,' 'Accidentally Like a Martyr' and 'Hasten Down the Wind.'" Zevon had early music industry successes as a session musician, jingle composer, songwriter, touring musician, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hasten Down The Wind (song)
"Hasten Down the Wind" is a song written and recorded by Warren Zevon and featured on his eponymous major-label debut album. The song was later covered by Linda Ronstadt, who would use the song as the title track for her seventh solo LP. The lyrics of the song describe the latter days of a relationship between a man and a woman, with the woman accepting that "nothing's working out the way they planned" before the man accepts that "she needs to be free". The track was produced by Jackson Browne, who met Zevon in the mid-seventies. Their relationship played a significant role in his career thereafter. It was with Browne's assistance that Zevon got a major record contract. Zevon's version of the song features Phil Everly singing harmony vocals, and also David Lindley playing slide guitar. References Warren Zevon songs Linda Ronstadt songs Songs written by Warren Zevon 1976 songs {{1970s-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmelita (song)
"Carmelita" is a country rock song written by Warren Zevon. The song was originally recorded in 1972 by Canadians, Canadian singer Murray McLauchlan on his Murray McLauchlan (album), self-titled album. Zevon himself recorded it four years later, in 1976, on his Warren Zevon (album), self-titled album. Linda Ronstadt recorded a version in 1977 on her ''Simple Dreams'' album. In 1986, country singer Dwight Yoakam sang this on his album, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. He reprised this in a collaboration with conjunto/Tex-Mex musician Flaco Jimenez on Jimenez' 1992 release, ''Partners'' LP. "Carmelita" is referenced by The Killers and Dawes (band), Dawes 2013 collaboration "Christmas in L.A." An animated depiction of Zevon also appears briefly in the song's accompanying music video. References {{authority control 1976 songs Warren Zevon songs Linda Ronstadt songs Songs about California Songs about Los Angeles Songs about heroin Counting Crows songs The Wildhearts songs Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed's Radio
"Mohammed's Radio" is a song by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon. The song was released on his 1976 album ''Warren Zevon''. The song was featured on '' A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon'' and several other greatest hits-type albums by Zevon. Fleetwood Mac members Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks are also featured on this recording, as are Bobby Keys, Bob Glaub, and Waddy Wachtel. By one telling, the title of the song was inspired by a Halloween parade Zevon witnessed in Aspen, Colorado in 1973. However, by another telling, Zevon simply liked the sound of the two words together.George Plaskeyes, ''Warren Zevon: Desperatiado'' of Los Angeles, p. 30. In any case, the song has multiple levels of meaning, starting with the redemptive power of rock music, but extending to notions of escapism, cultural mixing, mysticism, and whether rationalities exist below the surface level of society. It features some of Zevon's trademark mordant irony. By another interpretation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poor Poor Pitiful Me
"Poor Poor Pitiful Me" is a rock song written and first recorded by American musician Warren Zevon in 1976. With gender references reversed, it was made a hit twice: first as a top-40 hit for Linda Ronstadt, then almost 2 decades later by Terri Clark, whose version topped the Canadian country charts and reached the country top five in the U.S. Warren Zevon version Background In keeping with Warren Zevon's sardonic lyrical style, the song's verses deal with a suicide attempt, domestic abuse, and a brush with sadomasochism. It is reputed to be a friendly swipe at Jackson Browne; Browne's own songwriting (such as "Here Come Those Tears Again" and "Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate" from '' The Pretender'') could be quite depressing. The song "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" was produced by Browne and was featured on Zevon's eponymous 1976 album '' Warren Zevon'' with backing vocals by Lindsey Buckingham. The track was later included on his greatest hits compilations '' A Quiet Normal Life' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excitable Boy
''Excitable Boy'' is the third studio album by American musician Warren Zevon. The album was released on January 18, 1978, by Asylum Records. It includes the single " Werewolves of London", which reached No. 21 and remained in the American Top 40 for six weeks. The album brought Zevon to commercial attention and remains the best-selling album of his career, having been certified platinum by the RIAA and reaching the top ten on the US ''Billboard'' 200. A remastered and expanded edition was released in 2007. Music and lyrics "Excitable Boy" and "Werewolves of London" were considered macabrely humorous by some critics. The historical "Veracruz" dramatizes the United States occupation of Veracruz. It was the first song Zevon wrote with Jorge Calderón. Likewise, " Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" is a fictionalized account of former mercenary David Lindell's experiences in Africa. " Lawyers, Guns and Money" is a tongue-in-cheek tale of a young American man's adventures in Cold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner
"Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" is a song composed by Warren Zevon and David Lindell and performed by Zevon. It was included on Zevon's 1978 album ''Excitable Boy'', and while never released as a single became a fan favorite. It was the last song he performed in front of an audience, during an October 2002 appearance on '' The Late Show with David Letterman'', before his death in 2003. About the song In 1973, American musician Warren Zevon met David Lindell in Sitges, Catalonia, where Lindell operated a bar named "The Dubliner" after working as a mercenary in Africa. Inspired by Lindell's stories of his career as a mercenary, Zevon decided to collaborate with him in making a song about a left-wing mercenary. The resulting song Zevon and Lindell produced, "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" describes the life of fictional Norwegian mercenary Roland. In Denmark, a Thompson submachine gun-equipped Roland agrees to join the Biafran Armed Forces as a mercenary and fight i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawyers, Guns And Money
"Lawyers, Guns and Money" is a song by Warren Zevon, and the closing track on his 1978 album '' Excitable Boy''. ''Record World'' called it "rock 'n' roll at its angriest." Versions An edited version of the song was released as a single and this edited version is on the ''A Quiet Normal Life'' best of compilation on the physical CD and LP, although the lyrics on the rear cover are the full un-edited version. The digital download and streaming version of the compilation use the album version. Covers The song was first covered by Rick Derringer on the 1978 album '' If I Weren't So Romantic, I'd Shoot You'' and was released as a single. It was also covered by Hank Williams Jr. in 1983 for his album '' Five-O'' and released as the B-side of his single " I'm for Love". Meat Loaf covered the song on his 1999 live album ''VH1 Storytellers''. It was later covered by The Wallflowers on the album '' Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon'' in 2004. It has also been covered by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werewolves Of London
"Werewolves of London" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, written by Zevon, LeRoy Marinell and Waddy Wachtel. It first appeared on '' Excitable Boy'' (1978), Zevon's third studio album, then it was released as a single by Asylum Records in March 1978, becoming a Top 40 US hit, the only one of Zevon's career, reaching No. 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May. Inspired by Phil Everly, it includes Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood on drums and John McVie on bass. Background and recording The song began as a joke by Phil Everly (of the Everly Brothers) to Zevon in 1975, over two years before the recording sessions for ''Excitable Boy''.George Plasketes (June 15, 2016)The Secret Inspiration Behind Warren Zevon's ‘Werewolves of London’ Medium.com, accessed July 30, 2018 Everly had watched a television broadcast of the 1935 film ''Werewolf of London'' and "suggested to Zevon that he adapt the title for a song and dance craze." Zevon played with the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
