Two From Mr. Z

| January 29, 2017

Here are two by the late Warren Zevon. They somehow seemed apropos for a cold winter Sunday morning.

The songs roughly “bookend” Zevon’s popular music career. The first is from his second album (the first one to see commercial success) in 1976. The second is from his final album, released roughly 2 weeks before his death from cancer in 2003.

Both concern situations we’ve all likely experienced, either directly or through observation of someone close. If you’ve recently lost someone close, you might want to give the second tune a pass. Ditto the first if you’re currently having issues with someone you care about.

Should you choose to listen to either or both, you might want to have a tissue handy.

Zevon was known for being one of popular music’s out-of-control “wild men” during the 1970s, the era of “sex & drugs & rock & roll”. Much of his work then (and later) concerned harsh – and sometimes, dark – subjects. But he was also an incredibly astute chronicler of the human condition.

And he was talented as hell.

Rest in peace, Mr. Z. Gone far too soon.

Category: Pointless blather, Who knows

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Hack Stone

I like his hit song “Disbarred Lawyers, Guns And Lawsuit Payments”.

26Limabeans

TNX the hint. I have BTO playing at the moment and I will switch to my Zevon disc next. “a quiet normal life” the best of Warren Zevon.

Thanks for the warning. I’ll take a pass due to issues on both fronts. Maybe later.

Lucky

My Dad played his music growing up, and said that, among Marines off of Beruit, Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner and Lawyers Guns And Money were popular songs.

DefendUSA

Hondo….I am the type who will play a single CD for months at a time or even years…Zevon’s last CD was really great. And now that Martin has passed away…3 months tomorrow…there are several songs that fit my frame of mind even though I am not dying! 🙂 Nicely done.

C/2/502

I’m an Ex Southeast Asian Holiday visitor of ’67.
Whatever his ‘political’ set was…..his musical
poetry was well balanced and defined the wind and the whirlwind about him until he took leave.

AW1Ed

Out there, somewhere, Roland still lurks. Because, “But of all the Thompson gunners, Roland was the best.”

Fair winds and following seas, Mr. Z.

Just An Old Dog

I recently watched one of his interview on Letterman where he revealed he was dying of the Big C. Pretty touching.
His advice to all was ” enjoy every sandwich”