Ok, can we all agree that Zelma is dialed in? Warren, like most musicians wrote either what he knew or what he picked up on. The song 'Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner' was written after he was chatting with a mercenary from the 'Bush Wars' of the 70's. The music he wrote in his last days was him dealing with the end as it was happening to him. Very influential musician.
Jamel, the Zevon song “Keep Me in Your Heart” is amazing. He wrote it as he was dying. One of the most gut wrenching and beautiful songs ….EVER. Check it out … He was a regular on David Letterman’s show and performed it there shortly before he died.
"Keep Me in Your Heart" will always have a special place in mine. I tried to get my brother in law to use it for the photographs and memories DVD he put together after my brother died because Charlie's favorite musician was Warren Zevon. BIL went with LOTR soundtrack instead because that's the thing he knew Charlie loved. Don't get me wrong, it came out beautiful and heartbreaking using those songs, but I had to redo part of it with "Keep Me in Your Heart" knowing he listened to a lot of Zevon, particularly in the weeks before he died. That song is perfect for ending the photo montage and fading away. Zevon was such an amazing talent, gone way too soon. I watched his last performance on Letterman with Charlie just days before he died, so grateful to have been able to share that time with him.
One of the BEST singer/songwriters of ALL TIME! There's been a long time campaign to get him into the Rock n Roll hall of Fame, to no avail. He had a very dry sense of humor. My brothers played this album when I was a very little girl. I've loved him ever since. ♥️ RIP, WZ.
The Rock hall of Fame is an absolute joke if you saw this year's induction ceremony, you would know why. The hall doesn't deserve or comprehen artists like this.
Warren Zevon hung out with Hunter S Thompson a lot. I bet this song was inspired by some of HST's adventures. You can close your eyes and pick any random Warren Zevon song and it's guaranteed to be great.
When Warren passed, we lost one of our greatest pure characters, and a most beautiful musician! The world is a little more bland when one like Warren is lost. RIP Great reaction as always!
Warren had an interesting youth. His dad was a bookie in LA and Warren would hear stories from the mobsters and such that his dad did business with. He did a lot of traveling all over the world and hung out in bars filled with mercenary soldiers and other interesting characters. He wrote from these experiences. He had a knack for telling wild stories in a 3 minute song.
Warren zevon was a great artist, he even faced his death by singing a song that you reacting to already. I believe I saw it on the Letterman show he sang seasons in the Sun by Terry jacks along with knocking on heavens door. Absolutely amazing that he was able to face his death with that song. Enjoy his music.
He didn’t just do a cover. He recorded a full album (The Wind) and it’s heartbreakingly beautiful while still keeping a lot of his humor and quirky personality in the songs.
The thing to remember about this song - and many others by Warren Zevon (which is pronounced ZEE-von, by the way) - is that they were written with a very dry sense of humor, tongue-in-cheek, so they weren't meant to be taken completely seriously. Edit: Want to add a few things... Other great tunes from the same album are "Nighttime in the Switching Yard", "Johnny Strikes Up The Band", and a heartbreaking love song, "Accidentally Like a Martyr". Then from later in his career, he did a great cover of Steve Winwood's "Back in the High Life Again", and lastly, I'll suggest a lovely tune that takes on so much extra meaning knowing that he is no longer with us, "Keep Me In Your Heart".
Warren Zevon , one of the most colorful and imaginative songwriters of our times , A true story teller . Excitable Boy, Roland The headless Thompson Gunner , If you want to get serious try Tenderness on the Block .
"If California slides into the ocean, like the mystics and statistics say it will, I do believe this hotel will be standing, until I pay my bill" One of the greatest song lines ever written; Warren Zevon-"Desperadoes under the eves"
Lawyers Guns and Money, Excitable Boy, I'll Sleep when I'm Dead, Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner are all must listen to. Ao check out his final appearance on David Letterman. Dave gave him the entire hour. They were good friends. I believe it was his last performance before he died. RIP to an amazing storyteller
My name was Susie as a kid. My brothers sang "Excitable Boy" to me when I was really little. Maybe that is where my twisted sense of humor comes from. 😂
@@gorey4more837 A twisted sense of humor is a treasure to behold when it's inflicted upon the pompous self centered smug members of society. Please utilize it wisely and often.
@@davebeach2343 My brothers made sure to start on me early. I used to know all of the words to "Evelyn the Modified Dog" by Frank Zappa when I was little, too. 😂 Your advice was great, and I thank you. Have a fantastic holiday, man. 👍✌️
Zevon was a favorite of David Letterman and a frequent guest on his Late Show, including a whole show dedicated to Zevon just before he died in 2003, where he played a few songs live for the last time. Search out clips on YT - worth the time!
Awesome track, I picked up Excitable Boy last year when it was re-released on vinyl pressed on a red glow in the dark record. Also I heard this song on a very short lived Fox show called Justice, it was the theme song, appropriate for a show about lawyers guns and money!
My all time favorite Warren Zevon song!!! Thank you Thank you Thank your. (I've always heard it pronounced ZEE-VON), If you like surprises you found the right cat.
Warren Zevon wrote a lot of great songs, several of which were covered by Linda Ronstadt & others. A couple of the tunes Ronstadt did were, 'Carmalita', &, 'Poor, Poor Pitiful Me'. You should react to both of these - absolute classics.
One of the best parts of Warren ZE-von's music is the surreal absurdity of some of his lyrics. Check out "Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner". That being said,he can also write lyrics so beautiful they'll put you in tears.
"Don't Let us get sick don't let us get old don't let us get stupid, alright? Just make us be brave and make us play nice. And let us be together tonight." --- Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon was a favorite guest on David Letterman just because he was such an interesting person. Can't tell you if this story was based in his life or someone else's.
Thanks for doing this and damn, Warren was taken way too soon from us. Just a master of subversive, soulful, wit; a rare skill combination that none have done better.
Great choice! One of my absolute favorites of his! I drove my mom insane listening to Werewolves of London when I was a kid and it's another one worth checking out!
So glad to see you discovering Warren Zevon! Like a lot of people "my age", my dad had this record ("Excitable Boy") and played it a lot! I came to my own appreciation of the man through his work with R.E.M. as his back up band for the "Sentimental Hygiene" album. I'll vouch for what others here have said: he was one of the most literate, sardonic pop composers of his generation and deserves way more credit than he gets! Also, to answer your question about "Werewloves of London", Jamel, the movie you are most likely thinking of is John Landis's "An American Werewolf in London", which broke the mold for monster makeup and what you can do in a transformation scene without computers. The soundtrack is famously loaded with moon-based pop songs, but Zevon's was not written for, nor was it included in that movie. Missed opportunity! I will also agree with everyone here that says you should do "Roland the Thompson Gunner", but also if you want a ballad that will just wreck you, listen to "Searching for a Heart" or "Reconsider Me". Thanks and keep great music alive.
Another song that could be considered almost a companion piece to this would be "The Envoy." If you want an example of his storytelling ability, I'd suggest "Roland, the Headless Thompson Gunner." It's a unique song, like many of Warren Zevon's songs. Also, his name is pronounced "ZEE-Von."
I love singing along to this song - the lyrics are so imaginative and the delivery is so emotive, inspires a lot of goofy fun. My 5-year-old gets a big kick out of it, giggling as she yells out, “SEND LAWYERS GUNS AND MONEY” - fantastic song.
All this love for Warren has got me damn tearful. ♥️ Sooo many more songs to do Mel! Try Desperadoes under the Eaves. Try a love song Don't Let Us Get Sick - you'll be crying for days. Accidentally like a Martyr. ✌️♥️
Warren Zevon (Z- von) is an experience. Thanks for a second reaction. Warren Zevon’s music was very unusual when it first came out, too. But I loved the weird and unusual. Excitable Boy is still my favorite but it’s too gruesome and adult horror themed for most. Anyway, thanks again for playing this one.
Bro! I love Zevon! You have to do a deep dive on his history because it comes through in his music in such a magical way. Heck his album Excitable Boy is a crazy roller coaster of macabre sarcastic wit. This was a man who saw the all the sad and bad in the world, and the futility of those who got caught up in it. He was a man who learned to just enjoy the insanity and make your own happiness. Do yourself a favor and order a sandwich and set his music on in the background in memory of him.
Excitable Boy was an amazing record! It is remembered for the macabre humor, but two songs on it are also stunningly beautiful ballads: 'Accidentally Like a Martyr' brings tears to my eyes when I hear it and 'Veracruz' is a gorgeous tune.
Thanks for reacting to this one- it's one of my favorites from him! Another good one from him is "Things to do in Denver when you're dead". It was featured in the end credits of the movie with the same name.
Glad to see you reacting to a Zevon song beyond "Werewolves." Not many YT reactors do. He has lots of other songs worth checking out. One of my favorites is "Desperados Under The Eaves" from his debut album. A much different sound than these first two!
I love WZ so much. We played Keep Me in Your Heart at my Mom's funeral. I would love to hear more reactions to his music. He's such a fantastic singer-songwriter.
When I moved to London Lee Ho Fook was still in Chinatown (in Soho). The only chow mein they had was beef, and only because of the song. They even had his picture in the window. Unfortunately, they closed and have been replaced at least twice by restaurants of different names. I’m happy to say I have had beef chow mein at Lee Ho Fook’s.
It’s intentionally difficult to distinguish where autobiography leaves off and pure fantasy begins, with Warren, ‘cos he spent his youth as a kind of mad adventurer. I always think of Hunter Thompson and Warren Zevon in the same thought. He inadvertently wrote the soundtrack to my 20s; to me, that decade had the same quality as his songs-when I think back on it, I was wrapped up in so many mad enterprises-most of them only operational because I was taking loads of Klonopin to settle mi hands from the Dexedrine I would use to counteract the booze I needed just to keep from murdering somebody, it felt some days, and so in retrospect I often can’t recall what mi mates and I actually did vs what we talked about doing, vs what happened to us inadvertently and which of us got us out of it. At the time, I was technically trying to make it as a guitarist and singer, or as a writer, but I kept getting sidetracked by business offers that kept coming my way from clever bastards what would ALWAYS turn out to be mad lads or confidence tricksters. These business ventures were always about 60% or 70% legal, and I was almost always brought on because of mi facility for finding useful clauses in contracts, and/or my facility with numbers, and/or my facilities for personnel management and inventory gymnastics. After all that eventually died down (at the time that was all going on I was mostly listening to early 80s punk and post-punk: The Clash, the Replacements, X, I can’t recollect what else), but nah, yeah-after I was burned for the last time, I won a settlement against a former business partner and co-owner that was frankly more than I deserved, but at least it wasn’t fraudulent. After that I got out of that life and disappeared from any and all ‘scenes’, except when I might rub up against a scene in my quiet, studious work as an audio mixing engineer in a studio what catered to experimental/post-rock bands in and around Nashville.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for reacting to Mr. Zevon. Love his music, even though I don't understand all of it. Shame that more folks don't appreciate him and his music. "Splendid Isolation" is one of my favorites, personally. "Hasten Down The Wind" and "Keep Me In Your Heart For A While" are poignant. So much great music from him!!
Warren was a true artist,when told he was dying his response was I better make an album.Read his biography written by his ex-wife and daughter.Admire the man for his artistic drive
I got to see Warren Zevon back in 1978 when he was touring behind this album in Convocation Hall at the University of Toronto. Didn't know I was going until ten minutes before - became an instant fan. Miss you Warren and your sardonic wit.
Anyone remember in the movie "Grand Canyon". Kevin Kline's character's car was having problems and stopped. And this song was playing on the radio. Has anyone ever seen the movie from 1991?
@@brianmiller1077 If you remember in the movie Kevin Kline's character was singing along to the song. He was going home from a Lakers game. If I'm not mistaken.
His dad was some kind of mobster, so the line "Dad, get me out of this" is pretty believable in that respect 😅 He wrote a lot of great tunes, I’m a fan of "Mohammad’s Radio" in particular. Believe his name is pronounced "Zeevon." Was a true character. Friends with Hunter S. Thompson, and who knows what crazy shenanigans they got into? Never going to get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, however, as he pissed off Jan Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone magazine, royally. Not that Warren would probably even care about the hall 😂
After living and working in Panama, Guatemala, Mexico for years, there was a few times the only thing I could send to the home office was an email with an attachment. I sent this
Thanks for doing Warren Zevon You gotta check out other songs too like I'll Sleep When I'm Dead My Shits Fucked Up Poor Poor Pitiful Me Rolland The Headless Gunner Mohammad's Radio
Warren Zevon was a great song writer he wrote many songs that were hits for other artist Poor Poor Pitiful Me that was done by Linda Ronstadt comes to mind among many others
My brother introduced me to Warren Zevon's music and I love his music.He wrote tons of songs for other people but has many great ones of his own.I love his twisted sense of humor in his songs,like this one, Werewolves of London,Etc.An underrated artist for sure.
The genius that was Warren. "Mohammed's Radio", "Desperadoes under the Eaves" *all lyrics of which are true) "French Inhaler" "Genius" the list goes on and on. EVERYONE wanted to play on his albums; check out who's singing/playing with him.
I listened to this song driving home after quitting a job of 12 years. What a great head bobbing song! His album "The Wind" is unbelievable . It should be listened to in its entirety. What a great songwriter. CIAO!
Love love LOVE Warren. Excitable Boy is a great song. So is Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner. He had some serious sweet songs to like Hasten Down The Wind, Desperadoes Under The Eaves, Accidentally Like A Martyr and many others. Warren was the best. When I met Warren he pronounced his last name more like Zeeevon.
I'd love to see you do a few of his other songs. The French Inhaler, Deperados Under the Eaves, Play it all Night Long, Excitable Boy or My Shits Fucked Up to name a few. And it's Zee-von BTW 😉 Keep up the amazing work!
My favorite Zevon album was one he did with a different guest musician on each track. The title track Transverse City features Jerry Garcia. Just thought you should know. (There's also a track with David Gilmour from Pink Floyd). Great Great stuff. Rich the Ancient Metal Beast
An American chum named this as one of her Top 5 earlier this year. I'd only known "Werewolves of London", so I went on a Zevon binge. After several dozen songs, I believe he was a better singer _and_ songwriter than Bob Dylan. I'm surprised Zevon was able to release a song describing the USA's (CIA's) covert foreign operations 😀 Rest In Peace Warren. Thank you for sharing your quirky, unique talents. Let us all "Enjoy every sandwich"
I only saw Zevon once live, not long before he died. The original date had to be rescheduled because of illness (he was having cancer treatment). A fairly short diminutive figure in black all alone on stage. He did a great solo performance. Fond memories.
Warren deserves to be in the rock n' roll hall of fame.
Absolutely ridiculous he hasn't been in it for a long time.
🖕the RRHOF
HERE HERE!!!
At this point the "hall" doesn't deserve him. His legacy stands on it's own merit.
Amen.... We also need more artists with his sense of humor and ability.
Warren was great for upbeat, catchy tunes with deeply disturbing lyrics. Great stuff.
Excitable Boy is one.
And Mr. Bad Example, then!
I feel that way about Carmelita. Beautiful song that just happens to be about heroin addicition
Yup, "Play it All Night Long", "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead", and "For My Next Trick I'll Need a Volunteer" to name a few.
Well said sir
Warren wrote a lot of wild songs and had a real talent. He died way too soon of cancer. What a loss...His last name is pronounced ZEE-von.
Fuck cancer.
@@johnbutler5650 Enjoy every sandwich .
@@victorwaddell6530 RIGHT ON!! THAT STATEMENT SHOULD BE ON EVERY T-SHIRT!
Warren's s*** was f***ed up...
Yes, he did die way too soon...his sh*t was f*cked up...
Ok, can we all agree that Zelma is dialed in? Warren, like most musicians wrote either what he knew or what he picked up on. The song 'Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner' was written after he was chatting with a mercenary from the 'Bush Wars' of the 70's. The music he wrote in his last days was him dealing with the end as it was happening to him. Very influential musician.
Roland is one of my favorites.
When the pandemic was in it's worst months "Don't Let Us Get Sick" could bring me to tears.
Zevon was truly a musician’s musician. Hell of a loss! “ Roland… “ is also one of my favorites as well.
Any song that can successfully incorporate the tern, “muzzle flash” into it’s lyrics is genius.
@@cinedelasestrellas I prefer the Sten gun over the Thompson .
As a kid, my Dad had Zevon’s “Excitable Boy” album. I used to listen to it while I played with Legos.
Aren’t those the best kind of memories? Hope hearing it took you back to that happy place.
I worked in a kitchen and it was one of 7 cds on constant rotation. Also, Tom Petty Full Moon Fever and the Cars Heartbeat City.
A lot of kids' dad's in the 70's had Zevon's "Excitable Boy" in heavy rotation!
I have so many memories like that as well.
Love Excitable Boy and Veracruz
I have always loved his music. He was one of the greatest story teller's though music. Rest in piece. Warren
Jamel, the Zevon song “Keep Me in Your Heart” is amazing.
He wrote it as he was dying. One of the most gut wrenching and beautiful songs ….EVER.
Check it out … He was a regular on David Letterman’s show and performed it there shortly before he died.
Such a beautiful song!
Jamal, please review
My Dirty, Dirty Life!!
Another one from when he was dying...Excellent music!
My Shit's Fucked Up . Real title of one of Warren's last songs , and a heartbreaker .
And then
His ride was here.
Like some songs by Jethro Tull it is thinking man's music.
"Keep Me in Your Heart" will always have a special place in mine. I tried to get my brother in law to use it for the photographs and memories DVD he put together after my brother died because Charlie's favorite musician was Warren Zevon. BIL went with LOTR soundtrack instead because that's the thing he knew Charlie loved. Don't get me wrong, it came out beautiful and heartbreaking using those songs, but I had to redo part of it with "Keep Me in Your Heart" knowing he listened to a lot of Zevon, particularly in the weeks before he died. That song is perfect for ending the photo montage and fading away.
Zevon was such an amazing talent, gone way too soon. I watched his last performance on Letterman with Charlie just days before he died, so grateful to have been able to share that time with him.
Sending lawyers, guns, & money is always good advice.
Exactly.
If those things won't fix it, you haven't sent enough.
"There's no problem you can't solve with enough tannerite."
- Grandpa
It was also an amusing thing to put on a postcard back when we sent postcards.
One of the BEST singer/songwriters of ALL TIME! There's been a long time campaign to get him into the Rock n Roll hall of Fame, to no avail. He had a very dry sense of humor. My brothers played this album when I was a very little girl. I've loved him ever since. ♥️ RIP, WZ.
The RRHOF is a fucking joke, anyways.
@@bobthebear1246 Agreed.
The Rock hall of Fame is an absolute joke if you saw this year's induction ceremony, you would know why. The hall doesn't deserve or comprehen artists like this.
Warren Zevon hung out with Hunter S Thompson a lot. I bet this song was inspired by some of HST's adventures.
You can close your eyes and pick any random Warren Zevon song and it's guaranteed to be great.
Actually, this one is based on an incident in Hawaii with Waddy Wachtel.
@@AbolitionistPrivateer Makes perfect sense. Waddy was Warren's sidekick more or less.
When Warren passed, we lost one of our greatest pure characters, and a most beautiful musician! The world is a little more bland when one like Warren is lost. RIP Great reaction as always!
Warren had an interesting youth. His dad was a bookie in LA and Warren would hear stories from the mobsters and such that his dad did business with. He did a lot of traveling all over the world and hung out in bars filled with mercenary soldiers and other interesting characters. He wrote from these experiences. He had a knack for telling wild stories in a 3 minute song.
I read his parents were also Russian immigrants
@@stevelaconte8802 yes, they were
Ippie: That last sentence takes the prize for understatement of the day.
@@williamtaylor506 haha, I stole that one!
I thought his dad was a bookie for the Chicago mob. Anyway, a very smart family!
Warren zevon was a great artist, he even faced his death by singing a song that you reacting to already. I believe I saw it on the Letterman show he sang seasons in the Sun by Terry jacks along with knocking on heavens door. Absolutely amazing that he was able to face his death with that song. Enjoy his music.
He didn’t just do a cover. He recorded a full album (The Wind) and it’s heartbreakingly beautiful while still keeping a lot of his humor and quirky personality in the songs.
I gotta see hear that
I have watched his final performance on David Letterman too many times. It kills me every time
Roland the headless Thompson gunner is a mercenary anthem.
Look up Steve Earle Mercenary Song
A late friend who spent time in Rhodesia as a "volunteer" taught all of his native troops to sing "Roland".
Do Warren's ROLAND THE THOMPSON GUNNER. So glad you found him. He was one of a kind and I miss him every day.
Warren Zevon was the songwriters' songwriter.
When you've got Bruce Springsteen and Jackson Browne literally singing your praises, you're on a different level for sure.
For sure- the amount of artists that did background on his final album is proof of that!
The thing to remember about this song - and many others by Warren Zevon (which is pronounced ZEE-von, by the way) - is that they were written with a very dry sense of humor, tongue-in-cheek, so they weren't meant to be taken completely seriously.
Edit: Want to add a few things... Other great tunes from the same album are "Nighttime in the Switching Yard", "Johnny Strikes Up The Band", and a heartbreaking love song, "Accidentally Like a Martyr". Then from later in his career, he did a great cover of Steve Winwood's "Back in the High Life Again", and lastly, I'll suggest a lovely tune that takes on so much extra meaning knowing that he is no longer with us, "Keep Me In Your Heart".
When I was a teenager my mom used to steal my Warren Zevon record and I'd have to golooking for it. She loved him.
Don't forget My Shit's Fucked Up!
You picked a perfect artist to jump in without knowing what to expect! Recommend The Hula Hula Boys, such a beautiful, sad song!
Warren Zevon , one of the most colorful and imaginative songwriters of our times , A true story teller . Excitable Boy, Roland The headless Thompson Gunner , If you want to get serious try Tenderness on the Block .
"If California slides into the ocean,
like the mystics and statistics say it will,
I do believe this hotel will be standing,
until I pay my bill"
One of the greatest song lines ever written; Warren Zevon-"Desperadoes under the eves"
Lawyers Guns and Money, Excitable Boy, I'll Sleep when I'm Dead, Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner are all must listen to. Ao check out his final appearance on David Letterman. Dave gave him the entire hour. They were good friends. I believe it was his last performance before he died.
RIP to an amazing storyteller
My favorite warren zevon song!!
He was a friend and my golf student. Took him to a very tough course, h was a champ. His attitude 😅
Warren was one of a kind. He always had a different take on things. Check "Mohammed's Radio" or "Excitable Boy".
My name was Susie as a kid. My brothers sang "Excitable Boy" to me when I was really little. Maybe that is where my twisted sense of humor comes from. 😂
Don't forget "Roland the headless Thompson Gunner"!
@@gorey4more837 A twisted sense of humor is a treasure to behold when it's inflicted upon the pompous self centered smug members of society. Please utilize it wisely and often.
@@1lighthorse Roland might be my favorite song of Mr. Zeavon, along with the song in this video. It's storytelling at it's finest.
@@davebeach2343 My brothers made sure to start on me early. I used to know all of the words to "Evelyn the Modified Dog" by Frank Zappa when I was little, too. 😂 Your advice was great, and I thank you. Have a fantastic holiday, man. 👍✌️
Warren was a genius. RIP
Zevon was into …… celebrating the life lived among revolutionaries and their opponents.
Zevon was a favorite of David Letterman and a frequent guest on his Late Show, including a whole show dedicated to Zevon just before he died in 2003, where he played a few songs live for the last time. Search out clips on YT - worth the time!
Dave had a lot of terrific musicians on his show. He loves music.
And, his hair was perfect!😉
Awesome track, I picked up Excitable Boy last year when it was re-released on vinyl pressed on a red glow in the dark record. Also I heard this song on a very short lived Fox show called Justice, it was the theme song, appropriate for a show about lawyers guns and money!
Warren was amazing. He is sorely missed.
My all time favorite Warren Zevon song!!! Thank you Thank you Thank your. (I've always heard it pronounced ZEE-VON), If you like surprises you found the right cat.
When I saw you were reacting to this song...a smile came across my face...you're listening to some great music. Thank you and God bless.
Warren Zevon wrote a lot of great songs, several of which were covered by Linda Ronstadt & others. A couple of the tunes Ronstadt did were, 'Carmalita', &, 'Poor, Poor Pitiful Me'. You should react to both of these - absolute classics.
Heck, Linda named an entire album after one of Warren's songs. "Hasten Down The Wind" also contains her cover of that song on the album.
One of the best parts of Warren ZE-von's music is the surreal absurdity of some of his lyrics. Check out "Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner". That being said,he can also write lyrics so beautiful they'll put you in tears.
"Don't Let us get sick
don't let us get old
don't let us get stupid, alright?
Just make us be brave
and make us play nice.
And let us be together tonight." --- Warren Zevon
I want this performed at my funeral.
'Enjoy Every Sandwich'-Warren's parting words of wisdom.the man.
Warren Zevon was a favorite guest on David Letterman just because he was such an interesting person. Can't tell you if this story was based in his life or someone else's.
Enjoy every sandwich!
He took over for Paul Shafer when he was out for a week or two due to illness.
Woooooow ----- Zeeeeeee - Von.
Tis cool --- just makes me aware of how different folks tastes are.
Along with the smugglers blues
Thanks for doing this and damn, Warren was taken way too soon from us. Just a master of subversive, soulful, wit; a rare skill combination that none have done better.
Thank You!
Keep up the great work .
Enjoy Warren, plenty more musical goodies xxoo
Great choice! One of my absolute favorites of his! I drove my mom insane listening to Werewolves of London when I was a kid and it's another one worth checking out!
So glad to see you discovering Warren Zevon! Like a lot of people "my age", my dad had this record ("Excitable Boy") and played it a lot! I came to my own appreciation of the man through his work with R.E.M. as his back up band for the "Sentimental Hygiene" album. I'll vouch for what others here have said: he was one of the most literate, sardonic pop composers of his generation and deserves way more credit than he gets! Also, to answer your question about "Werewloves of London", Jamel, the movie you are most likely thinking of is John Landis's "An American Werewolf in London", which broke the mold for monster makeup and what you can do in a transformation scene without computers. The soundtrack is famously loaded with moon-based pop songs, but Zevon's was not written for, nor was it included in that movie. Missed opportunity! I will also agree with everyone here that says you should do "Roland the Thompson Gunner", but also if you want a ballad that will just wreck you, listen to "Searching for a Heart" or "Reconsider Me". Thanks and keep great music alive.
Linda Ronstadt did a cover of his Poor Poor Pitiful Me.
She also covered Carmelita, Mohammed’s Radio, and Hasten Down The Wind.
Check out the last song he recorded. Keep me in your heart. That song always gets me
Another song that could be considered almost a companion piece to this would be "The Envoy." If you want an example of his storytelling ability, I'd suggest "Roland, the Headless Thompson Gunner." It's a unique song, like many of Warren Zevon's songs. Also, his name is pronounced "ZEE-Von."
His song about finding out he had cancer "My shit's fucked up" is moving.
Yes Roland the headless Thompson gunner a composite of the mercenaries that fought in Africa in the 60s and 70s
I know things are getting real when I get text messages that say, "send lawyers, guns, and money"
This man is a National Treasure! ✌🤘
I love singing along to this song - the lyrics are so imaginative and the delivery is so emotive, inspires a lot of goofy fun. My 5-year-old gets a big kick out of it, giggling as she yells out, “SEND LAWYERS GUNS AND MONEY” - fantastic song.
All this love for Warren has got me damn tearful. ♥️
Sooo many more songs to do Mel! Try Desperadoes under the Eaves.
Try a love song Don't Let Us Get Sick - you'll be crying for days. Accidentally like a Martyr. ✌️♥️
One of the greatest rock and roll songs ever!
Warren Zevon (Z- von) is an experience. Thanks for a second reaction. Warren Zevon’s music was very unusual when it first came out, too. But I loved the weird and unusual. Excitable Boy is still my favorite but it’s too gruesome and adult horror themed for most. Anyway, thanks again for playing this one.
The photos see to be from his appearances on Dave Letterman show. I believe he appeared on that show more than any other musician.
Always loved this guy
" I went home with the waitress, the way I always do"
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He was my absolute favorite artist in the 70’s, maybe still is today, man, he could write a song
Bro! I love Zevon! You have to do a deep dive on his history because it comes through in his music in such a magical way. Heck his album Excitable Boy is a crazy roller coaster of macabre sarcastic wit. This was a man who saw the all the sad and bad in the world, and the futility of those who got caught up in it. He was a man who learned to just enjoy the insanity and make your own happiness. Do yourself a favor and order a sandwich and set his music on in the background in memory of him.
Well said!
“Enjoy Every Sandwich.” -
Warren Zevon
Excitable Boy was an amazing record! It is remembered for the macabre humor, but two songs on it are also stunningly beautiful ballads: 'Accidentally Like a Martyr' brings tears to my eyes when I hear it and 'Veracruz' is a gorgeous tune.
Such a great story teller. Love this song!!!
He was a deep cat. His songs can break your heart, make you laugh, make you rock your face off. Never disappointed.
Zee-Von.
Send Lawyers, Guns and Money...
the $#$# has hit the fan!
Thanks for reacting to this one- it's one of my favorites from him! Another good one from him is "Things to do in Denver when you're dead". It was featured in the end credits of the movie with the same name.
One of the greatest songwriters who ever lived. I think he was just that good of a story teller.
"Learning To Flinch" has all the best versions of all the best Warren songs.
"Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" is another Zevon classic.
More Zevon Pleeeaaase!!!
You wanna hear a great one keep me in your heart will get ya in the feelings
Yeah. It was a great farewell to his fans.
Lawyers, Guns and Money. I've lived this song. Rock on bro!
Loving the Jamal party happening here
Glad to see you reacting to a Zevon song beyond "Werewolves." Not many YT reactors do.
He has lots of other songs worth checking out. One of my favorites is "Desperados Under The Eaves" from his debut album. A much different sound than these first two!
That is also one of my favs! "Look away, down Gower Avenue. Look away..." RIP, Mr. Bad Example!
Yes, that's one of his best songs. It's absolutely beautiful.
Werewolves is one of my all time favourites!!
I love WZ so much. We played Keep Me in Your Heart at my Mom's funeral. I would love to hear more reactions to his music. He's such a fantastic singer-songwriter.
Warren Zevon was a treasure we lost far too soon. Try his song “Keep Me in Your Heart for a While”
When I moved to London Lee Ho Fook was still in Chinatown (in Soho). The only chow mein they had was beef, and only because of the song. They even had his picture in the window. Unfortunately, they closed and have been replaced at least twice by restaurants of different names. I’m happy to say I have had beef chow mein at Lee Ho Fook’s.
I highly recommend watching Warren’s final appearance on Letterman. They were very close. I always cry when I watch it. 💜💜💜
He knew how much you're supposed enjoy every sandwich.
I wasn't a Warren Zevon fan; but always recognized this as a brilliant songs
Growing up, in the 80s I knew a guy...
It’s intentionally difficult to distinguish where autobiography leaves off and pure fantasy begins, with Warren, ‘cos he spent his youth as a kind of mad adventurer. I always think of Hunter Thompson and Warren Zevon in the same thought. He inadvertently wrote the soundtrack to my 20s; to me, that decade had the same quality as his songs-when I think back on it, I was wrapped up in so many mad enterprises-most of them only operational because I was taking loads of Klonopin to settle mi hands from the Dexedrine I would use to counteract the booze I needed just to keep from murdering somebody, it felt some days, and so in retrospect I often can’t recall what mi mates and I actually did vs what we talked about doing, vs what happened to us inadvertently and which of us got us out of it. At the time, I was technically trying to make it as a guitarist and singer, or as a writer, but I kept getting sidetracked by business offers that kept coming my way from clever bastards what would ALWAYS turn out to be mad lads or confidence tricksters. These business ventures were always about 60% or 70% legal, and I was almost always brought on because of mi facility for finding useful clauses in contracts, and/or my facility with numbers, and/or my facilities for personnel management and inventory gymnastics.
After all that eventually died down (at the time that was all going on I was mostly listening to early 80s punk and post-punk: The Clash, the Replacements, X, I can’t recollect what else), but nah, yeah-after I was burned for the last time, I won a settlement against a former business partner and co-owner that was frankly more than I deserved, but at least it wasn’t fraudulent. After that I got out of that life and disappeared from any and all ‘scenes’, except when I might rub up against a scene in my quiet, studious work as an audio mixing engineer in a studio what catered to experimental/post-rock bands in and around Nashville.
This is one of my favorites. Warren Zevon was wonderful. “Accidentally, Like a Martyr” is so sad and beautiful
Might as well get right back in it with Warren Zevon. Another great tune. (And yeah, it's Zee-von).
Thank you, thank you, thank you for reacting to Mr. Zevon. Love his music, even though I don't understand all of it. Shame that more folks don't appreciate him and his music. "Splendid Isolation" is one of my favorites, personally. "Hasten Down The Wind" and "Keep Me In Your Heart For A While" are poignant. So much great music from him!!
Warren was a true artist,when told he was dying his response was I better make an album.Read his biography written by his ex-wife and daughter.Admire the man for his artistic drive
The pictures are so goofy. Haha. I love Warren, though.
One of my favorites. Zevon was one of the greatest song writers ever IMHO.
He wrote the song, while drinking with a friend. It's just a story. Fictional.
Probly with Hunter S Thompson
I got to see Warren Zevon back in 1978 when he was touring behind this album in Convocation Hall at the University of Toronto. Didn't know I was going until ten minutes before - became an instant fan. Miss you Warren and your sardonic wit.
Anyone remember in the movie "Grand Canyon". Kevin Kline's character's car was having problems and stopped. And this song was playing on the radio. Has anyone ever seen the movie from 1991?
Sure it was the first time I heard the verse with the "shit has hit the fan" because the CD I have has the single edit.
@@brianmiller1077 If you remember in the movie Kevin Kline's character was singing along to the song. He was going home from a Lakers game. If I'm not mistaken.
Jamel...Warren Zevon is my favorite artist of all time. Amazing singer/songwriting.
His dad was some kind of mobster, so the line "Dad, get me out of this" is pretty believable in that respect 😅 He wrote a lot of great tunes, I’m a fan of "Mohammad’s Radio" in particular. Believe his name is pronounced "Zeevon." Was a true character. Friends with Hunter S. Thompson, and who knows what crazy shenanigans they got into? Never going to get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, however, as he pissed off Jan Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone magazine, royally. Not that Warren would probably even care about the hall 😂
After living and working in Panama, Guatemala, Mexico for years, there was a few times the only thing I could send to the home office was an email with an attachment.
I sent this
Thanks for doing Warren Zevon
You gotta check out other songs too like
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
My Shits Fucked Up
Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Rolland The Headless Gunner
Mohammad's Radio
Warren Zevon was a great song writer he wrote many songs that were hits for other artist Poor Poor Pitiful Me that was done by Linda Ronstadt comes to mind among many others
Warren Zevon (Zee-Vahn) was a gift to Planet Earth. He lived his own song title: "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead."
My brother introduced me to Warren Zevon's music and I love his music.He wrote tons of songs for other people but has many great ones of his own.I love his twisted sense of humor in his songs,like this one, Werewolves of London,Etc.An underrated artist for sure.
The genius that was Warren. "Mohammed's Radio", "Desperadoes under the Eaves" *all lyrics of which are true) "French Inhaler" "Genius" the list goes on and on. EVERYONE wanted to play on his albums; check out who's singing/playing with him.
I listened to this song driving home after quitting a job of 12 years. What a great head bobbing song! His album "The Wind" is unbelievable . It should be listened to in its entirety. What a great songwriter. CIAO!
Warren's great. As others have said, check out "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" and also "Things to do in Denver when you're Dead".
And while you are at it, check out the movie "Things to do in Denver when you're dead".
It was a fun flick, inspired by the song.
Love love LOVE Warren. Excitable Boy is a great song. So is Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner. He had some serious sweet songs to like Hasten Down The Wind, Desperadoes Under The Eaves, Accidentally Like A Martyr and many others. Warren was the best. When I met Warren he pronounced his last name more like Zeeevon.
Lucky you, yo have met him.
I wish I had.
I'd love to see you do a few of his other songs. The French Inhaler, Deperados Under the Eaves, Play it all Night Long, Excitable Boy or My Shits Fucked Up to name a few.
And it's Zee-von BTW 😉
Keep up the amazing work!
I envy you discovering these classics. Remember my first time hearing em. Awesome.
My favorite Zevon album was one he did with a different guest musician on each track. The title track Transverse City features Jerry Garcia.
Just thought you should know. (There's also a track with David Gilmour from Pink Floyd).
Great Great stuff.
Rich the Ancient Metal Beast
Run Straight Down is awesome.
This might be my favorite song from Warren. Excellent rocker, much fun!
An American chum named this as one of her Top 5 earlier this year. I'd only known "Werewolves of London", so I went on a Zevon binge. After several dozen songs, I believe he was a better singer _and_ songwriter than Bob Dylan.
I'm surprised Zevon was able to release a song describing the USA's (CIA's) covert foreign operations 😀
Rest In Peace Warren. Thank you for sharing your quirky, unique talents. Let us all "Enjoy every sandwich"
I only saw Zevon once live, not long before he died. The original date had to be rescheduled because of illness (he was having cancer treatment). A fairly short diminutive figure in black all alone on stage. He did a great solo performance. Fond memories.