FIRST TIME HEARING Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns & Money REACTION

[@alanbrown3963]

"Excitable Boy" is another Zevon classic. Such a character and a great song writer. So much fun.

[@knarf_on_a_bike]

That whole Excitable Boy album is amazing!

[@greglegakis4177]

Absolutely! Good call.

[@bojangles713]

Esp the live version from Capitol theatre circa@ 1982 👍🤘

[@twenty3enigma]

Some of the greatest lyrics ever!

[@johnnicolazzo4146]

Yes !!

[@scalefree]

there's a great backstory to this. Warren & a friend went on a trip to Hawaii & met up with a young lady who offered to take them back to a friend's place to hang out. on the way she mentioned the friend might not actually be there & they might have to break into the place. Warren & his buddy started imagining the letter Warren would have to write. "Dear Dad. Send lawyers." "& guns" the friend added. "& money" Warren finished. & so a hit song was born.

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[@refoliation]

I think you aren't wrong, but I have to say that it also brings up a bigger issue of american dumbasses like Meyer Lansky and United Fruit Company getting internationally bailed out by uncle sam.

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you'll like his "Excitable Boy" !!! 1978

[@guanacom977]

Warren Zevon has been truly underrated as a songwriter and performer. There will never be another like him. Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner is one of my favorites. Johnny Strikes up the Band always makes me smile. Keep Me in Your Heart always hits me hard.❤

[@jonathanfeldhaus249]

@robsquadreactions "keep me in your heart" is on the preset play list for my funeral. So SO powerful song. And a crazy talented artist that far too many people do not know these days.

[@littleogeechee223]

Must react to Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner. It’s perfect for this time of year. Gorilla, You’re A Desperado

[@kevinsacks3185]

Roland is one of the best story songs ever.

[@kyleanspach]

Warren was a masterful storyteller. Some of my favorites: Roland (the headless Thompson gunner), Hit Somebody (the hockey song), Excitable Boy, and one called My S***'s F***ed Up that might not be appropriate for the channel but is a must listen.

[@recoil53]

I think his version "Back on the High Life" tells a better story too. It's just his voice, because Steve Winwood doesn't sound like anything has been wrong. Warren sounded like life has been ROUGH. Getting back in the high life is more aspirational and not certain.

[@frankb4517]

“Roland” classic

[@tomwrobel7280]

Sometimes humorous, sometimes bittersweet, sometimes dark. Some non-humorous songs like Searching for a Heart, Reconsider Me, Keep Me In Your Heart, and Genius are, well, genius!

[@danhollifield]

I was about to recommend "Genius." Thank you for doing so! --Dan

[@seanellio]

Warren Zevon is a freakin' legend. He hired Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks as band members on his first album (Pre Fleetwood Mac) I don't know if you reacted to this, but Warren wrote and performed a song that was later done by Linda Ronstadt called "Poor Poor Pitiful Me". Warren isn't a humorous songwriter, more like a wry sense of humor sneaks in. "Jeannie Needs A Shooter", "Boom Boom Mancini" (A great story song, and a true story at that), "Excitable Boy" (From the same album as "Werewolves of London" and "Lawyers, Guns and Money"), "Seminole Bingo", "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" .... .... .... There is so much to choose from.

[@CharCanuck14]

Linda Ronstadt also did a great version of Warren's "Carmelita"

[@willdwyer6782]

Ronstadt covered everybody and everybody's uncles and siblings too.

[@Rareplymouth]

His sense of humor is so relatable. It's like an undertow. It'll suck you in.

[@TZ61]

Buckingham and Nicks didn't appear until his second album.

[@karengoodenough827]

As Alan B said above, Excitable Boy is a great song, it’s probably the most upbeat happy sounding song with some seriously disturbed lyrics you’ll ever hear, you should check out his farewell song too, Keep me in your heart for awhile, he was dying of lung cancer, not so much from lifestyle but he has mesothelioma, from asbestos. He was such a fun character

[@cazgerald9471]

Warren's farewell album is quite emotional - not many artists are able to commemorate their final year on earth with their final album - when asked by Letterman during his final appearance if his pending death gave him insight he could share, "Enjoy every sandwich"

[@shelq3814]

Was that the album with "Keep Me in Your Heart For a While"? Isaw him perform that song on Letterman and it has stayed with me all these years.

[@screwyootube1]

@@shelq3814yes

[@cazgerald9471]

@@shelq3814 yes, that's the final song

[@Jaxthewonderhusky]

Agreed!

[@garymcadams8328]

If that don’t make ya cry…. Ya got no heart.❤️

[@Denkar11]

A great song, by a fantastic songwriter! I got to see Warren before he passed in a little bar in Killington, VT. For a couple other 'different' songs by him, try 'Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner', or 'Excitable Boy'.

[@michaelfoster5577]

Not a single duff track on the Excitable Boy album. All well worth a listen. Warren suffered from alcohol and drug addiction but somehow managed to produce some superlative music over many years.

[@marybloody615]

The flip side of the 45 of Werewolves of London was Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner. Along the same line checkout Stan Ridgway's Camouflage kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJi1iZelr9GdiNUfeature=shared he was also in group Wall of Voodoo with their hit Mexican Radio kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6qmdpiufJ6roNkfeature=shared

[@scalefree]

@@michaelfoster5577 alcohol, drugs & sex, he was a major horndog & slept with many women

[@TheNorcalmonkey67]

This entire album (Excitable Boy) is just killer. Warren was an amazing writer, darkly humorous, with just the right amount of smart & snark - surrounded himself with amazing musicians. A regular on David Letterman - truly a must see was Warren revealing on Letterman that he was, in fact, dying of cancer and gave one of his last live performances and it was breathtaking....his loss was a loss for us all.

[@richiecabral3602]

Jimmy Buffett does a cover of this song. You should check out Warren Zevon's "Keep Me In Your Heart". It's a beautiful song, and I think he did it on Letterman shortly before he died. Very touching.

[@DJHolte]

Keep Me In Your Heart is one of the most beautifully heartbreaking songs you'll ever hear.

[@expoets1]

I had it played at my brother's memorial service. Always chokes me up every time.

[@mark-be9mq]

Yes.

[@Vonolshish]

Widespread Panic covers it also

[@danhollifield]

Hank Williams Jr. is another artist who has covered this song. --Dan

[@mkmstillstackin]

Love that you guys went back to Warren! He's just such an underrated pillar of rock and roll history. I got into him around 1989, with the Transverse City album. "Splendid Isolation", "Run Straight Down", and title track "Transverse City" are three awesome songs I'd highly recommend to you guys.

[@scalefree]

Warren's Cyberpunk album

[@mkmstillstackin]

@@scalefree a perfect descriptor!

[@KiltedHammer]

not to mention Run Straight Down features one Dave Gilmour on guitar. ;)

[@mkmstillstackin]

@@KiltedHammer thanks! I learn something new everyday ;)

[@BeckyLStoutWriter]

"Keep Me In Your Heart" is a lovely Warren Zevon song. Quite a tearjerker, especially if you know what was going on when he recorded it, but good either way. 😢

[@BobbyRagnar]

He was an incredible songwriter. He was a great friend of David Letterman. Take a look at the video of his last interview with David as he knew he was dying. Also Keep Me in Your Heart for a While, performed in his last months. Or Mr. bad Example just for fun.

[@fan123casual8]

Sports themed funny story song of his: “Hit Somebody!” (The Hockey song featuring David Letterman). Also, if you want a serious/heartbreak song: “Accidentally Like a Martyr.”

[@Gordy63]

Love Warren Zevon! Snarky lyrics and great backing band - Waddy Wachtel on guitar. Great stuff!

[@jeremyhammond6540]

Another favorite of mine by Warren Zevon is "Keep Me In Your Heart". As for songs that incorporate howling in them, check out "Li'l Red Riding Hood" by Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs. You won't be disappointed.

[@alleykeosheyan4779]

Good one!

[@UTubeHandlesSuck]

RIP Warren, this planet is a colder place without you. Hey guys, Zevon's _Nighttime At The Switching Yard_ is an absolute jam.

[@jasonremy1627]

It's definitely not a cooler place without him.

[@neildonley9626]

"Enjoy every sandwich." - Warren Zevon. Words to live by.

[@CydSeventeen]

That entire album is superb. You can choose all the songs to review on it. Roland the headless Thompson gunner is great too.

[@bumperu]

Roland is the sleeper on the album. It's great!!!

[@knarf_on_a_bike]

"Patty Hearst heard the burst of Roland's Thompson gun and bought it!" Might be the greatest line in any song. Ever.

[@spencerwelchii573]

'Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner' is a dark (yet slightly humorus) song loosely based on real events - including the Congo War (mud to late 1960's).

[@fuddytut]

Warren Zevon definitely had a great sense of humor, but he has some really beautiful, tender songs too. Check out Hasten Down the Wind, or Desperados Under the Eves, or The Hula-Hula Boys. 🥰

[@Yowza78]

I didn't know he wrote Hasten Down the Wind. Another Linda R cover!

[@SMccrate01]

Werewolves Of London and Lawyers Guns & Money are both from the 1978 album Excitable Boy and the entire album is excellent! Definitely check it out!

[@SabrinaL10101]

"Keep Me In Your Heart" was a song he wrote to his family as he was dying of cancer. I think it was his last album.

[@robrobertson4619]

Great song! Warren was one of those personalities you just gravitate towards. What a cool guy he was😊

[@jeffpawlinski3210]

Thankfully I saw Warren Zevon perform in the late 80s in Milwaukee during his “Sentimental Hygiene” album tour. He was fantastic! And his parting words to David Letterman when he was ravaged with cancer, yet bravely and graciously told Letterman the key to life was “To Enjoy Every Sandwich” David Letterman was speechless for a moment until he realized how simple and profound that life advice was. Warren Zevon was a remarkable man!

[@ktrsBklyn]

Warren Zevon has a lot of great dark humor in his songs, as you can see! Gone too soon. RIP

[@jbellinger99]

THANK YOU! Try "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner"

[@richardkint6531]

I remember him being a great friend of David letterman. His songs were kind of comical similar to the Kinks. A couple of other good songs from Warren are "Excitable Boy' & "Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner" (maybe a good Halloween pick?) Thanks.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

He was also friends with Hunter S Thompson, and the clique of California singers and songwriters that included Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Brown, James Taylor, the Eagles, JD Souther and other giants of the day.

[@scalefree]

his final advice to Dave, shortly before he died: "enjoy every sandwich"

[@CCDzine]

His song 'Accidentally Like a Martyr', from this same album, was played occasionally on the radio when I was young but it is largely overlooked, especially now. But it is an excellent song, and one of his slow offerings.

[@DJHolte]

Terrific song!

[@tobysmith3351]

Next time you go on a road trip, play "Werewolves of London" and howl. Fun memories.

[@sergiodavila5269]

RIP Warren Zevon 😔

[@capcolombie3834]

Warren Zevon was an utter genius.

[@waltw4537]

A classic! Love it. Clapping here too. Perhaps you should try Warren's "Keep Me In Your Heart". Well worth it. Not comical all the time. Definitely "Keep Me In Your Heart". Great reaction. Thanks.

[@marshman96]

Most underrated singer song writer in all of history. I recommend Run Straight Down with David Gilmour on guitar.

[@sunnystormy4973]

-underrated is so overused-

[@brucefrank5556]

I'm sure you know of every underrated singer. So cliche.

[@marshman96]

@@brucefrank5556 I'm sorry I upset you.

[@andrewwelham8633]

Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner is just as fun. Also, the other Zevon song I have to recommend is Accidentally Like a Martyr - a magnificent love song and in unexpectedly awesome.

[@EC-dz3fb]

♡𝕃𝕠𝕧𝕖 𝕎𝔸ℝℝ𝔼ℕ ℤ𝔼𝕍𝕆ℕ!!!♡

[@beatlefan64]

Great song, RIP Warren.😞

[@laurabryannan]

Yay! One of my favs. In fact, every song on this album is amazing. Try "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner." ^_^

[@brettv5967]

A great song. No one else could find something to rhyme with “Mombasa”.

[@stefanwilliams2576]

one of my and Linda Rondstadts' favorite songwriters. Poor, poor pitiful me and Accidentally like a Martyr were a couple of his songs that she covered. Too many songs to recommend!

[@lancebybee7962]

Mohammed's radio, Carmelita, and the two you mentioned.

[@valderjasmins5757]

Warren Zevon is cool...RIP

[@DJHolte]

It's hard to recommend just _one_ Warren Zevon song, but as others have posted here, the one I'd suggest you check out next from him is a ballad called "Keep Me In Your Heart" -- the last song that he recorded before he died of cancer in 2003. It is a beautiful testament to love, but also incredibly heartbreaking. And now that I've said that, I've got to go listen to it again right now...

[@jaybo2023]

I second the motion on "Keep me in your heart"

[@Wordsmyth8]

What a great song! Rock on, Warren!

[@rubyswaim1441]

Zevon rules!

[@anthonysteinberg4853]

You want a funny one from Mr . Zevon try the Hockey Song."Hit Somebody!"

[@volkerthienenkamp9720]

Every time our family talks bout something like: "what are your 10 favourite songs?" There always is "Desperados under the Eaves" in it for most of us. Different vibe to show one of the heartbreaking beautiful ballads of Warren.

[@johnmavroudis2054]

Warren Zevon (Zee-Vahn) was absolutely incredible and lived life to the fullest before passing away from cancer. One of the incredible thing is David Letterman (THE show back in the day) was a huge fan and devoted a huge block of time for Warren's last appearance. It was one of the most heartfelt tv moments of all-time. Warren got through his music with some incredibly poignant songs (that he wrote when he knew he was going for good.) One of Warren's great early songs is "I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD" and he lived life like that. REST IN PEACE, MR. ZEVON. The world is a better place with you having been in it.

[@stevedavis5704]

I have never had to call my parents like this but I did once have to call my kids and I will never be allowed to forget it.

[@jasonremy1627]

And if you want a different side of Warren, try "Keep Me In Your Heart". It's so beautiful.

[@mjburgular]

Just make sure you have a tissue handy. Always gets dusty for some reason every time I hear it.

[@jasonremy1627]

@@mjburgular onions every time.

[@jeffreyfritts9661]

Love that you found WZ✔ out Excitable Boy ,Roland The HeadlessThompson Gunner, Mr.Bad Example, Fistful Of Rain, Keep Me In Your Heart, My S***'s F***ed Up. So many more

[@teddyy72]

"Keep Me In Your Heart For A While" always gets me

[@289hipo]

Excitable Boy is darkly amusing

[@HelynnHeels]

Okay! Now do Warren's ROLAND THE HEADLESS THOMPSON GUNNER. Seriously

[@peterm4486]

Guys so proud of you for rocking this song…I’m a huge Zevon fan. Still waiting for you to revisit Chicago…when you do please play Dialogue Pt1&2

[@shawnjohnson9763]

Another fun artist that put a smile on your face is Weird Al Yankovic. An underrated singer and musician with multiple Grammies and a catalog stretching back to the 70s. He's beloved by fans and the artists that he parodies. Since you guys enjoyed Star Wars so much, I recommend you start with The Saga Begins or Yoda. Both are very funny.

[@anexceleratedlife]

Ghost Hounds! Last Train To Nowhere!

[@mikemaricle9941]

Mohammed's Radio next please.

[@brianmccullough5764]

The man was amazing. What a mind.

[@vinceoneal31]

Warren Zevon - My sh!* don't work

[@williamniver6063]

"Mohammed's Radio", "Carmelita", and "My Sh$t's F#cked Up"... perfect songs. Which are very, very rare.

[@megdelaney3677]

🎃🎬Halloween Movies -The Crow 1994 -Rosemary's Baby 1968 -Carrie 1976 -An American Werewolf in London 1981 -The People Under the Stairs 1991 -Interview with the Vampire 1994 -Let Me In 2010 -Thanks!!!

[@randyhochstein8455]

If you want to continue with the absurd side of Warren’s catalog, maybe your next song could be “Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner”, and his exploits in Mombasa. ♥️✌🏼😎

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Followed by it's spiritual cousin Jungle Work.

[@megdelaney3677]

🎃🎼Halloween Songs (official videos) -My Chemical Romance-Black Parade -The Alan Parsons Project-Dr. Tarr & Professor Fether -Billie Eilish-Bury a Friend -Men at Work-Dr. Heckle & Mr. Jive -Ozzy Osborne-Bark at the Moon

[@duaneford8875]

Most Excellent

[@Joel-wr1bg]

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[@Jessica_Roth]

Nothing like calling your dad from jail, let me tell you. (The lawyer cost $900, which is $2874 today, the internet tells me. Ouch!) Many other whimsical ZEE-von songs are listed in other comments. I vote for "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner", "Excitable Boy" and a more serious song from the end of his career, "Keep Me in Your Heart". Thanks!

[@jeff90125]

Definitely "Excitable Boy". Great song. He even has Linda Ronstadt singing backup on it.

[@Susudio-nc8ml]

Definitely a great song! You've GOT to hear Excitable Boy, Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner (from the same album as Lawyers Guns and Money), and Keep Me In Your Heart (from one of his last releases). You'd probably like My S**it's F****d Up (which is about him going to the doctor) this was one of his last releases before he died of Mesophilioma (cancer).

[@spiritwalker497]

Excitable Boy next please❤

[@damienross5013]

Great stuff guys! an amazing singer, performer and song writer. Up their with Dylan as a song writer...Can be smart, deep or funny like this one...Check out the songs everybody has listed (Excitable Boy!) but if you really want to hear or watch some deep and touching stuff Check out songs from his final album...The Wind....Put together when he was dying and knew he would be gone in months...Songs like Keep Me in Your Heart For Awhile, Disorder in the House (a rocker!) and his amazing version of Knocking on Heavens Door will hit you big time

[@majones501]

Warren Zevon is one of my favorite songwriters. His songs usually have a twisted look at the world, and this often lead to them having some humor in them. He was also an excellent guitarist, singer, and piano player. His final album, “Life’ll Kill Ya,” is just as wonderful as his first. My favorite album is “Excitable Boy,” and every song is excellent. My favorite song is definitely “Roland (The Headless Thompson Gunner).” For a beautiful ballad check out “Tenderness On the Block” and you’ll get to see his beautiful piano playing. It’s on the same album. He’s just a great story teller, with music!

[@tonygreene3941]

Such a great songwriter Excitable boy(Halloween coming up) Rosalita Poor poor pitiful me Boom boom Mancini Detox mansion

[@erniesteele3164]

One of my favorites from Warren Zevon...Check out Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner some time.

[@auckalukaum]

He even played in a band with Stephen King. Not very well known, but he has so many cool songs. A couple more of my favorites are Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner, and My Shit's Fucked Up.

[@williameisenman9008]

I vote Play It All Night Long for the next Warren Zevon song. It's "backwoods" perspective will connect with you and it has an interesting Lynyrd Skynyrd connection.

[@jonathantaylor8562]

For Halloween, try out Louis Armstrong "The Skeleton in The Closet". It's hilarious! The original version on Decca Records may be better than the version from the movie "Pennies From Heaven", but Louis is great in both.

[@ednicholson7839]

Zevon's songs all seem to range from wickedly cynical to forlorn, but they're not all like that. One of his best songs is "Frank and Jesse James". I think it's not as well known as it should be because it feels more country than rock, recorded at a time when country and rock did not cross over commercially very much. But it's a great song. Some of his songs are quite funny -- like "Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me", which was also done by and became a hit for Linda Ronstadt. Then there's a song like "Boom Boom Mancini", which is about the great boxer from the 80s. Great tune. He didn't have a lot of hits but he was a songwriter's songwriter and a musician's musician -- covered and admired by everyone from Bob Dylan to Jackson Browne.

[@stevenblock9712]

Keep Me In Your Heart is a very beautiful song, particularly in light of his illness when he wrote and sang it.

[@LKTraz]

The next Warren Zevon song you check out just HAS TO BE Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner. You guys love story songs and this will certainly be one to add to your experiences.

[@brenthenshaw3585]

Some other great Warren Zevon songs: Poor Poor Pitiful Me, Excitable Boy, Johnny Strikes Up the Band, Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner.

[@ronbirchard5262]

you gotta react to warren zevon - My Shits Fucked Up.from the album Life'll Kill Ya. he wrote this song knowing he was dying soon. Warren wrote his last two albums knowing they will be his last.

[@waynecanning4122]

Check out the song My Shit’s F**ked Up by Mr. Zevon. It’s a really great song about dying that Warren wrote while he was dying but apparently didn’t know it.

[@W4TB]

There are several sides to Warren Zevon. You’ve listened to two of his biggest songs but you should check out “Keep Me In Your Heart For A While” and “ Roland, The Headless Thompson Gunner”. There are many more songs but I’ll leave those to the rest of the Fam

[@okcdog5439]

If you're asking if Warren Zevon wrote novelty songs - absolutely not, but many of his songs can be amusing because they can be quite ironic or point out some of life's absurdities. His music can also be so, so much more. He was classically trained pianist and a brilliant lyricist. He had his demons, which probably prevented him from getting the air play and commercial success he deserved. Personally, I think it's a tragedy that "Werewolves of London" is the only Warren Zevon song many people can name. Listen to "Desperados Under the Eaves" next. It's a beautiful song and will show you a side of him you haven't explored yet.

[@markallen2984]

"Excitable Boy" should be your next Warren Zevon song. (Warren was a great favorite of David Letterman)

[@SNB57]

Really glad you did thisreaction. Please do a reaction to Heard It In a Love Song (studio version) by Marshall Tucker Band. Another very good / fun song via southern rock. You'll love it! hint: it has a flute!

[@deanbrunner261]

Saw him in Memphis. Great show

[@brentz3]

You need to do Tracey Ullman "They Don't Know" for female friday and please make sure to react tot he official music video. It's fun and hilarious.

[@simontemplar3359]

Please, please, please check out Desperadoes under the Eaves. There are a lot of amazing and more serious tunes, but that one in particular is a side of Warren you haven't seen before. It's written while he was battling addiction, and it was a dark time for him, but he really made it into powerful art.

[@mojorider8455]

yes, this one hits hard and is powerful in its imagery!

[@oldgrizz8720]

Tenderness on the Block is my favorite Zevon song on the Excitable Boy album. I think you would like it.

[@williamtauriello1581]

Warren Zevon (RIP) was an utterly brilliant lyricist, as you’ve already discovered. You can also check out Excitable Boy, or for something different and beautiful, try Hasten Down The Wind.

[@jcjrsmith]

Warren Zevon was a genius. Such a wry sense of humor. When he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he decided to record one more album, and he title it "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead". Rest in Peach, Warren Zevon

[@bikerwisdom805]

Just so ya know, this song was inspired by Warren's trip to Mexico with Hunter S. Thompson. It makes so much sense then

[@zoftigbeatnik]

Back in the 1980's,my Art teacher dated Warren Zevon. I love his song Werewolves of London.

[@jollyrodgers7272]

David Letterman called Warren Zevon (ZEE-von), L.A.'s hardest rocking musician. Warren got the inspiration for this from some incident he had with the "Hawaiian Mafia" on Maui, but never gave details to the public. His father was actually a real life mobster, William 'Stumpy' Zevon - Mickey Cohen's righthand man. Hank Williams, Jr. did a cover of this. Warren wrote and originally performed POOR POOR PITIFUL ME, which Linda Ronstadt made a hit. Maybe react to Warren's recording, and then Linda's cover of that. It paints a lurid picture from both gender perspectives.

[@lisadarley8756]

Its so great that you are listeing to Warren Zevon! You should try Stand in the Fire or Tenderness on the Block Both are great songs

[@TZ61]

Boy, do we miss Warren and his tongue-in-cheek, dry sardonic wit, and that very dark sense of humor. He was indeed a storyteller; often about the less than shining examples of human endeavor, as with this song. I like to think he is taking a swallow of Jim Beam, and a toke on a j wherever he may be. Thanks for the upload.

[@cjk5115]

You guys hit it on the head with this being a great story, because this song is yet another excellent example of Warren Zevon's skills as a songwriter and storyteller, not to mention a tremendous showcase for his wry, dark sense of humor. If you want to catch another great story of his, I highly recommend "Mr. Bad Example."

[@justinelynn9159]

I second that recommendation!

[@fripso]

RIP Warren. I miss him souch. This was, is and always will be my favorite Warren Zevon song. His final interview with Letteman was so special and poignant.