Zevon Lawyers Guns & Money Live on Letterman + Intereview

This is more Zevon joy! Live on Dave from 11/8, here he is doing LG&M PLUS the song "Trouble" PLUS a short interview. Again, I do not own this but want to share his music with the world.

[@7777srd]

What a brilliant dark sense of humor - "caught the crew making a suicide pact". Had the chance to meet him near the end of his life at the hospital and he was asked if he needed more pain meds, he quipped, "no, but i'll take it to go" . Still ahead of his time!

[@kurt52073]

The transition between the two songs is so badass! Zevon rules.

[@godzillamanstreb524]

💫💫

[@cynthiahawkins2389]

You can tell from Zevon's lyrics that he would have been a kickass detective fiction writer. His quirky, evocative lines just shimmer, (tough guys, easy women, fast dangerous car rides..wow) the images are all there in the music...

[@knopflerfan9069]

he was an avid reader and one of his primary genres of interest was detective fiction, which he said influenced his songwriting, so you're right on

[@bethewalt7385]

The king of alliteration

[@thomasaquinas157]

"How was I to know she was with the Russians, too?" Hard to top that line.

[@kevinmetcalfe7126]

“I was born down by the river where the dirty flows, and the cold wind cut through me, it cut right through my clothes” from Jeanie Needs a Shooter. That’s a good line too.

[@andyinoregon]

I saw this tour when it played an intimate basement club in S.E. Portland, sitting just spitting distance from three of my musical heroes: Warren on piano, Timothy B. Schmit of Poco and The Eagles on bass and backing vocals and Dan Dugmore from Linda Ronstadt's band on guitar. That night Zevon performed the most outrageous song segue ever, going from an audience-confounding cover of the Tom Jones hit "What's New Pussycat?" to his own iconic anthem "Lawyers Guns and Money." Mad as a Hatter!

[@johnIZaUWL]

Saw that to in St. Louis & after the two encores we kept chanting "Warren" over & over once the lights went up & almost ten minutes later he popped out, did Mohamed's Radio😎😎😎 He hi fived me TOO😎😎😳😍😜😎😎

[@victormodjeski4173]

I seen that tour in Chicago, park west. I miss that guy.

[@angiesemler2408]

❤

[@trevorjean1420]

How bout Paul Shaffer and the world's most dangerous band! Tight af!

[@bertroost1675]

This song is THE best use of the line "the shit has hit the fan" ever.

[@dmmchugh3714]

Agreed - my favorite performance of this song !

[@sandinator]

Warren deserves to be in the R&R hall of fame

[@D5614Red]

Zevon, the great storyteller. He is missed.

[@SuperMadmax61]

RIP Warren. Great songwriter!. One of a kind

[@dmg7111]

STILL get teary as I play his tunes.... ♥

[@sabaticl]

Andy in Oregon, I LOVE the segue here from Trouble to Lawyers Guns & Money. RIP. Dave featured this on his tribute when Zevon passed.

[@andyinoregon]

Yep, this was a great one too, but you should have seen that Portland audience wondering why the hell Warren Zevon was singing "What's New Pussycat?"

[@clearwatergeek]

A lot of people always forget the impact Warren's songs had on everyone. Sometimes shocking, sometimes controversial, but always tinged with a little dark humor just so we can laugh at ourselves. A true American composer that will be missed.

[@schumi9xwdc]

One of Bob Dylan’s favorite song writers!

[@kiwibridge]

Letterman is one of the best things that ever happened to music

[@daviddunham3510]

You mean he didn't drink the Kool Aid,He marched to the beat of a different drummer ThankGod, What a genius!

[@MrsSnake2647]

This guy is a legend.

[@justinnoble6506]

Mad respect for a guy that was supremely talented, yet humble. His live performances were among the best.

[@user-qy9tf2im7f]

He spent lots of time with his audiences after concerts. Very humble regular guy, absolutely no pretension!

[@schumi9xwdc]

Vote 4 Warren Zevon 4 2023 rrhof

[@ericpipkin3114]

That intro was badass.

[@jhuranim]

WZ one of the most underrated musicians in history..........what an awesome lyricist and man what a voice............WZ was the freakin man

[@kayakrazy1]

Goddamn best seque ever!! :)

[@eggrolldog]

The World's most Dangerous Band!!! I still remember that from being a very young child and watching this with my dad. CBS Orchestra is a lame ass name. And of course, Zevon forever!

[@frodolives6671]

You can tell warren and David were really good friends just watch the episode where David announces that warren died you can feel his emotion

[@HansDeepImage]

I love you Warren Zevon! I've been singing your songs since I was 4 years old. RIP . The greatest singer/songwriter to ever walk the earth!

[@mikeyates7931]

A life well lived , my friend

[@jhuranim]

man what a song, what a performance of it, and what a terrific talent mr. zevon was, he deserves the the rock n roll hall of fame induction, RIP

[@duewey14]

I think that NY Giants sweater belongs in the rock n roll hall of fame

[@dharmabeachbum6330]

Wow. What a misinterpretation of well-documented history. Hippies sought social justice, expediting changes in racial segregation and civil rights. Hippies protested the military-industrial complex, helping bring to an end the Vietnam war. And don't forget their generation's contributions to music: Dylan, the Dead, Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, etc...Pardon them for not sharing your materialistic values, your interpretation of the American dream. Pardon them for caring about humanity.

[@HamCubes]

I am beginning to appreciate just how intrepid and subversive Letterman was. Like me, I think he genuinely admired, adored and was amused by Warren Zevon, but I also think Letterman loved making his tv overlords nervous. Music aside, inviting Zevon is like inviting a trickster god to your office. It's going to be fun, but I know I'd probably check in with my lawyer ahead of time - not to put my affairs in order, but to make sure he's not going out of town. Just in case.

[@RevWillTheThrill1974]

Still the greatest expression of desperation ever written.

[@327JohnnySS]

I remember seeing him at the Party on the patio in Houston Texas. At the end of the great music concert. He said " No more encores my ride is here". He knew that he was dying then. He was on David Letterman talking about the names of his last 3 albums. Life will kill you. ☮️💜🇺🇸

[@Amhlair]

LMAO, Werewolves of Lima. That almost would make more sense.

[@M.C.D.Technologies]

Long Live Zevon! Wish he was still around today.

[@jackal59]

@toadbeacon If you're still looking, his first "real" album (the one titled Warren Zevon) has an amazing collection of song--"Poor Pitiful Me," "The French Inhaler," "Carmelita," and "Desperados Under the Eaves" are standouts, but they're all great. The last has one of my favorite couplets from any song: If California slides into the ocean like the mystics and statistics say it will, I predict this hotel will be standing until I pay my bill.

[@lankydude]

Vote Warren into Rock n Roll Hall of Fame

[@josephkanowitz6875]

ב''ה, did everyone get too stoned to?

[@kevinburgess1037]

paul shaffer should get more recognition as an important rock musician

[@SydneyForTheDuration]

Get me out of this! I hear this as a crim defence lawyer. God this is true art.

[@SuperMarksman33]

Might have to take my bunched up tampon out and start using rats.Cheers, from New Zealand.

[@MyMoppet52]

If nothing else, I'd love David just for his love of music & his musical tastes. I miss Warren & will always miss him. My favorite Warren memory is when I took my sis to see Warren Zevon in the early 90's. She didn't know who he was. I sat next to a guy who had his ears stuffed with cotton balls. I asked the guy if he had ear problems. He said "No. I always have to do this for heavy metal concerts." He was serious! Warren played the piano for most of the night and I still laugh today. Great post

[@Grendel53]

"I caught the crew making a suicide pact." The dude was a cold steel genius. Warren, HST and Richard Burton for my Party Binge Team.

[@carioca56]

Zevon is a genius. So is Frank Zappa.

[@MultiKbar]

In my opinion, and I would have loved to ask him-- but if there's any downside in general it's that I think Jackson Browne produced him WAYYY too soft. This song should have this punch on the recording too.

[@BarnoEire]

Yupp

[@dmmchugh3714]

I know my comment is late, but I completely agree: love the edge in this performance.

[@michaeltilley8708]

Doesnt Waddy Wachtel usually get the credit for this album?

[@alexanderroberts3855]

Easily the best version of Lawyers Guns & Money, that double slap on the snare gets me everytime.

[@thedarcehole]

Hell fuck yeah dude. Incredible performance

[@chrisb1953]

Classic. Fantastic guitar riff and the chords are quite easy to play!

[@sevenfingers2001]

Warren actually filled in for Paul Shaeffer on David Letterman's show

[@RickWhitney-kr2qk]

I love that I’m an innocent bystander and somehow I got stuck between a rock and a hard place and I’m down on my luck standard gambling loser Tweaker attitude lol

[@vbowker]

It's called "censorship" not "censure". And it's done because a little outfit we like to call the FCC. Not David Letterman.

[@BigAgitator]

@glazemeister paul is the dude whaling on the piano right? he's been on dave's show for years. seems like a cool cat

[@jamesfitzpatrick8300]

Brilliance

[@patrickmurphy8795]

Dad get me outta this

[@5280mountains]

what an awesome voice. he's missed

[@Humanclock]

It is in a Rolling Stone magazine article. There is a link to the article on Warren's wikipedia page.

[@hutuguru81]

..."THE SHIT HAS HIT THE FAN!" hes just right into the song when he sings aye! a swaggering beethoven, the thinking mans elvis, warren

[@cru1972]

Cleverless, how can you say Paul and his band let Warren down? I saw Warren live 30+ times and I can't tell this isn't his BAND. I know every note, of EVERY Zevon song. and the ONLY songs Paul and his "ORCHESTRA" didn't butcher are Warren Zevon songs.

[@mlmr11]

Anton Fig can play any god damn thing he wants!!

[@MattFlahertymsf]

love the guitarist's giants jacket - brill

[@MasterFeelgood]

Send @RayBeckerman , Guns & Money !

[@Dianae8256]

Ah the good old days Letterman gold.

[@john9944]

What a tremendous guy. I saw him play a gig in Miami at a book convention. Other members of the band were the great humorist Dave Barry and Steven King. Now thats a weird band. Send lawyers, guns and money. What else do you need?

[@rockinredneck57]

Reply to my reply. Looks like it's a Hamer Californian. Sharp looking guitar! I like when someone plays something other than a Les Paul or a Strat. Nothing against those two, they are the foundation of Rock, but there are so many other great guitars to play/!

[@jamesdixon2338]

People ask me what kind of music I like...

[@Contractnik]

So great.

[@BigAgitator]

This is my favorite version of this song

[@humboldtus]

Dave used to have the best musicians on his show. Some great artists made their network TV debut on Late Night/Late Show. For the last few years now he has had a lot of mediocre indie bands that we have never heard from again. Plus he has Regis on singing sometimes! Yuk.

[@robertoravec1299]

this song and werewolf s of London are two of my favorites

[@seatspud]

Honestly Dave, you only wrote one song. "Midniight, and the kitties are sleeeepiiing..." ;)

[@rileyjackfansmithandjones8238]

And let's not Forget....." And his Hair was PERFECT!"

[@philipbooe9290]

I had one of my favorite songs long time I love it the s*** is hit the fan he nailed it more applicablel now than ever

[@pvince7885]

Love this - miss him!

[@foleynj86]

@tonnister Well I think the shirt looks pretty good on Sid, besides it's the GGGGGGGGGGGG-MEN, the best football team in the NFL!

[@onefive0]

nice. back when real bands, with real talent played LIVE on late night.

[@sandinator]

Love this song and Warren, rip babe. You were a hard living dude.

[@oybeutu]

His hair is not perfect.

[@dohar2]

genius. Respect.

[@paultaylor2130]

If not for Letterman and "californiction" this great artist would be lost.

[@chrisn428]

That's an interview that ended way too soon.

[@kevinmetcalfe7126]

“My lord I have an outlaws face…” Warren gave so much. It’s great to see his live performances here on KZbin. “Hurry home early, hurry on home…”

[@shinigami146]

I love this so much! Even beyond this great performance, I think of the storied connection that he had with everyone at Letterman. I was just reminded of it while watching a recent video on the official Letterman YT channel. The rabbit hole lead to many places. This is one of them, haha. Thank you for posting this (14 years ago)!

[@chasegrebb7015]

Happy Birthday, Warren!

[@bobneal3105]

Special soul you were, WZ. You’re so missed physically, but your art lives on!

[@StillAwak3]

RIP WARREN

[@kiwibridge]

typically they bleeped the shit!

[@dharmabeachbum6330]

Thanks, tohostrat. And I agree with you regarding Dave. There's a good reason he's been a late night talk show host for nearly three decades.

[@robertasmith9927]

So awesome best guitar version whooooo!

[@aprilglaspieable]

Incomparable.

[@josephkeyes447]

This is one of my favorites...

[@sandinator]

RIP WZ, you were one hard living man." I got a 38 special up on the shelf, If I start acting stupid I'll shoot myself"

[@brettkoeshall2325]

Warren Zevon back in old days.

[@tropicaltico]

I built an emergency operating room in Tegucigalpa, Honduras 🇭🇳. It was a real send Lawyers, Guns and Money excursion 🤠

[@RickWhitney-kr2qk]

Fucking great

[@krisscanlon4051]

Warren was like Dylans funnier hipper little brother who hung around Elvis Costello too much one summer...acceptable new music that road on a newer wave

[@catredbulla]

God, I miss WZ.

[@Someone-kg8qf]

When a person says that they're evil you should believe them. I love Zevons music, but there was much darkness.

[@simonjlines]

Just a total legend

[@zackdenny]

You can tell Warren and Dave are long time friends, but I don't think Warren appreciated Dave's bit about writing his songs

[@malenurse51]

glory days

[@tyrearn9235]

I think he was on Letterman once before doing this song and David Sanborn did this Hot solo. can't find it.

[@Shakey719]

I hope they serve beer in heaven, 'cause I want to buy this Los Angenlo one some day.

[@MrPhotodoc]

One of the few artists I actually listened to.

[@lamooremuse]

what year was this show? just curious...

[@andyinoregon]

1988.

[@vapormissile]

It'd be nice to have been a fly on the wall for that backstory part.

[@recsec2777]

Donald Trump Jr.'s theme song.

[@shroomydude691]

Why make everything about politics? It's petty...

[@mickfunny4185]

Marc S because it so true.

[@slkinia]

@@mickfunny4185 No, it's not true. It's nothing but petty jealousy. Trump's kids have never had so much as a parking ticket. And they've all had to work.