Of all the incredibly marvelous Waren Zevon songs which is the best?

[fNord]

I’ve got no idea....they are all priceless gems......

Here’s Indifference of Heaven

And also I Need a Truck.......just for good measure

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. This one, of course:

[fNord]

6. When he preformed on BBC he did a little intro for that song.....

He said he wrote it on vacation late one night in a bar in Kawii “ on wet cocktail napkins after some improbable and grotesque mischief.” Giving a slight nod to his buddy HST......

[TomSlick]

31. That's my favorite.

[John Fante]

2. "The hurt gets worse and the heart gets harder..."

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. Lawyers, Guns and Money has been a long, long time favorite of mine!

[Bryan]

4. "Desperados Under the Eaves"

Still waking up in the mornings with shaking hands
And I'm trying to find a girl who understands me
But except in dreams, you're never really free
Don't the sun look angry at me

Zevon has dogged me my entire life, waiting patiently for me to grow into his lessons. My dad introduced me and my brother to Zevon. I was five, and my brother was three. During "Excitable Boy", my brother would jump up on the couch and rub an imaginary pot roast all over his chest. We are told that we turned out well in spite of this.

[Bayard]

5. I was always kind of partial to Werewolves of London

[fNord]

7. Any other artist I'd call you a poser......

But that’s a great song, right?



“I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic’s.........................and his hair was perfect!”

[Haggis for Breakfast]

8. "I saw Lon Chaney walking with The Queen . . . "

"I saw Lon Chaney Jr. walking with the Queen."

Love those lines.

But, "Send Lawyers, Guns and Money" will always be my favorite. That beat almost has me up and marching.

[Bayard]

14. Thank you!

And with that, I shall go to sleep.

[milestogo]

22. That's the song my dog howls to.

He keeps trying to convince me that he's a werewolf.

[John Fante]

9. Another nomination:

[MiltonBrown]

10. Poor Poor Pitiful Me

Zevon had a lot of good ones.

[ariadne0614]

11. This one

[rzemanfl]

17. +1. n/t

[exboyfil]

12. Roland or Excitable Boy

Just because they weren't listed. Taken much too soon.

[argyl]

13. I like this one.

Linda did a great version of this song but this one is my favorite.

Always thought the substitution of Smith and Wesson for Smith Corona took a lot of the poignancy from the song.

A junkie pawning a pistol for a fix just doesn't have the tenderness of a writer pawning his typewriter.

[curlyred]

21. He hangs out down on Eldorado Street, by the Pioneer Chicken Stand...

some earworms I don't mind.

[catbyte]

15. The Envoy

Also:

Mohammed's Radio

And who could leave out:

I love Desperados Under the Eaves

And, of course, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Roland, Carmelita, hell, I like them all.

[DFW]

16. A question that can't be answered

Lawyers, Guns and Money/Werewolves of London/Excitable Boy/Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner

How is one to eliminate three of those?

[Harker]

18. It's a cover...

but he made it his own, as far as I'm concerned.
https://m.

[fNord]

20. Considering the circumstances when he recorded it.....

I’d say he had to.....but you’re right, he definitely did.
It’s my favorite version....and that’s saying a lot since EVERYONE has covered it.

[fNord]

19. How did I forget Bill Lee

[NightWatcher]

23. Too many. Keep me in your heart, Excitable Boy, Things to do in Denver...

I miss seeing him on Letterman.

You're a whole different person when you're scared.

Mr Bad Example

Don't let us get sick.

[Phentex]

24. First date with my husband was a Warren Zevon concert...

No way can I pick a favorite!

[Shrek]

25. Not sure about a song

But Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School has to be an all-time great album title

[lilactime]

26. My favorite is Reconsider Me.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

27. Tenderness on the Block

I also love

I saw him perform at DC's Lisner Auditorium back in 1980. Wish I remembered more about it.

[spin]

28. I like these two. ...

[Thomas Hurt]

29. I am a huge fan of b&w monster movies so I like Werewolves of London.

[hibbing]

30. Mutineer

Him and Letterman had quite the relationship. I recall Dave talking about him an Warren driving across the country together.


Peace

[fNord]

32. Thats my fianc and I's love song to each other....

Our theme song is Joe Walsh’s “Life Been Good”

[50 Shades Of Blue]

33. One more - I forgot about it at the time - but WZ was once part of a '60's duo

called Lyme and Cybelle. I LOVED this song with every fiber of my 13-year-old soul, and 53 years later I still do! Especially after learning many years later that Lyme was Warren Zevon.

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