Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns and Money | REACTION

[jeffpope]

Warren deserves to be in the rock n' roll hall of fame.

[pilesovinyl]

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.

[JustGoBackpacking]

Warren was great for upbeat, catchy tunes with deeply disturbing lyrics. Great stuff.

[brendanking]

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.

[huttwigley]

As a kid, my Dad had Zevon’s “Excitable Boy” album. I used to listen to it while I played with Legos.

[bartstarr]

Warren Zevon was the songwriters' songwriter.

[dr.burtgummerfan]

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.

[abbaeben]

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.

[elee]

Roland the headless Thompson gunner is a mercenary anthem.

[thebrokenbiker]

I have always loved his music. He was one of the greatest story teller's though music. Rest in piece. Warren

[indykartsindoorgokarting]

"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"

[geoffrobinson]

Sending lawyers, guns, & money is always good advice.

[izzonj]

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.

[HelynnHeels]

Do Warren's ROLAND THE THOMPSON GUNNER. So glad you found him. He was one of a kind and I miss him every day.

[DJHolte]

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".

[goreymore]

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.

[zappafan-euwp]

Warren was one of a kind. He always had a different take on things. Check "Mohammed's Radio" or "Excitable Boy".

[boyddw]

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.

[allstarman]

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 .

[Neaptide]

Zevon was into …… celebrating the life lived among revolutionaries and their opponents.