Warren Zevon - Jesus Mentioned

From the album The Envoy. RIP Elvis. It's been 34 years today.

[robinmark]

The song is amazing. Bitter and loving, sardonic and sad, it mocks, yet understands star-worship. The music is ethereal. One thing it is not, is a "joke."

[johntotten]

I'm 72 years old and have done more traveling than the average person. Graceland is the only physical destination on my bucket list.

[PowerfulPunch]

Love your story. WZ came to Manchester NH and played in a bar that got its liquor license pulled. There werent many people there to say the least but I didnt drink at the time so I didnt care. He hung out after the show for a meet and greet. I felt like Chris Farley interviewing Paul McCartney on that skit on SNL. Tongue tied and awestruck.

[dwcrabtree]

he who is without sin, cast the. first stone...

[watchinshadows]

A nice tribute indeed, long live the king.

[michaelcastillo]

Are we not all addicted to something, its just a song by singers who where just men, they have come and gone, no more no less, both my fave artist of addiction and song !

[kategowen]

Baz Luhrman effed up royally, leaving this out his new Elvis movie.

[riffraff]

And ten years today since Warren's death.

R.I.P., Warren.

[TheEDZEPPELINBAND]

i loved BOTH your stories...I saw Elvis twice...but I never met him...
but I did get to meet my hero, Allen Collins from Lynyrd Skynyrd...he wrote Freebird-
which reminds me of another Warren song..'Play it all night long'-

[Circumpunk]

@mrstevielovestv Thanks for sharing thtat great experience brother! Wow, what a story. You are truely bleesed man.

[Circumpunk]

@PowerfulPunch Thanks for your story. I have several WZ uploads and on every one fans tell me the story of their encounters with the man. he was a very remarkable guy and I miss him a lot. Thanks again PP.

[Circumpunk]

@kabirpour I didn't know that. These pics are of Elvis's funeral. Thanks for the info. I like learning all I can about Warren.

[iKOiKOheynow]

Nobody sang like Elvis nobody wrote like Warren

[JEFFRAUSCHL]

Can't you just imagine Digging up Warren, begging him to sing, with Steven King none the less... I think he might appreciate the thought.

[weeeeoooow]

There's a guy works down the chip shop, swears he's Elvis!

[nJLXXlll]

/rwest in peace ol buddy, and you too "the king" :-)

[Circumpunk]

@mrstevielovestv Sorry for the delay in response. I just read what you said about WZ. What a cool story. I am getting a lot of these with each WZ song I upload. What an extrordinary star Warren was.

[Circumpunk]

Actually as I understand it this song is a direct reference to King's book. I haven't read it so I don't know fer sure.

[timstout]

I've listened to this song all my life.
I could never figure out just what Warren Zevon was alluding to..
Please; please, please,
Could anybody tell me what this song is about???
I've been listening to WZ since mid seventy five.
Also, to dig up the King would be a bad idea. The casket is full of desiccants.
This is a read between the lines thing.

[dannos]

Does anyone here know the Elvis tune that sounds like a Doors rock tune. Only heard this tune once in a bar where a female claimed it was Elvis. Did Jim Morrison ever sing like Elvis in a song?