#WARREN ZEVON KEEP ME IN YOUR HEART TV#

Not only is this one of the best farewell albums ever Schmidt, Jordan Zevon, Jacksonīrowne, T Bone Burnett, Tom Petty and Emmylou Harrisĭrums and Percussion – Don Henley, Jim Keltner, Steve Gorman Springsteen, John Waite, Don Henley, Timothy B. Vocals – Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, Bruce Mitchell, Tommy Shaw, David Lindley, Mike Campbell and Joe Walshīass – Jorge Calderon and Reggie Hamilton Guitars – Ry Cooder, Bruce Springsteen, Brad Davis, Randy Fortunately, his record label Īrtemis gave him a generous budget and he set out to bring as many of hisįriends together as possible. When Warren Zevon learned he had a terminal illness he wasĭetermined to put together a final studio album. When Erin lent me the CD and told me the story surrounding its release, I took a I lost track of him in the ‘90s because I was otherwise focused. Zevon’s music in the early to mid ‘80s and I followed the insane chronicles of I was just getting back into music after aboutĪ decade of fatherhood and family responsibilities. Was released in 2003, less than two weeks before Warren Zevon’s death. My friend Erin turned me on to this album. Today’s feature song is ‘Keep Me in Your Heart’ from his 12 thĪnd final studio album The Wind. Mesothelioma in 2002 and despite a valiant battle he succumbed to the disease a He was a man who rode a tidal wave of personal disaster. As I write this post it occurs to me that Warren Zevon is to songwriting, what George Carlin was to comedy. He would cut Donald Trump down to the core, eat his stupidity for breakfast and spit out the seeds. Oh, how I wish Warren Zevon was still alive today.

He is a master at self- deprecation and he is brutally honest in his condemnation of anything corrupt or unjust. They reflect an acerbic sense of humour that makes you laugh out loud. Warren Zevon’s lyrics are intelligent beyond belief. I also acknowledge that he is not in the same realm as Bob Dylan, but my list does not speak as much to being prolific as it does preference. On my list of favourites he resides at #3 behind only Neil Peart of Rush and John Prine. To me he is one of the best songwriters ever. I say all this knowing that to many, Warren Zevon is a bit of an unknown commodity. At this point it transcends art and moves to another place in the cultural spectrum. When a songwriter can convey this emotion through his words, he has accomplished the pinnacle of artistic achievement, in my opinion. Just writing this post had me wiping tears away. On many occasions I have been moved to tears. It has such a heartfelt delivery that virtually every time I listen to it, I get a lump in my throat. It represents one of the last things he did “before he dropped dead”. ‘Keep Me in Your Heart’ by Warren Zevon is dripping with emotion. In my opinion today’s song is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. ∙ Zevon won two Grammys for 2003’s The Wind, including Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal, for “Disorder in the House,” a duet with Bruce Springsteen.“If you’re lucky people will like one thing you do early and one thing you do just before you drop dead.” Warren Zevon

#WARREN ZEVON KEEP ME IN YOUR HEART TV#

∙ He filled in as host or bandleader on David Letterman’s late-night TV show numerous times, and during a 2002 appearance he shared memorable life advice: “Enjoy every sandwich.” released a 1990 album of covers, landing an Alternative radio hit with their take on Prince’s “Raspberry Beret.” ∙ Under the name Hindu Love Gods, Zevon and three members of R.E.M. 8 on Billboard’s Pop chart and producing the hit “Werewolves of London.” ∙ The Jackson Browne-produced 1978 LP Excitable Boy was his highest-charting album, reaching No. ∙ His fame grew after Linda Ronstadt cut several of his songs, including “Hasten Down the Wind”-the title track of her Grammy-winning 1976 LP-and “Carmelita.” ∙ In the early 1970s, he served as band leader and touring keyboardist for The Everly Brothers and also contributed songwriting and arrangements to several Phil Everly solo albums. ∙ With his duo lyme & cybelle, Zevon had a minor Billboard Pop chart hit in 1966 with the song “Follow Me,” which was produced by sunshine-pop icon Bones Howe. The late Warren Zevon was a singer-songwriter and musician known for his wry, cynical, and often self-deprecating lyrics.

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