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Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) [1] was an American rock singer and songwriter. His most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money" and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner".
"Poor Poor Pitiful Me" is a rock song written and first recorded by American musician Warren Zevon in 1976. With gender references reversed, it was made a hit twice: first as a top-40 hit for Linda Ronstadt, then almost 2 decades later by Terri Clark, whose version topped the Canadian country charts and reached the country top five in the U.S.
Excitable Boy is the third studio album by American musician Warren Zevon.The album was released on January 18, 1978, by Asylum Records.It includes the single "Werewolves of London", which reached No. 21 and remained in the American Top 40 for six weeks.
Year Album info Peak chart positions Certifications; US [1]US Ind. [2]AUS [3]UK [4]1969 Wanted Dead or Alive. Released: 1969; Label: Liberty; Format: LP, CD 1976 Warren Zevon
"Carmelita" is a country rock song written by Warren Zevon. The song was originally recorded in 1972 by Canadian singer Murray McLauchlan on his self-titled album. Zevon himself recorded it four years later, in 1976, on his self-titled album. [1] Linda Ronstadt recorded a version in 1977 on her Simple Dreams album. [2]
"Werewolves of London" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, written by Zevon, LeRoy Marinell and Waddy Wachtel. It first appeared on Excitable Boy (1978), Zevon's third studio album, then it was released as a single by Asylum Records in March 1978, becoming a Top 40 US hit, the only one of Zevon's career, reaching No. 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May.
In the movie Grand Canyon, Kevin Kline is listening to this song in his car when a gang approaches to menace him The song was used for the opening of the show Justice, with Victor Garber, in 2006. There is a blog called Lawyers Guns and Money. [3] The third episode of the HBO series The Staircase featured the song for its end credits.
It includes a previously unreleased Zevon composition: "Studebaker", sung by Warren's son Jordan Zevon. The album's title comes from an interview Zevon did on the Late Show with David Letterman following Zevon's having been diagnosed with terminal pleural mesothelioma. Zevon's reflections on enjoying what time you have included the phrase ...