| Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| You have got to be kidding. Read his biography. Zevon was the male version of a nymphomaniac. (It is certainly possible he may have experimented with homosexuality in his early days, since he seems to have experimented with an awful lot of other things, but his bio does not mention it, and he told Crystal to tell everything.) But no, Warren was not a closeted gay. Nice try. | |
| Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Yes. I think you nailed it. He was having fun with the words and rhythm and growling in this song. Nothing heavy here. Just fun. | |
| Warren Zevon – Mutineer Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I love this song. The intimacy of its tone, "Grab your coat, let's get out of here" is very moving. Warren's self awareness, "I was born to rock the boat," has always been one of his most endearing qualities, and here in this song, he understands that his best friends, the ones who are not insincere, stand behind him and that he is safe with them even when "lightning flashed and thunder followed". It is his rebelliousness that they love about him: "Your're my witness; I'm your mutineer." It is my completely unsubstantiated belief that he wrote this song with his good friend Carl Hiaasen in mind. |
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| Warren Zevon – Mutineer Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Where does the song reference thieves? But I agree this is a beautiful song. |
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| Warren Zevon – Desperados Under The Eaves Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Has anyone else noticed Zevon's nod to Bob Dylan in "Desperadoes"? Following the the second verse of Dylan's "It takes a lot to laugh, It takes a train to cry" from Highway 61 Revisited. By chance I heard it on the radio this morning, and I was struck by the wording. We know that Warren admired Dylan immensely. I don't think the echoes in "Desperadoes" were accidental, especially the first two lines here. I also wonder if Warren's referring to the Double E in "Poor, poor, pitiful me" was also a nod to Dylan. Don't the moon look good, mama, Shinin' through the trees? Don't the brakeman look good, mama, Flagging down the "Double E"? Don't the sun look good Goin' down over the sea? Don't my gal look fine When she's comin' after me? Read more at http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858502906/#cvFaSEoMZGuUYtRc.99 |
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