I like Buddy, too. I still think he dies at the end of the song, though. It says the last thing he saw was the flashing red light, and I think it implies that he saw the flashing red light, and then that heavenly light.
I agree. Zevon is one of the truly great story-tellers in all of singing history. Right up there with Johnny Cash in that department.
I like Buddy, too. I still think he dies at the end of the song, though. It says the last thing he saw was the flashing red light, and I think it implies that he saw the flashing red light, and then that heavenly light.
I agree. Zevon is one of the truly great story-tellers in all of singing history. Right up there with Johnny Cash in that department.