hearing the real story behind this song is great, but i think there is some global truth in this song. i don't exactly see a diplomat in this song as the commenter above did. it sounded like a twenty something american in cuba, living it up and representing the typical boarish american stereotype, not to mention WZ's typical understanding of a rock and roll lifestyle. his assertion that lawyers guns and money (the staples of american living) and his father will get him out of trouble is a sardonic but probably astute observation.
when i hear this song i think of that american kid who got nailed spray painting cars in china and got caned for it, as america looked on, helpless and enraged. no matter the crime, american politics will never willingly let a citizen be punished for a crime in a foreign country.
@scumbagstyle -
Agreed, except I'll go so far as to say it's a rich American kid who globe trots and leaves a trail of irresponsible behavior -often criminal- in his wake. The son of a Politician, Forbes 500 member, etc., it doesn't matter: Daddy has enough juice to get him out of ANY situation ANYWHERE in the world; "mending his ways" is an option he doesn't feel the need to explore.
@scumbagstyle -
Agreed, except I'll go so far as to say it's a rich American kid who globe trots and leaves a trail of irresponsible behavior -often criminal- in his wake. The son of a Politician, Forbes 500 member, etc., it doesn't matter: Daddy has enough juice to get him out of ANY situation ANYWHERE in the world; "mending his ways" is an option he doesn't feel the need to explore.
His father was a Jewish immigrant from Russia, whose original surname was Zivotovsky. William Zevon worked as a bookie who handled volume bets and dice games for the notorious Los Angeles mobster Mickey Cohen. He worked for years in the Cohen crime family, in which he was known as Stumpy Zevon, and was best man at Cohen\'s first wedding
His father was a Jewish immigrant from Russia, whose original surname was Zivotovsky. William Zevon worked as a bookie who handled volume bets and dice games for the notorious Los Angeles mobster Mickey Cohen. He worked for years in the Cohen crime family, in which he was known as Stumpy Zevon, and was best man at Cohen\'s first wedding
hearing the real story behind this song is great, but i think there is some global truth in this song. i don't exactly see a diplomat in this song as the commenter above did. it sounded like a twenty something american in cuba, living it up and representing the typical boarish american stereotype, not to mention WZ's typical understanding of a rock and roll lifestyle. his assertion that lawyers guns and money (the staples of american living) and his father will get him out of trouble is a sardonic but probably astute observation.
when i hear this song i think of that american kid who got nailed spray painting cars in china and got caned for it, as america looked on, helpless and enraged. no matter the crime, american politics will never willingly let a citizen be punished for a crime in a foreign country.
Singapore, wasn't it? and not all americans abroad are trouble makers.
Singapore, wasn't it? and not all americans abroad are trouble makers.
I grant you, most are. but not all.
I grant you, most are. but not all.
@scumbagstyle - Agreed, except I'll go so far as to say it's a rich American kid who globe trots and leaves a trail of irresponsible behavior -often criminal- in his wake. The son of a Politician, Forbes 500 member, etc., it doesn't matter: Daddy has enough juice to get him out of ANY situation ANYWHERE in the world; "mending his ways" is an option he doesn't feel the need to explore.
@scumbagstyle - Agreed, except I'll go so far as to say it's a rich American kid who globe trots and leaves a trail of irresponsible behavior -often criminal- in his wake. The son of a Politician, Forbes 500 member, etc., it doesn't matter: Daddy has enough juice to get him out of ANY situation ANYWHERE in the world; "mending his ways" is an option he doesn't feel the need to explore.
His father was a Jewish immigrant from Russia, whose original surname was Zivotovsky. William Zevon worked as a bookie who handled volume bets and dice games for the notorious Los Angeles mobster Mickey Cohen. He worked for years in the Cohen crime family, in which he was known as Stumpy Zevon, and was best man at Cohen\'s first wedding
His father was a Jewish immigrant from Russia, whose original surname was Zivotovsky. William Zevon worked as a bookie who handled volume bets and dice games for the notorious Los Angeles mobster Mickey Cohen. He worked for years in the Cohen crime family, in which he was known as Stumpy Zevon, and was best man at Cohen\'s first wedding