A Little Bit of Music


Last revised: February 14, 2008

Songs with some of my favorite lines


Warren Zevon -- gotta love a guy who was able to romanticize mercenaries. "Dad, send lawyers, gun, & money..."

Lawyers, Guns, & Money



Had a friend whose girlfriend wasn't really happy with him unless he changed. "If I was the man you wanted, I would not be the man that I am."

If I Were The Man You Wanted




"Red hair & black leather, my favorite color schemes". What a line!

Richard Thompson - "1952 Vincent Black Lightning"

Studio C Volume 19

1. John Mayer - Belief
2. Modest Mouse - Missed the Boat
3. KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See
4. Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova - Falling Slowly
5. Ray LaMontagne - Three More Days
6. The Shins - New Slang
7. Joan Armatrading - A Woman in Love
8. Ryan Adams - Two
9. G. Love & Special Sauce with Tristan Prettyman - Beautiful
10. Paolo Nutini - Last Request
11. Rodrigo y Gabriela - Tamacun
12. Jewel - You Were Meant for Me
13. The Decemberists - The Perfect Crime #2
14. Jonny Lang - Red Light
15. Brandi Carlile - Turpentine
16. James Morrison - Wonderful World
17. Chris Thile - Watch 'at Breakdown
18. Sarah McLachlan - Fallen
19. Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl

 

If hockey were more popular in the United States this would be considered one of the greatest sports songs ever. Instead it shows how quirky Warren was. The refrain "Hit somebody!" is David Letterman, 

My Ride's Here

6. Hit Somebody!



My son considers this one the best cover song ever. Done with Warren & a bunch of the R.E.M. artists as the Hindu Love Gods.


Raspberry Beret

Warren's last album made after he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Was his behavior in life self-destructive? Probably. Don't we all embark on some type of self-destructive behavior at some time in our lives? For some reason I appreciated the wry sense of humor in his songs & performances. I probably liked his ballads more than anything else. Well, maybe.

The Wind

Track Listing:

1. Dirty Life & Times 
2. Disorder in the House 
3. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 
4. Numb as a Statue 
5. She's Too Good for Me 
6. Prison Grove 
7. El Amor de mi Vida 
8. The Rest of the Night 
9. Please Stay 
10. Rub Me Raw 
11. Keep Me in Your Heart