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The way I always do
How was I to know
She was with the Russians, too?
I was gambling in Havana
I took a little risk
Send lawyers, guns and money
Dad, get me out of this - Hyah!
I'm the innocent bystander
Somehow I got stuck
Between the rock and a hard place
And I'm down on my luck
Yes I'm down on my luck
Well I'm down on my luck
I'm hiding in Honduras
I'm a desperate man
Send lawyers, guns and money
The shit has hit the fan
All right
Send lawyers, guns and money
Huh!
Uh...
Send lawyers, guns and money
Uhh!
Send lawyers, guns and money
Hyah!
Send lawyers, guns and money
Ooh!
Yeah!
Yeah
Yeah...
Uh!
The Z-man certainly knew how to craft a lyric.
Greatest opening line in a song. Ever.
Almost. My favourite opening line is also from a Warren song: "Grandpa pissed his pants again, he don't give a damn."
This was my theme song after I got busted for pot smuggling...
It's a good one!
Almost everyone immediately got the reference.
I'd make it an 11 if that rating was available
Ask Trump.
Or, as a lawyer would likely put it: "The defecation has hit the oscillation".
What a cool name! - Zevon I mean... Bill is cool, too though!
No, "Bill" is not a cool name unless you're Bill the Cat and your sidekick is named Opus. Otherwise it's just a regular old name like Mike or Dave or Bob.
However, names like Chad & Muffy are cool...if you're in a frat house at Dartmouth or some other vomit-inducing yuppie endeavor.
What a cool name! - Zevon I mean... Bill is cool, too though!
Who can't enjoy lyrics about shit hitting the fan?
Godlike.
PopKombo wrote:
Need a lead singer?
Seconded
Yes it truly fuckin' is. Captures all the things-are-falling-apart craziness of the late 70s. And as Bill noted, like many of Warren's songs, it's a 4.5-minute screenplay.
The live version from "Stand in the Fire" is way better: Warren goes right over the top.
Lazarus, I think I'm a convert. Your church now has a small chapel in the corner of my office. I hope you are having a great day!
Welcome... everybody in my mushrooming multitude of churches be praying that you are having fun right this minute...
this song is marvelous... love it...
Everybody in my church loves this song...
“For many people this will be the end of the line,” said Diane Thompson, an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center. “This is a much lower number for the banks compared to what they were at risk for.”
“The regulators have decided to replace the fox in the henhouse with the wolf,” added John Taylor, president of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.
Lazarus, I think I'm a convert. Your church now has a small chapel in the corner of my office. I hope you are having a great day!
Great music doesn't have a "retirement date". We're still listening to Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Brahms, & Vivaldi, hundreds of years old.
People will still be listening to bands like this, Beatles, Stones, Dylan, etc. 1000 years from now - because it's good.
Meaning of the sentence isn't what it was during the Cold War years, but still has an interesting interpretation in 2013: if you get entangled with the wrong Russians today, you'd still need lawyers, guns and money.
My friend did - it involved importing acrobatic planes - they took him for his last ruble/buck.
fun to play on the piano... love it...
Check out some of the live versions. "Stand in the Fire" and "Learning to Flinch" both have great examples of this tune. As a rule, Zevon's live and outtake / demo versions seem to have a realness or rawness that he just can't capture in the studio. Werewolves is another song that just rips live or even on the "Preludes" demo, but can feel a little ploddy in studio form.
Agree strongly with this. His ballads in their studio form are fine, but the rockers had a lot more energy on the stage than on the albums. Even his live albums don't really capture the raw power of songs like this one, which was always a concert highlight. "Jeannie Needs a Shooter" is another example of a song that just kicked ass at his live shows, but the recordings pale in comparison.
LOL - no you don't.
Meaning of the sentence isn't what it was during the Cold War years, but still has an interesting interpretation in 2013: if you get entangled with the wrong Russians today, you'd still need lawyers, guns and money.
Everybody in my church loves this song...
“For many people this will be the end of the line,” said Diane Thompson, an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center. “This is a much lower number for the banks compared to what they were at risk for.”
“The regulators have decided to replace the fox in the henhouse with the wolf,” added John Taylor, president of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.
Check out some of the live versions. "Stand in the Fire" and "Learning to Flinch" both have great examples of this tune. As a rule, Zevon's live and outtake / demo versions seem to have a realness or rawness that he just can't capture in the studio. Werewolves is another song that just rips live or even on the "Preludes" demo, but can feel a little ploddy in studio form.
"Send lawyers, guns and money. Dad, get me out of this."
Hits home for me too, but unfortunately I'm "Dad" in this case.
The shit has hit the fan!!!
poor poor Higgs, you need a hug
Well, your existence is purely theoretical, Mr. Boson.
RIP Warren
You , just made my day....
Miss ya, Warren.
(From the "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" liner notes)
If you're at all a fan, this book is excellent.
"My friend Burt Stein (who was also my A&R man at Asylum records) and I were on vacation in Kauai, Hawaii. We were riding past the cane fields with a young woman whose acquaintance I'd made the previous evening and she was taking us to a friend's 'plantation house.' She mentioned sort of off-handedly that her friend wasn't home; that we might, in fact, have to break in. I turned to Burt. 'Dear Joe,' I said, thinking of Joe Smith, the president of the record company, 'Send lawyers.' 'And guns,' Burt added. I said, 'And money.'"
(From the "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" liner notes)
What inspirational comments. Oh, they fit good though with such an uninspiring song. Crappola!
I find it hilarious that the people making negative comments about Zevon are also the least literate. Good is an adjective— not an adverb as used above— and "crapola" only has one "p".
I've always loved the attempt by April Wine to get on the radio with their song "If You See Kay". It's childish but funny.
Sad but True: Britney Spears actually pulled that off with "If U Seek Amy" a few years back.
That Nickelback song "Rock Star" is censored when it plays on the radio in our town. They can't say the words "drugs" or "assholes." But they can still sing the line about popping pills from a Pez dispenser (I guess the censors figure that it's a convenient way to take aspirin or vitamins.) "The girls come easy and the bleeep comes cheap..." It's completely arbitrary censorship, and is ludicrous at best. At worst, it's a horrible sign of the loss of freedom of speech. George Carlin was right - if one uses a word often enough, pretty soon one gets used to hearing it and it loses its power to offend.
Unless one is a member of the Moral Majority. (Quick censorship story: I once posted on a friend's comment at Facebook. It was about someone who had tossed a crippled puppy in a dumpster and left it to die. Someone else heard the puppy's whimpers and took it to the vet, and eventually, the authorities found the person who'd dumped it. The sorry excuse for a human being got a slap on the wrist and a small fine. So I posted, "FUCK the courts - I want JUSTICE." My friend (and also someone I didn't even KNOW) were both horrified that I'd use that kind of language in a public forum. "I have underage nieces and nephews who read this stuff!" she wrote. And the stranger wrote, "Please tone down your language. Children read this. Blah, blah, blah."
I deleted my post, and never went back to that Facebook page again, but it occurred to me - they weren't outraged by the atrocity of that cruel abandonment of the puppy - they were aghast at the F-bomb. And then I wondered how young children were being allowed to view Facebook content anyway. No parental control? Hmmm.)
Anyway, I love RP because there's no censorship here, and if there appears to be censorship, it's only because the upload approved had already been pasteurized before it was uploaded. Didn't mean to go on so long here - MUSIC forum, and allathat.
* Kicks soapbox back under the red velvet curtain and slinks out of the room..... *
Amen.
At a rate of $1 per second, and assuming no interest, it would take the US approximately 450,000 (four hundred and fifty thousand) years to pay off the national debt.
<SNIP>
This has been happening for years - when the Who came out with "Who Are You?" most radio stations weren't required to censor it.
I've always loved the attempt by April Wine to get on the radio with their song "If You See Kay". It's childish but funny.
What inspirational comments. Oh, they fit good though with such an uninspiring song. Crappola!
Shit , piss, fuck , cunt ,cocksucker, motherfucker,and tits.
Sorry to those who can't take it. :)
That Nickelback song "Rock Star" is censored when it plays on the radio in our town. They can't say the words "drugs" or "assholes." But they can still sing the line about popping pills from a Pez dispenser (I guess the censors figure that it's a convenient way to take aspirin or vitamins.) "The girls come easy and the bleeep comes cheap..." It's completely arbitrary censorship, and is ludicrous at best. At worst, it's a horrible sign of the loss of freedom of speech. George Carlin was right - if one uses a word often enough, pretty soon one gets used to hearing it and it loses its power to offend.
Unless one is a member of the Moral Majority. (Quick censorship story: I once posted on a friend's comment at Facebook. It was about someone who had tossed a crippled puppy in a dumpster and left it to die. Someone else heard the puppy's whimpers and took it to the vet, and eventually, the authorities found the person who'd dumped it. The sorry excuse for a human being got a slap on the wrist and a small fine. So I posted, "FUCK the courts - I want JUSTICE." My friend (and also someone I didn't even KNOW) were both horrified that I'd use that kind of language in a public forum. "I have underage nieces and nephews who read this stuff!" she wrote. And the stranger wrote, "Please tone down your language. Children read this. Blah, blah, blah."
I deleted my post, and never went back to that Facebook page again, but it occurred to me - they weren't outraged by the atrocity of that cruel abandonment of the puppy - they were aghast at the F-bomb. And then I wondered how young children were being allowed to view Facebook content anyway. No parental control? Hmmm.)
Anyway, I love RP because there's no censorship here, and if there appears to be censorship, it's only because the upload approved had already been pasteurized before it was uploaded. Didn't mean to go on so long here - MUSIC forum, and allathat.
* Kicks soapbox back under the red velvet curtain and slinks out of the room..... *
Shit , piss, fuck , cunt ,cocksucker, motherfucker,and tits.
Sorry to those who can't take it. :)
"Tits...it's like a nickname, 'Say, what's up, Tits?'"
I'm in your camp, Crocky... I have to mute anytime anything by Zevon comes on. It's reminiscent of how terrestial radio shoved Hotel California and Stairway to Heaven down our collective throats.
You could end up like Roland....the headless Thompson gunner!!!!!
There are certain words that radio stations are not permitted to play - if they allow the F-word to be aired and someone calls the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and reports that station, it's an automatic fine (can't remember how much for a first offense, but it's pretty hefty.) And if the station persists, they get their business license yanked. I'm sure there are ins and outs regarding internet radio vs. commercial radio broadcasting with advertisements and sponsors.
This has been happening for years - when the Who came out with "Who Are You?" most radio stations weren't required to censor it. Gradually, though, the FCC started becoming (or catching flack from) the moral majority and implemented strict rules on what could and could not be allowed on the air.
Grrr. Freedom of speech - where did it go?
Shit , piss, fuck , cunt ,cocksucker, motherfucker,and tits.
Sorry to those who can't take it. :)
This is an awesome song... we miss you, Warren...
This song is the story of my life... love it... and I would love to dance with you right now, Cynaera...
maybe her keyboard is broken? I'm not dancing to this, believe me!
Re:-.."the moral majority...fuck 'em."
They are neither moral or in the majority.
They have no lives of their own and get off in interfering in others.
IMO of course.
There are certain words that radio stations are not permitted to play - if they allow the F-word to be aired and someone calls the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and reports that station, it's an automatic fine (can't remember how much for a first offense, but it's pretty hefty.) And if the station persists, they get their business license yanked. I'm sure there are ins and outs regarding internet radio vs. commercial radio broadcasting with advertisements and sponsors.
This has been happening for years - when the Who came out with "Who Are You?" most radio stations weren't required to censor it. Gradually, though, the FCC started becoming (or catching flack from) the moral majority and implemented strict rules on what could and could not be allowed on the air.
Grrr. Freedom of speech - where did it go?
..the moral majority...fuck 'em.
I'm in your camp, Crocky... I have to mute anytime anything by Zevon comes on. It's reminiscent of how terrestial radio shoved Hotel California and Stairway to Heaven down our collective throats.
Posted: Jul 13, 2010 - 12:16 | < Reply > |
Cynaera wrote: One of my favorites by Zevon - unfortunately, it's censored on the radio. Damned FCC! |
shayde wrote:
Errr. Huh? Where what when? Cite please.
they 'bleep' the word 'lawyer' in most civilized areas these days
Errr. Huh? Where what when? Cite please.
There are certain words that radio stations are not permitted to play - if they allow the F-word to be aired and someone calls the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and reports that station, it's an automatic fine (can't remember how much for a first offense, but it's pretty hefty.) And if the station persists, they get their business license yanked. I'm sure there are ins and outs regarding internet radio vs. commercial radio broadcasting with advertisements and sponsors.
This has been happening for years - when the Who came out with "Who Are You?" most radio stations weren't required to censor it. Gradually, though, the FCC started becoming (or catching flack from) the moral majority and implemented strict rules on what could and could not be allowed on the air.
Grrr. Freedom of speech - where did it go?
Suggestion: stop drying your Calvins on high. . .
Don't let the bitter hit you on the ass on the way out.
By the way, it's 'ultra', not 'ulta', and 'belated' means "delayed beyond the usual time." I have no idea how you're trying to use it here.
Personally, I love his arrangements, energy, and composition. He's not a fantastic singer, no, but neither are Neil Young or Bob Dylan. Would you call their work 'crap'?
One of my favorites by Zevon - unfortunately, it's censored on the radio. Damned FCC!
Errr. Huh? Where what when? Cite please.
Isn't this a great song? What a classic! And it sure brings back some memories... sure wish Zevon were still with us...
One of my favorites by Zevon - unfortunately, it's censored on the radio. Damned FCC! Oh, well - I can still listen to it on CD, and on RadioParadise!
I seem to remember this as A, D and E... I am gonna have to fire up my piano... this is a great song...
I think that's right - I used to play it in a band in the 80s.
Anyway, this is a fun song!
Actually, I think this is the memo that Scooter Libby sent to Dick Cheney's office.
Simply. Awesome.
Greatest opening line in a song. Ever.
Although I'm not really a fan of Nick Cave, I don't think you can improve on his "We Came Along This Road"
I left by the back door
With my wife's lover's smoking gun