Warren Zevon Biografie
Warren William Zevon (* 24. Januar 1947 in Chicago, Illinois; † 7. September 2003 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Rock-’n’-Roll-Musiker und Songwriter. Gekennzeichnet hat ihn vor allem seine ironische, fast zynische Lebensauffassung, die sich in seinen oft schwarzhumorigen Songs widerspiegelt – Zevon griff oft politische oder historische Themen auf. Er war nicht nur Freund diverser Autoren wie Hunter S. Thompson, Carl Hiaasen, Ross Macdonald, Thomas McGuane oder Paul Muldoon, er war auch ein ausgezeichneter Kenner von Musik, Kunst, Film und Literatur. Dieses kulturelle Wissen fand sich oft nach Art der Postmoderne in Anspielungen und Zitaten in seiner Musik wieder. Zudem arbeitete Zevon gerne mit befreundeten Autoren zusammen und schrieb mit ihnen Songs. Alle obengenannten Autoren haben in Kooperation mit Zevon mindestens ein Lied geschrieben. Zevon blieb einem größeren Publikum als One-Hit-Wonder mit dem Song Werewolves of London in Erinnerung, war aber unter Kollegen einer der meistgeschätzten Songwriter. Auf ihn trifft der Begriff Kultstar zu – er verkaufte, abgesehen von Werewolves of London und dem dazugehörigen Album Excitable Boy, nie Unmengen von Platten, hatte und hat aber eine treue Fangemeinde.
Warren Zevon - 222 Songtexte
- Frank And Jesse James0
- A Certain Girl0
- Accidentally Like A Martyr0
- Angel Dressed In Black0
- Backs Turned Looking Down The Path0
- Bad Karma0
- Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School0
- Bed Of Coals0
- Detox Mansion0
- Down In The Mall0
- Empty-Handed Heart0
- Finishing Touches0
- Gridlock0
- Heartache Spoken Here0
- Hitchhikin' Woman0
- Iko-Iko0
- Jeannie Needs A Shooter0
- Jesus Was A Cross Maker0
- Jungle Work0
- Lawyers Guns And Money0
- Leave My Monkey Alone0
- Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded0
- Monkey Wash Donkey Rinse0
- My Shit's Fucked Up0
- Networking0
- Nighttime In The Switching Yard0
- Nobody's In Love This Year0
- Piano Fighter0
- Play It All Night Long0
- Poisonous Lookalike0
- Quite Ugly One Morning0
- Reconsider Me0
- Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner0
- Rottweiler Blues0
- Seminole Bingo0
- Sentimental Hygiene0
- Similar To Rain0
- Something Bad Happened To A Clown0
- Splendid Isolation0
- The Factory0
- The Heartache0
- The Indifference Of Heaven0
- The Hula Hula Boys0
- The Sin0
- They Moved The Moon0
- Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead0
- Travelin' Riverside Blues0
- Trouble Waiting To Happen0
- Tule's Blues0
- Turbulence0
- Veracruz0
- Vigilante Man0
- Walkin' Blues0
- Wang Dang Doodle0
- Wanted Dead Or Alive0
- Werewolves Of London0
- Wild Age0
- Worrier King0
- You're A Whole Different Person When You're Scared0
- Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded0
- Hasten Down The Wind0
- Poor Poor Pitiful Me0
- The French Inhaler0
- Mohammed's Radio0
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead0
- Carmelita0
- Join Me In L.A.0
- Desperados Under The Eaves0
- Johnny Strikes Up The Band0
- Roland And The Headless Thompson Gunner0
- Excitable Boy0
- Accidently Like A Martyr0
- Vera Cruz0
- Tenderness On The Block0
- Lawyers, Guns And Money0
- Nightime In The Switching Yard0
- Lawyers, Guns & Money0
- Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger/Bo Diddley0
- Interlude No. 10
- Interlude No. 20
- Bill Lee0
- Gorilla, You're A Desperado0
- Empty Handed Heart0
- Stand In The Fire0
- Stand In The Fire / The Sin / Excitable Boy0
- Mohammed's Radio / Werewolves Of London0
- Lawyers, Guns And Money / Jeannie Needs A Shooter / Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Beginning)0
- Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Conclusion) / I'll Sleep When I'm Dead / Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger / Bo Diddley0
- The Envoy0
- The Overdraft0
- Looking For The Next Big Thing0
- Jesus Mentioned0
- Let Nothing Come Between You0
- Ain't That Pretty At All0
- Charlie's Medicine0
- Looking For The Next Best Thing0
- Never Too Late For Love0
- Boom Boom Mancini0
- Even A Dog Can Shake Hands0
- Transverse City0
- Run Straight Down0
- The Long Arm Of The Law0
- Nobody's In Love This Year0
- Nobody's In Love This Year0
- Spledid Isolation0
- Suzie Lightning0
- Model Citizen0
- Mr. Bad Example0
- Renegade0
- Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead0
- Searching For A Heart0
- Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead0
- Carmelita [1974 Demo]0
- Roland Chorale0
- Jesus Was A Crossmaker0
- Gorilla, You're A Desperado0
- Mutineer0
- I Was In The House When The House Burned Down0
- Life'll Kill Ya0
- Porcelain Monkey0
- For My Next Trick I'll Need A Volunteer0
- I'll Slow You Down0
- Hostage-O0
- Dirty Little Religion0
- Back In The High Life Again0
- My Shit's Fucked Up0
- Fistful Of Rain0
- Ourselves To Know0
- Don't Let Us Get Sick0
- Mohammed's Radio0
- Sacrificial Lambs0
- Basket Case0
- Lord Byron's Luggage0
- Macgillycuddy's Reeks0
- You're A Whole Different Person When You're Scared0
- Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)0
- Genius0
- Laissez-Moi Tranquille0
- I Have To Leave0
- My Ride's Here0
- Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)0
- Nocturne (Instrumental)0
- Leave My Monkey Alone (Spanish)0
- Dirty Life And Times0
- Disorder In The House0
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door0
- Numb As A Statue0
- She's Too Good For Me0
- Prison Grove0
- El Amor De Mi Vida0
- The Rest Of The Night0
- Please Stay0
- Rub Me Raw0
- Keep Me In Your Heart0
- Networking (Acoustic Demo Version)0
- Ain't That Pretty At All0
- Charlie's Medicine0
- I Need A Truck (Outtake)0
- Werewolves Of London (Alternate Version)0
- Tule's Blues (Solo Piano Version)0
- Frozen Notes (Strings Version)0
- Empty Hearted Town0
- Steady Rain0
- Tule's Blues0
- Going All The Way0
- Studebaker0
- I Used To Ride So High0
- Stop Rainin' Lord0
- The Rosarita Beach Café0
- Discourse - Warren Speaks On Songwriting And The Early Days Of His Career And Playing The Guitar Versus The Piano.0
- Discourse - Musings On Mortality, Song Noir And The King Of Rock N' Roll.0
- Discourse - A Chat About The Producers And The Stark Sounds On The Album Life'll Kill Ya0
- Back In The Highlife0
- Discourse - Warren's Take On Winwood's Classic And Warren's Inspirations0
- Discourse - Talk Of TV, Movies, Acting And Performing0
- Don't Let Us Get Sick [Live] (Solo Acoustic)0
- Workin' Man's Pay0
- Frozen Notes0
- Some Kind Of Rider0
- Warren Speaks On Songwriting And The Early Days Of His Career0
- Musings On Mortality, Song Noir, Religion In His Music And The King Of Rock N'Roll.0
- A Chat About The Producers Of "Life'll Kill Ya", The Album's Stark Sound And Other Singers Covering His Songs.0
- His Take On Steve Winwood's Classic, The Split Personality, Images And Inspirations In His Compositions.0
- His Feelings About The Rhino Records 2 CD Anthology Of His Work, The Size Of His Audience, Having His Music Used On TV Shows And Movies, Acting, Performing And The Response To "Don't Let Us Ge0
- Don't Let Us Get Sick (Solo Acoustic)0
- Discourse - Warren Waxes And Wanes On Songwriting, Los Angeles, Modern Classical Music, The Early Days Of His Career And Playing The Guitar Versus The Piano.0
- Discourse - Musings On Mortality, Song Noir, Religion In His Music And The King Of Rock N' Roll.0
- Discourse - A Chat About The Producers Of "Life'll Kill Ya", The Album's Stark Sound And Other Singers Covering His Songs.0
- Discourse - His Take On Steve Winwood's Classic, The Split Personality, Images And Inspirations In His Compositions.0
- Discourse - His Feelings About The Rhino Records 2 CD Anthology Of His Work, The Size Of His Audience, Having His Music Used On TV Shows And Movies, Acting, Performing And The Response To "Don'0
- Discourse - His Feelings About The Rhino Records 2 CD Anthology Of His Work, The Size Of His Audience, Having His Music Used On TV Shows And Movies, Acting, Performing And The Response To "Don'0
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead0
- Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger/Bo Diddley0
- Word Of Mouth (Outtake)0
- Let Nothing Come Between You (Alternate)0
- The Risk (Outtake)0
- Wild Thing (Outtake)0
- Mama Couldn't Be Persuaded0
- Frank And Jesse James [Solo Piano Demo]0
- The French Inhaler [Solo Piano Demo)0
- Hasten Down The Wind [Band Demo]0
- Carmelita [1974 Demo)0
- Mohammed's Radio [Solo Piano Demo]0
- Backs Turned Looking Down The Path [Take 1 - 1/28/76]0
- 7 Join Me In L.A. [Take 2 - 11/20/75]0
- Poor Poor Pitiful Me [Alternate Version]0
- Frank And Jesse James [Alternate Version]0
- Mohammed's Radio [Take 2 - 11/6/75]0
- The French Inhaler [Take 1 - 1/13/76]0
- Carmelita [Alternate Version]0
- Desperados Under The Eaves [Take 2 - 1/13/76]0
- Mama Couldn't Be Pursuaded [Live WMMS 10/13/76]0
- I'll Sleep When I'm Dead [Alternate Version]0
- Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger0
- Bo Diddley0
- Poor, Poor Pitiful Me0
- Cadillac Ranch0
- Intro0
- Introducing The Band0
- First We Take Manhattan0
- That's Amore0
- Into The Mystic0
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