Posted on 02/01/2023 4:51:08 PM PST by JennysCool
Edited on 02/01/2023 5:37:20 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
Send your lawyers, guns, money, and letters of recommendation. Warren Zevon has received his first nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a much-belated honor that places him in a potential induction class with the likes of Willie Nelson, Cyndi Lauper, and the White Stripes. (The man has been eligible since 1994. To borrow one of his quotes: That s***’s fd up.)
While many of Zevon’s musical peers have advocated for his Rock Hall induction through the years, perhaps most prominently Jackson Browne, the Los Angeles Times reports that a major wave of support this year came from none other than Billy Joel, who wrote a screed to the nominating committee in favor of his fellow piano man. “I just wanted to put in my two cents of supporting Warren Zevon to be included,” he explained. “If anyone deserves to be, he does. He was a real original, and I don’t know if that’s appreciated enough. The first minute I saw him, I was knocked out. He was like the crazy brother I never had. He was fearless, and it stuck with me. I never thought he got the attention he deserved.”
I am a fan of Warren. Not sure I ever saw him in RnR hall of fame but whatever. Better than some of the other riff raff. I like his live stuff better than studio.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vXkDk3u4_k
How nutty is that?
All this, for that one hit record?
Zevon and BOSTON need to go in.
Enjoy every sandwich, Warren!
I saw him open for Stevie Nicks. He was great. Stevie was drunk and crap.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is one of the biggest piles of bullshit that was ever created.
Hey now, Willie wrote Crazy just for Patsy Line in 1961 and in 2023 he is still on the road.
For example, he wrote the big Linda Ronstadt hit "Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me"
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is one of the biggest piles of bullshit that was ever created.
Exactly. Nominees don’t even have to be RnR acts to get in. Just hang around long enough and you’re in.
He had a bunch of great songs other than Werewolves. Go listen to Lawyers, Guns and Money, for starters.
Warren Zevon? I like “Werewolves of London” as a fun, cheesey novelty song, but he is literally a one-hit wonder. That’s not a knock, a lot of great bands are zero-hit wonders and A Certain Girl, etc., are also fun rock songs. But Hall of Fame? Well, he’s better than Patti Smith, the Sex Pistols, etc.
Okay, if we are opening THAT pandora’s box, then I throw Jethro Tull and Johnny Rivers’ hats into the ring.
This is just a nomination. He still has to be voted in. Vote here. https://vote.rockhall.com/en/
RIP Warren
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