Zevon’s music is wonderful. That he was a jerk in real life doesn’t surprise me in the least—most rock stars are, even minor stars.
“Accidentally, Like a Martyr” is still his best song.
Although I find myself kind of partial to Lawyers, Guns and Money
I'm hiding in Honduras, I'm a desperate man
Send lawyers, guns and money, the s..t has hit the fan
I’m more of a “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner” guy, myself.
}:-)4
“Bed of Coals” is my favorite.
Probably he was a jerk because his last name began with a "Z" and he was always called on last in school, even after Xavier.
I always thought his best song was Short People but that turns out to be Randy Newman. So I guess my other favorite is the Monk theme song. It's a good song to sing along with to the opening credits.
He had an exceptional understanding of history and politics, at least insofar as he could incorporate historial episodes SOMEWHAT realistically into his songs.
I get tears in my eyes when I hear “Tenderness on the Block,” thinking of my own little girl (currently 12) growing up.
Mama, where’s your pretty little girl tonight
Trying to run before she can walk - that’s right
She’s growing up
She has a young man waiting
She’s growing up
She has a young man waiting
Wide-eyes
She’ll be street-wise
To the lies
And the jive talk
She’ll find true love
And tenderness on the block
Daddy, don’t you ask her when she’s coming in
And when she’s home don’t ask her where she’s been
She’s going out
She has a young man waiting
She’s going out
Can’t keep her young man waiting
She’ll be okay
Let her have her day
It’s a long way
It’s a long walk
She’ll find true love
And tenderness on the block
I know how much it hurts to see her go
She has a mind of her own, you know
She’s all grown up
She has a young man waiting
She’s all grown up
She has a young man waiting
She was wide-eyed
Now she’s street-wise
To the lies
And the jive talk
She’ll find true love
And tenderness on the block
She’ll find true love
And tenderness on the block