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.”
Thst’s a GREAT “classification”! FReegards, and may the road always be clear and fast!
Thank you for this post.
Warren Zevon was a great artist. I miss him.
14. Kiss
13. James Brown
12. Johnny Cash
11. Van Morrison
10. The Kinks
9. The Ramones
8. Nivana
7. The Clash
6. Bruce Springsteen
5. Bob Marley
4. The Who
3. Jimi Hndrix
2. Led Zepplin
1. Bob Dylan
Well, I've seen all there is to see And I've heard all they have to say I've done everything I wanted to do I've done that too And it ain't that pretty at all Ain't that pretty at all So I'm gonna hurl myself against the wall 'Cause I'd rather feel bad than not feel anything at all You know, I just had a short vacation, Roy Spent it getting a root canal Oh, how'd you like it? Well, it ain't that pretty at all No, it ain't that pretty at all So I'm gonna hurl myself against the wall 'Cause I'd rather feel bad than not feel anything at all, yeah Now I'm gonna get a good running start And throw myself at the wall as hard as I can, man I've been to Paris And it ain't that pretty at all I've been to Rome Guess what? I'd like to go back to Paris someday and go to the Louvre museum Get a good running start and hurl myself at the wall Gonna hurl myself against the wall 'Cause I'd rather feel bad than, yeah, feel nothing at all And it ain't that pretty at all And it ain't that pretty at all And it ain't that pretty at all Ain't that pretty at all Ain't that, ain't that pretty at all Well, ain't that pretty at all
They don’t have to have #1s, but be definitely on the radar at large.
I still don’t get the Ramones. Another fringe element.
As for the rest, have at it. I’d only argue whether they truly deserve “HOF” recognition or just close.
Given some of what IS in the HOF, I’d say they all deserve it.
Linda Ronstadt, for example was an amazing talent and opened the door for female lead singers.
Linda Rondstat doing a live version of ‘Hasten Down The Wind’ which was on Warren Zevon’s self-titled album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-PHcEnjY_Y
Ronstadt I meant to type.
That’s awesome. Thank you!
“Boom Boom Mancini” compares very well with Dylan’s “Hurricane “.
One’s about a great boxer and the other is about a guy “who could have been…”.
What a great song! Thank you!
Man! Thanks for reminding me! “Boom Boom Mancini’s fightin’ Bobby Chacon” has been an earworm for me so many times, and now it is again!
Well deserved
Best acerbic dry wit of anyone in the genre
For that alone
I myself lived several of his songs literally lol
I love the guy
He was our soundtrack literally
Anybody got a list of all of Willie Nelson’s Rock ‘n’ Roll hits? Dolly Parton didn’t have one either. The commie left hasn’t realized yet that they already screwed up Country music and now they own it.
Willie Nelson?
Or Grand Funk Railroad is not in either.
CYNDI LAUPER but not Warren Zevon? Totally wack.
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