L.A. Rock Musician Warren Zevon Terminally Ill

Reuters Entertainment ^ | 9-12-02 | Anon

[Pharmboy]

The author of "Roland the Headless Thomson Gunner" --we hardly knew ye. A sad day.

[p. henry]

"Send lawyers, guns, and money. Dad, get me out of this."

[dead]

Send doctors, guns and money!

Zevon rocks.

[freedomlover]

I went home with a waitress

The way I always do

How was I to know

She was with the Russians too

[SteamshipTime]

A sad day indeed. : ( A great, timeless musician and lyricist.

[RightWhale]

55 is it? Hate it when they are younger than I am. It's been happening more lately, must be a trend.

[madvlad]

Excitable boy they all said;
Excitable boy.

You better stay away from him;
he'll rip your lungs out, Jim;
I'd like to meet his tailor.

Also wrote Ronstadt's "Poor, Poor
Pitiful Me."

Mad Vlad

[Lurking Libertarian]

Also wrote Ronstadt's "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me."

And, if I'm not mistaken, "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead."

[Oschisms]

"Send lawyers, guns, and money."

These days we need smart bombs, guns and Rummy!

[ClearCase_guy]

The author of "Roland the Headless Thomson Gunner" --we hardly knew ye. A sad day.

I thought that was Elvis Costello? Did Zevon write it and Elvis record it?

[dd5339]

Ping!

[montomike]

Bad Luck Streak At Dancing School

[RJCogburn]

Sad....accidently, like a martyr

[xJones]

He quit smoking about eight years ago,...

Lung cancer caught up with him after all that time?

[Sloth]

And his hair was perfect.

[gracie1]

A musical melding of Hunter S. Thompson and Warren Zevon? That'll be something to hear!

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Zevon wrote it and recorded it. I don't know if Elvis recorded it sometime later.

[Michael.SF.]

I thought that was Elvis Costello? Did Zevon write it and Elvis record it?

It originally appeared on Warron Zevon's Album with Wherewolves of London.

Never heard of an Elvis Costello version. With Elvis being so prolific a writer himself, I would be surprised if he did record a version of it. But it was written by Mr. Zevon.

[Illbay]

Well, he went down to dinner in his Sunday best
Excitable boy, they all said
And he rubbed the pot roast all over his chest
Excitable boy, they all said
Well, he's just an excitable boy

He took in the four a.m. show at the Clark
Excitable boy, they all said
And he bit the usherette's leg in the dark
Excitable boy, they all said
Well, he's just an excitable boy

He took little Susie to the Junior Prom
Excitable boy, they all said
and he raped her and killed her, then he took her home
Excitable boy, they all said
Well, he's just an excitable boy
After ten long years they let him out of the Home
Excitable boy, they all said
And he dug up her grave and built a cage with her bones
Excitable boy, they all said
Well, he's just an excitable boy

-- "Excitable Boy", Warren Zevon

[Illbay]

It's on Zevon's "Excitable Boy" album along with "Werewolves".