Not my all time favorite song by Warren, but then again, his music is like sex. At its best, there is nothing else that comes close, at its worst, it is still pretty great.
I've never been a big fan of Dave Letterman, but discovering this show devoted entirely to Warren Zevon has changed my mind. Zevon was/is fantastic and knowing that Letterman recognized that makes all the difference. Rock on Warren.
@DontGoInThere Wow! I was about to post an almost identical comment! You beat me to it; and saved me the trouble. You must be OK, DontGoInThere! Amazing, watching this man perform...under the Circumstance. No? "Mutineer" is gorgeous!
Dave used to have the best musicians on his show. Some great artists made their network TV debut on Late Night/Late Show. For the last few years now he has had a lot of mediocre indie bands that we have never heard from again. Plus he has Regis on singing sometimes! Yuk.
Over 150 thousand views and only two morons - If only the rest of the world knew, he'd have his place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. God Bless, Warren.
@blacktopaz8 I don't know what the hell you're on, but Warren Zevon is the best damn Rocker ever to walk the earth. You have a lot of nerve saying anything otherwise. Just because you have bad taste doesn't mean you have to express it.
Albert Einstein was a ladies man while he was working on his universal plan,He was making out like Charlie Sheen he was a Genius...How did Warren and Hunter know these things?You are missed.
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I like Steely Dan better. I think they would be this dude's contemporaries. But also their music can be about sad shit and still come out more interesting. And they are GENIUSES! (get it? I put in the genius thing so it would go with this shitty song.)
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wow, i think i'm gonna do something unique here. This isn't that great. It's ok if you like dark stuff. I don't. It's depressing. I get that he's dead and I mean no disrespect but his shit aint that great. That's maybe why noone really caught on to it.
@blacktopaz8 That's cool, obviously not everyone is going to like his music. I think you're wrong though, I think the reason his music never caught on later was because his music appealed to the older generation throughout the 90s and early 00s. Why would MTV play his songs when the kids were listening to Nirvana and Britney Spears? Of course, that's an over simplification, but I think his music was lost in the pop wave rather than never catching on. He was very popular before that.
@blacktopaz8 How many people write string quartet parts and arrange them for rock songs? Or write flute and trumpet melodies over a piano ballad and sell them on rock albums? His "shit" is great and so was he. He didn't catch on because most people are stupid and his music went over their heads. Your comment is very disrespectful. Warren was a genius. Don't pride yourself on being "unique".....your not, just misinformed.
For an incredible look at the last months of Warren's life, day by day, read 'The Last Days of Dead Celebrities.' Great book, and Warren's account is so insightful.
@drewtheg might not have been finished yet.. He was on the show promoting "My Rides Here". He was working on "The Wind" at the time, but it wasn't finished and "Keep Me In Your Heart" was the last song recorded.
@Silvermountainman420 dude there is a lot of people in the hall of fame that should not be fuck the hall of fame my god micheal jackson rapes little boys yet he is in there what about alice cooper ...
@Silvermountainman420 ,Everyday that goes by that Warren Zevon is not in the Rock n roll of fame is a travesty! this hall of fame you speak of is for mere mortals
@Silvermountainman420 ,Everyday that goes by that Warren Zevon is not in the Rock n roll of fame is a travesty! this hall of fame you speak of is for mere mortals
The obscure American artist Warren Zevon performing one of his obscure masterpieces Genius live and on stage. David Letterman's lasting contribution to art. Thanks, Dave for recognizing an artistic genius.
A Couple of those artists haven't done much since the 90's or has slowed down allot lately,, like Tom Waits and Radiohead,, i think they have done what,, 2 album in the last ten years? Im not a fan of the White Stripes sorry so you have me there and beck.. Well hey he is just an exeption to the rule isnt he, guero, midnnite vulters and seachange all great albums of this decade,, but lets talk about what most music has become... can u say Autotune?
@strictlysega You're being generous when you say "10 years". I'd say music has been in a steady and steep decline in quality for the past 20 years. What you hear on the radio today is readymade, plastic, recycled from used parts, disposable, and overall forgettable shit. There are still talented people making good, real music out there but because FM radio is so segregated, risk averse and predictable these days, they are unlikely to be signed to a major label and/or be promoted. Search them out
iremember watching this with my Dad, we both hadtears in our eyes.Little did we know that Dad would die of Prostrate Cancer in 2006 april 5th.Life is so Precious! So very wonderful. God Bless Us All.
Thanks for posting these videos of Lettermans show with Warren Zevon. Two of my favorite creative spirits left us in this decade. Warren Zevon and Hunter S Thompson. If there is a heaven there must be one heck of a party going on.
There have been only two times that I have cried in the past ten years. When i saw the end of Schindler's List, and when watching this last Zevon/Letterman appearance.
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Since letterman, leno, 0-brian sold their souls to the devil to achieve fame and fortune, hollywood will shut off the mike before they have the chance to repent. So remember to pray for their souls.
I've always loved Jackson Browne. But Warren Zevon sort of escaped my view, until I heard Jackson cover Lawyers, Guns and Money and was reminded by my father of Werewolves of London.
I just want to thank you for the efforts you took to post this on YouTube. You made my life richer by being able to see this and I hope you know that it matters that you made the effort to do this. Thanks!
It's both sad and a little heartening, that is to see he had a chance to say goodbye to everybody. If he had gone suddenly with no warning he would have missed the chance to see how much he was loved, this last show being a good example. I guess in the dressing room afterwards he gave his guitar to Dave whom started crying, what a touching way for him to goodbye, a moment I'm sure Dave will always treasure.
Like he said to enjoy every sandwich. He really got me thinking. Life is precious. I just got into warren after watching Californication. He really is one of the legends.
So did i - heard Keep me in your Heart loved it and and heard David Duchovny say you gotta love Zevon put 2 & 2 together and started buying albums on e-bay got 3 now and love em sorry i missed him 1st time round
That's really when I first caught on too. Californication. Growing up my dad had a copy of 'Excitable Boy' but I just never took a chance on that record. I'm 23 now but I still wish I had hopped on the Warren train much sooner.
So Warren knew what he was doing on Letterman that night. Since he couldn't say "hey kids don't go out & inhale tiny invisible asbestos fibers" By eluding to cigarettes being the culprit he thought he might save some fans life. Considering what the future held for him that was a pretty noble thing to do.
Warren died from a cancer of the LINING of the lung named the mesothelium. Mesothelioma is NOT caused from cigarettes it is caused by inhalation of asbestos which was probably gotten when he used asbestos sound proofing(legal then)for his studio. Meso ranks as THE most painful cancer deaths. As the tumor grows it makes the person unable to breath. Suffers who have endured waterboarding say that meso makes that form of torture almost preferrable.
Shaffer said the string chart was top notch and as you all know, was written by Warren. A reall nice piece of music by a writer who was not just a "rock n roller" with no chops. He came from a classical background and could still be a rock star.....cool.
And to get to see him conduct those strings at the end was such a bittersweet treat. One of the gals who was playing that night original thought to herself "oh here's another rockstar who thinks he can write classical music but when she went in the first time and saw the string chart she was blown away by its complexities. She gained a tremendous amount of respect for Warren that day and her devotion has never waivered. No gig she has done since then has come close to wowing her like warren.
Warren drew on all kinds of musical stylings. He drew on country, jazz and classical music for his sound. Which is what makes his music such a delight to listen to.
what an amazing body of work this man left. it is just incredable. my great regret is that we did'nt see it when he was living... i only bought his first album until i recently read crystals book and listened to more. i so wish we could have let him know while he was alive how really great he was
Thanks loads to moon44 for posting this. I'm burning a comp CD of the late, great Z's music as I type this. I remember, as a teenager, buying "Excitable Boy" on the day it was released.... pure genius........I never saw him perform (Doh!!!) but a good friend saw him play solo and, to this day, claims it was one of the best shows he's ever seen; just Zevon and a coupla acoustic guitars......
I agree with the last statement about Paul normally getting deeply into the music, plus it's bongos that he's playing with drumsticks whilst Antone as usual played the drums.
I dont know really how to take paul in the backround with the sticks hows hes acting... Its a bit strange cause the atmosphere is more tense and heartfelt and true and hes there acting like a bozo, then on the other hand maybe hes just truly that excited.. R.I.P. Warren... Gone but never ever forgotten
My Rides Here!!! When you have lung cancer, and you search for words on how to tell people. Warren did it for all!!! And enjoys every Sandwich. something ya take for granted.
and FYI he didnt smoke he was an alcoholic but recovered himself with no help and i had to do a report on a composer for school and i chose him because he wrote his own music(thats considered a composer) and i got a 100 out of 100 and this teacher hates me
In that case, if I have to do the same, I will also choose Zevon as a composer. Zevon did smoke sometimes, but not too heavily (he was in the photo of his self-titled album Warren Zevon)
Amazing man!
SpencerNoelBMX 1 week ago
Paul at 1:22 :P
zeebeejee 1 month ago
Zevon is not in the rock n roll hall of fame .... big deal, he's with us every day, we love him and that's what counts
fastfinguers 3 months ago
great song, this song grew on me after listening to it several times...it grooves
xterra43 3 months ago
Check out Richard Shindell - not as much rock, but as much poetry and solid humanist soul.
AWH1AC 4 months ago
I can see where Lou Reed got some of his stuff for his "Ecstasy" album.
cinephilefromhell 5 months ago
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123rcac 6 months ago
Rest in Peace... Talented unusually intelligent and original person who left too soon..
dawgie102 7 months ago
Rest in Peace... Talented unusually intelligent and origianl person who left too soon..
dawgie102 7 months ago
I guess it's up to all Americans to decide whether they wish to exhibit the spirit of genius of themselves or not .
Lieu3C4 7 months ago
Not my all time favorite song by Warren, but then again, his music is like sex. At its best, there is nothing else that comes close, at its worst, it is still pretty great.
carrots001 7 months ago 5
Absolute genious! There will never be another like Warren Zevon! And Letterman is to be commended for this episode. Should have won an Emmy!!
davehagerty100 7 months ago 3
I've never been a big fan of Dave Letterman, but discovering this show devoted entirely to Warren Zevon has changed my mind. Zevon was/is fantastic and knowing that Letterman recognized that makes all the difference. Rock on Warren.
DontGoInThere 8 months ago 16
@DontGoInThere i have never watched letterman on tv, but find myself watching his interviews at least once a month
kaorutheimpaler 2 months ago
@DontGoInThere Wow! I was about to post an almost identical comment! You beat me to it; and saved me the trouble. You must be OK, DontGoInThere! Amazing, watching this man perform...under the Circumstance. No? "Mutineer" is gorgeous!
swiggy58a 1 month ago
Dave used to have the best musicians on his show. Some great artists made their network TV debut on Late Night/Late Show. For the last few years now he has had a lot of mediocre indie bands that we have never heard from again. Plus he has Regis on singing sometimes! Yuk.
humboldtus 8 months ago
When my time comes i can only hope i have the balls to have the same attitude he did...dude's unbelievable
R.I.P
BookerDayton 8 months ago 2
wow, lyric wonder. I came back for this. Genius.
Tom5578 8 months ago
Love...
SuperLadyRae 9 months ago
Over 150 thousand views and only two morons - If only the rest of the world knew, he'd have his place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. God Bless, Warren.
diamondjimlegend 9 months ago 6
I remember this episode of Letterman. I was so fascinated that the whole show was devoted to one guy, but I fell in love with his music.
LRB9498 9 months ago
@blacktopaz8 I don't know what the hell you're on, but Warren Zevon is the best damn Rocker ever to walk the earth. You have a lot of nerve saying anything otherwise. Just because you have bad taste doesn't mean you have to express it.
HansDeepImage 10 months ago
R.I.P. Warren. Thank you for all your stories about Roland and Johnny, Vera Cruz and Zapata. You live within our hearts
diamondjimlegend 10 months ago 5
i love paul jamming the drums in this video.
RIP warren
Dave rocks
rayMESHUGGAHban 11 months ago
Charlie Sheen was a genius
bradystjames 1 year ago
@bradystjames Winning.
stcefce 10 months ago
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stcefce 10 months ago
Albert Einstein was a ladies man while he was working on his universal plan,He was making out like Charlie Sheen he was a Genius...How did Warren and Hunter know these things?You are missed.
edwierdbluez 1 year ago 3
how the FUCK is music the way it is today?
when did we all become mindless sheep?
rakuencallisto 1 year ago 4
Lung cancer is a painful illness. This is a brave performance by a very strong man. RIP.
mocary 1 year ago
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I like Steely Dan better. I think they would be this dude's contemporaries. But also their music can be about sad shit and still come out more interesting. And they are GENIUSES! (get it? I put in the genius thing so it would go with this shitty song.)
blacktopaz8 1 year ago
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wow, i think i'm gonna do something unique here. This isn't that great. It's ok if you like dark stuff. I don't. It's depressing. I get that he's dead and I mean no disrespect but his shit aint that great. That's maybe why noone really caught on to it.
blacktopaz8 1 year ago
@blacktopaz8 What do you consider good music? Consider your answer carefully.
surfingsuicune 1 year ago
@blacktopaz8 That's cool, obviously not everyone is going to like his music. I think you're wrong though, I think the reason his music never caught on later was because his music appealed to the older generation throughout the 90s and early 00s. Why would MTV play his songs when the kids were listening to Nirvana and Britney Spears? Of course, that's an over simplification, but I think his music was lost in the pop wave rather than never catching on. He was very popular before that.
PhilipTT 1 year ago 4
@blacktopaz8 How many people write string quartet parts and arrange them for rock songs? Or write flute and trumpet melodies over a piano ballad and sell them on rock albums? His "shit" is great and so was he. He didn't catch on because most people are stupid and his music went over their heads. Your comment is very disrespectful. Warren was a genius. Don't pride yourself on being "unique".....your not, just misinformed.
cndrum 11 months ago 6
I wonder if they asked him to play werewolves. . .
MDBrookman 1 year ago
I hope that many do read "Reconsider Me' and know that you were not a perfect man, but a good man with a perfect heart.
SuperLadyRae 1 year ago 2
For an incredible look at the last months of Warren's life, day by day, read 'The Last Days of Dead Celebrities.' Great book, and Warren's account is so insightful.
richkd1134 1 year ago
it pains me that he didn't perform "Keep me in your heart" here. The greatest "goodbye" song ever
drewtheg 1 year ago 3
@drewtheg might have been too much though, no?
Headcrabb 1 year ago
@drewtheg might not have been finished yet.. He was on the show promoting "My Rides Here". He was working on "The Wind" at the time, but it wasn't finished and "Keep Me In Your Heart" was the last song recorded.
gravytraindisco 1 year ago 2
@drewtheg ur absolutely right. Was it written or recorded by this point, it would have been perfect.
FatmanCaufield 1 year ago
What a great performance!!! Warren you are truly missed by many people.
One of the Great's!!! Townes Van Zandt, Woody Guthrie, Waylon, Johnny...and there's no one coming to take their place or to even come close.
R.I.P. Warren Zevon
volvo240maniac 1 year ago
Everyday that goes by that Warren Zevon is not in the Rock n roll of fame is a travesty!
Silvermountainman420 1 year ago 12
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@Silvermountainman420 what do you mean by that? he has like one good song.
jimreid5 1 year ago
@Silvermountainman420 dude there is a lot of people in the hall of fame that should not be fuck the hall of fame my god micheal jackson rapes little boys yet he is in there what about alice cooper ...
imcrouse 1 year ago
@imcrouse Alice is there now!!!
bmalloy1 1 year ago
@imcrouse
Alice Cooper is in there now!!!
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@Silvermountainman420 ,Everyday that goes by that Warren Zevon is not in the Rock n roll of fame is a travesty! this hall of fame you speak of is for mere mortals
not all of us, Kevino
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@Silvermountainman420 ,Everyday that goes by that Warren Zevon is not in the Rock n roll of fame is a travesty! this hall of fame you speak of is for mere mortals
not all of us, Kevino
kocnn 1 year ago
@Silvermountainman420 That can't be said enough. How is this guy not enshrined?
THX10538 1 week ago
Pure grace, spirit and indomitable will on Warren's part. An enduring set of performances; thanks for putting them on here.
fottyfoop 1 year ago
The obscure American artist Warren Zevon performing one of his obscure masterpieces Genius live and on stage. David Letterman's lasting contribution to art. Thanks, Dave for recognizing an artistic genius.
dropdowndog 1 year ago 6
wow 10/30/2002, seems like only yesterday, RIP Warren
msilverstein47 1 year ago
I am literally breathless! Why am I just now hearing this? And how did I live so long without it?
marti72256 1 year ago 3
Anyone that thinks there isn't good music produced these days, isn't paying much attention.
makingitthrough 1 year ago
Warren has just become one of my fav top three musicians of all time!
GetSome71490 1 year ago
This is a great arrangement of this song
fusilier55 1 year ago
"Making out like Charlie Sheen." Good line.
jimlaregina 1 year ago
One of my favorite zevon songs
By the way, Shaffer could literally not look stupider 1:10-1:25
LightK44 1 year ago 2
@LightK44
Paul Shaffer never had that rock star look, did he? But I don't think he looks stupid here. He was just getting into the song.
jimlaregina 1 year ago
Oh, but Warren... you *were* a genius!
Caligula642 1 year ago 4
Wow what a great performance by a great musician.
2112rushrocks 1 year ago 3
WOW....what a performance. I LOVE this song. Thank you Warren....we wont forget you.
airanger 1 year ago 2
Nobody dropped names better in his songs than Warren! Unclean record and all Warren, YOU were a definite GENIUS!
SFCBenny57 2 years ago 3
WOW!!!! THAT ENDING WAS RIDICULOUS!!
daveb810 2 years ago
the best show dave has ever had
daveb810 2 years ago 3
@mikemcpops
Don't forget Bob Dylan now.
MI3000 2 years ago
its music like this that reminds you of how shit music has got in the last 10 years...
i mean compared to this raw talent. the polished tracks of today are just watered down shit..where are the true artists like Warren Zevon now days?
strictlysega 2 years ago 19
@strictlysega radiohead, beck, the white stripes, tom waits. eh?
mikemcpops 2 years ago
A Couple of those artists haven't done much since the 90's or has slowed down allot lately,, like Tom Waits and Radiohead,, i think they have done what,, 2 album in the last ten years? Im not a fan of the White Stripes sorry so you have me there and beck.. Well hey he is just an exeption to the rule isnt he, guero, midnnite vulters and seachange all great albums of this decade,, but lets talk about what most music has become... can u say Autotune?
strictlysega 2 years ago
touche
mikemcpops 2 years ago
@strictlysega So sadly true.
humbleradio 1 year ago
@strictlysega You're being generous when you say "10 years". I'd say music has been in a steady and steep decline in quality for the past 20 years. What you hear on the radio today is readymade, plastic, recycled from used parts, disposable, and overall forgettable shit. There are still talented people making good, real music out there but because FM radio is so segregated, risk averse and predictable these days, they are unlikely to be signed to a major label and/or be promoted. Search them out
SpandexManney 5 months ago 4
@strictlysega Regina Spektor?
CrimsonPhish 4 months ago
@strictlysega Playin in their loungerooms at small pubs and if they're lucky festivals!
ryismyname 4 months ago
I hope I'll see or play with him in that Great Gig In The Sky, God bless him please.... Such a good man. Nighttime in The Switching Yard!
deBierce01 2 years ago 3
He actually wrote the score for the strings. I'd like to see Fifty Cent and 90% or the so-called musicial geniuses out there today try to do that.
zitlight73 2 years ago 5
I don't know what to say, I am at a loss for words.
twinoak170 2 years ago 3
@twinoak170 same here.
humbleradio 1 year ago
great ,awsomme ,bautiful .RIH. thanks
steviebkhall 2 years ago
The word has been so carelessly used as to be damned near meaningless but Warren Zevon WAS a true genius.
zitlight73 2 years ago
Thank you David. This is why you will always be my favorite. What a solid you did us all.
tapeatsbill 2 years ago 5
iremember watching this with my Dad, we both hadtears in our eyes.Little did we know that Dad would die of Prostrate Cancer in 2006 april 5th.Life is so Precious! So very wonderful. God Bless Us All.
ramco69 2 years ago
@ramco69 peace on ya my friend.
tapeatsbill 2 years ago
@ramco69 so poignant. Thanks for sharing.
humbleradio 1 year ago
Thanks for posting these videos of Lettermans show with Warren Zevon. Two of my favorite creative spirits left us in this decade. Warren Zevon and Hunter S Thompson. If there is a heaven there must be one heck of a party going on.
Laughinghorsephotos 2 years ago 4
Warren Zevon was, indeed, a genius.
costellodan 2 years ago 3
i miss this man his music isnt the same
theshadowcrow1 2 years ago 3
Wow he sounds the same as on the record here.
WLDB 2 years ago
Zevon forever! I wish I'd heard this guy before that Adam Sandler movie with "Keep Me in Your Heart for A While" in it.
routleyd3930 2 years ago 3
Man what a cool cat this zevon is,I never heard about this guy until today,thank you Dr.Thompson,and Mr.letterman,I'm sold...
suferdave 2 years ago 7
Poor poor pitiful me!
ConanTheAntFarmer 2 years ago 3
hey yohuckleberry, there loads of room on this train for new comers, he didnt just write the songs for old timers!
mgmalone1962 2 years ago
As much as I love his music, Letterman could've just talked to him for the entire hour and I wouldn't be disappointed. He was such a character.
"It's still the greatest story, man I'd like to stay. But I'm bound for glory, I'm on my way." (My Ride's Here).
GetmGhost 2 years ago 4
I just pray that when my end comes I can face it with such grace and courage.
"Enjoy Every Sandwich"... Man, that says it all, doesn't it?
RIP Warren
randy95023 2 years ago 106
@randy95023 I second that bro. Warren Zevon obviously knew more than most off us do.
Waszma 1 year ago
Rip zevon. Love ya songs. Thank you for sharing.
brennaboo 2 years ago 3
Damn he's a great character, such humor while you know the end is coming near.
Respect.
I heard the song " My shit's f*cked up" and I was sold :)
Started searching on wiki and found out about the David Letterman show, what a person; a shame that he passed away...
DemoSZa 2 years ago 8
I'm new to Warren's music. Genius is amazing. I'm glad I lived long enough to discover and enjoy Zevon.
rylandheights 2 years ago 3
Bless him for going out doing what he loved. We should all be so lucky.
streetswell 2 years ago 10
"He was makin' out like Charlie Sheen...."
Miss this guy HEAPS...
Bass5el 2 years ago 3
what a legend
hes crazy i'd say!
SeanieMCash 2 years ago 2
There have been only two times that I have cried in the past ten years. When i saw the end of Schindler's List, and when watching this last Zevon/Letterman appearance.
PotatoManTada 2 years ago 7
Watch Randy Pausch' Last Lecture. You will certainly feel the same way.
zacharywild 2 years ago 4
Couldn't agree more, I loved the book too.
ManiacZack2551 2 years ago
Great performance of a great song by an amazing musician.
surfingsuicune 2 years ago 5
you have to love the fact that he lived to the end the way he wanted to live.
dwilkes67 2 years ago 60
I love the smile he has on his face throughout the entire song. I love this man.
protuberance 2 years ago 7
I love this song. So much! The background orchestra is just.. genius
Nathn65 2 years ago 6
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Since letterman, leno, 0-brian sold their souls to the devil to achieve fame and fortune, hollywood will shut off the mike before they have the chance to repent. So remember to pray for their souls.
doorgone 2 years ago
we should also pray for hypocrites that judge others. everyone bow their heads.
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well then pray for yourself. peace.
doorgone 2 years ago
fuck praying, theres no one there to answer anyways
charizardrid3r24 2 years ago
"mic"
atvizory2000 2 years ago
you can tell he is out of breath frequently.
:(
oweigold 2 years ago 2
AMAZING!
mm567890 2 years ago 5
i too missed this when it aired
what a great tribute to a genius - full marks to dave letterman
liesdamnlies12 2 years ago 3
Warren charted all the orchestral instruments for the band right before the show. A true Genius.
valentsgrif 2 years ago 4
I've always loved Jackson Browne. But Warren Zevon sort of escaped my view, until I heard Jackson cover Lawyers, Guns and Money and was reminded by my father of Werewolves of London.
He is, quite simply, amazing.
ash6660 2 years ago 3
I just want to thank you for the efforts you took to post this on YouTube. You made my life richer by being able to see this and I hope you know that it matters that you made the effort to do this. Thanks!
unctwice 3 years ago 10
It's both sad and a little heartening, that is to see he had a chance to say goodbye to everybody. If he had gone suddenly with no warning he would have missed the chance to see how much he was loved, this last show being a good example. I guess in the dressing room afterwards he gave his guitar to Dave whom started crying, what a touching way for him to goodbye, a moment I'm sure Dave will always treasure.
joesmoe71 3 years ago 12
Like he said to enjoy every sandwich. He really got me thinking. Life is precious. I just got into warren after watching Californication. He really is one of the legends.
2ProduceAndCreate 3 years ago 3
So did i - heard Keep me in your Heart loved it and and heard David Duchovny say you gotta love Zevon put 2 & 2 together and started buying albums on e-bay got 3 now and love em sorry i missed him 1st time round
kayjayow 2 years ago 2
That's really when I first caught on too. Californication. Growing up my dad had a copy of 'Excitable Boy' but I just never took a chance on that record. I'm 23 now but I still wish I had hopped on the Warren train much sooner.
YoHuckleberry 2 years ago 3
@YoHuckleberry The train goes on and on and never stops, so welcome aboard. :)
humbleradio 1 year ago
paul seems to be enjoying himself on the bongos
oweigold 3 years ago
Paul is playing the timbales.
RockingJamboree 3 years ago 2
Paul is actually playing the bongos, timbales dont sound like that ......
Gatsby25 3 years ago 2
Paul enjoys himself with ANYTHING music! He's great.
Warren is the man! Thank you Warren.
Tommyr 3 years ago 8
The string part is just gorgeous!
JimmyFightingBack 3 years ago 2
I love Paul rockin' on the bongos in the background. so flippin funny.
This song is fantastic!
wallofsound73 3 years ago
With this song, Warren again broke my heart into smithereens, and that took genius. Sheer genius.
spectrumptg 3 years ago 4
whats the name of that song
tonedizastr 3 years ago
" Genius"
the333redwaster 3 years ago 2
fuck im dumb lol , he says it at the beginning
tonedizastr 3 years ago
I miss him very much... There will never be another to come even close, PERIOD.
StonewallVH5150 3 years ago 5
So Warren knew what he was doing on Letterman that night. Since he couldn't say "hey kids don't go out & inhale tiny invisible asbestos fibers" By eluding to cigarettes being the culprit he thought he might save some fans life. Considering what the future held for him that was a pretty noble thing to do.
wingweaver718 3 years ago 2
Warren died from a cancer of the LINING of the lung named the mesothelium. Mesothelioma is NOT caused from cigarettes it is caused by inhalation of asbestos which was probably gotten when he used asbestos sound proofing(legal then)for his studio. Meso ranks as THE most painful cancer deaths. As the tumor grows it makes the person unable to breath. Suffers who have endured waterboarding say that meso makes that form of torture almost preferrable.
Cure Meso in our time.
Dr. Susan Rechner
wingweaver718 3 years ago 6
beautiful. Its not bad luck warren.
mariahdeansteen 3 years ago
Shaffer said the string chart was top notch and as you all know, was written by Warren. A reall nice piece of music by a writer who was not just a "rock n roller" with no chops. He came from a classical background and could still be a rock star.....cool.
lilnetty2 3 years ago
And to get to see him conduct those strings at the end was such a bittersweet treat. One of the gals who was playing that night original thought to herself "oh here's another rockstar who thinks he can write classical music but when she went in the first time and saw the string chart she was blown away by its complexities. She gained a tremendous amount of respect for Warren that day and her devotion has never waivered. No gig she has done since then has come close to wowing her like warren.
wingweaver718 3 years ago 3
Warren drew on all kinds of musical stylings. He drew on country, jazz and classical music for his sound. Which is what makes his music such a delight to listen to.
BullRun1861 3 years ago 2
Learn from Warren, I believe that is what he wanted.
sixty8firebird 3 years ago
RIP you mad genius.
tenya33 3 years ago 4
what an amazing body of work this man left. it is just incredable. my great regret is that we did'nt see it when he was living... i only bought his first album until i recently read crystals book and listened to more. i so wish we could have let him know while he was alive how really great he was
suzetteburr 3 years ago
This is an AMAZING song!! I love the orchestra in the background!
Nathn65 3 years ago
"If I could only get my record clean, I'd be a genius"
great line from a great song from a great man
uwannaarmrestle 3 years ago
Thanks loads to moon44 for posting this. I'm burning a comp CD of the late, great Z's music as I type this. I remember, as a teenager, buying "Excitable Boy" on the day it was released.... pure genius........I never saw him perform (Doh!!!) but a good friend saw him play solo and, to this day, claims it was one of the best shows he's ever seen; just Zevon and a coupla acoustic guitars......
insightphotos 3 years ago
i love u warren zevon
vikingpumpkin 3 years ago
Zevon gave that guitar to Letterman after the show and told him to take good care of it.
risen81 3 years ago 5
digg much?
nightservant 3 years ago
I agree with the last statement about Paul normally getting deeply into the music, plus it's bongos that he's playing with drumsticks whilst Antone as usual played the drums.
leviatann 3 years ago
Bravo Warren, a life well lived and you live on through your music.
atlast23 3 years ago
I dont know really how to take paul in the backround with the sticks hows hes acting... Its a bit strange cause the atmosphere is more tense and heartfelt and true and hes there acting like a bozo, then on the other hand maybe hes just truly that excited.. R.I.P. Warren... Gone but never ever forgotten
ForbiddenGround 3 years ago
Paul is playing the drums...
dogfan98136 3 years ago
he's doing some kind of nutty percussion but he's not playing the drums. u can see antone behind paul doing that
chaplin47 3 years ago
Paul's playing bongos, as far as I can tell.
surfingsuicune 2 years ago
Paul always gets deeply into the music and does his level best to make the star on stage shine as brightly as possible.
indredcold69 3 years ago
WELL among all the self important poseurs in the R and R business this guy was a class act and he is sorely missed
margaritaprounia 3 years ago
My Rides Here!!! When you have lung cancer, and you search for words on how to tell people. Warren did it for all!!! And enjoys every Sandwich. something ya take for granted.
canbeflashy2 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Who the fuck is this guy ?
I have never heard of him , was he on the Golden Girls ?
If not , who play Blanche?
I swear it was him.
Don't mess with the Zevon.
MuskateerGripWeed 3 years ago
love warren
raick51 3 years ago
yea mesothelioma is a rare form of lung cancer so make sure your facts are straight margaritaprounia and dusty668
oweigold 3 years ago
and FYI he didnt smoke he was an alcoholic but recovered himself with no help and i had to do a report on a composer for school and i chose him because he wrote his own music(thats considered a composer) and i got a 100 out of 100 and this teacher hates me
oweigold 3 years ago
RE: oweigold
In that case, if I have to do the same, I will also choose Zevon as a composer. Zevon did smoke sometimes, but not too heavily (he was in the photo of his self-titled album Warren Zevon)
MetroidfanCNC 3 years ago
yes...i see that...i was trying to make the point that mesothelioma is from abestos exposure.
oweigold 2 years ago 2
Uhh he smoked and preferred certain cigarettes...
lilnetty2 3 years ago