WARREN ZEVON - JEANNIE NEEDS A SHOOTER - LIVE!

[scottymacIII]

that, is how it's done folks. thx so much for this post, r.i.p. Z, carmelita, hold me tighter...

[moco635]

G*d i love this song..thx alot...awesome version!!!

[doctorcXanthophyll]

Damn. When Warren was on....he was dead on.

[moco635]

awesome post thx alot

[johnthehulk1]

This is a phenomenal version of this song. The only version better is "Stand In The Fire". The live version of this song recorded at The Roxie in Hollywood in 1980. Warren was the best. He also surrounded himself with the best musicians as well.

[RonRepublican]

The reason warren had to go was you and I

[Martym224]

Warren had a couple verses written..he had been wanting to write with Bruce for awhile..he finally showed up at Bruce's house with this..only a couple verses done...He and Bruce wrote the rest of the song together and changed some of the lyrics that Warren already had...a GREAT song nonetheless

[ck1usa]

@Martym224

They did not write this song together and Warren did not have a couple of lyrics written. Janey needs a Shooter was first cut by Bruce in 1972, that is the origins of this song and it was a completely different sound. It never appeared on any album and Bruce gave the title to Warren, who proceeded to tweak the name and write all new lyrics. They did not collaborate, if you listen to Bruce's version from the Darkness outtakes, the chorus is similar but completely different lyrics

[fubarfsu]

I thought I went back 25 years, is this Gordon Lightfoot or am I dreaming of passed memories gone by ?

[bradpricemusic]

Warren Zevon...Great Stuff!

[kdouglas24]

3:56 hell yes warren. GET IT!

[jmmbrent]

who are the other guitar players on stage?

[mtut]

@jmmbrent John Wood and Randy Brown.

[mutineer350]

Why this guy didn't acheive Beatles status is beyond me...

[portlyculver]

@mutineer350 The Beatles wrote music for the masses. Warren Zevon wrote music for the disaffected, the misunderstood, the confused, and the confusing.

[johnthehulk1]

Actually the guy playing lead guitar is John Wood.

[culturalstudent]

does anybody have a dvd-bootleg of this show?

[agilblom]

Every day I kick myself for not seeing him live.

[manuetalain83]

Simply amazing!

[612franklin]

Thin as a Rail; Truth Drug Him Down. Damn, Hope Will Always Escape. RIP

[Jeanniebelle420]

Interestingly enough, this song was co-written with BRUUUUUUCE!

[bigtom1001]

my main passion in life is music,it has been for 26 years,my main man has always been bob dylan,nobody has ever come close to him,despite having over 1400 cds, then the incredible warren came into my life!!!! he's right alongside bob!!! he moves me hugely!!! and to think everybody hates kid rocks all summer long for ripping warren off,if it wasn't for that song i'd have never discovered wz!!!

he's amazing!!! so happy that i found him!!so sad that he's gone!!!!

[porchdog1961]

This was a great talent. I'll love this stuff until I'm done.

[colwellk2]

hey - this is great. The guitarist is Eddy Shaver, so it is a bonus to have him in this one.

[Mayer501]

The world of rock and roll died almost entirely with him... where is the next... I hope there will be one...

[dalee18]

Is this the performance from Stand in the Fire? sounds like it.

[ictyme7]

@dalee18

[mrbobevans]

My favorite Zevon tune. Absolutely love it, and never get tired of listening to hit.

[612franklin]

Aayah. God Sees Warren.

[patcshea]

intellectual + les paul + springsteen collabarated song + tight rock band = one of the best ever. i miss him even though i didn't buy any of his records after excitable boy. obviously my loss. thanks for this!!

[drthess]

it can't get more rock than this

[ArnoldCreative]

...written with Bruce Springsteen - two great minds!

[MsAhowell1]

This is possibly the best song ever written.

[spajo]

My bride's here!

[Jeannieneedsashooter]

I am your Shooter !!

[NevadaBoss]

may i humbly suggest that no zevon fan even think about visiting the rock and roll hall of shame (abba?? really??? ABBA???) until Mr Z is inducted.

If there's one thing that Jann 'Oink Oink' Wenner understands its mazuma. Let 'em know the REAL meaning of not so splendid isolation...

[mrbobevans]

@NevadaBoss Totally agree about Warren not being Hall of Fame - total BS. Is Jim Croce or John Denver in it? Also, Rick Springfield should be in as well.

[Bill7064]

Warren was one of the most under appreciated musicans of all time. It is a absolute tragedy that he isn't in the rock and roll hall of fame.

[searcherboy]

He'll make it yet. No question. 'Lawyers, Guns & Money', 'Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner', 'Werewolves of London' - any one of these songs makes him a condender. Together, he's a lock.

[ericmgislason]

love u warren

[pfive]

distressing ammount of feckless right wingers posting on these vids...any zevon songs that can be easily misconstrued?

[DonTheCritic]

The world of rock and roll died a little with him

[manuetalain83]

@DonTheCritic

Completely agree with you!

[CullowheeGolfLegends]

Warren was GREAT and this is a great song written by Bruce Springsteen. One of my all time favorites by Bruce...

[the333redwaster]

No, Warren wrote this. Bruce give Warren the title

[MACProAV]

Actually written by Zevon from knowledge of the title Janey Needs A Shooter. He learned of it and said, Id heard this song title from his manager and asked about it so many times, he finally said, You like it so much, why dont you write it? I did write a few lines, T-Bone Burnett added something. I cut a track and showed up at Bruces house in Asbury Park in the middle of the night. I played what I had for him. Its nice, he said, but where are all the other verses? I just smiled.

[the333redwaster]

oh, Bruce co-wrote it. Sorry

[JIM112271]

Well , Bruce is a Socialist........so who gives a damn !!!

[MACProAV]

Yes, he is, but still writes a hell of a song.

[CamarilloJoe]

The world needs another shooter like Zevon!

[toxicwasteoid]

heard this on ron and fez. they used it as an opening. the best opening ive ever heard.

ron and fez weekdays 11am-3pm XM 202 SIRIUS 197

[dbrandonwest]

Same here Budday! I knew Zevon was good from songs I'd heard here and there, but this song got me hooked. Thanks be to Ronnie B.

[mrbobevans]

Utterly Amazing!!!!!Warren and Buddy Holly will never be forgotten.

[RonRepublican]

Now this is the truth, bet there done that

King Louis

[kuchek]

Awesome! Thanks for posting.

[beatles1000]

"I'll Sleep when i'm dead" A must read!

[lilnetty2]

Who are the musicians in this band?

[lajonny88]

Lilnetty, the back-up band at the time was called Z Deluxe but they are really the band called Pecos out of Los Angeles. Warren found them at a club in Sierra Madre and liked what he saw. On their own, a really good band to see live. They still play around the Arcadia area. I know 'cause I was there when Warren first played with them at the club in Sierra Madre. GREAT SHOW!!!!! About 100 people there. That was all the place would hold!!! All great musicians on their own!

[akermagic21]

This is rock 'n roll at its best. Awesome song!

[Mr36O]

Does anyone Know who the youngest (looking) guitarist is on stage?

[philbrown0]

This looks to be from the Roxy shows that yielded "Stand In The Fire." The band is a bunch of guys from Colorado who were a Zevon cover band.

Phil Brown

[Mr36O]

I know that its actualy an early MTV promo concert in New jersy in 1982. They are selling it on DVD on Amazon Im actualy in the proccess of buying it.

[mariahdeansteen]

youngest is phil brown.

[Blackjacklocasto]

@Mr36O John Wood is the guitarist

[barbarycourt]

Thanks -- this is fantastic!

[Mr36O]

I so wish I couldve seen Zevon in concert but I was too young in his touring days and now its too late. My father wanted to bring me back in 87 but i was only 10 so I couldnt go.

[thereagauze]

nice guitar hormonies!

[Lenero18]

Saw him at the Paradise in Boston, in the winter 0f 83. He had two guitars named Curley and Curley Joe made in Hartford Conn.

In WW of London, he sang "Saw Larry Bird walking with the Queen, and man he was flying!" A fun performer and prolific artist.

[nightshadewolf345]

another who thinks Warren and Zevon is great, or who has actually heard of him

[Brendan3875]

Powerful stuff. RIP Warren.

[AndrewDaniele87]

I came here knowing it's Springsteen's, he wrote it back in 72, when it was called Janey Needs a Shooter and was acoustically recorded

[onecrowesorrow]

Hey AndrewDaniele87! Bruce AND Warren wrote this song together.  Definitely has Warren's touch on the arrangements here. Great song.

[ronknorr]

Bruce only gave the title line. Read the Zevon biography for details.

[onecrowesorrow]

I didn't know that. Thanks!

[DonTheCritic]

I'm reading it now. He was an asshole, but I think that was mostly the booze...

[StephenKuma]

its great to see new videos of zevon are coming to youtube