Tag Archives: Warren Zevon

Veracruz is Dying

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

I can’t hear the continuing dreadful news coming from Veracruz without recalling the refrain from Warren Zevon’s song about the city: “Veracruz is dying.” The song comes from his 1978 album, Excitable Boy.  There doesn’t seem to be any live … Continue reading →

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Warren Zevon on YouTube

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

Because my blog has been a Warren-free zone for too long, here are a couple of great performances which neatly book-end his career. Mohammed’s Radio was an early classic performed here on the Old Grey Whistle Test with Jackson Browne: … Continue reading →

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Outcomes of the Economic Reset

Posted on March 5, 2009 by

“I went walking in the wasted city, Started thinking about entropy. Smelled the wind from the ruined river; Went home to watch T.V.” Warren Zevon (Run Straight Down) Zevon’s prescient lines (from 1989’s cyber-punk album, Transverse City) came to mind … Continue reading →

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