The album brought Zevon to commercial attention and remains the best-selling album of his. 21 and remained in the American Top 40 for six weeks. It includes the single 'Werewolves of London', which reached No. The album was released on January 18, 1978, by Asylum Records. One moment it's praise for Einstein and Sheen's skill with the ladies, the next is the sobering truth where he admits that he's emotionally destroyed. Excitable Boy is the third studio album by American musician Warren Zevon. One thing I really like about the writing is how he hits you with something humorous, then immediately counters with something painful and honest. He isn't a genius and it's likely that he'll never become one. The previous jabs prove to be slivers of jealousy. "But there's nothing I can do or say I haven't done or said"īut the biggest admission and the one that elevates the song to the level of.wait for it.genius is: "I'm the one who always told you you were smart" His emotions are bubbling over with confusion while being stirred by an object that's capable of producing both enormous joy and pain.Īlso, pay attention to the confessions that are mixed in with the jabs. "Guess what-I'm stirring it with a monkey's paw" (an object that grants the possessor 3 wishes with severe consequences) "I've got a bitter pot of je ne sais quoi" (literally "I don't know what") I agree that the song is sprinkled with anger, but the first two lines give you an idea of how to take it: the sentiment that liars are unwelcome among thieves is an. General CommentAbsolutely love this song. an expression of love and hope in a life of criminality and decadence. I didn't like the way he turned your headīut there's nothing I can do or say I haven't done or said Guess what-I never liked the way he cut your hair I'm the one who always told you you were smart When you dropped me and you staked your claim While he was working on his universal plan Grew up to be a backstabbing entrepreneur The poet who lived next door when you were young and poor There's a face in every window of the Songwriter's NeighborhoodĮverybody's your best friend whey you're doing well-I mean good Like every other unindicted coconspirator He thinks he'll be alright but he doesn't know for sure Since I saw you coming out of my barber's shopĭid you light the candles? Did you put on "Kind of Blue"?ĭid you use that Ivy Leaage voodoo on him, too? Instead, the man deserves his own Hall of Fame, or perhaps a museum, like the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, all dedicated to the life, work and spirit of one artist.Īlso, for potential donors ready to start building soon, this museum should be in the city he called home, the place where his songs and records, as well as much of the classic and new rock music of our time has been created, Los Angeles.Guess what-I'm stirring it with a monkey's paw We will look closer at this issue in coming days.Īs the Zevon name, songs, albums and fans have been dishonored by this Hall all these years, this Hall should be notified they missed their chance. Zevon.Īfter decades of inducting countless artists who are not rock artists, but hip-hop, R&B or rap, yet neglecting one of the greatest rock songwriters of our time, the Hall has eroded their credibility and sense of focus.ĭoes this invalidate the significance of this museum and its previous choices? Yes. Hope remained that eventually such problems would be fixed, but that hope is gone. Each of those years distanced this institution from its original vision of honoring rock & roll itself, and the greatness of those who wrote all these songs and performed them. Now 26 years have passed, like 26 cracks in the foundation of the museum on Lake Erie. Warren Zevon has been eligible for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame since 1994.
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