Dear SubG Musical Interpretiationist:

Posted by:: "fenian d'illudium q-36, Rlari."
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:45:37 -0500

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I've developed a slight obesession with Warren Zevon as of late. Werewolves
of London is one of those things that has always been with me but never was
never really aware of. Then I heard Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner on
Hour of Slack, and it was then I became aware of Warren Zevon. I have yet to
really listen to anything other than the two aforementioned songs, because
they are both so delicious to me I've been listening to them over and over.
I'll branch out into more of his work shortly.

Question for ones who may be more familiar with his work:

At the end of Headless Machine Gunner, the words are:

"Patty Hearst, heard the worst, of Rolands Thompson gun and bought it..."

what the hell is meant by this? I know who Patty Hearst is (she lives
still), and her kidnapping by the SLA....but what is Zevon saying in that
lyric?

Posted by:: "just john"
Date: 10 Mar 2005 11:54:09 -0800

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I'm guessing Zevon liked the rhyme, and didn't mean a lot.

I first heard "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" in a place on Times
Square in the 80s. It was a live sex act, and they played that tune on
the boombox as their soundtrack.

Posted by:: "Rev. Richard Skull"
Date: 10 Mar 2005 12:10:36 -0800

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You have to play the song backwards!

If you do it says: "I buried "Bob""

Posted by:: HellPope Huey
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 03:17:07 GMT

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In article <1110485436.296551.159440@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
"Rev. Richard Skull" wrote:

> You have to play the song backwards!
> If you do it says: "I buried "Bob""

If you play the song backwards, what the hell is WRONG with you?

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HellPope Huey
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We believe in the perseverance of the saints,
but many are not saints
and therefore do not persevere.
- C.H. Spurgeon

[Worf] You are attempting to manufacture triumph
where none exists.
[Quark] I'd say he succeeded.
[Bashir] To manufactured triumph.
[O'Brien] Manufactured triumph: hear, hear!
- "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"

Posted by:: "nu-monet v7.0"
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 13:15:18 -0700

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fenian d'illudium q-36, Rlari. wrote:
>
> "Patty Hearst, heard the worst, of Rolands Thompson
> gun and bought it..."
>
> what the hell is meant by this? I know who Patty
> Hearst is (she lives still), and her kidnapping by
> the SLA....but what is Zevon saying in that lyric?

Well, first of all, it was "heard the burst", as in
machine-gun burst. The other alluded to the end of
the majority of the SLA who were basically slaughtered
by the police inside a house full of weapons, suggesting
that Patty would meet the same fate--gunned down by the
righteous right-wing living-dead body of Roland. This
was because she had, arguably, joined with her captors
and willingly acted with them in a bank robbery; which
was disputed by her attorneys.

On to other Zevon stuff: a very unpredictable composer,
some of his stuff is almost painfully simplistic, yet
have catchy tunes; others are complex and artistic
instrumental; one is historical and romantic.

From his "Exciteable Boy" album, probably his most 'pop',
tunes like Werewolves and Roland, there is also Excitable
Boy, which is charmingly insane; and Lawyers, Guns and
Money. Military types love this album. But in with
those fairly air-headed tunes is Veracruz, which is a
romantic, acoustical lament of the US sacking of Veracruz,
Mexico in the Mexican War.

A completely different album, Bad Luck Streak in Dancing
School is bizarrely punctuated with string quartet
interludes.

Overall, every album is completely different, and half
the songs you will hate when you first hear them; the
ones you like you will ignore later when you really like
the ones you hated.

His last album, The Wind, done when he knew he was dying
of lung cancer, really shows his musical brilliance, yet
his lyrics fade away as he was doing.

--
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Posted by:: nenslo
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:15:33 -0800

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"fenian d'illudium q-36, Rlari." wrote:
>
> I've developed a slight obesession with Warren Zevon as of late.

That is the most pathetically humiliating admission I have EVER SEEN on
this newsgroup. Warren Zevon was a wart on Wreckless Eric's ass.

Posted by:: König Prüße, GfbAEV
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:28:01 GMT

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nenslo wrote:

>"fenian d'illudium q-36, Rlari." wrote:
>>
>> I've developed a slight obesession with Warren Zevon as of late.
>
>That is the most pathetically humiliating admission I have EVER SEEN on
>this newsgroup. Warren Zevon was a wart on Wreckless Eric's ass.

The wart on Wreckless Eric's ass
Was conspicuous with hairs
And when he went to Briton Beach
It drew a lot of stares

O! The wart on Wreckless Eric's ass
Had a personality all its own
And proved that beauty's not skin deep
Wreckless Eric's ugly to the bone

The wart on Wreckless Eric's ass
Is known both far and wide
For it can't be killed by laser beams,
Freezing nor fungicide

Posted by:: HellPope Huey
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:08:09 GMT

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In article <5MbYd.123905$Th1.59475@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
König Prüße, GfbAEV wrote:
> nenslo wrote:
> >"fenian d'illudium q-36, Rlari." wrote:
> >>
> >> I've developed a slight obesession with Warren Zevon as of late.
> >
> >That is the most pathetically humiliating admission I have EVER SEEN on
> >this newsgroup. Warren Zevon was a wart on Wreckless Eric's ass.
>
>>The wart on Wreckless Eric's ass
> Was conspicuous with hairs
> And when he went to Briton Beach
> It drew a lot of stares
>
> O! The wart on Wreckless Eric's ass
> Had a personality all its own
> And proved that beauty's not skin deep
> Wreckless Eric's ugly to the bone
>
> The wart on Wreckless Eric's ass
> Is known both far and wide
> For it can't be killed by laser beams,
> Freezing nor fungicide

HAW HAW HAW NENSLO GOT SERVED! Best post of the last 33 hours!

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HellPope Huey
Step outside the Box;
I mean, its a catbox, fer chrissakes

Possibly the only dismaying aspect of excellence
is that it makes living in a world of mediocrity
an ongoing prospect of a living Hell.
- Harlan Ellison

"Diaper fee for chimp brides."
- "The Simpsons"

Posted by:: König Prüße, GfbAEV
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:31:23 GMT

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HellPope Huey wrote:

>In article <5MbYd.123905$Th1.59475@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> König Prüße, GfbAEV wrote:
>> nenslo wrote:
>> >"fenian d'illudium q-36, Rlari." wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I've developed a slight obesession with Warren Zevon as of late.
>> >
>> >That is the most pathetically humiliating admission I have EVER SEEN on
>> >this newsgroup. Warren Zevon was a wart on Wreckless Eric's ass.
>>
>>>The wart on Wreckless Eric's ass
>> Was conspicuous with hairs
>> And when he went to Briton Beach
>> It drew a lot of stares
>>
>> O! The wart on Wreckless Eric's ass
>> Had a personality all its own
>> And proved that beauty's not skin deep
>> Wreckless Eric's ugly to the bone
>>
>> The wart on Wreckless Eric's ass
>> Is known both far and wide
>> For it can't be killed by laser beams,
>> Freezing nor fungicide
>
> HAW HAW HAW NENSLO GOT SERVED! Best post of the last 33 hours!
>
>--

Plus, too, I like "Werewolves of London"
It's easy to play, and everybody knows it.

Ol' Warren Zevon even played here at
TheStateTheater.com before he floated away

Whaaaaa-OOOOOOoooooooooooo!

Posted by:: König Prüße, GfbAEV
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:39:57 GMT