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2 unusual facts about Warren Zevon


Macgillycuddy's Reeks

"MacGillycuddy's Reeks" is also the name of a song on Warren Zevon's album My Ride's Here.

Tarzan in Manhattan

Warren Zevon's Leave My Monkey Alone plays on the soundtrack as Tarzan's plane flies over prominent New York landmarks.


Ben Keith

In addition to his work with Young, Keith also worked with Terry Reid, Todd Rundgren, Lonnie Mack, The Band, Blue, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Paul Butterfield, J. J. Cale, Linda Ronstadt, Warren Zevon, Ian and Sylvia, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Anne Murray and Ringo Starr.

Kisangani Mutinies

The song Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner, co-written by singer-songwriter Warren Zevon and former mercenary David Lindell about a fictitious mercenary in sub-Saharan Africa, states that "in sixty-six and seven, they fought the Congo war." The Congo Crisis itself ended by the end of 1965, with the Kisangani Mutinies in 1966 and 1967 as part of its aftermath.

Peter Gammons

Gammons sang and played guitar on this collection of originals and covers that includes The Clash's Death or Glory and Warren Zevon's Model Citizen.

Shelly Yakus

Shelly Yakus has engineered recordings for many performers, including John Lennon, the Ramones, U2, Tom Petty, Van Morrison, Alice Cooper, the Band, Blue Öyster Cult, Dire Straits, Don Henley, Madonna, Stevie Nicks, The Pointer Sisters, Lou Reed, Bob Seger, Patti Smith, Suzanne Vega, Warren Zevon, Star Radio and Elliott Murphy.

There Goes the Fear

The B-side "Hit the Ground Running" is an adaptation of "Werewolves of London," written by Warren Zevon, Leroy Marinell, and Robert "Waddy" Wachtel.

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

The film's title comes from a Warren Zevon song of the same name, recorded on his 1991 album Mr. Bad Example, which he allowed under the condition that the song be played during the end credits.


see also

Quite Ugly One Morning

The book takes its name from a song from Warren Zevon's 1991 album Mr. Bad Example.