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My Ride's Here

Warren Zevon

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Warren Zevon’s final album before being diagnosed with terminal cancer was prophetically titled My Ride’s Here. It features Zevon in collaboration with a circle of writer friends, including Carl Hiassen, Larry Klein, Hunter S. Thompson, Mitch Alborn and Paul Muldoon. Like Zevon, these are all men with a sharp intelligence and dark wit whose predominant theme is aging amidst the cruelty and disappointment of the modern world. The album visits realms of darkness, especially on the Thompson-assisted “You’re a Whole Different Person When You’re Scared,” which includes this vision: “The eagle screams on Friday / The Colts are doomed this year / The fat's finally in the fire / In the Kingdom of Fear / Dangerous creeps are everywhere.” Longtime Zevon cheerleader David Letterman shows up with the Late Show band for “Hit Somebody (The Hockey Song),” which lightens the mood with a sweetly deranged character study in the mold of Zevon classics like “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner.” Though his twisted humor is in peak form, the album closes on a feeling of peace.

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Hit somebody!

"Hit Somebody!" is my favorite song on this album. It tells the story of a child who aspires to be a famous hockey player. He sadly was a poor puck handler so when he entered the NHL he was nothing more than a defensive enforcer (a goon, as the song says). His whole career he "just wanted one damn goal", but the coach never put him on offence and only told him to beat players up. After twenty years or so of playing he finally gets his dream. On the final night of his final season he found himself alone with the puck and had a chance to finally score a goal. He put all of his might into that shot, yet on his follow though he was hit on the back of the head with a stick by a rival player. The last thing he sees is the lantern light up signifying he scored a goal before dying on the ice. He died but "felt alright, because the last thing he saw was the flashing red light." You don't have to be a hockey fan to enjoy this song. This is one of the few songs in my collection that actually bring a tear to my eye. Thank you for all the great music Warren. Rest in peace.

Hit Somebody

I'm pretty sure David Letterman "sings" background on this thing too.

Genius

Warren Zevon was and always will be an unsung genius of music. I think we should all go to his website and sign the petition to put him in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I also agree with the reviewer who said David Letterman sings on this album. It does sound like his voice on Basket Case.

Biography

Born: January 24, 1947 in Chicago, IL

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s

One of the most acute and savagely satiric songwriters of his era, Warren Zevon was born in Chicago on January 24, 1947. His formative years were as colorful as the scenarios played out in his music: his father was a professional gambler, a lifestyle which forced the family to move frequently, and Zevon spent most of his formative years in California and Arizona. He learned to play piano, focusing primarily on classical material before a disintegrating home life led him into pop music, as well as...
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