It’s amazing how it works. A song by someone who you have known of and never really cared for starts to burn into your consciousness. It was the chorus that pulled me in. “We made mad love, shadow love, random love and abandoned love, accidently like a martyr!”
I was never a fan of Warren Zevon, although a lot of people I like loved him. I had even heard Accidentally Like Martyr sung by Bob Dylan. That’s a pretty big endorsement. Dylan even played on one of his albums. A few years ago he was diagnosed with cancer. It was said there was no cure and this proved to be correct. Before he left he gathered all his friends around to produce on last album. From Dylan through Springsteen he produced an album called Wind, which was both inspirational and uplifting. I defy anyone to listen to his version of Knocking On Heaven’s Door without a tear in their eye. When man who is looking into the abyss sings a song like that it takes on a new depth. The album closes with a song for his children and young grandchildren, called Keep Me In Your Heart. Warren finished the race with Style. His songs will always be sung and stories about his wild days will be told while those who remember him are still around.
Such an excitable boy.
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