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The surprising thing about this documentary is that it is not depressing. While there are only excerpts from the program shown, it allows you to see how little he let his discomforts effect his performance.
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It shows you how difficult it was for Warren to make the cross country trip, and how hard doing the show was. The film covers Warren's last appearance on "Late Night with David Letterman." Letterman was a good friend of Zevon's and he was the only guest for the entire hour. The scenes of Bruce jamming in the sound booth were great. It was great to see these big names come to the aide of a friend in need. There are appearances by many of Zevon's friends who helped him with his last album, including Bruce Springsteen, Joe Walsh, Jackson Brown, Tom Petty, Don Henley, and Billy Bob Thorton, among others. Interspersed with entries from Warren's diary, this show is mainly interviews with Zevon himself, and 'fly on the wall' looks at the recording sessions. It is a sad thing to see, but Warren stays cheerful throughout, cracking jokes and always smiling. As time goes on, he gets weaker and weaker, and grows more frail. It is amazing to see how positive Warren is throughout the film. The 45 minute program, which originally aired on VH-1, follows Warren as he works in the studio with some of his friends and chronicles his last days. This DVD is a documentary recording his struggle to finish his last album, The Wind. His doctors gave him three months to live.Įschewing chemotherapy so he could concentrate on finishing one more album before he died, Warren got to work. He had an inoperable form of cancer, and there was not hope. Then I heard that Warren Zevon was going to die. I just didn't have the time to sit down an listen to an album the way I used to, or even have it on as background music. Somewhere along the line, as the years passed and CDs replaced LPs, my music buying slowed down, and eventually stopped. I would eagerly await each new album and play it over and over until I had memorized each line. I saw him two more times over the years, and even jumped up on stage after he left to snag his discarded guitar pick. The next day I started acquiring his albums as fast as my meager funds would allow. The amount of energy and enthusiasm he put into the show left me awestruck. I had heard a few of his songs, and a friend was excited about the show, so I decided to tag along.
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I first saw Warren Zevon in concert twenty years ago. its a last favor he asks before a death everyone but himself would consider tragic, and i think we'd be remiss in ignoring his last request."We love to buy books because we believe we are buying the time to read them." it always reminded me of the reluctant laugh in the middle of a good cry a woman would have. he was also conscious of the fact that it was only his doing that brought his death around.
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he was so conscious of his mortality, and the fickleness of memory. I believe the inclusion of "for a while" rather than just saying "keep me in your heart forever" is very characteristic of him. he lamented his choice to write a pity song, but he did not regret including it on the album, as his friends were many and powerful, his fans were super important, and he had a loving family. it was like a final gift, a momentary tearing down of his wall of sarcasm, intellect, politics, and rock and roll savvy moments before he died. i think he knew it was not one of his best songs, per se, but he had to be conscious of the power it would have over his friends and fans. General CommentThe song is uncharacteristic of WZ i think. These wheels keep turnin' but they're runnin' out of steam You know I'm tied to you like the buttons on your blouseĮngine driver's headed north up to Pleasant Stream Sometimes when you're doin' simple things around the house There's a train leavin' nightly called "When All is Said and Done" When you get up in the mornin' and you see that crazy sun If I leave you it doesn't mean I love you any less Shadows are fallin' and I'm runnin' out of breath