Warren Zevon - Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 05/12/2020 at 15:17 • Filed to: musiclopnik

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ClassicDatsunDebate > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/12/2020 at 15:45

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Enjoy every sandwich.

Just Jeepin' > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/12/2020 at 15:47

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This is the definitive 2020 Zevon tune.

lone_liberal > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/12/2020 at 15:48

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That son-of-a-bitch Van Owen.

lone_liberal > Just Jeepin' 05/12/2020 at 15:50

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That may be true, but I like this one since he rhymes my city with “Naugahyde divan” That takes effort.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/12/2020 at 15:50

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“Van Owen and the rest...”

I always found that line hilarious because Warren lived and worked in The Valley for so long. And, there’s a long east-west street in the Valley, parallel to Sherman, called Van Owen.

But, hey, I always figure that Eddie Haskell from Leave It To Beaver was named for “Haskell Street” in the Valley, too. 

Oddly, a lot of the early settlers and developers in LA were Dutch and street names like Van Nuys and Van Owen derive from that.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > lone_liberal 05/12/2020 at 15:55

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The BEST.  “Nailing tackless stripping and housewives by the score...”

RacinBob > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/12/2020 at 17:16

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I happened to watch Letterman the last time Zevon came on. He mentioned that he had stage 4 cancer and  sang this and joked about not buying green bananas.

You > lone_liberal 05/12/2020 at 17:18

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Mr. Bad Example was the album that turned me into the hardcore WZ fan I am today. I still miss the fuck out if that brilliant bastard.

You > RacinBob 05/12/2020 at 17:20

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That Letterman episode still gives me chills.

RacinBob > You 05/12/2020 at 17:54

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I have the album but had never seen the video until after I posted. Yep, chills. And the irony was I watched letterman about 10 times a year the night we happened to turn it on. Dave really liked Warren. 

jeepoftheseus > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/12/2020 at 19:49

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I gravitate towards this song on early spring/late fall days when I can rip the top and doors off of the Jeep and cruise back roads , also as the background for a well earned shower beer after a long and productive  day and occasionally while mowing the grass or running the tractor . Basically, anytime I can sing/yell “that son- of-a- bitch Van Owen” without judgement.