Warren Zevon -- Keep Me In Your Heart (For Awhile) [REVIEW]
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- This is a hard-hitting emotional song that just has to be experienced. Un....real.
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One of the cleverest and most intelligent songwriters of all time - underappreciated genius.
Six months ago my mom passed after a long struggle with COPD, i found myself getting ready for her death, pre-mourning you might say, by listening to this song a few times per week. I've listened to it many, many times since she left and it still tears me up, yet has a healing power to it as well.
"Keep me in your heart for awhile" was his way of acknowledging the pain people were going to carry with his passing, and that was him telling them it was ok to let it go after a time. Much of the rest of the imagery is him telling them he'll still be with them after the pain has passed. That's my take. Beautiful song. I tear up everytime I hear it.
@Jesse Gifford That's a good account of that song, and also how I heard it. The honesty just hits you in the heart and mind in equal doses, huh?
@@RockN2Country That brutal honesty combined with a macabre sense of humor was always my favorite thing about his songs. It may have been what kept him from more mainstream success, but it's also what made him Warren.
You should check out the live version of "My Shits Fucked Up" great lyrics and beautiful guitar work.
@Nathan Eley Yes sir, I know that song well. I heard it for the first time only about a year ago, and have listened to it several times. The honesty, the absolutely brutal honesty, is something I'd never heard quite like that in a song. And, BTW, welcome to the channel!
I can't listen to Warren without breaking down into ugly crying for hours. He was battling his end at the same time my father was first diagnosed with cancer. I have been a fan since I was a child and he has a few songs, like this one, that are so precious to me. But I associate this with someone knowing they are passing away and saying goodbye to you and it gave me a glimpse of what was going to happen 10 years later to my father. I can't go there anymore. I let the music part of this video play but couldn't wear the headphones. 😢
@Lily McAllister Some songs hit too close to home, so I totally respect where you're coming from on this one. I did Chris Stapleton's song "Broken halos" last year, and I didn't expect it to hit me so hard since it unexpectedly made me think of a woman I loved dearly who passed away six years ago. At the end of the video I didn't even make any comments because I couldn't, I just said I'm gonna leave the song be, said goodbye, and got real quiet after I turned the camera off. Songs hit us on a different level than most things in life. I'm sorry about you losing your dad.
I’m very familiar with warren and this is a great song and tribute I really appreciate you going to such depth to include my father in a video since you couldn’t get to my original request! It means a lot. I didn’t know my request was such a new release. If you get the time could you replace it with “my old man” by Zac Brown Band? It reminds me so much of my father since his passing but also includes memories of my 5 year old son who has helped me continue on. The song is couple years old so hopefully it won’t be blocked. Truly appreciate it man and thanks again for going to so much trouble
Prayers for you and your family🙏🙏🙏
@@arkiemomma9832 thank you I appreciate that
@Bronson Elliot Glad you saw the review since it wasn't the same song you'd requested. I'll see about getting to ZBB's song in due course. I was listening to them yesterday and had a couple of other songs in mind, so we'll see. And kids have a way of keeping us hanging on through hard times, huh? I imagine you mean as much to your boy as your dad did to you, so keep up the good daddying and both of your lives will be worth living fully.
This song will be played at my funeral. One of the most beautiful songs ever, and written as he knew he only had a very short time left. As a Norwegian, Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner is a big favourite. :)
@Norwegian Buddha I'm glad you like the song so much, as it is seriously beautiful. And Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner is soooooo Warren Zevon. So different, and so captivating.
@@RockN2Country Fun fact: In the song, Roland is betrayed and killed by his comrade Van Owen. The makers of Jurassic Park The Lost World loved this song so much, that they named two caracters Roland Tembo (Pete Postlethwaite and Nick Van Owen (Vince Vaughn).
@@RockN2Country Fun fact: In the song, Roland is betrayed and killed by his comrade Van Owen. The makers of Jurassic Park The Lost World loved this song so much, that they named two caracters after the song: Roland Tembo (Pete Postlethwaite) and Nick Van Owen (Vince Vaughn)
Warren Zevon, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, is one of my "stoned at the jukebox" songs.
@is that what empty means Did you hear his song about his visit to the doctor? The title says it all: "My Shit's F*cked Up." Talk about bringing it real and somehow with a sense of artistry....
@@RockN2Country that's a great tune... Poor Pitiful Me, he's got a bunch that'll speak to u, if u listen with the right kind of ears...
@Is that what empty means You're spot on about listening "with the right ears." Warren is one of those lyricists and musicians who you hear more from each time you hear a song of his, even if you've heard it fifty times. And good call---"Poor Poor Pitiful Me" is a great song.
Man, you gotta check out his last appearance on Letterman.
I saw a behind the scenes where Dave broke down about that, and I broke down with him at the same time. Whew..it slays me.
Warren and Dave were very good friends. Warren used to cover whenever a Paul wasn’t available.
Wow!..Thanks so much, Don!...Appreciate it...I saw a Doc. on Warren, and the lead up to his impending death. In it there was a David Letterman appearance. His last; (Letterman was his biggest fan, and had him on numerous times.) Dave asked him if there was anything he understood now, facing his own mortality, that he didn't before. He replied, "Just how much you're supposed to enjoy every sandwich." Sometime after his passing, a tribute album aptly titled "Enjoy every sandwich" was produced, using various other artists...Thanks again, and to SoCal, my deepest condolences.
@Steve DAmico Good stuff right there!! Warren has a collection that draws you in and keeps you there for a long time. The dude was unique.
Drive by Truckers do a great version of one of Zevon's songs. Play it all Night Long. You should react to both versions
Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires also do a very nice version of Mutineer.
I had the unfortunate honor of giving the eulogy at my best friend's funeral shortly after "The Wind" was released. I read the lyrics of this song as part of my memorial tribute, as he and I are / were both huge music fans. When I spoke the lyric " ... there's a train leaving nightly called When All Is Said And Done ..." the minister sitting behind me on the dais softly murmured "Yes, Father, yes." It was such a powerful moment, in that those lyrics also stirred something in him, that was the point where I finally lost it and surrendered to the emotions of my buddy's very untimely death. A very sad, and profound, page in my life.
Absolutely love Zevon!! Never heard of that werewolf thing you mentioned.. ;P :D
@alwayscrazy1 Yeah, that's an obscure one that I doubt many people know. ;-)
I have all of Warren's album's, never got see him live though. In 2015 I was diagnosed with Small Fiber Neuropathy. Simply put, my hands and feet constantly or in some degree of pain from a 5 to 10, ever lower. I describe it as standing in boiling water, on fire after being skinned, and a million hornets stinking me from the inside out. _Without Warren's music and the VH-! documentary_ I would have been put into a rubber room. On my bad days I always default to the VH-1 documentary of his last days and the making of The Wind his last album. In December of 2018 I was hit with "you have Prostate cancer". In the fall of 2019 I spent 25 days hospitalized for Acute Aspiration Pneumonia, an emergency 4 and a half hour surgery where doc said she come close to "loosing me twice, plus told my wife if she'd waited 24 hours to get me to the ER, it would have been to late. I spent 21 days on IV antibiotics as the crud pumped from my left lung and left-side plural cavity was full of 3 bacteria, two were strains of Streptococcus. I have several other ailments and illnesses. THE ONLY REASON I am sharing all this is to *EMPHASIZE how WARREN ZEVON's Music* save my sanity. probably, my life. After watching the VH-1 the day of my cancer diagnosis, I turned to my wife, and said just 5% that is all I need, 5% of the Courage and Will to get through today, and "Enjoy Every Sandwich". 5% of what Warren Had those last 11 months. Well, I have beat the cancer - in August, doc said the radiation worked and that at the one year mark in Feb, of completing my radiation, he feels comfortable that he will tell us "Cancer Free". Still have 24/7 pain and get winded easy, but - no cancer. *Warren Zevon* saved my life and I give his music [and several others' plus a handful of Reactors, including yourself....] With not much to do since I cannot work, shit I can't walk for 20 minutes without stopping. I have found I like searching for and finding Under-known musicians and singers, not underrated - they are all good - for whatever reason they aren't well known. One of my criteria - "would their sound, talent and overall big picture have play well in the 60's and early 70's?" The health power of MUSIC is so much more than most believe. Music can change your mood in 3 minutes, allow you to "escape" and forget the pain. Definitely a sanity savior. The life I have today is certainly not how I planned my retirement, exactly the opposite. I will say this, I have been able to rejuvenate my love of music and have a whole new outlook for the music of the 60's and 70's - I appreciate it more and realize I lived through the great music generation ever. There's a lady in California that is a Cancer Survivor and can play the strings off a guitar, write her own stuff, and she was/is an inspiration as well, if you have time check out *AliHandal.com* . Even with having found the likes of Larkin Poe, The Rainbow Girls, Lukas Nelson, Marcus King, Blackberry Smoke, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats, Mean Mary, Chip Taylor, Brother Dege, Marc Broussard, Kiefer Sutherland (yes the actor can sing), The Dead South, Halestorm, Dimash, Colt Ford, Blackmore's Night, The Dropkick Murphy's, Elle King, Indigo Girls, Home Free, Pentatonix, Voiceplay, Peter Hollens, and Playing for a Change. and reacquainted my youthful love of folk music - Pete Seeger, Woody and Arlo, Joan Baez, Melanie, Peter, Paul and Mary, Phil Ochs, Holly Near, to name a few. With all of those and of course my Classic rock favorites, Jazz, Blues and a little Country, especially Willie. *WARREN ZEVON* gets over half of my - Put the headphones on, Today Sucks - "Music take me away" listening time. Sorry for the length, I ramble on typing the same way I speak. LOL
You should listen to “can’t take back” and “it keeps on workin” by Aaron Lewis and “bubba shot the jukebox” by mark chesnutt
@ryan fister Thanks for the recs, and welcome aboard!! I actually have a different Aaron Lewis reaction coming up next week to his video, "My Granddaddy's Gun." I did a Mark Chesnutt reaction a couple of months ago, and might get to another of his songs in due course. Here's the link to that reaction--enjoy!! ruclips.net/video/qdhbBwICCqA/видео.html
Don, you're such a nice guy! What a thoughtful song. I've never heard of this guy before. Such a good song. I got real mysti-eyed, quick. So heartfelt❤ I need to check out more from him. Thanks for introducing him.
Side note, my daddy graduated HS in 79. You look so young!
@Arkie Momma Thank you for the compliment!! I graduated in '80, so your dad and I probably have a lot in common. As for the song, it runs deep. I don't know how you feel about potty mouth, but Warren wrote an entire album after his diagnosis of cancer. "Keep Me In Your Heart" is on that album, and the link to the all-too-real song I mentioned ("My Shit's F*cked Up") follows. It's him singing the song live. Anyone who doesn't like potty mouth shouldn't watch this, but if it doesn't bother you, this song is as real as it gets. ruclips.net/video/LbhYqV17CoQ/видео.html
@@RockN2Country thanks for the link. I'll check it out. Sometimes potty mouth fits. It def fits with cancer! I've never had cancer but I have done chemo treatments for the autoimmune diseases I have and it sucks. I can't imagine dealing with terminal cancer and the extreme doses of chemo. It's real life and real life just sucks bad sometimes. I like honesty in an artist.
Glad you did this one. Happy to have found your little corner of RUclips! Loved Warren Zevon, especially his wit. He took titles like Poor, Poor Pitiful Me and Splendid Isolation and took the songs in exactly the opposite direction you'd expect. He understood irony...and somehow mixed in some sweetness in songs like The Indifference of Heaven and Hasten Down the Wind. (and...I'm gonna stop myself or I'll get a carpal tunnel flare up by typing out every song in the catalog!
Splendid Isolation and Vast Indifference of Heaven are two of my favorite songs of his. I first heard them off of Learning to Flinch, and I still think that those stripped down live versions are the best. Studio is great, but just Warren and a guitar is amazing.
This is the very last song Warren Zevon recorded before he died.
"He's known for werewolves of london..." ARGH! It's true but I hate that so much. It's like if the Beatles were only known for Yellow Submarine. Werewolves of London is a silly novelty track that he recorded in one take. Somehow became his biggest hit. But Warren zevon is so much more than that. And this song is just the tip of the iceberg if you want to get into him.
@Smokey Robinson Oh yes, I know Warren's music quite well, it's just relevant that on here I point out to some folks who might not know his music since he wasn't a country artist per se. The album he cut shortly before he passed away was a masterpiece. The dude was just different, huh?
His guitar riff was sampled by Kid Rock
Has anyone reacted to Warren’s song “Nighttime in the Switching Yard.” If that doesn’t get you swaying and foot tapping and head bobbing then you’ve got no pulse!
@Ryan Sheehan I love that song and so much of Warren’s work, but this one doesn’t fit with the channel’s theme. “Lawyers, Guns and Money,” OTOH, might go over well. Ha! (j/k)
@@RockN2Country absolutely! That main riff is a favourite of mine. “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner” is also a can’t-skip for me. Warren Zevon has such a wonderful body of work, it’s a total shame to me that many only know “Werewolves of London.”
Sorry for his loss!!! Once again, a great song, just not big on his vocals!!! My mom use to sing us that song How far is Heaven and although my parents are alive my kids and I lost their mother to the H1N1 swine flu on Dec, 29, 2009 and How far is Heaven, over you, and now this song makes my heart ache for her!!!!
@Tommy Ward Ouch, man, I'm sorry for your loss and your kids' loss. The older I get, the more it hurts to find out about the wounds people have to live with. As the quote goes, "There's a price we pay just for waking up in the morning."
@@RockN2Country My wife was a nurse and pregnant when she caught the swine flu!!! They took my son at 28 weeks and he only weighed 2 lbs but after 4 months in the hospital he is now a healthy 9 year old!! My youngest daughter was only 11 months old so my son never got to meat her and my daughter doesnt remember her. What's also sad is my wife was in a coma and never got to see our son. I have 6 kids and a grandson. My oldest is 21 now, I have an 18 yr old daughter, a 14, and a 12 year old son, a 10 year old daughter, and my baby Chase. I also have a 3 year old grandson. They keep me going!!!
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I miss Warren. :( You said “There’s a genius in simplicity” - YES!
Listen to "Don't Let Us Get Sick."
Sounds like a song Alan Jackson would sing
@Augie Hedquist Good call on this being in Alan's wheelhouse.
It would sound better
@Tommy Ward If Alan was as sick as Warren was, maybe they'd sound pretty similar. Tough to say for sure, and hopefully we never find out. Here's the link to a song about Warren's trip to the doctor (NOTE: major cussing going on in this one, though not in an angry way): ruclips.net/video/Fl0ahDKR0QU/видео.html
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@Jw Moyer LOL!!
The lyrics make me think of a person saying their goodbyes to a lover.
@Jack Cerro Yeah, I think that's the sense in which they were written, but for me the essence of the song is transmutable.
That's the wonder of great songwriting. Sometimes its best not to completely nail down the meaning and instead, let the listener fill in the gaps.
I recently heard a musician say that were anxious to release their new album and play the songs live so they could find out what the songs were really about.
@Jack Cerro I can totally relate to that, though in a different medium. If I want to know what I'm really thinking about something, I have to sit down and write about it. Then I look at what's on the page and sometimes I'll say, "Wow, I didn't know those were my thoughts on that." Different outlets give us different, and frequently fuller, perspectives on things, but it takes time to figure out which arenas reveal our deeper thoughts.