![]() ![]() After that display, Warren (along with co-writer LeRoy P. He then grabbed a fistful of the roast, hopped up on the counter, ripped open his shirt and proceeded to rub the roast over his chest. Warren, dressed in a white button-up dress shirt, walked into their kitchen one evening where the freshly cooked pot roast lay on the counter. According to Crystal Zevon in her book I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon, this song came about over the course of two evenings where a pot roast (Warren’s favourite dish) was served in the Zevon kitchen. Maybe the lyric “I’m all strung out on heroin on the outskirts of town,” just sounded nicer sung by her. “Carmelita” wasn’t a huge hit for Zevon but did become a hit for Linda Ronstadt in 1977. It’s the perfect song to pair with Bob Dylan’s “Romance In Durango ” which was released the same year. Not to mention this song, “Carmelita”, written by Zevon features Eagles member Glenn Frey on guitar. His 1976 release, Warren Zevon was a bit more refined and even featured some heavy-hitting backup from Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham who appear on the album. Except for one song, “She Quit Me” which wound up on the Midnight Cowboy soundtrack, Wanted made very little splash though it did feature a classic Zevon tune, “A Bullet For Ramona” which set the tone for the rest of his career. ![]() His first, Wanted Dead or Alive was released in 1969 but did very little in kick-starting the songwriter’s career. 1976’s Warren Zevon is not, in fact, Warren Zevon’s first album. ![]()
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