{"id":12089,"date":"2012-09-07T01:43:04","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T09:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=12089"},"modified":"2012-09-08T17:58:07","modified_gmt":"2012-09-09T01:58:07","slug":"warren-zevon-was-born-to-rock-the-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2012-09\/warren-zevon-was-born-to-rock-the-boat\/","title":{"rendered":"Warren Zevon Was Born to Rock the Boat–Watch A Final Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The great Warren Zevon<\/strong> fell asleep permanently nine years ago today.\u00a0 While he was one of our best songwriters (he penned several of our all-time favorite songs, including The French Inhaler<\/strong><\/em><\/a>), Zevon was also a great live performer (we fondly remember a raging, rollicking show at the Roxy<\/strong> in ’78 in support of his excellent Excitable Boy<\/strong> album).<\/p>\n

An example of his performance acumen can be found in his powerfully poignant rendering of Mutineer<\/strong><\/em> on the Letterman Show<\/strong> on October 30, 2002, the last time he appeared on television.\u00a0 Following Zevon’s terminal mesothelioma diagnosis, Letterman devoted an entire show to Zevon who was one of the host’s favorite musical guests.\u00a0 That night Warren played a few sterling songs and spoke about his illness and included some comedic flourishes.\u00a0 He noted, “I may have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years.”\u00a0 It was also during this show that Zevon offered his now-oft-quoted advice in the face of inevitable death: “Enjoy every sandwich.”<\/p>\n

But the most memorable portion of the show was when the wizened Zevon sat at the piano and bravely sang a beautiful rendition of his bountiful ballad, Mutineer<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 The juxtaposition of his diminished vocals and the rebellious lyric can’t help but affect. Check it out.\u00a0 Warren, we pray you’re still floating and that we’ll see you again.<\/p>\n

The song’s lyrics follow the video.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MqWqyjUsCAw<\/p>\n

Warren Zevon–Mutineer<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

“Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
\nHoist the mainsail – here I come
\nAin’t no room on board for the insincere
\nYou’re my witness
\nI’m your mutineer<\/p>\n

I was born to rock the boat
\nSome may sink but we will float
\nGrab your coat – let’s get out of here
\nYou’re my witness
\nI’m your mutineer<\/p>\n

Long ago we laughed at shadows
\nLightning flashed and thunder followed us
\nIt could never find us here
\nYou’re my witness
\nI’m your mutineer<\/p>\n

Long ago we laughed at shadows
\nLightning flashed and thunder followed us
\nIt could never find us here
\nYou’re my witness
\nI’m your mutineer<\/p>\n

I was born to rock the boat
\nSome may sink but we will float
\nGrab your coat – let’s get out of here
\nYou’re my witness
\nI’m your mutineer
\nYou’re my witness
\nI’m your mutineer
\nI’m your mutineer…”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The great Warren Zevon fell asleep permanently nine years ago today.\u00a0 While he was one of our best songwriters (he penned several of our all-time favorite songs, including The French Inhaler), Zevon was also a great live performer (we fondly remember a raging, rollicking show at the Roxy in ’78 in support of his excellent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t