Post by the Scribe on Mar 11, 2024 0:36:36 GMT
Here is a song Linda wishes she had recorded
"Accidentally Like A Martyr"
The phone don't ring
And the sun refused to shine
Never thought I'd have to pay so dearly
For what was already mine
For such a long, long time
We made mad love
Shadow love
Random love
And abandoned love
Accidentally like a martyr
The hurt gets worse and the heart gets harder
The days slide by
Should have done, should have done, we all sigh
Never thought I'd ever be so lonely
After such a long, long time
Time out of mind
We made mad love
Shadow love
Random love
And abandoned love
Accidentally like a martyr
The hurt gets worse and the heart gets harder
℗ 1978 Elektra Entertainment
Percussion: Danny Kortchmar
Producer: Jackson Browne
Bass Guitar: Leland Sklar
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Guitar, Producer: Waddy Wachtel
Piano, Vocals: Warren Zevon
Composer, Lyricist, Writer: Warren Zevon
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ON WARREN ZEVON: “HE WROTE SUCH BEAUTIFUL SONGS. THERE ARE SOME I REALLY WISH I HAD RECORDED”
The following year, on Simple Dreams, she recorded Zevon’s compositions Carmelita and Poor Poor Pitiful Me, having a huge hit with the latter track, a sardonic masterpiece originally released by Zevon on his self-titled 1976 album. “We were always so connected,” she says of her relationship with the singer-songwriter.
“In LA, I moved into his apartment and took it over. I knew him by reputation, because he was at the Troubadour club a lot. He wrote such beautiful songs. There are some songs of his I really wish I had recorded, especially Accidentally Like A Martyr. I feel like it was a missed opportunity, but I was a bit overwhelmed by doing it at the time.”
"Accidentally Like A Martyr"
The phone don't ring
And the sun refused to shine
Never thought I'd have to pay so dearly
For what was already mine
For such a long, long time
We made mad love
Shadow love
Random love
And abandoned love
Accidentally like a martyr
The hurt gets worse and the heart gets harder
The days slide by
Should have done, should have done, we all sigh
Never thought I'd ever be so lonely
After such a long, long time
Time out of mind
We made mad love
Shadow love
Random love
And abandoned love
Accidentally like a martyr
The hurt gets worse and the heart gets harder
℗ 1978 Elektra Entertainment
Percussion: Danny Kortchmar
Producer: Jackson Browne
Bass Guitar: Leland Sklar
Drums: Russ Kunkel
Guitar, Producer: Waddy Wachtel
Piano, Vocals: Warren Zevon
Composer, Lyricist, Writer: Warren Zevon
Auto-generated by YouTube.
ON WARREN ZEVON: “HE WROTE SUCH BEAUTIFUL SONGS. THERE ARE SOME I REALLY WISH I HAD RECORDED”
The following year, on Simple Dreams, she recorded Zevon’s compositions Carmelita and Poor Poor Pitiful Me, having a huge hit with the latter track, a sardonic masterpiece originally released by Zevon on his self-titled 1976 album. “We were always so connected,” she says of her relationship with the singer-songwriter.
“In LA, I moved into his apartment and took it over. I knew him by reputation, because he was at the Troubadour club a lot. He wrote such beautiful songs. There are some songs of his I really wish I had recorded, especially Accidentally Like A Martyr. I feel like it was a missed opportunity, but I was a bit overwhelmed by doing it at the time.”
companion thread conservatism.freeforums.net/thread/650/circa-1970-beechwood-canyon-apartment
GS: Warren Zevon is another songwriter whose songs you put your stamp on, including 'Poor Poor Pitiful Me,' which is on The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt. How has the news of his failing health affected you?
LR: Warren—what a great songwriter. He was one of those guys who were around Hollywood in those days. I moved into an apartment on Beechwood Drive up in the Beechwood Hills in Hollywood, right under the Hollywood sign. He (Zevon) had lived in the apartment before I did. Harry Dean Stanton lived out in the back. The guy (Elliot Ingber) who wrote 'Don't Bogart That Joint' lived under the garage. And the guy who lived downstairs was another comedy/ songwriter. I just felt that his (Zevon's) stuff came with the pad that I rented (laughs). I got to have those songs in addition to the house. Again, he was one of those writers that all of the other writers sat around and talked about. They would talk about 'Hasten Down The Wind' at that point.
GS: Oh, and your version is so stunning.
LR: Well, thanks. I've never heard it since I recorded it. But, I remember liking it a lot and remembering the times and what was going on with him. God, what an interesting writer. Talk about a guy who throws all the rules out. People write from their personal experiences, but he brought in a lot of other stuff. He'd just read about it and find the parts that he identified with in his reading. (For example) 'Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner,' I guess he was reading those magazines …
GS: Soldier of Fortune?
LR: Yeah, he used to read that (laughs). Who knows what was going on with Warren in those days. I'm really sorry that he is ill. I hope the best for him.
www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/The-Very-Best-Linda-Ronstadt/451.html
GS: Warren Zevon is another songwriter whose songs you put your stamp on, including 'Poor Poor Pitiful Me,' which is on The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt. How has the news of his failing health affected you?
LR: Warren—what a great songwriter. He was one of those guys who were around Hollywood in those days. I moved into an apartment on Beechwood Drive up in the Beechwood Hills in Hollywood, right under the Hollywood sign. He (Zevon) had lived in the apartment before I did. Harry Dean Stanton lived out in the back. The guy (Elliot Ingber) who wrote 'Don't Bogart That Joint' lived under the garage. And the guy who lived downstairs was another comedy/ songwriter. I just felt that his (Zevon's) stuff came with the pad that I rented (laughs). I got to have those songs in addition to the house. Again, he was one of those writers that all of the other writers sat around and talked about. They would talk about 'Hasten Down The Wind' at that point.
GS: Oh, and your version is so stunning.
LR: Well, thanks. I've never heard it since I recorded it. But, I remember liking it a lot and remembering the times and what was going on with him. God, what an interesting writer. Talk about a guy who throws all the rules out. People write from their personal experiences, but he brought in a lot of other stuff. He'd just read about it and find the parts that he identified with in his reading. (For example) 'Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner,' I guess he was reading those magazines …
GS: Soldier of Fortune?
LR: Yeah, he used to read that (laughs). Who knows what was going on with Warren in those days. I'm really sorry that he is ill. I hope the best for him.
www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/The-Very-Best-Linda-Ronstadt/451.html