Is there any better opening verse to grab you by the lapels and say, “Listen up, buddy”?
Well, I went home with the waitress
You know the way I always do
Well how was I to know
She was with the Russians, too
It is so much fun and foreshadows some of the recklessness of the 1980s.
Recorded in 1978 in California with Wendy Wachtel playing the guitar lacing under Zevon’s fervent vocals. His friend, Jackson Browne, produced the song.
The Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame, imperfect from the original concept, demonstrates its absurdity since Zevon has not been etched on the glass as a member of the Hall of Fame.
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