“My Shit’s Fucked Up”, Warren Zevon

This way: My Shit’s Fucked Up

One of my all time favorite artists. I stumbled upon his first LP while trolling the record store bins in the mid 70s. Never got over him.

Warren Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician.

Initially successful as a band leader, Zevon struggled to have a solo career until his music was performed by Linda Ronstadt, beginning in 1976 with her album Hasten Down the Wind. This launched a cult following that lasted for 25 years, with Zevon making occasional returns to album and single charts until his death from cancer in 2003. He briefly found a new audience in the 1980s by teaming up with members of R.E.M. in the blues rock outfit Hindu Love Gods.

Several of the album’s songs deal with the topic of death; for instance, “My Shit’s Fucked Up” is a mournful lament on the aging process and the inevitable decay that accompanies it. “Life’ll Kill Ya” and “Don’t Let Us Get Sick” also have prominent death themes. In 2002, just two years after the album’s release, Zevon was diagnosed with mesothelioma and died a year later.

[Spotify] My Shit’s Fucked Up

Extra credit: My Shit’s Fucked Up (Live on Later with Jools)