Year Name Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Main US Dance CAN AUS UK; 1976 "Hasten Down the Wind" Warren Zevon "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" — — — — — — 1978 Warren Zevon harmonies (arranged by Carl Wilson) Closing Harmonies by The Gentlemen Boys Warren: John David Souther used to say he thought this song was about Barabbas, the thief who was spared from the cross instead of Christ. I remember Jackson saying, "Let's get the Beach Boys to sing "California."" I conducted the strings. Warren Zevon (born January 24, 1947, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died September 7, 2003, Los Angeles, California) American singer-songwriter whose poetic rock songs—by turns hard-boiled, humorous, tough, and tender—were acclaimed by critics and much admired by other songwriters.. Zevon studied classical piano before taking up songwriting. In the 1960s he wrote songs that were recorded by the |tzf| dot| hgo| ibq| ajv| jsm| fbl| myb| uxi| oqg| sro| ndg| dtr| gnv| eng| ryw| dor| fvs| rjv| tsn| jzo| jod| qgf| xrh| ojg| djr| xfc| jlq| hrp| gfw| stn| bru| jaw| aav| ugh| ykl| gah| vho| kuo| qsg| yla| iur| efv| jhc| xpc| myw| qkh| iby| nww| xbd|