Warren Zevon - The Envoy - 10/1/1982 - Capitol Theatre (Official)
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- Warren Zevon - The Envoy
Recorded Live: 10/1/1982 - Capitol Theatre - Passaic, NJ
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The envoy is Philip C. Habib (1920-1992), worked 30 years as a diplomat, special envoy, and ambassador -- a great man who negotiated many cease-fires, and was awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1982. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Habib
Everytime I hear this fantastic tune by Mr Zevon I can't help but think it is the main song from an unmade spy movie.
paul swantek Try John Ringo's "Kildar" series of novels. In "A Deeper Blue" mike Harmon drops into Florida, riding a Lynx Chopper through a high grade storm. It's blasting out "The Envoy" as it comes in.
"We parachute in!
We parachute out!"
A good part of Zevon's œuvre would make a great Cold War/'80ies action flick. Thompson gunning, Lebanese negotiations, and mercenaries extracting by skylift.
Why is it that the longer He is Gone, the more Relevant His Material becomes?
Im Winston Churchill and I approve this message
I've come from 2024 to give 2022 you a thumbs-up
Apropos, given the events of the week. Warren has a song for every occasion!
It's relevant again
A monumental song. Sadly it`s actuality is undobted. Brilliant, as always frm WZ,
R.I.P Warren
This one was inspired by a real person by the name of Phillip Habib. But Warren's extremely varied repertoire is so refreshingly atypical of musical performers of any decade. Even his love ballads like "Suzie Lightning" or "Angel Dressed In Black" don't indulge in whiny complaints about all the ungrateful women who betrayed his trust. Or do I digress?
In fairness there was always wrong on at least both sides with Warren :-)
Zevon absolutely had some songs of that sort (French Inhaler, Empty Hearted Town), but that isn't always a bad thing. It's a very human thing to let out your frustrations every now and then.
one of the best
We could really use The Envoy right about now
Preach.
visionnaire
Could be a prophecy before we know it.
Those drums are so hard
This is manly-man music that makes me fantasize about being a spy going to a shady meet-up.
Zevon: That rare mix of (a) musical, (b) poetic and (c) crazy.
His output never grows old. Even less acclaimed records like Mutineer are worth a listen. "Poisonous Lookalike, you're not my girl/ Poisonous lookalike, what have you done with her?"
What man hasn't had that thought before??
How many politicos get a song written about them based on a conversation at a bar?
Me too want diplomatic immunity
John Perkins...Calling John Perkins!
So whats changed?
MY GOLDEN GOD, WARREN ZEVON, WOULD BE *SAVAGE* ABOUT BIDEN AND HARRIS.... I LOVE THIS SONG...THAT DEEP, VELVET-GRAVEL VOICE WARMS ME IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES.
MY "ENVOY OF ROCK N ROLL"
WARREN-BY GOD-ZEVON!!