The Envoy

I just learned Warren Zevon died yesterday, 7 Sept.

In an interesting coincidence, Ulrika and I were watching the movie Things to Do In Denver When You're Dead yesterday. About the only thing the movie has to do with the song is the title, and they play the song over the very last of the end credits, but hey.

I still think the most timely song Warren ever did was "The Envoy", which though released in 1982 has virtually been the theme song of our time ever since (along with The Blasters' "Common Man"):

Nuclear arms in the Middle East
Israel's attacking the Iraqis
The Syrians are mad at the Lebanese
And Baghdad does whatever she please
Looks like another threat to world peace
For the envoy

Things got hot in El Salvador
CIA got caught and couldn't do no more
He's got diplomatic immunity
He's got a lethal weapon that nobody sees
Looks like another threat to world peace
For the envoy
Send the envoy
Send the envoy

Whenever there's a crisis
The President sends his envoy in
Guns in Damascus
Oh, Jerusalem

Nuclear arms in the Middle East
Israel is attacking the Iraqis
The Syrians are mad at the Lebanese
And Baghdad do whatever she please
Looks like another threat to world peace
For the envoy
Send the envoy . . .
Send for me

But, heck, Warren was also who wrote "our song" -- "Reconsider Me". Which is why I gave Ulrika a particularly geeky present this last birthday of hers... www.reconsiderme.com