Category: Wednesday Warren

I’m not sure where/when this version of “The French Inhaler” comes from, but it differs from the album version, so I’m assuming it’s a live performance somewhere. I really like this version, with...

I love the little story Warren tells right before launching into the song…

Here’s one of Warren’s more fun songs, played live at the venue that seemed to bring out his most playful side, the Letterman Show:

When in doubt, resort to violence. Not just good advice for life, but also for hockey. Yes, “Hit Somebody” is another in Warren’s string of songs dedicated to sport figures, as he digs deep into the psyche of a...

In the death-obsessed album Life’ll Kill Ya, Warren looked back at his own life and regrets. He didn’t know it, but two years later, he would be diagnosed with the cancer that would kill him. If anyone could look...

Boom Boom Mancini. Another in Warren’s odes to sports figures, a sub-sub-genre of rock he seems to have enjoyed…

Numb as a Statue. Embedding is disabled for this one, so go...

Don’t Let Us Get Sick. Most likely written as Warren was dying of lung cancer and didn’t know it. The man was close, personal friends with irony.

Play It All Night Long. Warren’s, uh, ode to the South:

Just back from vacation, so this is gonna be quick: Warren discovered he was dying of cancer. His response? To point out that life’ll kill ya. And you have to love a song that starts “You’ve got an invalid...

Ever been desperately in love with someone…but knew it wouldn’t work? And maybe — just maybe — you possessed the maturity and the wisdom to keep yourself from trying anyway? Because you know what? Your first, gut impulse...

This week, we come to the last song on Warren’s 1989 album Transverse City: “Nobody’s in Love This Year.” I’m not sure what to make of this song, truthfully. Or — more precisely —...