My son asked me to be sure this song was played at his funeral. He was a perfectly healthy 32 year old. I told him I wouldn't be around when that time came, but about 3 months later I honored his wish. RIP John - I will keep you in my heart forever and a day. Love, Mom
I have terminal cancer, and am in my final months, if not weeks. This song goes out to every living soul who has been a special part of my life for the past 68 years. We’ve lived, we’ve loved, we’ve laughed, we’ve cried, we were always there for each other. Please continue to do that for the special people in your own lives, cherish your life, cherish the ones you love, cherish the ones who love you. Remember that everyone who enters your circle during your life has something of value to offer. Cherish that. God bless all.
I played this song at my husband's funeral 13 years ago. He passed away at 48 years old. William Cribbs 4/15/1962 - 3/11/2011 These years have gone by so fast. I sure do miss you Willie. Love Deidra 🩵💙🩵💙
Since my last comment, I've been diagnosed with a serious lung disease, and breathing is sometimes difficult and painful, I've never been a smoker, so feel a little bit cheated .The line in this song "The wheels keep turning, but i'm running out of breath" just about sums me up. However, i'm still here, and enjoy listening to Warren Zevon songs RIP Warren.
I'm a nurse and I play this whenever I lose one of my beloved patients. People say "I couldn't do it... it's too depressing" but for me, it's the opposite. I know the difference I make in their day and their lives. I think of every smile, laugh, dance and hug they wouldn't get if I wasn't there. I try to bring all the joy possible to their final days. 😢❤
His ticket may have been punched, but his will to survive was stronger. I think he hung on for a few personal reasons, including if I am not mistaken the birth of his daughter's child, his grandchild. And, of course, to finish the album. He reached out to many friends and acquaintances to join him on the album, that was part of his genius as a singer/songwriter.
@Riftsrunner He was given three months to live and lived for another year. It wasn't easy, both his cancer and a brief relapse into drinking, which he happily got out of. He died a week after the album's release. In addition to seeing his grandsons being born, he half joked he wanted to live to see the next James Bond movie...which he did!
Cancer fucken sucks. Had it four years already. Feel like I’m falling apart slowly. I refused anymore treatments. I feel for your Mom. Be as kind as you can to her.
@@maryanngarcia3080 God Bless you Maryann!! My dad died of complications of throat cancer in 2000. We’ll all meet in heaven stop by my cloud and say hello. Take care.
@@B0st0n7 Your sibling/loved one would not want you to be in pain or undue grief. Think about whatever good that person brought to you, which I hope was much, and then move forward in a positve direction. Your loved one would've surely wanted it that way for you.
I lost my husband of almost 51yrs.He introduced me to this song. I'd cry as he sung it. He will be in my heart ❤️ untill I am blessed to meet again in Heaven. The song brings tears always 😢😢😢I will always love ❤️ u honney. 7 kisses 💋 😘
Just lost my tia last night to stage 4. Grateful to say she was surrounded by her family and she took her last breath after we all said amen when accompanied in a prayer by her pastor. Ill always keep her in my heart. Thank you all for your own stories🙏 sorry for your loss as well
My beautiful husband played this song for me some 20 years ago. I started to cry then and am crying right now as I kiss him goodbye. Marty you will be in my heart always.
He's in your heart forever and when you're missing him the most bring out the best memories you have of him. Wishing you Peace and Blessings as you heal.
My wife gave me this album when it came out, 2 months later she was diagnosed with cancer, 1 month later she was gone. This song still resonates 16 years later. RIP Warren. Thank You for an incredible and emotional album.
Hi all. I'm dealing with a lesser variety of pancreatic cancer. Doing fine-it was/is early stage 3. They may have gotten all of it but I'm getting more intensive chemo. I wish all who are struggling with staying alive could feel like I do. After I got out of an 11 day stay in the hospital (a complication of unknown source old GI bleed-eventually determined to be nonproblematic), the 3-4 first days out were amazing. Not in terms of physical energy (I stayed awake the first 2weeks out at most 6 hours at a time) but my spirit energy was like a newborn colt combined with me strapped onto a Saturn 5 rocket. Truly amazing. I would like to bottle that feeling and send it to all who could use it. I just got off the phone with an old acquaintance/fellow fighter for justice who has done fantastic work and is dealing with metastatic cancer. I had her laughing and having a good time for over an hour and a half. I done real good. Do good for yourself and others.
My best friend of 67 years passed just recently and forever in my heart. Was my best ever buddy. Cancer claimed him. Rest in peace forever in my heart.
Might seem ridiculous in light of so many losing family. My sincere condolences to everyone. But I had to put my dog down fifteen months ago today. A day hasn't passed that I've not wept for missing him. He was the best friend I've ever had, and I'm almost sixty. My Pilot.
the way Warren dealt with his illness, the way he carried himself was an amazing display of bravery and class. he was a remarkable talent and person. R.I.P.
My beautiful brother George died April 16th April 2022 it was quick blood clot he had this song at the end 💔 😢 lm still in shock beautiful song sorry for you loss its hard isnt it
I have never been to a Zevon show-nor do I own any of his music. So how can it be someone I have such little connection to has impacted my own life with as few words and smiles as this guy has. Warren will never be forgotten.
Me Too Brother He was Anointed. The Great Thing about Music is it Overcomes The Sting of Death. Music Once Anointed is Forever More Giving and Overflowing The Cup as It was The Day it was Penned 🎸
Am a Ghanaian going through a lot I heard this song in my dream without hearing it before i woke up and search de song on you tube and boom am a full fan. This man sing to me in my dream thank Eddie.
This song was played at my cousin's funeral. I had never heard it before even though I was a fan of Warren's. Shortly, thereafter, my dad passed. I asked that it be played at the end of his service. This song has touched my ❤ like no other...
I am so sorry for your loss. I feel your pain as it never dissipates. I come from a large family and am now without my parents and my oldest brother so there is definitely a hole in my heart. There will come a time when you remember all the fun and crazy times you shared. Cherish those memories.
My husband passed away April of 2021 from bladder cancer. I had heard this song, I believe, on Grey's Anatomy or another medically-related show. I researched the words and had them posted inside the bulletin we handed out at my husband's memorial service. I keep the home fires burning, no matter what. I will keep Mike in my heart every minute of every day.
The way his voice sounds on this song, it’s that of sorrowful acceptance that something profound is going to happen and change things forever. He seemed to be very good at expressing emotion in his songs, no matter how he felt.
I am so grateful to Warren Zevon....my two sons James Crofts aged 14 and John Andrew Crofts aged 24 died and recently my grandson Arden James Butcher aged 13 days died. All these losses and it is so hard to keep alive. Thank you Warren Zevon for this song it is my crutch as I cry constantly. To those terminally ill I send you my unconditional love xxx
I am sorry for all that are losing the battle or that have lost it. My wife was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer 3 years ago. I thought I would lose her. She got treatment and we just saw her recent scans and she is cancer free. There is always hope but I am sorry for all of you that have not been able to beat this disease. I know there is a cure, it just is not financially beneficial to the drug companies. Bless you all.
My wife is losing her battle. She has a brain tumor that is not curable. She is in hospice and doesnt even know me anymore. She was taken to Hospice on 10/17/2023. 25 years to the day we met, 10/17/1998. I Love you Cheryl Lynn and will never forget the joy that has been you, the joy that has been our life
I miss Warren. He was complicated, abrasive, goofy, obnoxious, self-indulgent, cynical, subversive, and brilliant. Art is not supposed to be pretty all the time, maybe not ever. A great artist makes you uncomfortable, makes you think, pushes you out of the safe zone. Warren Zevon was a great artist.
“These wheels keep turning but they’re running out of steam.” One of the most devastating lyrics I’ve heard. He confronted his mortality by writing the most heartbreaking, yet weirdly optimistic song ever.
Watch the documentary done by VH1 cuts you right to your soul.....He knew he had 3 months to live and instead of giving up he said his time was done yet and last over a year to create this music and to see his grand babies born.
I see people posting about their various dealings with cancer...I don't know you, never met you, or how it turned out...but your in my heart for a while.
This is crazy cause I don't know you, but THANK YOU for your kind words. My mom was just diagnosed with a glioblastoma stage 4, maybe 12 months to live, and I'm struggling. But just to have read your kind words made me smile, thank you for that.
Just his bravery alone, being able to sing a song like this, basically as a goodbye to his family, friends and fans, without choking up is amazing. I've played for 35 years but would never be able to convey such raw honesty.
It's such a beautiful gift that he left for his loved ones and for us. My daughter passed and I can't hear this without crying. This is music that touches our souls. Hard to top that.
I lost my son this past May 30, I listen to this song almost everyday. I'd like to think my son is saying those things. He died of a heroin overdose. Were losing so many to that poison. Warren was great, and he belongs in the Rock N Roll hall of fame. To bad they couldn't do when he was alive.
I lost my son recently this is the first time listening to this song since his passing after reading your comments I am sorry, we will never forget them
It's the line, "You know I'm tied to you like the buttons on your blouse" that gets me every time. I would like to sing this song, but I just know I couldn't get past that line. I'm typing with tears in my eyes. He was one of a kind, and his last work was among his best.
The Lord never promised his children wouldn't go through trials, but he did promise he would walk with us through them. God Bless You. And my prayers are with you.
A rabbi recently sang this at the closing of an International Overdose Awareness event locally. I attended with my brother-in-law after the death of my 32 year old son 5 weeks ago from a fentanyl overdose. The song hit home. I had a chance to speak to reflect on his death and all the others who have been affected by this national tragedy. Forever in our hearts my sweet, kind, sensitive, compassionate Michael. Miss you daily.😢
I lost my Dad in 2003 to bladder cancer. We played this song at his funeral. This album came out about a month before he passed. I remember watching the Letterman appearance with my Dad. He was gone a month later. I can't listen to this without crying my eyes out. I miss him so much 😢
My dad was diagnosed 8 weeks ago with stage 4 bladder cancer. Cancer is everywhere. I already miss him so much. Edit: My dad passed away 2 weeks after I wrote this.
My own father had bladder cancer, and it destroyed his life. My mother's too while she cared for him. I've been diagnosed with bladder cancer, now, too. And through my father, I know what's coming. I don't know if I'm strong enough to face this. I can't put my wife through what my mom went through.
One of the most underrated artists of all time! God bless David Letterman for featuring Warren on his show after the announcement. This song is just so sad (but beautiful too).
We all should donate what we can spare to Cancer Research. Reading the sad Comments, you realise just how many people are fighting this dreadful illness. Medical Research will go a long way to rid the World of Cancer. 😕
"sometimes when you're doing simple things around the house, maybe you'll think of me and smile" = instant tears this song kills me every time.... a masterpiece.
Yes but, there are individual sights that we see by ourselves that nobody else will ever see. It’s enough that one person was there to experience that event
My son just passed today I was told he found this song while in jail this last time and found in a yard on an over dose to me I think we know when we are ready to go beautiful song make me happy Thank You
I miss my grabdpa so much 😢😢😢 I have a major important meeting at work today and this song came on as if he was here reminding me how rockstar ae are. Thanks grandpa I love you
Warren had such soul. I regret not seeing him at the small clubs he played up and down the West Coast, before his demise. Trust me, no one gets out alive. It's how one lives their life. To my Wife of 40 years, passed 3 years ago. Always in my heart, Life goes on for the living.....
Seems as of late that I'm losing so many good folks in my circle. Cancer is by large the culprit. 💔😢 I'm very glad that I suddenly recalled this song. Thank you Warren Zevon, and may you continue to rest in heavenly peace.🙏⚘️💜
I just lost my Mom unexpectedly yesterday. Came upon this while looking for songs for her funeral. This song absolutely broke me. I can't stop crying. I hope this gets easier.
Happy Heavenly Anniversary William Cribbs & Deidra Cribbs August 7,1982 - August 7,2024 Would have been married. 42 years this year. Total of years together 43 years almost 44 years Willie passed away April 15,1962 - March 9,2011 48 years at the time of his death. I am now 62 years old out children have all grown up. 1, Jenci Cribbs Olsen 41 January 30,1983 2, Lacey Cribbs De Jesus 30 February 3,1994 3, Trevor Cribbs 26 January 16,1998 Grandson Carter Olsen 18 September 21,2005 I played this song at his funeral. Great song. Makes tears come lots of tears.
This song brings my brother to mind. I lost him back in the summer time. We did a lot together, and he was my best friend of all time. This song definitely hits home with the flow of emotions. Thanks Zevon, I'm sorry I couldn't thank you in person.
ONE OF BEST EVER I LOST MY YOUNGEST BROTHER ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND STILL LIKE YESTERDAY MISS HIM SO MUCH. GONE WAY TO SOON. GOD BLESS YOU ALL IF YOU LISTEN TO THIS SONG SO 😔
When my Mom passed in 2007, my brother said he had a song he wanted to play for her at her memorial service. I had never heard this song before that day and I was absolutely floored when I heard it for the first time. My Mom's passing was the first significant death I'd ever experienced, and it was brutally hard to process the grief. Sometimes, I'd just listen to this song on repeat and have a good cry. Grief is unlike any emotion I have ever experienced before. Thank you Warren for writing a song that means so much to so many.
just attended a wake for a dear friend departed..he chose this song for his funeral..we were both Zevon fans..still wiping tears a day later..RIP..Vaughn..!!❤️
I am so glad that I watched californciation, else I might never had the good fortune to discover your music. Such a talented and awesome individual. Gone but never ever forgotten. Forever in our hearts.
I know how tough that can be, brother, and I sincerely hope you are exhibiting the kind of strength your mother taught you throughout those most formidable years. Live your life as if they're watching, and bring honor to your given Family Name. That's often times my credo. With that in your backpack, you will become all that they had hoped. Best Wishes to you in life. 🤗
Wanted to play this at my sister's memorial this weekend but can't make it through the song playing at home let alone for our families. A stunningly beautiful song.
my mom beat pancreatic cancer for almost 13 years and this song just guts me every time. I put together a tribute book with pics of her life and the title of course was "KEEP ME IN YOUR HEART FOR AWHILE". Love you mom!
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My son asked me to be sure this song was played at his funeral. He was a perfectly healthy 32 year old. I told him I wouldn't be around when that time came, but about 3 months later I honored his wish. RIP John - I will keep you in my heart forever and a day. Love, Mom
You're a very good mother , ma'am .
My heart goes out to you.
We're not supposed to outlive our children God bless you
Keep him in your heart for a while forever
Eat every sandwich
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🙏 🕉🕉🙏
I have cancer and am losing the battle. I truly hope this reaches all who it needs to. Bless you all!
same here. i'll fight it till it takes me. this will be played at my funeral.
Rest in peace buddy
Hey , Paul - I too have an Experation Date , so to speak - God Bless You too , brother
Best wishes and love and light to you Paul from your friend in Ireland. Take care and be well. Wherever you are
Are you still with us brother ?
This song helped me thru my Brother's suicide. Thanks Warren. I love you Guy.
I have stage 4 lung cancer & have told my family I want this song played as they spread my ashes. It's perfect. Zevon was brilliant.
Hugs and Prayers Brother
So does my dad and he is 97 this year and keeps kicking. Modern drugs slow many cancers down to a crawl.
God Bless & Fair Winds in your Journey 🙏
Wish you the best ❤
Hru doing......got bless
My dad passed away from cancer less than 6 hours ago, and I've listened to this song about a dozen times since. R.I.P. dad. I love you.
❤
So sorry for your loss.
Thank you @@ctee1117
sorry
My sympathies to you.
I have terminal cancer, and am in my final months, if not weeks.
This song goes out to every living soul who has been a special part of my life for the past 68 years. We’ve lived, we’ve loved, we’ve laughed, we’ve cried, we were always there for each other. Please continue to do that for the special people in your own lives, cherish your life, cherish the ones you love, cherish the ones who love you. Remember that everyone who enters your circle during your life has something of value to offer. Cherish that. God bless all.
Good luck to you
How are you doing ?
@@Shawn-ye9rs You are in my prayers
❤️
Hope you're still here Gary.
I played this song at my husband's funeral 13 years ago. He passed away at 48 years old.
William Cribbs 4/15/1962 - 3/11/2011
These years have gone by so fast.
I sure do miss you Willie. Love Deidra 🩵💙🩵💙
The song is sad enough without knowing you lost him, Deidra. :( Thanks for sharing that though.
Since my last comment, I've been diagnosed with a serious lung disease, and breathing is sometimes difficult and painful, I've never been a smoker, so feel a little bit cheated .The line in this song "The wheels keep turning, but i'm running out of breath" just about sums me up. However, i'm still here, and enjoy listening to Warren Zevon songs RIP Warren.
Godbless. look into Dr Sebi's diet, and drink soursop tea. and consume natural seamoss on the regular!
Oh I'm so sorry, I feel ya! I'm 68 and I don't have much more time. I listen to that album over and over again. God Bless Warren!
I wish you a speedy recovery my friend and peace.
Stay Up and God bless
When there is love in your heart there will be joy in your home, and there are many homes in heaven. 🕊⚱
I'm a nurse and I play this whenever I lose one of my beloved patients. People say "I couldn't do it... it's too depressing" but for me, it's the opposite. I know the difference I make in their day and their lives. I think of every smile, laugh, dance and hug they wouldn't get if I wasn't there. I try to bring all the joy possible to their final days. 😢❤
You help them enjoy every sandwich. Such a great thing you do!
Jennifer- Thank you so much for your valuable service to humankind. Your duties do not go unnoticed. Bless you!
I am the son, brother and father of nurses - I can think of no other profession so filled with wonderful, giving, compassionate people. Bless you all.
God bless you.
You're an angel disguised as a nurse. Many blessings you make their leaving easier
He knew his ticket was punched, and he'd soon be leaving us, yet he pushed on to finish his final album. Thank you Warren for all you gave us.
His ticket may have been punched, but his will to survive was stronger. I think he hung on for a few personal reasons, including if I am not mistaken the birth of his daughter's child, his grandchild. And, of course, to finish the album. He reached out to many friends and acquaintances to join him on the album, that was part of his genius as a singer/songwriter.
@Riftsrunner He was given three months to live and lived for another year. It wasn't easy, both his cancer and a brief relapse into drinking, which he happily got out of. He died a week after the album's release. In addition to seeing his grandsons being born, he half joked he wanted to live to see the next James Bond movie...which he did!
Rest in paradise Sean Lock
He'll be missed.😞
He gave this world alot of laughter. Rest easy Sean.
Awww, rip Sean Lock, best Carrot in a box player ever
He was on of a kind, Qi will never be the same without Sean appearing.
My mom's been battling stage 4 lung cancer for 5 years and this song is a reminder for me how strong love is. Fuck cancer
Cancer fucken sucks. Had it four years already. Feel like I’m falling apart slowly. I refused anymore treatments. I feel for your Mom. Be as kind as you can to her.
luck to you both
Hugs and Prayers
@@maryanngarcia3080 God Bless you Maryann!! My dad died of complications of throat cancer in 2000. We’ll all meet in heaven stop by my cloud and say hello. Take care.
Warren Zevon did not write this song to bum people out ..
He wrote it to Empower the people .. !!
God Bless us all ...
"If I leave you, it doesn't mean that I love you any less." That line always brings tears to my eyes.
and tied to you like a button on my house
blouse
Yeah, it's the buttons on your blouse moment for me. The song is heartbreaking & so loving.
Me too.
Agree 3:27
Lost our son in 2003 to leukemia and Lymphoma. Chad was 22. He fought his 7 months battle bravely to the end. This song is for Chad.
I´m so sorry for you and familie ,i from Germany ,sooy for wrong words,
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Rest In Eternal Peace Chad
He's smiling now looking at us :))
My daughter recently died of cancer at 45. This song topped her list of songs she wanted played at her funeral.
My brother passed away 2 weeks ago. I'm playing this song in his honor. I'll keep him in my heart for awhile.
I am sorry for your loss
My brother died in November 2010 and this song played over and over in my house for a long, long time and he's still in my heart!
May his memory be a blessing..
Amen
Mine died recently. I feel like I'm losing it.
@@B0st0n7 Your sibling/loved one would not want you to be in pain or undue grief. Think about whatever good that person brought to you, which I hope was much, and then move forward in a positve direction. Your loved one would've surely wanted it that way for you.
I have terminal cancer too. My brothers and sisters I have you in my prayers!
I hope you're at peace now. Rest easy
Hugs and Prayers Brother
27 and slowly dying of kidney and liver failure. I’ve lived life with some much joy and so many regrets. Always keep the ones you love nearby.
Love to you xxx how are you now??
Are you still with us?
Bless you
I'll keep You in my heart for a while brother
My Dear wife passed 3 weeks ago from cancer, this song says it all.
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I lost my husband of almost 51yrs.He introduced me to this song. I'd cry as he sung it. He will be in my heart ❤️ untill I am blessed to meet again in Heaven. The song brings tears always 😢😢😢I will always love ❤️ u honney. 7 kisses 💋 😘
My dad died on 7/1/23. I will keep him in my heart for longer than a while. Beautiful song. Every line.
Just lost my tia last night to stage 4. Grateful to say she was surrounded by her family and she took her last breath after we all said amen when accompanied in a prayer by her pastor. Ill always keep her in my heart. Thank you all for your own stories🙏 sorry for your loss as well
For all those amazing people we miss 🍻
My beautiful husband played this song for me some 20 years ago. I started to cry then and am crying right now as I kiss him goodbye. Marty you will be in my heart always.
He's in your heart forever and when you're missing him the most bring out the best memories you have of him. Wishing you Peace and Blessings as you heal.
My sincere condolences to you Sparky, I wish you peace ❤
RIP Sean, thanks Jimmy.
Love this song jim
My wife gave me this album when it came out, 2 months later she was diagnosed with cancer, 1 month later she was gone. This song still resonates 16 years later.
RIP Warren. Thank You for an incredible and emotional album.
My sincere condolences to you John.
Oh John I am so sorry.
Sometimes you need to cry and this song helps with that and helps you remember great memories ❤️
@@amberkent7242 absolutely I listen to this song with great regularity, and many tears are shed.
It has been 5years since I lost my husband
Jon I am hoping that you have friends and or family around you.
Best wishes
Hi all. I'm dealing with a lesser variety of pancreatic cancer. Doing fine-it was/is early stage 3. They may have gotten all of it but I'm getting more intensive chemo. I wish all who are struggling with staying alive could feel like I do. After I got out of an 11 day stay in the hospital (a complication of unknown source old GI bleed-eventually determined to be nonproblematic), the 3-4 first days out were amazing. Not in terms of physical energy (I stayed awake the first 2weeks out at most 6 hours at a time) but my spirit energy was like a newborn colt combined with me strapped onto a Saturn 5 rocket. Truly amazing.
I would like to bottle that feeling and send it to all who could use it. I just got off the phone with an old acquaintance/fellow fighter for justice who has done fantastic work and is dealing with metastatic cancer. I had her laughing and having a good time for over an hour and a half.
I done real good. Do good for yourself and others.
Bill how are you doing?
My daughter asked me to listen to this song when she was very close to the end. I sang it to her quietly the night she slipped away.
😢
I'm so for your lost
That must have been a comfort to her, may your memories of her eventually bring you more solace than sadness.
Heartbreaking.
Bless you for being there and singing for her.
RIP Sean. Let's make sure your epitaph says "NOOOOO!!! WHY!!!???? AAAAHHGGH!!!" Like you wanted
My best friend of 67 years passed just recently and forever in my heart. Was my best ever buddy. Cancer claimed him. Rest in peace forever in my heart.
RIP Warren. It's been a long time that you've been gone; the beauty and heartbreak of your voice will never fade...
Excitable boy was great.
Amen sister dear.
Might seem ridiculous in light of so many losing family. My sincere condolences to everyone. But I had to put my dog down fifteen months ago today. A day hasn't passed that I've not wept for missing him. He was the best friend I've ever had, and I'm almost sixty. My Pilot.
Totally empathize. Losing a dog is truly painful. Keep him in your heart for awhile. And smile.
I’m so sorry. I understand.
@@larryvoves4581 thank you. He was grand.
@@lauragreaser3461 I wish you could have met him.
Had to do the same for my buddy. Had that cat 20 years, and I feel the same as you do.
A man I have Loved for 25 yrs passed away last Friday from brain cancer he will always be in my heart. My heart is broken
Lost my husband 2 months ago and he wanted this song played at his funeral BJW I will keep you in my heart forever and a day ❤
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God bless you. sorry to lose a husband it must be hard❤
Just lost my brother in law to brain cancer, his friend sang this at the funeral.. R.I.P Phil
My 90 year-old Father died 27 Dec. 2022.
I just had to listen to this twice tonight.
Miss you both.
Thanks for the songs, Warren.
"If I leave you it doesn't mean I love you any less." One of the best lyrics ever written:'-)
the way Warren dealt with his illness, the way he carried himself was an amazing display of bravery and class. he was a remarkable talent and person. R.I.P.
I lost my brother exactly 4 weeks ago and they played this at his funeral too. He will always be in my heart. RIP Tim...
i played it at my Mums funeral
My beautiful brother George died April 16th April 2022 it was quick blood clot he had this song at the end 💔 😢 lm still in shock beautiful song sorry for you loss its hard isnt it
I have never been to a Zevon show-nor do I own any of his music. So how can it be someone I have such little connection to has impacted my own life with as few words and smiles as this guy has. Warren will never be forgotten.
That's the magic
Me Too Brother He was Anointed. The Great Thing about Music is it Overcomes The Sting of Death. Music Once Anointed is
Forever More Giving and Overflowing The Cup as It was The Day it was Penned 🎸
Am a Ghanaian going through a lot I heard this song in my dream without hearing it before i woke up and search de song on you tube and boom am a full fan. This man sing to me in my dream thank Eddie.
To my Mom who lost the Battle this year 2021..I miss you already
This song was played at my cousin's funeral. I had never heard it before even though I was a fan of Warren's. Shortly, thereafter, my dad passed. I asked that it be played at the end of his service. This song has touched my ❤ like no other...
I am 88 and request this song be played at the celebration of my life.
I am so sorry for your loss. I feel your pain as it never dissipates. I come from a large family and am now without my parents and my oldest brother so there is definitely a hole in my heart. There will come a time when you remember all the fun and crazy times you shared. Cherish those memories.
My husband passed away April of 2021 from bladder cancer. I had heard this song, I believe, on Grey's Anatomy or another medically-related show. I researched the words and had them posted inside the bulletin we handed out at my husband's memorial service. I keep the home fires burning, no matter what. I will keep Mike in my heart every minute of every day.
Hello Janice how's everything going with you?
The final House played this song. A tearjerker moment
They played it on Greys. It was like a punch to the stomach that instantly took me back to my fathers death. So sorry for your loss ❤
@@anitamelon3559 Hello Anita. How are things going with you?
@@zegy1981 Hope you're doing okay @Zegy1981
Sent here by Jimmy Carr following the sad loss of Sean Lock.
Same here. Such as shame losing a brilliant mind.
The way his voice sounds on this song, it’s that of sorrowful acceptance that something profound is going to happen and change things forever. He seemed to be very good at expressing emotion in his songs, no matter how he felt.
I am so grateful to Warren Zevon....my two sons James Crofts aged 14 and John Andrew Crofts aged 24 died and recently my grandson Arden James Butcher aged 13 days died. All these losses and it is so hard to keep alive. Thank you Warren Zevon for this song it is my crutch as I cry constantly. To those terminally ill I send you my unconditional love xxx
Dad passed away in August of 23. This is the song he wanted played at his funeral.
I'm sitting here crying for a man I've never met, who's music I've barely touched on..
I still have some albums to touch upon, but start from the early years and move on. I doubt you'll find any disapointment in any of them.
Fredrick Ernest Red Bowers That‘s because it‘s universal. Everybody dies, everybody has to let go of people.
@@evilpagan2342 And it sucks, every time....
i had the same feeling !
I know exactly how you feel!!!!
I am sorry for all that are losing the battle or that have lost it. My wife was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer 3 years ago. I thought I would lose her. She got treatment and we just saw her recent scans and she is cancer free. There is always hope but I am sorry for all of you that have not been able to beat this disease. I know there is a cure, it just is not financially beneficial to the drug companies. Bless you all.
Carnivore Diet cures all.
My wife is losing her battle. She has a brain tumor that is not curable. She is in hospice and doesnt even know me anymore. She was taken to Hospice on 10/17/2023. 25 years to the day we met, 10/17/1998. I Love you Cheryl Lynn and will never forget the joy that has been you, the joy that has been our life
I miss Warren. He was complicated, abrasive, goofy, obnoxious, self-indulgent, cynical, subversive, and brilliant. Art is not supposed to be pretty all the time, maybe not ever. A great artist makes you uncomfortable, makes you think, pushes you out of the safe zone.
Warren Zevon was a great artist.
Hell to the yes. You're a poet.
Karl, You said it well!! I miss Warren too. Thank You
Did you know Kristen? I work with her...she never married @karl
I like that
Karl Krogmann what a song for these days. Many people didn’t get to say goodbye to their love ones.
“These wheels keep turning but they’re running out of steam.” One of the most devastating lyrics I’ve heard. He confronted his mortality by writing the most heartbreaking, yet weirdly optimistic song ever.
Excellent sentiment. Thank you for sharing.
Well said 💓
@@pegsutton8438 I loved zevon this song cuts me up.So strong to say goodbye to his mates this way!.
Watch the documentary done by VH1 cuts you right to your soul.....He knew he had 3 months to live and instead of giving up he said his time was done yet and last over a year to create this music and to see his grand babies born.
He was one of a kind, just like each of us...
Hank finishing Lou Ashby's book:
"Whiskey, Weed and Warren Zevon. Its the little things."
I love you for posting this
Andrey Stoyanov I never teared up so much to a show before. That scene had me balling lol
They wrapped it up beautifully
oh damn im just at the second season of californication xD spoilersssssss! but i dont mind :p
Im rebinge watching thats what made me look this song up
I see people posting about their various dealings with cancer...I don't know you, never met you, or how it turned out...but your in my heart for a while.
This is crazy cause I don't know you, but THANK YOU for your kind words. My mom was just diagnosed with a glioblastoma stage 4, maybe 12 months to live, and I'm struggling. But just to have read your kind words made me smile, thank you for that.
Reading all the beautiful comments, listening to this beautiful song....does my heart good. Peace and love to you all.
Just his bravery alone, being able to sing a song like this, basically as a goodbye to his family, friends and fans, without choking up is amazing. I've played for 35 years but would never be able to convey such raw honesty.
It's such a beautiful gift that he left for his loved ones and for us. My daughter passed and I can't hear this without crying. This is music that touches our souls. Hard to top that.
Frank Lafferty I'm visiting my Grandmother in Hospice. She loves when I sing this song to her.
Ditto!
@@stevoplex Peace to you, brother....
Something about,him was Special...noticeably,different
I lost my son this past May 30, I listen to this song almost everyday. I'd like to think my son is saying those things. He died of a heroin overdose. Were losing so many to that poison. Warren was great, and he belongs in the Rock N Roll hall of fame. To bad they couldn't do when he was alive.
Hope that, after all this time, your heart is finally healed, blessings ✨♥️
I lost my son recently this is the first time listening to this song since his passing after reading your comments I am sorry, we will never forget them
Sincere condolences to you on the loss of your son, no parent should ever experience such pain. I wish you peace. ❤️
Love u Pop from sa,tx. Our 18 Angel's from Uvalde , Tx. went too ...to watch over our♥️🌠♥️🌠♥️🌠♥️🌠♥️🌠♥️🌠♥️🌠♥️🌠♥️🌠👊🇺🇸u Pop
I’m sorry for your loss.
I lost my dad to an overdose last year, still miss him, always will x
It's the line, "You know I'm tied to you like the buttons on your blouse" that gets me every time. I would like to sing this song, but I just know I couldn't get past that line. I'm typing with tears in my eyes. He was one of a kind, and his last work was among his best.
For me, it's "These wheels keep turning, but they're running out of steam".
The Lord never promised his children wouldn't go through trials, but he did promise he would walk with us through them. God Bless You. And my prayers are with you.
He is with us 🙏🏽
A rabbi recently sang this at the closing of an International Overdose Awareness event locally. I attended with my brother-in-law after the death of my 32 year old son 5 weeks ago from a fentanyl overdose. The song hit home. I had a chance to speak to reflect on his death and all the others who have been affected by this national tragedy. Forever in our hearts my sweet, kind, sensitive, compassionate Michael. Miss you daily.😢
As a singer and a songwriter, Warren could do no better for his last song. Well done, sir. Godspeed.
I lost my Dad in 2003 to bladder cancer. We played this song at his funeral. This album came out about a month before he passed. I remember watching the Letterman appearance with my Dad. He was gone a month later. I can't listen to this without crying my eyes out. I miss him so much 😢
My dad was diagnosed 8 weeks ago with stage 4 bladder cancer. Cancer is everywhere. I already miss him so much.
Edit: My dad passed away 2 weeks after I wrote this.
Hope all is well. Sorry.
My own father had bladder cancer, and it destroyed his life. My mother's too while she cared for him.
I've been diagnosed with bladder cancer, now, too. And through my father, I know what's coming.
I don't know if I'm strong enough to face this. I can't put my wife through what my mom went through.
@@jamesmoconnell My dad just passes away from it a week ago, and I am exactly like him. I’m having similar worrying thoughts.
God bless
I love you dad. You get to see your beloved brother in heaven today. You will always be in my heart
It is an amazing song.... sad it took me this many years to hear it. Mr. Zevon was a greater talent than the public understood, but musicians got it.
The House finale got a tear out of my stone heart with this song.
Yup
Same here
I mean I’m not crying
It’s the lupus
NCIS had it in the episode Gibbs' father died. Tore me up
Hunter Catlett Oh yess 😭
That is what happened to me. My daughter was confused. I lost my mother and 6 friends in 6 months. Warren touched me with this one.
@@charly3689 it's never lupus.
One of the most underrated artists of all time! God bless David Letterman for featuring Warren on his show after the announcement. This song is just so sad (but beautiful too).
His interview with him,was done with such empathy and professionalism.✌💜🎶
The song is reminiscent of our lifetime all the shared memories
Just lost my best friend to cancer - I am lost and this is to you James Carson Thorn RIP
I lost my husband less than two weeks ago. This song spoke to me. Dale, you will always be in my heart 💔
Rest in Peace
I lost my husband 10 months ago today on August 18. I miss him. My heart goes out to you tonight.
We all should donate what we can spare to Cancer Research. Reading the sad Comments, you realise just how many people are fighting this dreadful illness. Medical Research will go a long way to rid the World of Cancer. 😕
"sometimes when you're doing simple things around the house, maybe you'll think of me and smile" = instant tears
this song kills me every time.... a masterpiece.
Simultaneously the saddest and most loving song I have ever heard. As long as we are alive in one person's heart, we are not dead.
Yes but, there are individual sights that we see by ourselves that nobody else will ever see. It’s enough that one person was there to experience that event
@@soyevquirsefron990❤
R.I.P. Sean Lock.
My son just passed today I was told he found this song while in jail this last time and found in a yard on an over dose to me I think we know when we are ready to go beautiful song make me happy Thank You
Hello Debbie, How are you doing?
@Debbie Hollon I’m so sorry for the loss of your son. I hope that the months since have brought you some peace. God Bless.
Sending love
Sincere condolences to you Debbie on your son’s passing. No parent should ever feel such pain. I wish you peace.
@Debbie Hollon I hope your days are getting a little easier. :(
I miss my grabdpa so much 😢😢😢 I have a major important meeting at work today and this song came on as if he was here reminding me how rockstar ae are. Thanks grandpa I love you
The end of this life may just be a stepping stone to wondrous things.. God bless
Warren had such soul. I regret not seeing him at the small clubs he played up and down the West Coast, before his demise. Trust me, no one gets out alive. It's how one lives their life. To my Wife of 40 years, passed 3 years ago. Always in my heart, Life goes on for the living.....
Seems as of late that I'm losing so many good folks in my circle. Cancer is by large the culprit. 💔😢
I'm very glad that I suddenly recalled this song. Thank you Warren Zevon, and may you continue to rest in heavenly peace.🙏⚘️💜
All he wanted to do was say goodbye. And he did the best way possible. We all miss you, Warren. Thanks for everything.
I just lost my Mom unexpectedly yesterday. Came upon this while looking for songs for her funeral. This song absolutely broke me. I can't stop crying. I hope this gets easier.
I'm sorry for your loss.
This was the song I played at my husband, Dons memorial service..When all is said and Done!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
Sorry for your loss
Christmas Day 2022. Beautiful song.
One of the best!
How are you doing Susie?
That's to #DavidLetterman for having #WarrenZevon on the Late Show many times. We enjoyed every broadcast.
Happy Heavenly Anniversary
William Cribbs & Deidra Cribbs
August 7,1982 - August 7,2024
Would have been married. 42 years this year.
Total of years together 43 years
almost 44 years
Willie passed away
April 15,1962 - March 9,2011
48 years at the time of his death.
I am now 62 years old out children have all grown up.
1, Jenci Cribbs Olsen 41 January 30,1983
2, Lacey Cribbs De Jesus 30
February 3,1994
3, Trevor Cribbs 26 January 16,1998
Grandson Carter Olsen 18
September 21,2005
I played this song at his funeral.
Great song.
Makes tears come lots of tears.
This song brings my brother to mind. I lost him back in the summer time. We did a lot together, and he was my best friend of all time. This song definitely hits home with the flow of emotions. Thanks Zevon, I'm sorry I couldn't thank you in person.
ONE OF BEST EVER I LOST MY YOUNGEST BROTHER ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND STILL LIKE YESTERDAY MISS HIM SO MUCH. GONE WAY TO SOON. GOD BLESS YOU ALL IF YOU LISTEN TO THIS SONG SO 😔
I'm sorry, Casey. Sending you massive loves. May Zevon rest in love
R.I.P Sean lock
You'll forever live in our hearts
One of THE most underrated talented musicians. zno one talks about Warren for that RR Hall of Fame. Sad Very Sad,
Underappreciated rather than underrated; he was universally respected and esteemed by his peers and fans.
When my Mom passed in 2007, my brother said he had a song he wanted to play for her at her memorial service. I had never heard this song before that day and I was absolutely floored when I heard it for the first time. My Mom's passing was the first significant death I'd ever experienced, and it was brutally hard to process the grief. Sometimes, I'd just listen to this song on repeat and have a good cry. Grief is unlike any emotion I have ever experienced before. Thank you Warren for writing a song that means so much to so many.
We miss you Warren and we love you.You are in our hearts❤🧡💛💚💙💜💚💛🧡❤allways Thanks for the music.
We'll keep you in our hearts Sean ❤
One of the greatest, most original and most intelligent song writers of all time.
Hoy terminé de ver Dr. House por 3 vez… esta canción es la del cierre… perfecta para la serie y tantos años.
he is a true time traveller...he could sing something that is in the very near future....amazing singer....well he is somewhere nice
just attended a wake for a dear friend departed..he chose this song for his funeral..we were both Zevon fans..still wiping tears a day later..RIP..Vaughn..!!❤️
I am so glad that I watched californciation, else I might never had the good fortune to discover your music. Such a talented and awesome individual. Gone but never ever forgotten. Forever in our hearts.
Lost my dad when I was 12 to pancreatic cancer and now at 28 my mother has lung cancer. This song is helping me process my pain.
Sending you love dude
I know how tough that can be, brother, and I sincerely hope you are exhibiting the kind of strength your mother taught you throughout those most formidable years. Live your life as if they're watching, and bring honor to your given Family Name. That's often times my credo. With that in your backpack, you will become all that they had hoped. Best Wishes to you in life. 🤗
I wish you peace my friend.
my heart breaks a little every time I see this video or hear this song. so brave. so much love.
Will always enjoy his music
Wanted to play this at my sister's memorial this weekend but can't make it through the song playing at home let alone for our families. A stunningly beautiful song.
I'm sorry for the loss of your sister. No she is watching over you and keep talking to her she can hear you
my mom beat pancreatic cancer for almost 13 years and this song just guts me every time. I put together a tribute book with pics of her life and the title of course was "KEEP ME IN YOUR HEART FOR AWHILE". Love you mom!