This song is a serious butchering of the Warren Zevon song. I have to listen to this version every day at work and it's painful how much of the meaning is lost by making it "family friendly". It's not supposed to be a clean song, it's about fighting his immoral/illegal urges.
When Terri Clark changes the lyric from "these young girls won't let me be" to "oh, these boys won't let me be" it barely even makes sense.
Warren Zevon was a great songwriter and his music deserves better than prudish covers and being sampled by Kid Rock.
This song is a serious butchering of the Warren Zevon song. I have to listen to this version every day at work and it's painful how much of the meaning is lost by making it "family friendly". It's not supposed to be a clean song, it's about fighting his immoral/illegal urges. When Terri Clark changes the lyric from "these young girls won't let me be" to "oh, these boys won't let me be" it barely even makes sense. Warren Zevon was a great songwriter and his music deserves better than prudish covers and being sampled by Kid Rock.