Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
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He certainly did earn that reputation.
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Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
This song is about humans' worshiping gods and being hopeful of the afterlife, doing what it takes to be qualified for heaven sometimes even sacrificing happiness here on earth. At first, in the beginning of humanity, we are like sheep without a shepherd. Not worshipping anything. But we didn't know how to live like that. We couldn't explain things so we create gods. Even the wrong/scary/cruel gods. But humans want another kind of god. The flock cries for another. We then create yet again another. And another. Some people had to die even to be god. People worshipping gods thought they would be satisfied and find happiness in the promise of the after life. But then one day something came. Doubt. The words ringing in their heads. There are many contradictions in the words. They realize they are no longer happy. The flowers in their garden don't seem so sweet. The reward for what they work for all their life doesn't seem worth it anymore. It might not be real and they worked for nothing. And they worked so much for worshipping. But what they might just be missing is that they are already in heaven here on earth and should enjoy every moment. They sort of want to get out of the system but how do you do that? Everyone worships something! Where will they fit in if they get out of the system? What would they believe? The answer learning to be still. I also believe this is meditation. When you do that, everything will make sense and you will be awakened. Keep on running. Keep on living and be awakened and enjoy life!