Warren Zevon Warren Zevon Warren William Zevon (; January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician. Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money", "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" and "Johnny Strikes Up the Band", all of which are featured on his third album, "Excitable Boy" (1978), whose title track is also well-known. He also wrote major hits that were recorded by other artists, including "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", "Accidentally Like a Martyr", "Mohammed's Radio", "Carmelita", and "Hasten Down the Wind". Along with his own work, he recorded or performed occasional covers,
Carmelita (song) was used on the finale of the third season of the Showtime series "Californication", partially covered by Madeleine Martin who portrays Hank Moody's (David Duchovny) daughter. Willy DeVille covered the song on his 2002 album "Acoustic Trio Live in Berlin". Counting Crows also released a cover version of this song as part of a Warren Zevon tribute in 1999. Rachel Stamp covered this song on their 'Didn't I break my heart over you' single. A 'punked up' version of the song was also featured on The Wildhearts covers album "Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before Vol 1." This