A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon A Quiet Normal Life: The Best Of Warren Zevon is a greatest hits album by American musician Warren Zevon released in 1986. Zevon's second album (his first, "Wanted Dead or Alive", appeared in 1969) "Warren Zevon" included three songs "Hasten Down the Wind", "Carmelita" and "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", that gained popularity from Linda Ronstandt's cover versions. The album, although it achieved critical acclaim and sold better than his solo debut, lingered at the bottom of the pop charts. Warren Zevon finally broke through with the song "Werewolves of London" from
Cadillac Ranch (Bruce Springsteen song) Australia, Reynolds was replaced by the fictional Mad Max. "Cadillac Ranch" has been covered by Rick Trevino and Status Quo. Status Quo's version was an outtake from album "Back to Back", and initially released on the 1999 album "Back to the Beginning". Rick Trevino's version appears on the compilation albums "NASCAR: Runnin' Wide Open" (1995) and "Highway Fever: All Time Greatest Country Road Songs" (2006). Warren Zevon covered "Cadillac Ranch" during his 1982 tour and the song was featured in an MTV broadcast from the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey on October 1, 1982. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band covered