Lawyers, Guns and Money
| "Lawyers, Guns and Money" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Warren Zevon | |
| from the album Excitable Boy | |
| Released | July 1978 |
| Recorded | 1977 |
| Length | 3:29 |
| Label | Asylum |
| Songwriter(s) | Warren Zevon |
"Lawyers, Guns and Money" is a song by Warren Zevon, and the closing track on his 1978 album Excitable Boy.
Record World called it "rock 'n' roll at its angriest."[1]
Versions
An edited version of the song was released as a single and this edited version is on the A Quiet Normal Life best of compilation on the physical CD and LP, although the lyrics on the rear cover are the full un-edited version. The digital download and streaming version of the compilation use the album version.[citation needed]
Covers
The song was first covered by Rick Derringer on the 1978 album If I Weren't So Romantic, I'd Shoot You and was released as a single. Meat Loaf covered the song on his 1999 live album VH1 Storytellers. It was later covered by The Wallflowers on the album Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon in 2004. It was also covered by Hank Williams Jr. in 1983 for his album Five-O and released as the B-side of his single "I'm for Love". and is regularly played live by Widespread Panic. It has also been covered by Micky & The Motorcars, with a recording of it on their "Live at Billy Bob's Texas" album.
Uses in popular culture
The song lent its title to a light-hearted radio program on the
The song was used for the opening of the show Justice, with Victor Garber, in 2006. There is a blog called Lawyers Guns and Money.[3] The third episode of the HBO series The Staircase featured the song for its end credits.
References
- ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. March 21, 1981. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
- ^ Peter Wilmoth (30 June 2002). "Ross and shine". The Age. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Lawyers, Guns & Money".
