Dad Get Me Out of This! The String Quartet Tribute to Warren Zevon — Vitamin String Quartet

A sophisticated blend of high-art elegance and cynical, rock-and-roll wit.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks

Poor, Poor Pitiful Me

3:19

Werewolves of London

4:06

Detox Mansion

3:13

Excitible Boy

2:32

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

3:09

Hasten Down the Wind

2:56

I Was in the House When the House Burned Down

3:09

Keep Me in Your Heart

3:19

Lawyers, Guns and Money

3:03

Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner

3:50

Moments Worth Listening For

The rhythmic, percussive cello on track 2 that perfectly captures the 'howl' of the original without a single vocal.

The transition into the heartbreakingly sparse violin melody on track 8, mirroring the emotional weight of Zevon's final farewell.

The aggressive, driving staccato of the violins on track 9 that translates the original's frantic energy into a high-stakes chamber piece.

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