I’m sure it’s happened to everyone: that moment when you hear a song in the context of a film or episode of a TV series and become consumed with finding a copy somehow. Sometimes there isn’t even an indication of who performed it and all you have to go on is a patch of lyrics in your head.

Thank God for the Internet at times like these, as I have found countless songs that stuck in my head — later to share them with you. A few months ago I heard this song and searched and searched until I could get a copy of  the last single released by the late Warren Zevon.

Needless to say, it has a resonance…

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