{"id":6604,"date":"2022-10-18T17:08:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T21:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baselines.com\/?p=6604"},"modified":"2022-10-31T10:34:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T14:34:15","slug":"a-new-version-of-accidently-like-a-martyr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baselines.com\/?p=6604","title":{"rendered":"A new version of Accidently Like A Martyr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here is a new release of the great old Warren Zevon song I love it. &#8211; this one with @kiwichrys on backing vocals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.baselines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/all-songs\/mp3\/Cover_Story_2\/Accidently_Like_A_Martyr.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"981\" src=\"https:\/\/baselines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Accidentally_Cover-1024x981.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baselines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Accidentally_Cover-1024x981.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baselines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Accidentally_Cover-900x862.jpg 900w, https:\/\/baselines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Accidentally_Cover-768x736.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baselines.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Accidentally_Cover-640x613.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Song<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Like many of Zevon&#8217;s songs about love and relationships, this song is a mournful ballad about romantic loss. The song mostly consists of the singer lamenting about opportunities lost and times long gone. Along with its original release on&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/warrenzevon.fandom.com\/wiki\/Excitable_Boy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Excitable Boy<\/a><\/em>, an early rendition of this song appears on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/warrenzevon.fandom.com\/wiki\/Time_Line#2000s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2007<\/a>&nbsp;compilation album&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/warrenzevon.fandom.com\/wiki\/Preludes:_Rare_and_Unreleased_Recordings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preludes: Rare and Unreleased Recordings<\/a><\/em>. The version included there has a variety of alternate lyrics, changing the song&#8217;s focus from romantic loss to the singer lamenting how he fell for a cruel heartbreaking woman, against the advice of his friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A strong contender for the title of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bob_Dylan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob Dylan<\/a>&#8216;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/warrenzevon.fandom.com\/wiki\/Time_Line#1990s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1997<\/a>&nbsp;album&nbsp;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Time_Out_of_Mind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time Out of Mind<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;is this song, which is coincidentally heavily influenced by Dylan as its title suggests. The phrase is featured in the last line of the second verse. Furthermore, when it was revealed in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/warrenzevon.fandom.com\/wiki\/Time_Line#2000s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2002<\/a>&nbsp;that Zevon was dying from cancer, Dylan added for weeks in his concert setlists songs by Zevon. &#8220;Accidentally Like A Martyr&#8221; was the second most performed song, with 22 performances during October and November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This release was performed, recorded and produced by Steve Keith at Baselines Designs studio.  Special thanks to @kiwichrys for backing vocals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Song Lyrics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: the text of this song&#8217;s lyrics is not under the same copyright license as the wiki&#8217;s encyclopedic text, it is used under&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fair use<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_dealing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dealing<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The phone don&#8217;t ring<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the sun refused to shine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Never thought I&#8217;d have to pay so dearly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For what was already mine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For such a long, long time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>We made mad love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shadow love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Random love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And abandoned love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accidentally like a martyr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hurt gets worse and the heart gets harder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The days slide by<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should have done, should have done, we all sigh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Never thought I&#8217;d ever be so lonely<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After such a long, long time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time out of mind<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>We made mad love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shadow love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Random love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And abandoned love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accidentally like a martyr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hurt gets worse and the heart gets harder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<script>\nvar zbPregResult = '0';\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a new release of the great old Warren Zevon song I love it. &#8211; this one with @kiwichrys on backing vocals. 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