| "Carmelita" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Murray McLauchlan | |
| from the album Murray McLauchlan | |
| Released | 1972 |
| Genre | country rock |
| Length | 4:08 |
| Songwriter(s) | Warren Zevon |
"Carmelita" is a country rock song written by Warren Zevon. The song was originally recorded by Canadian singer Murray McLauchlan on his self-titled album of 1972. [1]
Other recordings
Various covers have followed. These include:
- Zevon himself recorded it four years later, in 1976, on his self-titled album. [2]
- Linda Ronstadt recorded a well known version in 1977 on her Simple Dreams album. [3]
- GG Allin
- Flaco Jimenez
- Texas Tornados
- Los Super Seven) recorded a version featuring Dwight Yoakam for his 1992 album Partners.
- Cross Canadian Ragweed covered the song on their fifth and final studio album, Happiness and All the Other Things, released August 2009.
- Izaak Opatz covered the song on his EP Mariachi Static B-Sides. It was released July 13, 2018. [4]
- FIDLAR covered the song in March of 2012 [5]
- The Copyrights covered the song on their album Shit's Fucked in 2013 [6]
References
- ^ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Izaak Opatz Covers Warren Zevon's "Carmelita"". American Songwriter. 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ FIDLAR (2012-03-03). FIDLAR - Carmelita (Live @ KXLU). Retrieved 2024-05-27 – via YouTube.
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"The Copyrights – Shit's Fucked". Discogs. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
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