song "Carmelita" by Warren Zevon

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"Carmelita" is a melancholic country-rock song by Warren Zevon that tells the story of a heroin addict in Los Angeles and has become one of his most enduring cult favorites.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWith Warren Zevon's early career ⓘ
composer Warren Zevon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Warren Zevon ⓘ
describedAs cult favorite ⓘ
melancholic country-rock song ⓘ
firstReleaseYear 1976 ⓘ
genre country rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasCoverVersionBy GG Allin ⓘ
Linda Ronstadt ⓘ
Murray McLauchlan ⓘ
Nicole Atkins ⓘ
Spanish-language artists ⓘ
The Mavericks ⓘ
The Screaming Blue Messiahs ⓘ
hasCriticalReputation enduring fan favorite ⓘ
one of Warren Zevon's signature songs ⓘ
hasCultFollowing true ⓘ
hasLiveVersion Warren Zevon live recordings ⓘ
hasMood melancholic ⓘ
hasNotableInstrument acoustic guitar ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ
country-style guitar licks ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
hasNotableLyricReference Echo Park ⓘ
Ensenada ⓘ
pawn shop ⓘ
radio playing "The Mariachi" ⓘ
hasTheme despair ⓘ
drug addiction ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ
romantic obsession ⓘ
includedIn compilation albums of Warren Zevon ⓘ
inspiredBy Los Angeles drug culture (interpretation) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Warren Zevon ⓘ
mainCharacter heroin addict ⓘ
narrativeLocation Echo Park ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ
originallyPublishedIn Warren Zevon (album) ⓘ
partOf Warren Zevon (album) ⓘ
performer Warren Zevon ⓘ
recordLabel Asylum Records ⓘ

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