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Oct 29, 2014
It's about the death of Elvis, one of two songs Zevon wrote about Elvis ("Jesus Mentioned" is the other). The song, written with Jorge Calderon, was inspired by a postcard that Calderon had showing the monkey in Elvis's TV room. The song is a cautionary tale of the last days of Elvis. The much earlier "Jesus" was written not long after the death of Elvis and strikes me as a profoundly moving song, though some find Zevon's imagery grotesque. For the record, despite two Elvis songs, Zevon has said that Elvis was not a great influence on him.