DISORDER IN THE HOUSE

Hey!

Disorder in the house
The tub runneth over
Plaster's falling down in pieces by the couch of pain

Disorder in the house
Time to duck and cover
Helicopters hover over rough terrain

Disorder in the house
Reptile wisdom
Zombies on the lawn staggering around

Disorder in the house
There's a flaw in the system
And the fly in the ointment's gonna bring the whole thing down

The floodgates are open
We've let the demons loose
The big guns have spoken
And we've fallen for the ruse

Disorder in the house
It's a fate worse than fame
Even the Lhasa Apso seems to be ashamed
[Bruce:] Give me ??? myself

Disorder in the house
The doors are coming off the hinges
Yeah the earth will open and swallow up the real estate

I just got my paycheck
I'm gonna paint the whole town grey
Whether it's a night in Paris or a Fresno matinee

It's the home of the brave and the land of the free
Where the less you know the better off you'll be

???!

Disorder in the house
All bets are off
I'm sprawled across the davenport of despair

Disorder in the house
I'll live with the losses
And watch the sundown through the portiere

Here we go!
Alright
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Hey!
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[Bruce chuckles]

Written by Warren Zevon and Jorge Calderón, from Warren Zevon's last album, The Wind. Bruce shares backing vocals and plays electric guitar (3 solos!) on this track [read below]. The track won a 2004 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. Check also PRISON GROVE.

The song was also included on Pick Of The Month, a Various Artists compilation CD issued exclusively with UK Uncut magazine in Sep 2003.

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Track credits:
Written by Warren Zevon and Jorge Calderón
Warren Zevon - vocals
Bruce Springsteen - electric guitar and background vocals
Jim Keltner - drums
Jorge Calderón - acoustic guitar and bass

From Backstreets.com:

Warren Zevon was diagnosed with terminal cancer a year ago [2002], and immediately set out to record one last record. He asked many of his friends and past collaborators to contribute if they could, and the lineup here is stellar. Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Tom Petty, and John Waite all make guest appearances, none more thrilling than Springsteen's. With no less than three rip-roaring guitar solos and some powerful vocal work on the foreboding-yet-playful "Disorder in the House," Springsteen and Zevon rekindle some of the fire they tapped back in the 70's when the two shared songwriting credits for "Jeannie Needs a Shooter." Bruce also guests on "Prison Grove," a plaintive tale of a criminal's last days. Zevon has written a beautiful record about a man staring death in the face and feeling the heightened rush of everything he's ever felt before in his life. (Release date: August 26 [2003])

From Backstreets.com (September 15, 2003):

Warren Zevon passed away on September 7 [2003] at his home in Los Angeles, over a year after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, an inoperable form of lung cancer. Zevon did get to see the release of his final album, The Wind, less than two weeks before his death. It's a hell of a parting shot. Many of Zevon's friends and past collaborators contributed to The Wind, including Bruce Springsteen on "Prison Grove" and the roadhousin' "Disorder in the House." (Springsteen and Zevon previously collaborated on "Jeannie Needs a Shooter," released on Zevon's 1980 album Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School)