My Ride's Here

My Ride's Here is the eleventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon. The album was released on May 7, 2002, by Artemis Records. Zevon described it as "a meditation on death"; it was released several months before Zevon was diagnosed with terminal mesothelioma. On My Ride's Here, Zevon collaborated with a number of writers from outside the world of music. The song "Basket Case" features in Carl Hiaasen's novel of the same name where it was performed by a fictional rock band. Zevon also covers Serge Gainsbourg's "Laissez-Moi Tranquille" which roughly translates as "leave me alone". Gainsbourg first recorded it in 1960 on the Romantique 60 EP. "I Have to Leave" was a song written by Zevon's high school friend, Dan McFarland. Zevon had told sports writer and Rock Bottom Remainders member Mitch Albom about his desire to write a hockey song and the two would collaborate to write "Hit Somebody!" which would feature performances from Late Show cast members David Letterman and Paul Schaffer. "You're a Whole Different Person When You're Scared" was cowritten with Hunter S. Thompson, and a phrase from the song would share the title for Thompson's 2003 book Kingdom of Fear.

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