Boom Boom Mancini
Warren Zevon * Track #2 On Sentimental Hygiene
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Boom Boom Mancini by Warren Zevon
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Warren ZevonWrited by
Warren ZevonAbout
Zevon wrote this song about his personal friend, boxer Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini. It’s a tribute to Mancini, who Zevon felt was wrongly blamed by the press for the in-ring death of boxer Du Koo Kim.
Boom Boom Mancini Lyrics
[Chorus]
Hurry home early, hurry on home
Boom Boom Mancini's fightin' Bobby Chacon
Hurry home early, hurry on home
Boom Boom Mancini's fightin' Bobby Chacon
[Verse 1]
From Youngstown, Ohio, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini
A lightweight contender, like father like son
He fought for the title with Frias in Vegas
And he put him away in round number one
[Chorus]
So hurry home early, hurry on home
Boom Boom Mancini's fightin' Bobby Chacon
Hurry home early, hurry on home
Boom Boom Mancini's fightin' Bobby Chacon
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 2]
When Alexis Arguello gave Boom Boom a beating
Seven weeks later, he was back in the ring
Some have the speed and the right combinations
If you can't take the punches, it don't mean a thing
[Chorus]
So hurry home early, hurry on home
Boom Boom Mancini's fightin' Bobby Chacon
Hurry home early, hurry on home
Boom Boom Mancini's fightin' Bobby Chacon
Hey!
[Bridge]
When they asked him who was responsible
For the death of Duk-koo Kim
He said, "Someone should have stopped the fight
And told me it was him"
They made hypocrite judgments after the fact
But the name of the game is be hit and hit back
[Chorus]
So hurry home early, hurry on home
Boom Boom Mancini's fightin' Bobby Chacon
Hurry home early, hurry on home
Boom Boom Mancini's fightin' Bobby Chacon
Hurry home early, hurry on home
Boom Boom Mancini's fightin' Bobby Chacon
Hurry home early, hurry on home
Boom Boom Mancini's fightin' Bobby Chacon
Boom Boom Mancini Q&A
Who wrote Boom Boom Mancini's ?
Boom Boom Mancini was written by Warren Zevon.
Who produced Boom Boom Mancini's ?
Boom Boom Mancini was produced by Andrew Slater & Niko Bolas & Warren Zevon.
When did Warren Zevon release Boom Boom Mancini?
Warren Zevon released Boom Boom Mancini on Sat Aug 29 1987.
What did Warren Zevon say about "Boom Boom Mancini"?
In an interview with Nick Hasted Zevon said:“Every song I write I try to make sound like the songs I like,” he deadpanned. “The main purpose of ‘Boom- Boom Mancini’ [about the Eighties boxer who killed a man in the ring] was to sound like ‘Start Me Up’. Lyrics can be something morally adequate to si...