Song

Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner

by Warren Zevon

Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner is a 1978 song by Warren Zevon, 3:47 long. A karaoke version is available on KaraFun. It fits the Halloween song themes.

Karaoke version available Explicit

Released 1978 Length 3:47

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Zevon and David Lindell's ballad of a Norwegian mercenary who returns as a vengeful headless ghost, from the 1978 album Excitable Boy.

Performance tips

• Tell it like a dark campfire saga with a dry, wry delivery.
• Build the drama toward the ghostly revenge.

In these themes

• 🎃Halloween

Karaoke versions

There's a karaoke version of this song. Most karaoke services carry it; KaraFun lists it among its catalog.

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