Brian and Murdock reach into the history of the 1970’s novelty song “Werewolves of London” and discover how it got the entire California scene singing along. Plus – they learn which crooner’s late-night movie viewing inspired it and the troubadour whose career would be defined by it.
SHOW NOTES:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Everly_Brothers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Zevon
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-the-everly-brothers-inspired-warren-zevon-on-werewolves-of-london/
Steven Hyden’s piece on Warren: https://www.theringer.com/music/2018/9/7/17830460/warren-zevon-career-music-albums
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf_of_London
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolves_of_London
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Ho_Fook
Rolling Thunder Revue playing “Werewolves” December 4, 1975: https://www.wolfgangs.com/music/the-rolling-thunder-revue/audio/38354-6061.html?tid=4711
https://www.rhino.com/article/single-stories-warren-zevon-werewolves-of-london
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/01/warren-zevon-werewolves-of-london-demons
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