Singer/songwriter Warren Zevon has developed a loyal following in the world of rock music thanks to his insightful (and often quirky) lyrics and strong musicianship. His songs---such as "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" and "Lawyers, Guns, and Money"---are often full of mayhem or violence, but the darkness is almost always offset by a wicked sense of humor. In 1978, Zevon became forever connected to the world of lycanthropy when his song "Werewolves of London" off the Excitable Boy album became a surprise radio hit. Full of humorous images ("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's/And his hair was perfect") and a hard-to-forget piano line, the song remains Zevon's only Top 40 hit.
The fact that the song contained any reference to werewolves was really an accident. While goofing around with a group of fellow musicians one night, Zevon came up with the song almost out of nowhere. As he tells it: "Waddy (guitarist Waddy Wachtel) walked in and said, "What are you doing?" And I said, "We're doing the Werewolves of London." And he said, "You mean, Ah-woooooo, the Werewolves of London?" And we said, "Correct." We didn't see ourselves retiring on the BMI earnings from the song. It's a novelty, but it's not a novelty the way, say, Steve Marin's "King Tut" is.
The song gained further notoriety in 1986 when it was included on the soundtrack of the film The Color of Money. The movie, which was a sequel to the classic film The Hustler, starred Paul Newman and Tom Cruise. The song was featured in a particularly memorable scene in which Cruise displayed the depths of his talents at the billiards game of 9-ball.
Sources: Steiger, Brad. The Werewolf Book.
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