Mental Floss

Werewolves of London: How The Everly Brothers and a B-Movie from 1935 Inspired Warren Zevon's Monster Hit

In 1975, Phil Everly had a kooky idea. The rock legend best known as one half of The Everly Brothers had just watched the 1935 horror film Werewolf of London, and he thought the title and subject ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

AC/DC, ‘Night Prowler’ vs. Warren Zevon, ‘Werewolves of London': Rock’s Scariest Song Battle

The bluesy terror of AC/DC's "Night Prowler" is up against a winking tale of a night-time menace in Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London" in round one of our quest to ...
The Forward

Honoring the Memory of Warren Zevon, Rock’s Raucous ‘Werewolf’ of Fresno

Just about every anecdote from Warren Zevon’s storied rock ’n’ roll career seems steeped in legend. Take the recording of his biggest hit, “Werewolves of London.” Zevon’s longtime collaborator Jorge ...
Concord Monitor

Musicians share love of Zevon and Waits

“Werewolves of London” was the very first Warren Zevon song I ever heard. Probably that is the case with most of us. The song came out in 1978 on a record called Excitable Boy. Killer album. Bang, ...