Episode 169 – Warren vs Werewolves

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://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2534400/Why-DID-Everly-Brothers-hate-RAY-CONNOLLY-reflects-little-concord-singing-duos-relationship.html 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://medium.com/cuepoint/the-secret-inspiration-behind-warren-zevons-werewolves-of-london-4a5fa337a7f1 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