Warren Zevon - Werewolves Of London REACTION

[@trespatines1]

"I saw a Ware wolf drinking a Pina Colada at Trader Vicks, his hair was perfect". I love that line!

[@dominikstarck5340]

Perfect line. Perfect like the wolf's hair.

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

Werewolf

[@peterblood50]

"His hair was perfect." 😁 It's all in fun. One of the coolest songs ever recorded. Umm.... "Short People" by Randy Newman

[@GirlWithAnOpinion]

"I Love L.A." too!

[@skipbellon4342]

snip

[@lindachurch9056]

@@GirlWithAnOpinion Randy is talented. I love telling people to listen to Politcal Science. The same man wrote You Got a Friend from Toy story!

[@seanmackey8552]

Awesome song! Warren Zevon so legendary, so missed. RIP Warren. Your'e in my heart, bud.

[@rifleshooterchannel208]

Enjoy every sandwich.

[@AVDiDomenico]

@@rifleshooterchannel208 every time.

[@johnduval8891]

Lawyers, guns and money. ☮️

[@pdxangst]

Yup. Among his very best.

[@jackal59]

Absolutely. Or, my favorite, "Splendid Isolation."

[@rifleshooterchannel208]

My absolute favorite is Desperados Under the Eaves. And I love the whole Excitable Boy album except for perhaps Nighttime in the Switching Yard 😑

[@MisterMikeTexas]

The sh1t has hit the fan!

[@marielaveau5321]

Yes!!

[@BillPresson]

“Little old lady got mutilated late last night” is possibly the best line in music.

[@desertrat4453]

My favorite...it's a girl, my Lord, in a flat bed Ford slowin down to take a look at me.

[@myadorablefosters]

Nope. That's "does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours"...guess what other reaction I just watched?

[@theccpisaparasite8813]

My favorite too, you've gotta go to Zappa for more interesting lines than that!

[@johnnyblitzkrieg8985]

There was a bit mutilation in Zevon's personal life, his ex-wife even wrote a book about it.

[@pumpenheimer4570]

Another of the classic grooves that gets sampled, incorporated, and emulated by many artists.

[@arkikali5632]

Right? I want to punch Kid Rock every time his song All Summer Long comes on. Because I hear the intro riff and get excited (I love to sing along to WoL), and then I get let down. *sigh*

[@MisterMikeTexas]

I normally don't care for sampling but Kid Rock did a good job with it, and mixed in "Sweet Home Alabama".

[@arkikali5632]

@@MisterMikeTexas Yeah. Like I said, it's mainly because I hear the opening riff, get excited for Werewolves in London, and then I get the letdown :-p

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

@Kat Harper- She does a helluva lot more research than your average reactor, who does none..

[@jeffhalvorsen5974]

"His hair was perfect". Great stuff. RIP

[@JesseWolfboy]

OMG, finally you got to ZEVON!!! He has so many great songs, do more!!!

[@brianl8481]

Lon Chaney and Lon Chaney Jr were both actors. Jr. played the Wolf Man in the movie The Wolf Man, and his father often played "grotesque and afflicted" characters, which would be in the same vein as a werewolf. The father also was skilled at movie makeup, his artistry in which has been called "groundbreaking".

[@buppie2000]

If you want to get ABSOLUTELY REAL, listen to "My Shit's Fucked Up" by Warren Zevon. While he was terminal with cancer, Warren Zevon was asked if he had any advice for the rest of us. "Enjoy every sandwich". God bless you, Warren Zevon.

[@bentindle9036]

One of the most clever songwriters who ever lived. RIP

[@wadew3623]

Ironically, this song didn't appear in An American Werewolf in London.

[@neonatalpenguin]

John Landis tried, apparently.

[@sundayze]

It did appear in "Color of Money" though.

[@jowbloe3673]

@@sundayze - ". . . his hair was perfect." kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWq9g2aQZqmMl6s

[@erniebanfield4710]

yes it did

[@NickDavies6789]

See "The Color Of Money" with Tom Cruise.

[@danielburgess7785]

"And his hair was perfect!"

[@SG-xc7of]

Tom Cruise in Color of Money mouthing this song while shooting pool is classic!

[@rifleshooterchannel208]

In here? Doom.

[@dutchray8880]

Warren Zevon wrote some disturbing lyrics...try "Excitable Boy."

[@user-xj2sm3xd5l]

Dutch Ray such a good song with super dark lyrics. Love Zevon. RIP

[@victorwaddell6530]

My Sh!ts F%cked Up .

[@massey760man]

“And he dug up her grave And filled a cage with her bones Excitable boy, they all said” No one but W.Z. could write and deliver those lyrics in an upbeat song!

[@straitjacket8689]

Warren said it was about drunks and giggilos."Little old lady got mutilated late last nite "Anyways please do Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner

[@KevinRCarr]

Part of what made Warren Zevon the unique standout that he was as songwriter and performer was that he was a a master of combining these happy, hard-driving but bouncy rock & roll pop tunes with dark and/or darkly amusing lyrics. You should listen to his recording of his song Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me, which Linda Ronstadt made a hit with, and you should most definitely listen to his song Excitable Boy, which is a smiley/happy/bouncy tune with lyrics about a rapist/killer, but somehow manages not to be either tasteless or horrific.

[@jenniferjack4346]

U rock as always ❤️!! Thanks this song just Soo much fun!!!

[@richardharris9788]

Great song that, can you react to The Hollies ( Long Cool Woman ) or David Bowie ( Heros ) Ty.

[@rickbarton9130]

Two excellent selections for sure.

[@nelsonx5326]

Whoever requested you to react to that song is a wild and crazy maniac party animal.

[@rickaroo702]

Finally someone does a reaction to my man Warren Zevon. I love this song. I agree with the gentleman who suggests "Lawyers, guns and money" More WZ - I suspect you will feel the vibe! Thanks India.

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

Iconic song by my favourite american songwriter... your reaction was funny and cute, loved it

[@O_Towne_Bear]

"Weed, whiskey and Warren" - Hank Moody. Zevon has many beautiful songs. "Lawyers, Guns and Money, I Was In The House, Play It All Night Long, Mutineer"...and on

[@wonderboy3331]

Excellent review, should try Copperhead road by Steve Earle, thank you.

[@willrichardson519]

Ditto

[@AdrianDeVore]

The Revolution Starts Now by Steve Earle.

[@markwilken2492]

Definitely. Love that song

[@peggygibbons479]

One of my best friends was the most hard core cowboy you ever met and he LOVED this song and we would play it in his truck, singing loud as we could. Good times. Just a happy Little Ditty :)

[@sempervigilo7961]

"Keep Me In Your Heart" is one of his greatest (and last) songs!

[@victorwaddell6530]

Enjoy every sandwich .

[@alanpeterson4939]

Yep.

[@alanblott4559]

One of the greatest songs the last 50 years....... It's on my 'play very loud' list

[@JStarStar00]

"Werewolves of London" was a huge huge hit in 1977-78. The biggest hook was the inclusion of Fleetwood and McVie who were worldwide stars at the moment.

[@danielbruns7055]

No one could put mutilated into a song and have you come out tapping your feet like Warren Zevon. Broke my heart when he passed away.

[@MAllen-g9r]

Brucellosis is hard to work into a song too. Check out " Play It All Night Long" someday. Rip WZ.

[@garykelly7422]

Classic soon for sure try"lawyers guns and money" by him.

[@HellenKillerProject]

Best ever opening line "I went home with a waitress, the way I always do, how was I to know, She was with the Russians too!" Lawyers, Guns and Money … Excitable boy is awesome, Poor Poor Pitiful Me (also a great cover by Linda Rondstat).. Roland the headless Thompson gunner. "Keep me in your heart" is one of the most touching songs ever and will be played at my funeral...

[@reneeallen3569]

Kid Rock samples this for All Summer Long.

[@seansitton1929]

Mashup of Werewolves and Sweet Home Alabama.

[@theholyfather1]

He shouldn’t have 😭

[@danielbruns7055]

Warren Zevon was truly one of a kind. RIP Warren.

[@krakatoa1200]

Got to love Warren Zevon.

[@NotStanleyTucci]

This song is kinda silly, but Zevon is really one of the great American songwriters. Check out "Keep Me in Your Heart" (written when he knew his death was imminent from cancer) or Carmelita- really great songs.

[@terriertz6837]

Keep Me In Your Heart is a great song from Zevon. It was played at my late husband's wake.

[@arkikali5632]

This is one of my favorite songs. Do yourself a favor and listen to it in your car or in your kitchen, and crank it up. Then HOWL at the top of your lungs when the chorus comes on. So much fun--guaranteed to put a smile on your face. You'll have a whole new appreciation for it. :-)

[@natebalcerak1659]

YES,,Full Pelt, BELT IT OUT, FULL PELT!

[@thekingcobra63]

Great song to compliment a classic movie! Both were outstanding.

[@elftwinks]

hi from the uk. i,m an 80,s girl,loved that era, the best songs came from the 80,s. check out a few of my favs marilyn,i hear you calling...billy idol eyes without a face,and my favourite pete burns of dead or alive. such as save you all my kisses, spin me right round.everything of his actually. :)

[@kiwidude1250]

Excitable boy warren zevon...cheers

[@silverwiskers7371]

He died of lung cancer at 56, big loss for the music lovers, your video showed up in my feed and watched it, he has videos of the band playing that can give you a better understanding of who they were in the day, great video young lady,, good luck and God bless

[@Scyllax]

Listen to “Roland, The Headless Thompson Gunner”.

[@bevieann61]

Love this!! RIP Warren!

[@capcolombie3834]

My favourite song by Warren Zevon is 'Roland The Headless Thompson Machinegunner.' Oh yeah when I lived in London I used to drink in Trader Vic's. Never saw a Werewolf in there though.

[@Drakijy]

An American Werewolf in London that was released in 1981 is so much fun! The sequel, An American Werewolf in Paris, released in 1997, is a good time too.

[@deckofcards87]

Kudos! The first movie is a classic!

[@dimedraweriv258]

Lawyers Guns and Money by Warren Zevon

[@videoinformer]

Fun and creative song! Calmly juxtaposing "ordinary" (that is, horrifying) werewolf activity with actually ordinary scenes, like "I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada". How funny! And those howls! So musical! Goes to show you can write a song about anything you think of -- but only if you've got the genius to do so!

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I saw Waddy Wachtel in person once when he was touring with Linda Ronstadt. "Werewolf of London" was a classic Universal Studios monster movie from 1935 with Henry Hull as one of cinema's best werewolves. Lon Chaney, Sr. never actually played a werewolf. His son Lon Chaney Jr. was "The Wolf Man" in five Universal films in the 1940s.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Linda Ronstadt recorded a lot of his songs. Carmalita, Mohammed's Radio, Poor Poor Pitiful Me... Linda Ronstadt, Warren Zevon, Jackson Browne, and James Taylor were the 80s musical equivalent of the Brat Pack.

[@sgillman16]

70s*

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

@@sgillman16 okay, but they spanned both decades 😁

[@johnkasbohm7839]

Warren did smart (lyrics) and fun and silly all at the same time. Unique talent. Many great songs.

[@crucisnh]

I love this song, because it's just so amusing. The combo of rock and roll with monster movies! And Warren Zevon howling like a werewolf!

[@krakatoa1200]

I saw a Werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand, must be the best opening line ever.

[@tommccafferty5591]

Excitable Boy is another Zevon classic. And if you want to be moved to tears, listen to Keep Me In Your Heart, written when he was dying of cancer.

[@edb6690]

He was remembering his youth watching the Lon Chaney classic movie Werewolves of London.

[@jhontaylor1246]

Lon Chaney was not in the movie Werewolf of London the lead star was Henry Hull

[@getwhatyougive]

[The rhythm section makes that song spectacular.]

[@krakatoa1200]

his hair was PERFECT !!! I still miss Warren.

[@krakatoa1200]

He's the Hairy handed gent who ran amuck in Kent One of the best songwriters ever.

[@theend92]

Warren Zevon ‘Backs turned looking down the path’ is a amazing song.

[@bryansmith5980]

In my opinion Warren Zevon was a very under estimated artist. Loved his music from the first time hearing Werewolves of London.

[@guidosarducci]

And his hair was perfect...LMAO! I love it......

[@Leege13]

The poet laureate of Los Angeles. Rest in Power Warren.

[@alboystewart2212]

Voted best opening line of any rock song ....ever

[@chowder8802]

Whoever suggested this is my hero

[@kirby1ist]

1. Love Warren , always howl at the full moon lol. Thanks for info , I did not know McVie and Fleetwood worked on this song. 2. I love that you give us this info. 3. Keep going, you are fun to watch :) Be Well D.K.

[@stevebuckskinner5482]

In 1981 a movie came out called an American world Wolf in London. Actually a pretty darn good movie. Delete role was played by a guy that used to do the Dr Pepper commercial. The song that he sang in that commercial said be a pepper drank Dr Pepper.

[@twwtjohns]

For years after this song came out it became a tradition that it be played on and around Halloween! A quirky, catchy tune it remains popular to this day and can still be heard on many local radio stations.

[@SophiesDriver]

Lawyers Guns and Money. Oh wait, somebody already said that. Nods. Lawyers Guns and Money.

[@88wildcat]

Possibly the most underrated American songwriter ever. He could be witty--this song, Mr. Bad Example, My Ride's Here, My Shit's Fucked Up, The Hula Hula Boys, etc. satirical--Detox Mansion, Play It All Night Long, Excitable Boy, etc. political-Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner, Lawyers, Guns, and Money, The Envoy, etc. or serious--Accidentally Like a Martyr, Keep Me in Your Heart, Boom Boom Mancini, Desperadoes Under the Eaves, Dirty Life and Times etc.

[@gordanbrock5660]

When the doctor told him he has stomach cancer, he wrote a song about it. It's called, My Shits Fucked Up.

[@RonRicho]

Great! Werewolf of London was a great classic horror film of the 1930s starring the great British actor Henry Hull. It captured my youthful imagination as a boy and it still has a hold on me. This song is a celebration of that genre.

[@jerrydiem7755]

There was a dj in Philadelphia in 1978 who was supposed to be dating him.She said that on air as she introduced it.The song itself has strong instrumentals and Warren's voice.

[@Bubblez68]

Wish I could vote for Warren Zevon 10,000 times...

[@ashratempel5094]

Timeless classic.

[@brainsareus]

My fave novelty song of all time

[@marvinwalker2368]

I would love for you to do a reaction video of Journey “When you love a woman” or Simply Red “Holding back the years”, both songs are absolute classics. I guarantee you will enjoy both.

[@mouseshadow5828]

This song has to be on every Halloween playlist.

[@stevebuckskinner5482]

Launch Cheney was famous for playing a world Wolf in a number of movies back in the day. Generally in those movies he was referred to as the Wolf man.

[@rickraybourn7456]

When he mentions Lon Chaney Jr. ,he played the Wolfman in the 1941 movie The Wolfman

[@kcrexxriley3400]

Great song. And you are gorgeous! Love your reaction

[@MiketakesaHike]

highly underrated artist of his time

[@JNoMooreNumbers]

Fun song. Bouncy. Lon Chaney was in a werewolf movie. So many to name it.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Great, great songwriter, always with a dark sense of humour. He had a lot of wonderful songs, but for some reason this is the only one which became a big hit. Songs of his like "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" and "Lawyers, Guns, and Money" are 'cult classics' though. And songs like "Carmelita" and "Accidentally Like a Martyr" are beautiful. Sadly, he died of cancer a few years back, but managed to write his own eulogy before he died with the sad but lovely song "Keep Me in Your Heart".

[@toddcoolbaugh9978]

"My Shit is F***ed Up" is an inspiring song Zevon wrote in response to his cancer diagnosis

[@PeterWolfe2012]

I got to him see him live in the '90's. He spend an hour trying to get the sound right at Club 616 in Memphis. Shortly after that, the club had an "accidental" fire that just happen to destroy the sound system which, luckily, was fully insured. Don't worry, the pet alligator was safe in a bath tub upstairs.

[@richardruark6422]

Lon Chaney, did a movie called the Werewolves of London. His son, Lon Chaney Jr did a remake of the movie....

[@zodiacmansions]

Haha! I totally forgot about this sign back in the day! Thanks!

[@lsmith683]

I remember when this song came out ,I was in 8th grade. We were howling all around school.

[@gunnargibson1399]

You should react to Tangerine by Led Zeppelin!

[@intotheblue96]

Yes absolutely!!!

[@jeffgatewood2104]

I love her facial expressions...such an attractive young lady.

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

Lol. I remember when this came out. I think I was in the 5th grade. Love, love it. Kid Rock meshed two songs, Werewolves of London and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama, and his song was All Summer Long. You have to be familiar with both songs to appreciate Kids song. I’m sure you’ve heard Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama.

[@deaconblues7495]

Gotta love Warren. Great lyricist. Give Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner a try, good stuff.

[@gregoryeatroff8608]

Werewolves of London is one of my favorite songs. I like music with a sense of humor, especially dark humor.

[@stevenshelley9345]

This song was and still is a great all time hit

[@neshobanakni]

"...and his hair was perfect." Fun little song. Listen to Excitable Boy.

[@larryfisher7056]

When California slides into the ocean Like mystics and statistics say it will I predict this motel will be standing Until I pay my bill..... Long live Warren Zevon's music.

[@zidane456]

Definitely react to "my shit's fucked up" by Warren Zevon. Absolutely incredible.

[@gruntrucker1]

Roland the headless Thompson gunner ........ Another great Warren zevon song.

[@melissagerber7231]

Gruntrucker my favorite

[@dianedavies8291]

Love this man and his music.

[@christinerobinson548]

Zevon was a genius.

[@itsmissyvonne]

That piano hook just sticks in your head.

[@torfarstad119]

Warren Zevon! Damn I miss his music. Lyrics like a god of poetry and chord progression like a magian of tone ...