Werewolves of London
Warren Zevon
1978
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release/version source checked.
Release: 1978
Release: 1978Source checked
Excitable Boy album and March 1978 single, not 1974.
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Werewolves of London - release / recording history
Excitable Boy album and March 1978 single, not 1974. Source consulted 2026-10-13; not a complete discographic audit.
Former annual assignments retained as history
These appearances were removed from the main annual lists. They are not original release dates.
- 1974: premature
Inspiration and background
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The song was inspired by a dance called "The Werewolves of London" that Zevon's friend Phil Everly had seen.
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Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1978.html, song-list position 58
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Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
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Sources and scope
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 1978.html
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