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Walking through the streets of SoHo in the rain
He was looking for the place called Lee Ho Fooks
For to get a big dish of beef chow mein
Ah-hooo, werewolves of London
Ah-hooo
Ah-hooo, werewolves of London
Ah-hooo
You hear him howling around your kitchen door
You better not let him in
Little old lady got mutilated late last night
Werewolves of London again
Ah-hooo, werewolves of London
Ah-hooo
Ah-hooo, werewolves of London
Ah-hooo
Hunh
He's the hairy-handed gent
Who ran amok in Kent
Lately he's been overheard in Mayfair
You better stay away from him
He'll rip your lungs out, Jim
Hunh, I'd like to meet his tailor
Ah-hooo, werewolves of London
Ah-hooo
Ah-hooo, werewolves of London
Ah-hooo
Well, I saw Lon Chaney walking with the Queen
Doin' the werewolves of London
I saw Lon Chaney Junior walking with the Queen, uh!
Doin' the werewolves of London
I saw a werewolf drinkin' a Piña Colada at Trader Vic's
And his hair was perfect
Na!
Ah-hooo
Werewolves of London
Heh, draw blood
Ah-hooo
Werewolves of London
"Little old lady got mutilated late last night"?
Doesn't seem possible.
I play in a covers band and put the “Ahoooo”s into any song I can - “Take the money and run” and (of course) “Sweet Home Alabama” being two current songs.
And it WORKS WELL on this tune!
I pulled submarine duty, 1978-1982. Wasn't unusual to hear a shipmate shout, "AAAAHHHHWOOOOOO, Werewolves of London" in the middle of the night while on patrol.
We took turns assuming the revered title of "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner."
i love this! (love both songs, too.)
You know what? It holds up.
A rather unpleasant sentiment, but damn, those words just flow together so rhythmically.
Why on an LP full of great tunes you choose the most commercial song I can't fathom? It's not horrible but every other tune on the LP is better than this one.
Just because it was commercial at one time doesn't mean it isn't feckin' brilliant.
Yes! I agree!! Maybe "Excitable Boy" for starts.
We need "Lawyers, Guns and Money" at least once every couple of days please.
Little old lady got mutilated late last night
Love that line ! trying to say it fast !
I, too, am a fan of mellifluous alliteration.
The intro from "Werewolves of London" is being used as the music bed for a Raisin Bran commercial. The English language lacks an adjective strong enough to convey just how wrong that is.
speaking of wrong - Kid Rock also stole this riff for one of his "tunes"
mesothelioma is not a cancer cause by excessive partying...just sayin'
True, but Mr. Dave's reggae version is the bomb.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/guide/belgium.shtml
Love that line ! trying to say it fast !
As a Yankee hater, I always hear:
Walking through the streets with Luis Sojo in the rain!
Ray Parker Jr. > Michael Jackson (today only)
We took turns assuming the revered title of "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner."
Yes! I agree!! Maybe "Excitable Boy" for starts.
I mean, I have to admit that as lyrics go, it's pretty phenomenally ridiculous. But it's just a straight up great song anyway. AHOOOOOOOOOOO!
I miss me some Pina Coladas
Try Tiny Tim's Tiptoe Through the Tulips ,,,, that one will give you a run for your money.
Since Warren is a deity at this point, anything by him is Godlike......
Indeed.
And to dismiss the artist because of this is akin to suggesting the Beatles were worthy of dismissing because they wrote and released Yellow Submarine.
...are we there yet?
dismissing the artist?
not me, i was making light of the song
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.....been there
Indeed.
And to dismiss the artist because of this is akin to suggesting the Beatles were worthy of dismissing because they wrote and released Yellow Submarine.
...are we there yet?
my wife and I still sing this in unison every time we hear this...
I'd like to meet his tailor ...
As a Yankee hater, I always hear:
Walking through the streets with Luis Sojo in the rain!
Can’t over emphasize how much I dislike this song. It’s like fingernails on a chalkboard; No disrespect.
my wife and I still sing this in unison every time we hear this...
Although Warren's singing about a hairy-handed gent...
S'cuse me? AIn't nothing tackier than old orange haired pompadover and his ex-prozzie ex wife.
HAHA! Yeah really!
How bout a nice Bronx Cheer for Trump...
I miss Trader Vic's.
When Donald Trump owned the Plaza here in NYC he turned the renovation over to Ivanka who closed the place calling it "tacky"!
S'cuse me? AIn't nothing tackier than old orange haired pompadover and his ex-prozzie ex wife.
He's the hairy-handed gent
Who ran amok in Kent
Lately he's been overheard in Mayfair
You better stay away from him
He'll rip your lungs out, Jim
Hunh, I'd like to meet his tailor
Masterful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They broke the mold when they made this guy.
RIP, Warren.
Can you imagine the jams with Warren and Lou Reed OMG.
Your hair was PERFECT!
We be dancing... love it...
We be dancing... love it...
Its all in the codpiece, dude!
Wouldn't that be wontonly dancing?
I think they ordered a Chinese food delivery from 'Lee Ho Fook' up to that hotel room, and there was a werewolf spotted with a Chinese menu in his hand.
https://www.npr.org/2012/07/26/157429964/from-scorn-for-zevon-a-father-daughter-moment-is-born?ps=rs
Yes, I sniffled!
Oh, yes, we be wantonly dancing... love it...
hope you are having a great time right this minute...
Wouldn't that be wontonly dancing?
marvelous... love it...
not dancing to it though?
I always liked..."my shit's fucked up"
dyep!!!
"I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand"
With all respect due to Mr. Zevon, that is (was) his problem, not mine. It obviously struck a chord with a lot of people. Yes it's a piece of pop fluff. But it's well written and performed pop fluff, and that's not a bad thing.
He performed it before being asked at an acoustic concert I saw a long time ago - basically saying it was his cross to bear. Great show.
Wonder how much of that was true?
It gets a 7 from me.
Sherry Berry
Don't forget to school them on "Lawyers, Guns, and Money"! And with Halloween upon us, maybe let the kids dress up as "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner."
Sherry Berry
Chuckaluphagus wrote:
You must be joking.
Well, thank goodness, TimeWaster - I was about to send a firing squad out for your sorry hide!
I'd love to hear things from his "The Wind" CD - the last thing he recorded before he died. He had SO much fun on that one - Bruce Springsteen winging the harmony vocal to "Disorder in the House" and Warren's somber, sweet ode to his wife on "Keep Me In Your Heart...." I HATE it that he's gone... I'm going to have to go back through my Zevon library and find new gems, because the old ones are just too much a part of me now...
like this one - dislike the cover version
HA! I'd like to meet his tailor. . .
Sadly, Danny left us all behind a year or more ago, so whenever I hear this song, I REMEMBER... Thanks, RP!
Littleoldladygotmutilated late last night, werewolves of London again.
one of the most fun murder couplets outside of Sweeny Todd!
My freshman year in the dorms there was a crew that called themselves "the Excitable boys". Definitely applicable. One of the rituals was after you won a hand of poker with trips or better, you had to yell "Fore!!" and down a can of beer.
Ah college life! No matter how old you are you, hopefully, have good memories like this that always bring a smile to your face.
And the earlier poster who said this song is a solid 7 "quite likeable" is right on. Lighten up folks, it doesn't make you less a musicologist to admit that this is a fun song.
I saw him live three times, and for two of those shows it was a one man show: Warren, a piano, and a few guitars. All three are among the best shows I've ever seen.
My freshman year in the dorms there was a crew that called themselves "the Excitable boys". Definitely applicable. One of the rituals was after you won a hand of poker with trips or better, you had to yell "Fore!!" and down a can of beer.
Thirded. Zevon did this song as a commercial sell-out, but he hated performing it. <...>
What do I care as long as the songs brightens up my mind? It's just so much fun to me!
Is there anyone who doesn't love saying/singing
"Little old lady got mutilated late last night"?
Doesn't seem possible.
I will see your bet, and raise you "And his hair was perfect".