He Was 1 of the GREATEST EVER But TRAGICALLY-His ONLY HIT was a SILLY NOVELTY SONG-Professor of Rock
4,066Today’s legend Warren Zevon was told by one of the founding fathers of rock, that he should write a novelty song and not just any novelty song. He reasoned it could be about an old horror movie he had just watched on TV the night before. So Warren followed his advice and wrote Werewolves of London… a silly song he called a piece of crap. And even though Warren would become a legend, this novelty song became his only hit! Werewolves of London is about a mysterious, sophisticated gent who could be seen dining at Chinese restaurants and drinking Pina Coladas in posh areas of the city. He’s a dapper fellow, with tailored suits and perfectly coiffed hair. But don’t let appearances fool you….Despite his dashing looks, you best keep your distance... cause he’ll rip your lungs out. Up next. the story of a song that a tortured legend wrote on a dare and loathed his whole life, but we all adore it.
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It’s time for another edition of our series, Bottled Lightning, where we celebrate a song or album that was king for a day. Here we honor artists and bands that rocketed up the charts but for reasons unknown, weren’t able to sustain that success. Called by some one-hit wonders, we celebrate them instead as lightning in a bottle.
The story of Warren Zevon is, in many ways, an archetypical account of an immensely talented, but tortured, rock star. Like many before and after him, he was somehow convinced that genius followed the road of excess. In his own words, he lived the life of Jim Morrison, but, for some reason, he lived 29 years longer. Zevon was beloved by his peers, a collection of the best artists of the so-called Troubadour Era of the early to mid-70s. He was a highly sought-after session player for many years before the great Phil Everly convinced him to write a song about werewolves, fashioned after the “Monster Mash,” and the result was a 'bottled lightning’ track that became his only pop hit.
Warren Zevon’s childhood resembled episodes of The Sopranos…During his formative years, Warren’s father, William Zevon, worked as a bookie who managed volume bets and dice games for the scandalous LA mobster Mickey Cohen.
The Cohen crime family gave him the nickname “Stumpy” Zevon, and he was even the best man at Mickey Cohen’s first wedding…
As far back as Warren can remember, “Stumpy” drifted in & out of his son’s life, often making a ruckus when he reappeared.
Like the time when Warren was 9, and his bookie father showed up to give his son a piano that he had won during a poker game. Warren was thrilled with his father’s gift, but his Mom was none too pleased and promptly ordered her erratic husband to remove the piano immediately. Stumpy responded by hurling a kitchen knife- narrowly missing his Mom’s head- then stomped out of the house. Warren got to keep the piano…..When Warren was 13, he demonstrated early signs of potential greatness with his piano playing in music class.