Werewolves of London

"Werewolves of London" is a song composed by LeRoy Marinell, Robert Wachtel, and Warren Zevon and performed by Zevon. Included on Zevon's album Excitable Boy, it featured accompaniment by bassist John McVie and drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac. It was memorable for its humorous and macabre lyrics, and the refrain featuring a howling "a-ooo!!"

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Song - LeRoy Marinell - Robert Wachtel - Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy - John McVie - Mick Fleetwood - Fleetwood Mac

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It reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978, Warren Zevon's highest ranking single, and remained on the chart for 12 weeks. It was featured in the 1986 film The Color of Money.

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Billboard Hot 100 - 1986 - Film - The Color of Money

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In April 2004, a poll of listeners to the Jeremy Vine show on BBC Radio 2 selected the first verse as number one in a competition for The Greatest Opening Song Line. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/05_may/04/r2_vote.shtml That opening line is:

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Jeremy Vine - BBC Radio 2

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:I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand

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Werewolf - Chinese menu

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:Walking through the streets of Soho in the rain

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:He was looking for a place called Lee Ho Fook's

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:Going to get a big dish of beef chow mein

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