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We danced to 'Werewolves of London' - we danced and sang along to 'Werewolves of London. Warren Zeon performs one of his most famous and successful compositions 'Werewolves of London' on Irish TV in January 1981The Late Late.

I can honestly say that's probably the second time in my life I've seen my father tear up. 'And he looked at me and I just smiled and said, 'This is the only song we could ever dance to.' And he started crying and I started crying.

'Once that opening bass line started playing to that song, my dad froze,' Pappas says. Here we’ll highlight the top 10 Warren Zevon songs of all time. Zevon, Los Angeles's own tempestuous troubadour, has been eligible for the Hall since 1994 (artists can qualify 25 years after their first recording), but hasn't been nominated even once, despite. Born in 1947, Zevon was a musical prodigy, trained as a classical pianist in his formative years. Sure, it’s a great, catchy tune, but not one of his best and definitely not indicative of the body of his work. On her wedding day, she could no longer avoid the inevitable. Most people only know Zevon from the novelty hit, Werewolves of London. Warren had worked for Phil on his TV show as music director much as he did when he filled in for Paul Shaffer on Late Night with David Letterman. 'He kind of laughed and said, 'Oh, come on.' I said, 'No, it's not happening.' My stepmother reminded him that it was my day and not his, and he agreed that whatever song I chose - that's what we would dance to.'Īs the wedding drew nearer, Pappas says she just couldn't see herself dancing to 'What a Wonderful World' as planned. The song Werewolves of Londons title was an idea of Phil Everly He asked Warren and Waddy Wachtel to write a dance song and call it Werewolf of London. 'I told my father when I called his home - when I was engaged - the first thing I said to him was, 'Just so we're clear, I am not dancing to 'Werewolves of London' at my wedding,'' she says. This is my father,'' Pappas says, laughing.Įven before Christina Pappas got engaged, the next running joke was that 'Werewolves of London' would play at her wedding. At one point, a voicemail message containing nothing but the chorus to 'Werewolves in London' almost resulted in a call to the police in case it was a stalker. Her family now calls it 'wolfing,' and in college, her roommates didn't understand.

Warren zevon werewolves of london youtube