I posted this over in the Pit as part of the Warren Zevon dead… thread, but didn’t get an answer, so I would like to repost here if I may…
I have always wondered why Werewolves wasn’t included in the John Landis film. It would have made an awesome title track, IMHO. Do any of y’all know if WZ was even approached for its inclusion?
I am aware that the pop tunes which were used all had the word moon in their title, but taken as the title track, I don’t think it would have messed the film up and would have been perfect ;).
It is mentioned in the commentary to the DVD, but I can’t recall what was said, and even then I think it was speculation because the commentary is by the two main actors, not John Landis himself.
I like the version of Werewolves that Zevon recorded on ‘Stand in the fire’, which had the lyrics changed somewhat…
“Little old lady got mutilated late last night… Brian DePalma again…”
“You’d better stay away from him, he’ll rip your lungs out, Jim… And he’s looking for James Taylor!”
“I saw a werewolf trying to buy a used car in Del Mar…It was a blood redCoupe DeVille. He said he was driving down to Mexico, gonna go to Tijuana and kill someone in a film or something!”
“I saw Jackson Browne walking slow down the avenue…and his heart was perfect.”
All of the songs on the sountrack include the word “moon” in the title. The song “werewolves” wasn’t included because it didn’t have “moon” in the title. It sounds silly, but I think this is correct - check the complete soundtrack listing.