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oldkale t1_j46fakd wrote

Reply to comment by SatansMoisture in TIL Creedence Clearwater Revival was only active for four years (1968-1972), with seven studio albums. They still hold the record for most singles (nine) to reach the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot 100 without ever scoring a #1. by Torley_

Was there a thing about werewolves in London in pop culture that passed me by? There’s that, and I’m also reminded of that song Werewolves in London.

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benefit_of_mrkite t1_j47gfbh wrote

Werewolves of London was written by Warren Zevon, a somewhat underrated artist

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typhoidtimmy t1_j47uokt wrote

‘Somewhat underrated’ is like saying King Kong was ‘somewhat of a monkey’ when it comes to Zevon.

Dude was a literal diamond in the rough that a lot of people didn’t realize or ignored. Amazingly dark and acidic lyricist, a smart assed satirist of a genius level, song producer, instrumentalist, and all around self admitted asshole with a list of problems a mile long. He was unrepentant about his wild life and bad behaviors (he did have regrets though). A truly mythic character of unique variety he is the very definition of ‘they broke the mold when they made him.’

As Warren once said “I got to be Jim Morrison a lot longer than he did.”

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benefit_of_mrkite t1_j484gtz wrote

I’m a huge fan of his and I said somewhat because he’s underrated by the general public but any singer+songwriter and guitar player worth a damn knows who Warren Zevon was.

I got to be friends with Todd Snider back when he lived in my city and he turned me on to Warren. This was 20+ years ago

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artipants t1_j46tz1y wrote

Different monsters have been "trendy" during different time periods. It felt like vampires were everywhere for a while such as Interview with the Vampire and other Anne Rice works, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Bram Stoker's Dracula, From Dusk til Dawn, etc. It was on the downswing when Twilight and True Blood hit and faded out pretty quickly after that. Then suddenly it was zombies with The Walking Dead, Warm Bodies, (2004)Dawn of the Dead et al, 28 Days Later, Resident Evil, World War Z, etc. I think Werewolves just had a little moment of popularity in the 80s with American Werewolf in London, The Howling, Teen Wolf, etc. London happened to be in vogue during the same period.

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