What's that you say? Halloween is right around the corner and you're looking for a few good songs on lycanthropy? Well, look no further.
"Reynardine" by Fairport Convention (1969) may be my favorite. The song dates back to at least 1800 and concerns a "werefox". Sandy Denny and band do an amazing job capturing the haunting mood. One of these days I need to do a post on British folk music from the late 1960's and early 1970's - some incredible recordings came out of bands like Fairport Convention, Pentangle and Steeleye Span which is woefully under appreciated in the U.S..
Of course there's the Warren Zevon classic "Werewolves of London".
And the Ozzy Osbourne song "Bark at the Moon". Click here to see him lip-synching to it on Top of the Pops.
David Naughton from An American Werewolf in London had a short lived career in music before starring in the John Landis film. His cheesy disco song "Makin' It" was successful enough to spawn a horrible TV show. Hey, I know it's not about werewolves, but it's close enough for me.
Speaking of An American Werewolf in London, the movie's soundtrack has a bunch of moon themed songs like "Moondance" by Van Morrison and "Blue Moon". My favorite moon song has to be "Moonlight Feels Right" by Starbuck. Gotta love that vibraphone.
If you want a more comprehensive list of werewolf music just go here to the Werewolf Cafe. I don't recognize ninety percent of the songs listed there, but what do I know? - I'm more of a David Naughton than Danzig kind of guy anyway.
"Reynardine" by Fairport Convention (1969) may be my favorite. The song dates back to at least 1800 and concerns a "werefox". Sandy Denny and band do an amazing job capturing the haunting mood. One of these days I need to do a post on British folk music from the late 1960's and early 1970's - some incredible recordings came out of bands like Fairport Convention, Pentangle and Steeleye Span which is woefully under appreciated in the U.S..
Of course there's the Warren Zevon classic "Werewolves of London".
And the Ozzy Osbourne song "Bark at the Moon". Click here to see him lip-synching to it on Top of the Pops.
David Naughton from An American Werewolf in London had a short lived career in music before starring in the John Landis film. His cheesy disco song "Makin' It" was successful enough to spawn a horrible TV show. Hey, I know it's not about werewolves, but it's close enough for me.
Speaking of An American Werewolf in London, the movie's soundtrack has a bunch of moon themed songs like "Moondance" by Van Morrison and "Blue Moon". My favorite moon song has to be "Moonlight Feels Right" by Starbuck. Gotta love that vibraphone.
If you want a more comprehensive list of werewolf music just go here to the Werewolf Cafe. I don't recognize ninety percent of the songs listed there, but what do I know? - I'm more of a David Naughton than Danzig kind of guy anyway.
