“I saw Lon Chaney, Jr. walking with the Queen
Doing the werewolves of London.
I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic's…
His hair was perfect.”

—  Warren Zevon

"Werewolves of London"
Excitable Boy (1978)

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American singer-songwriter 1947–2003

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