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- Zevon wrote this song with his friend LeRoy Marinell, a fellow musician. According to Zevon, the title came about after they had dinner at Marinell's house. Warren was asking why nobody let him play lead guitar, and Marinell responded, "You get good ideas, Warren, but then you get too excited." Zevon's retort: "I'm just an excitable boy."
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Excitable Boy is the third studio album by American musician Warren Zevon. The album was released on January 18, 1978, by Asylum Records. It includes the single " Werewolves of London ", which reached No. 21 and remained in the American Top 40 for six weeks.
Sep 15, 2013 · Zevon’s deadpan matter-of- fact delivery on “Excitable Boy” strikes the perfect balance in this macabre, sardonic tale. With bright, piano-driven melody, doo-wop sax, and back up vocals, rape and murder never sounded so carefree.
Jan 18, 2023 · Brighter, more polished and more overtly comedic than the haunting noir that is Warren Zevon’s Asylum Records debut, Excitable Boy is still a far cry from the overly-romanticized California pop-rock of forty-five years ago.
Zevon replied “Well I’m just an excitable boy.” This exchange occurred just a few nights after the real-life “pot roast” incident mentioned later in the song.
Mar 7, 2023 · He’s a rapist and a killer, but he’s “just an excitable boy.” “Excitable Boy” is poignant in its messaging, darkly humorous in its portrayal and deftly nuanced in its writing. A song that is a lot more than meets the eye.
Sep 18, 2018 · Now reissued for the second time (without the extra tracks from Rhino’s 2007 edition), Excitable Boy slicked up Zevon’s sound and, in “Werewolves of London,” provided him with a much needed radio...