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Jun
11

“Werewolves of London” sounds like “Sweet Home Alabama”

Warren Zevon (along with LeRoy Marinell &Waddy Wachtel) had his only top 40 hit with Werewolves Of London. The theme & title were inspired by the 1935 Stanley Bergerman film “Werewolf of London”, and the music, it seems, inspired by Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama“.

Sure, it’s a common enough progression. But to be written four or so years after such a chart buster as “Sweet Home Alabama” is sorta ballsy.

Take a listen & let me know what you think.

Skynyrd: Sweet Home Alabama (’73)

sounds like sweet home alabama

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Zevon: “Werewolves of London” (’78)

sounds like sweet home alabama

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11 Comments:
  1. mrowe 11 Oct, 2010

    Kid Rock also did a rip-off of both songs

  2. Adam Wagner 13 Oct, 2010

    Ha, that’s true Mike.

  3. Lila 16 Feb, 2011

    Kid Rock did a rip off of “Sweet Home Alabama” he mentioned it like 20 times in the song “all summer long”

  4. Kyle 28 Mar, 2011

    Steve Miller Band’s “Take The Money And Run” should be included

  5. ryan 6 Apr, 2011

    I’m not a fan of Kid Rock’s song, but I saw an interview with him and he talked about how he purposefully used riffs from both these songs because they are so similar. He also mentioned “Take the money and run” and said he tried to incorporate it in the song as well, but ended up leaving it out.

  6. Benpaco 25 Apr, 2011

    Feel so stupid! Just sent this away as a sounalike, but didn’t realize it was already on here!

  7. Karizzle Krist 17 Sep, 2011

    The first time I heard Werewolves of London I was really surprised by how similar it was to Sweet Home Alabama.

  8. B 21 Jan, 2012

    I tripped out when I heard the Werewolf song. Now my girlfriend and I are in a debate. She think the don’t sound the same, maybe similar. I say it is the same song!

  9. chris 20 Feb, 2012

    Kidr rock is paying homage to skynyrd. Any idiot should clearly know that. He mentions them as his heros constantly. Not everything is a big scary crime with sampling but your I.Q.s are

  10. Jagger Corcione 20 Feb, 2012

    And if you notice, Kid Rock’s All Summer Long is almost an exact mix of the two

  11. Jildert Tolsma 3 Mar, 2012

    very similar, but goes to show how many other people can take a song and put it into their own form, there own mind set and change some areas and show their personality. both great songs! happens more now with all the techno and electronica. Its great to see peoples imaginations

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