Trying to remember the title/artist of a spooky werewolf song from the 1980's that played on the radio in Michigan.

October 31, 2008 8:51 PM

Trying to remember the title/artist of a spooky werewolf song from the 1980's that played on the radio in Michigan.

When I was living in Northern Michigan in the late 1980's (I figure I was about 13 or 14 when I heard this song; so 1986-87), there was a song/story about a "wolfman" that used to play on the radio. I'm sure that it played during Halloween time. It was a sufficiently spooky enough song that it's remained lodged in my mind for years. Something about scratches on the door. Fangs and claws. Etc. A male singer. The intro of the song is more a story rather than music. I also seem to think it was a relatively "local" song and may not have gotten much playtime outside of the northwoods. I know details are scarce here, but am hoping that someone else might remember it and know the song name or artist.

posted by mrbarrett.com to media & arts (8 comments total)

Would that be "Werewolves of London" by Warren Zevon? Even if it's not the one you're looking for, it's a great song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhSc8qVMjKM
posted by agathafrye at 9:23 PM on October 31, 2008

Nope, not nearly as well-known as "Werewolves of London". I'm fairly sure this was probably a song/story done by a local or area artist; at least it seemed that way to me at the time
posted by mrbarrett.com at 9:35 PM on October 31, 2008

Maybe this will lead you in the right direction:

The Legend of Michigan's Dogman
http://www.michigan-dogman.com/history.html
posted by artdrectr at 10:54 PM on October 31, 2008

and, found the lyrics here
posted by artdrectr at 11:09 PM on October 31, 2008

I grew up there--artdrectr's got the lyrics you seek. I thought this guy Cook had the stage name of Bob Farley, but I could be remembering that wrong.
posted by stevis23 at 5:14 AM on November 1, 2008

Ah, artdrectr has it! Of course, listening to it now reveals that it's way more cheesy than my impressionable 14-year-old self remembers. But thanks for the trip down memory lane. The Legend of Dog-man lives on.
posted by mrbarrett.com at 5:45 AM on November 1, 2008

Youtube link to "The Legend of Dogman"
posted by marsha56 at 7:42 AM on November 1, 2008

Awesome, I'm glad someone found it for you!
posted by agathafrye at 10:57 AM on November 3, 2008