Excitable Boy Excitable Boy 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. The album brought Zevon to commercial attention and remains the best-selling album of his career. A remastered and expanded edition was released in 2007. "Excitable Boy" and "Werewolves of London" were considered macabrely humorous by some critics. The historical "Veracruz" dramatizes the United States occupation of Veracruz; likewise, "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" is
Carmelita (song) was used on the finale of the third season of the Showtime series "Californication", partially covered by Madeleine Martin who portrays Hank Moody's (David Duchovny) daughter. Willy DeVille covered the song on his 2002 album "Acoustic Trio Live in Berlin". Counting Crows also released a cover version of this song as part of a Warren Zevon tribute in 1999. Rachel Stamp covered this song on their 'Didn't I break my heart over you' single. A 'punked up' version of the song was also featured on The Wildhearts covers album "Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before Vol 1." This