John Landis fought hard to secure the rights to the Cat Stevens song "Moonshadow" to use in the film, but because the film dealt with the supernatural, the undead and werewolves, and also because of the graphic (at the time, 1981) violence, Stevens, who had since converted to Islam and had his name changed to Yusef Islam, refused Landis' request. Yusef objected to the themes and subject matter and did not want his song connected in any way to the film. John Landis thought this was hilarious, because, as he pointed out, "Moonshadow" is actually about killing and dismemberment. Landis thought this song was perfect for his movie, but Stevens had other ideas.

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