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- Coming up….the story of one of the first power ballads: Love Hurts. This one originated during a stormy time for The Everly Brothers, one the most prolific sibling acts in recorded music history. GET THIS... Love Hurts was covered DOZENS OF times by some huge artists but It was NEVER a hit until the Scottish rookie band Nazareth recorded the definitive version. And even then, it struggled to find an audience before blowing up around the globe. We’re going to talk about how this Love Hurts finally got its due, and…and how Nazareth with the spectacular lead vocals of Dan McCafferty was erroneously pronounced DEAD after one of the most notorious plane crashes of the Rock Era. But in the end… it was fake news….the story of this 70s hard rock classic is NEXT on Professor of Rock.
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So, what do you think was the first power rock ballad? Some might say it's "Dream On" by Aerosmith, or maybe "Lady" by Styx. But in this episode, we're telling the story of another contender: "Love Hurts" by Nazareth: Nazareth, the Scottish band hailing from Dunfermline, took their name from a line in the song "The Weight" by The Band, where Robbie Robertson sings, "I pulled into Nazareth, was feeling about half dead.” During their peak years, the core lineup of Nazareth included Dan McCafferty on lead vocals and talk box, Manny Charlton on lead guitar and synths, Pete Agnew on bass, and Darrell Sweet on drums.
Nazareth came together in ’68 with all four members holding down day jobs while dreaming of rock stardom. Pete Agnew, the sole surviving original member, worked for an architect, Dan was an engineer, Darrell was an accountant, and Manny was a radar specialist in the dockyards for the Navy. Though their day jobs were respectable, they aimed for more than just playing weekend gigs at any pub that had an open slot. Their aspiration was to break free from the working-class grind and live the life of full-fledged rock stars. It took 6 albums for Nazareth to score a breakout in America. They did it with the highly influential LP, Hair of the Dog, featuring the high-octane title track with the bold anthemic chorus…”Now you’re messin with a…son of a .”
And Dan McCafferty busting out the “talk box” in the song’s electrifying bridge: The band’s use of the “talk box,” an invention of sound engineer Bob Heil, was a pretty novel concept. Nazareth was one of the first to incorporate it on a recording, but it came about a year after Joe Walsh’s prominent unveiling of the effects unit on “Rocky Mountain Way.” Hair of the Dog also featured Nazareth’s surprisingly powerful re-interpretation of “Love Hurts:”
So get this…Before Nazareth remade “Love Hurts” - บันเทิง
Poll: What is your pick for the GREATEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE on as song from the rock era?
Ann Wilson - Sweet Darlin' (Live)
Dan McCafferty - Love Hurts
Ella Fitzgerald - Misty
Freddie Mercury - Who Wants To Live Forever
Otis Redding - For Your Precious Love
Crying
Judas Priest - Freewheel Burning.
I'm going to go with the lead singer of the band Smith, from their 1969 rock hit, "Baby It's You." I love how she spazzes out a bit in the chorus. 😁👍
Love Hurts
Freedom -George Michael
The Power Of Gold -- Dan Fogelberg
Dust In The Wind -- Kansas
Awesome tune... i don't always listen to Nazareth, but when i do, so do my neighbors.
Damn straight
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Lol 😂🤣😂
Hahaha! Perfect! 😅
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The only band who I ever saw live that had NO merchandizing whatsoever.. No T-shirts, no Buttons. No Propaganda in any form whatsoever. Just the Band in plain clothes and the music. Amazing show!
Propaganda? What propaganda were other bands using?
Propaganda? You might look up the definition of that word…
@@zachfarrell234 Anything from posters, bumper stickers, t shirts, etc.
@@1BobsYourUncle Anything available that promotes the band. Stickers, posters, buttons, shirts. Even if given away free. There was clearly none of that at this show.
@1BobsYourUncle Actually...there wasn't really anything wrong with that usage of that word, though it's not the *best.*
Had to look it up to be sure:
"Material disseminated by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause."
Promoting a band *is* a cause...
Almost the only band who knew how to turn cover versions into smash hits. Just listen to This Flight Tonight. What a great band!
I'm 72 years old and yes love hurts. My wife of 26 years passed away May 10th will be 21 years ago and you playing this song definitely brought tears to my eyes once again. But thank for bringing back the feelings of a beautiful love lost and the wonderful woman that I had the enjoyment of knowing. Thank you again.
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I'm so sorry for the loss of your beloved wife. No matter how long ago it was, the feelings never wane.
I have been widowed twice, once in 2009 and the second time on February 23 of this year. Each loss tore my loving heart to pieces, but I know that love lives on, so they are not gone. I will see them again, as you will see your darling wife, again. Be blessed in the time to come. Use every moment wisely, my friend.
My heart is with you! ❤
I am so sorry for your loss.
Dan McCafferty puts so much emotion in his vocals that the anguish is palpable. It makes the listener feel as though _he_ wrote the song about his own broken heart.
That emotion and anguish is due to a low fiber diet 😅
I agree! So incredible!
@@Sweet--Richard.4981 Ha!
@@ProfessorofRock Nazareth also did a great cover of "This Flight Tonight" by Joni Mitchell.
I agree. It’s truly heartbreaking.
Dan McCafferty's vocals on Love Hurts are absolutely sublime. The sound of raw feelings. Definitely amongst the all time greatest performances.
Totally agree!
I was probably like 8, maybe 10 tops when I first heard song on radio. Was still just in the beginnings of hearing rock music…I just remember being mesmerized by the sounds and lyrics of the song.
Unfortunately, Darrel Sweet passed in my city, New Albany Indiana
I agree. One of the best.
The sound of gargling with sandpaper....
I love how the guitar solo just takes the agony felt by the singer, and expresses it with a guitar. The absolutely perfect solo for that song!!
All these years I never even heard any version other than Nazareth's so I guess that's how powerful their version is.
It was destiny ❤
Joan Jett’s cover is really good, too!
Yeah there is…. Jim Capaldi is the one I remember from 1975, also done by Cher, Roy Orbison and originally the Everly Brothers. If you have never heard other versions than Nazareths, I put it to you that’s how controlled US music is. Music industry executives and radio stations tell YOU what to listen to.
I lived opposite Pete Agnew when he was with the Shadettes and when Nazareth was formed. They used to practise in his upstairs bedroom so we'd get a free concert every week.
I finally got to see Dan sing this song up close in a small venue just weeks before he had to retire, having been a Nazareth fan for decades. What a voice.
It's crazy how many songs my parents played when I was a kid turned out to be covers. They're originals in my mind. 😅
Im 67....It's incredible how many bands/songs get shelved over time. Nazareth was on the top of my list back in the 70's. Thank you Adam... THE Professor of Rock . Gonna binge on some Nazareth .. The Ballad of Hollis Brown coming up 🤘🏼
I got to see them and Thin Lizzy on same ticket. Best $8 I ever spent.😊
@@williamgaines9784 Ahhhh the good ol days ✌🏼
Kentucky fried blues
One of the most unique and recognizable voices in rock. This band had their own style and produced some awesome music of the time.
No question.
Such a strong lead vocal.
*"Simply Amazingly Haunting & Epic Vocal Performance"*
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*" Unforgettable "*
Absolutely love the song "Love Hurts" by Nazareth. It is a must-have for any 70's rock enthusiast - for any rock enthusiast period! It's one of those songs that is an immediate hit/favorite. You only need to hear it once to recognize its greatness. So glad to see this one covered today. :)
THanks!
I NEVER get tired of this song!! It is a true classic. Absolutely love it. 😁👍
McCafferty was My all-time favorite rock-n-roll vocalist. Saw them many times, never disappointed. RIP Danny
He was such an incredible singer. One of the best ever.
Mine too, since early childhood. The rawest rock vocals ever. (Noddy Holder was fantastic too)
I was living in Tacoma WA in the late 90’s and Nazareth went to record a live rendition of Son of a B… at a local rock station. The Toadies had just recorded their hit at the time, from Possum King?? Anywho, the radio morning crew were just astounded by the contrast from this young band’s lead singer drinking lemon tea and doing vocal exercise compared to McCafferty putting out his cig taking a swig of brown liquor and just going. He was built different.
I was in my teens during the Great Nazareth era, so I grew up listening to them. They are still one of my favorites of all time. So many great albums and great songs. Love Hurts is an all time classic, especially Dan's vocal performance, which is truly one of the single greatest performances ever recorded.
I believe Nazareth as a band is far to under appreciated and they are worthy of far more recognition than they usually get.
Long Live the Naz. R.I.P. guys.
A vocal rendition like this comes around but once in a lifetime.
When you talk about the best vocal performances of 70s Dan's rendition of Love Hurts has to be right up near the top. I can here the pain and emotions every time I hear it. Rest in Peace Dan and Manny, loved your music. Fantastic episode professor
How can this not be in the top 5? I agree.
We caught the last ferry to Denman Is. I noticed a car in the parking lot, doors wide open, speaker on the roof, we pulled 100 yds to a pull out to sleep as Nazareth thundered over the harbour and a jilted man wailed. Sure enough SHE hadn't made it on the last ferry and never would. (asked around, Denman is small) I'll never forget laying in the VW van listening to Love Hurts over and over again.
I was born and raised in the Philippines and boy Nazareth and Love Hurts was ever so popular back in the day. I can still remember during dance parties as soon as the DJ plays that song, everyone would flock to the dance floor with their respective partners.
I first heard them as a 10 year old boy living in the Philippines for a couple of years with my family (Navy-San Miguel and Subic Bay). This was when my interest in music exploded, and my dad would let me accompany him off-base to the record stores to buy all kinds of rock albums really cheap, plus the base had a huge library of reel-to-reel recordings of every music you could think of available to tape.
And yes, we had a little preteen clubhouse that would throw us dances and 'Love Hurts' was THE song to ask for that slow dance. Good times! Cheers.
@@WinkLinkletter LOL! Coincidentally, I was one of the last sailors stationed at Subic Bay (NAS Cubi Pt, Bataan side). Was there during the Mount Pinatubo eruption. Great times, despite the sad ending.
@@edzeljereza8234 Saw some of that footage of the last guy’s out filming the eruption, incredible! I had some wonderful times living there as a 10-12 year old boy. A big adventure, for me.
The Gram Parsons/Emmylou Harris version has always been a personal favorite. Such emotion. Parsons would have been a legend had he lived.
My favourite as well. Listen to it with headphones, their two voices in stereo and their harmonies will break your heart (even if it's already broken).
This was such a huge hit back in the 70s, a great band and song. I didn't realize this song was not created by them, but they sure have the best rendition of it. Great back story!
Thanks for watching.
I actually heard the Everlys version first. 😊
NAZARETH!!! HELL YA!!!🤘🤘🤘 been waitin for this one! Hair Of The Dog is an all time classic that absolutely positively can not be played LOUD enough 🤘🤘🤘
One of the BEST album cover art of the era, too!
@@marktait2371 hell ya first time I heard it was on an 8 track in a boat 🤘🤘
That song absolutely rocks!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 you’re damn right it does!!! 🍻
Very underrated.
I started collecting records when I was 10, and bought this single at a thrift store because it had an interesting title. I think I was 12 or so. I was a young girl, and man did this one stick with me. I played it a lot. I even eliminated one potential "boyfriend" when I played it for him and he said "Ugh, turn that off.". He was not "the one". LOL. Never gets old, this masterpiece.
THanks for sharing!
I thought I would share my elimination process about potential relationships here, after reading your comment, which I enjoyed!
When I was going through my divorce, and had begun dating, I would put the movie 'The Wedding Singer' on to watch. If a guy didn't laugh out loud, he was 'out'. (My ex didn't laugh much, and told me he faked laughter because he knew people expected it. Yup- he lied and faked a lot of stuff before we had married- narcissistic and sociopathic traits.)
Fortunately, I have been with my common law spouse now for over twenty years. He loved 'The Wedding Singer'. And laughed out loud. (The laughing wasn't fake, and neither is he.)🙂
Glad you found someone else.
THANK YOU for making this - I'm from Dunfermline and met with the boys in Albuquerque NM of all places in the mid-80's. Had never met them previously and they welcomed me as 'someone from home' and we sat till about 6 in the morning, just talking. Fabulous guys, RIP to those we lost.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great story.
So cool!! Saw them back up Deep Purple in ‘76!! Such a great night of bangers!!🤘🔥
Very cool! Thanks Brent!
I am 59 and clearly remember this song from the spring of 1976. It was all over the radio in my hometown.
If a cover ever became one's own, Nazareth nailed it! Definitive version indeed.
And as always
I was entertained
I was 5 or 6, My dad bought the record and had friends over and he put it on. He said, "now this is real rock and roll" when hair of the dog kicked in. He and his friends where really into it. It was the next album that blew me away, Expect no Mercy was my jam back then.
I love this album. It was a large part of the soundtrack of my freshman year in college (about 4-5 years after its release). This album is one of the best things to listen to when you've gotten your heart broken which, sadly, happened a number of times when I was in college. McCafferty's vocal effort on Love Hurts is truly amazing.
“Where’s the beef?” Clara Peller made that commercial a household sensation.
This is a great one. It was a long time before I found out it was a cover. Nazareth is a great band. Most people only know them from this song. They are a good classic rock band.
I only found out today, lol.
yeh friend had hair 8 track i had that and ghits on vinly later on
People need to check out Hair of the Dog.
Such a great song & Nazareth did the most iconic version that won't be topped! 🤠
It will not! EVER!
Love you're show Professor 🤘 Been Binging it some last cpl week since I found it! I was born in 79 so as a true 80-90s kids 100% of both, & Lover of the music, & classics of the decadea before...Thank You For your work on these!!! 🤘Rock On Brother
Rock on!
My White Bicycle is one of my favorite Nazareth songs. My older brother wore HOTD album and 8 track out. 70's were something special.
Indeed. What a great time. Thanks for watching.
Good song, but prefer the original by Tomorrow.
@@petercena9497 I'll look it up. Rock on...
@@petercena9497 comes nowhere close!
Such memories of this song. Slow dancing in the gym 7th grade with Sandi. I can still see her pretty eyes reflecting the soft light - and the glare of flash lights when the teachers would pry us apart.
Love hurts Love Bites Love Stinks Love is Blind. Love gives you something to think about. Especially when it's near the end!
"You're Breaking My Heart" by Harry Nilsson helped me get through my divorce after my husband of 15 years moved in with the woman "he wasn't having sex with". 😄
All you need is love, Con!
Yup, love makes you want to "Scream" (Artful Dodger).
Love can be crazy!
"Love hurts" brings back memories of my time as a Marine stationed at Subic Bay, Philippines, good times.
“This Flight Tonight”, is one of my favourite songs ever. Love hurts is great, but l this Flight Tonight” is in my top ten, and has been since I was a teen.
This was on 8 track tape in EVERYBODY'S car back in the day.
Funny,i bought a used car with Nazareth, Zeppelin ll and Foghat.
When I was in 7th grade, my friend’s Dad owned an auto salvage yard. One of our favorite things to do on a Saturday was to play in the cars out in the yard. One particular Saturday, we found Nazerath’s Hair of the Dog album under the seat in one of the cars. We took it home and played it and I’ve been a fan ever since.
No tunes like junkyard tunes!✊🏼
My brother had this album on 8-track in his car. He always blasted the “son of a bitch” parts as we were driving to school.
Ha ha! What a great memory!
My absolute favorite!!! I went to every used record store to find it!!! I was over the moon when I did!!! I still have it to this day❤45 years later!!!
I love Nazareth and couldn’t believe that many of my friends had never even heard of them or had heard a couple of songs but didn’t know who the band was that played it. After I “forced” them to listen to the music they became instant fans. One was the owner of a small “club” in my home town that played a jukebox for their music. He immediately had “Hair of the Dog” and “Live Hurts” out on the jukebox and later (after hearing more of their music) some of their earlier music added. He became one of the biggest Nazareth fans I know. Such a great band that, while playing similar music to the genre, was so unique in their music. I still love them and have several of their songs in my favorites playlist on my phone. Thanks once again Adam for bringing my teens back to life. ❤
I saw Nazareth and The J.Geils band @ the Georgia Tech Coliseum (was it 1973?, time flies, LOL) and it was a FANTASTIC show !
I was in a cover band and Hair of the Dog was one of the covers we did thousands of times....
Great upload, Adam. This one sparks a lot of memories.
Oh my, time does fly.. J Geils.. Humble Pie. Mot the Hoople ‘73 Hartford, Dillon Stadium
@@edwinrodeo The 1970s was a great time for music, there were SO many bands trying so many types of rock ! There really were too many to even name, God knows they were all well worth listening to, even today .
So grateful to hear you covering Nazareth. I recall when Love Hurts came out so well. Loved the angst in the vocals, loved the music. It was a hauntingly beautiful song. Became a big Nazareth fan. Thought they were an awesome band that never really got their due. Here in Canada, they had a pretty sizeable following. I think their biggest impact in the states, was the song "Holiday", which came along a few years later. Always enjoy the details you provide us with. I don't ever recall hearing that they'd gone down in that fateful plane crash. Thanks for really fleshing out the song. I loved the song but until today, wasn't aware of its background.
They had many more hits in Canada and the UK. Thanks for commenting.
"Holiday" was their 2nd biggest US hit, peaking at #87 in the US six years after "Love Hurts."
Love this song…Nazareth makes you feel the pain! I have been happily married 57 years, but when I hear this song you remember the heartache of teen years! 😊
Nazareth's Hair of the Dog album got me a job. After giving a job application to a young 20 something manager, he asked if I knew anything about Nazareth. I told him that he just HAD to pick up Hair of the Dog! --Got the job & was told a while later by the boss that I got hired after he bought the album & loved it! Just shows how important music is to us all.
Loved them. They were pretty big where I live in Edmonton Canada. Pretty much all my friends parents (and mine) had at least one of their albums. Great song.
Thanks!
"Please Don't Judas Me" 🎶
Nazareth
Epic performance by Dan the man
Showing the old commercials is a stroke of genius!!!!
Isn't it funny how a song can bring back so many memories. I remember the song well and recall hearing it even on car radios passing by. Great band - great song.
song brings back fond memories slow dancing with my first crush at school dances.
Awesome memories! Thanks for watching!
Nazareth has always been a favorite here in Canada. They scored another big hit with "Dream On" from their 1982 album 2XS which also featured the hit song "Our Love Leads To Madness". I'm still waiting for that album to be reissued on iTunes. I did buy their 1994 album, Move Me, which was just issued on iTunes recently and well worth the money. Lots of good songs on their other albums as well. Even with almost all new members, Nazareth can still kick butt!
They were the first concert I ever went to. I took my best friend for her High School graduation in 1976 Nazareth was the headliner with Ian Gillian and Slade as the opening acts. I paid $8.00 a ticket to see this show in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. After that I hit every concert, I could with ticket prices between 5 and 8 bucks, Damn those were the days that freakin rocked and everyone was cool. The 70s were the best.
McCafferty did this song right by putting feeling in it. Many people sing and are great but if they express the feeling be it pain, joy, sadness it enhances it the same way someone reading aloud can make it monotone or interesting. It's one of the reasons an actor who can sing will do a good job, even more so on a stage.
Great comment!
I agree. Two other songs that I think do that are Long Long Time by Linda Ronstadt and Without You by Harry Nilsson.
Dan really meant it. More people should follow his example.
I'm a big fan of your channel but with all due respect, it is not possible for a key to be several octaves above a singers vocal range. The singer can simply sing down one or two octaves and they are still in the same key.
Wow! I’ve been reading literally over 100 comments checking for this obvious observation. Glad to see there are some musicians who are willing to point these things out.
Yes, but this channel is so great, I’m here for the content.
BTW, I met a woman who claimed to sing 8 octaves … I had to walk away.
My favourite Nazareth tune, though love them all. Remembering being seated in the local hangout listening to this song while staring out the window and mooning away about unrequited love.
Dan McCafferty had a killer hard rock voice and amazing range. RIP.
As a young teen falling in Love, every time I turned around (Thank you, Rick Danko 😁) Love Hurts, by Nazareth, set the foundation of what I expected Love to be worth feeling like, if I should ever lose it (Lucky for me, I found my soulmate 20 years ago.. which continues to this day)❤🎉
Congrats. Toughest thing in the world to find that someone!
Congrats!
I still love Gram Parson's duet with Emmylou Harris, but Nazareth's version is #1
One of my all time favorite songs
Can feel the pain in the vocals. Guitar solo is one of the greatest of all time. Learned to play with slide and its surprisingly simple and perfect at the same time.
❤🎉
Love Love Hurts!
Love Nazareth!
This song is really powerful. A lot of angst here. Tugs at your heart strings.
Thanks Professor.
Great episode today!
Wheres the Beef indeed! 😂
Hey roger! Have a great day!
Yes it really pounds my heart.
My favorite cover of "Love Hurts" was an acoustic performance by Ann and Nancy Wilson onstage at the Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at Munecipal in 1995. It was an homage to the Everlys, but the sisters were adhering to the Nazareth arrangement. For my part, I always loved the melody, but the lyric offended me as a teen. I decided in the early 2000s to rewrite the lyric from the (arguably) pessimistic angle to one of hope. I called it "Got to Hold On".
Also for my part, I think it was another sibling duo who cranked out the inaugural power ballad. That would be Richard and Karen Carpenter recording their original song "Goodbye to Love" in 1972 for the *A Song for You* LP, predating both Nazareth's cover of "Love Hurts" and Aerosmith's debut single, "Dream On".
They always nail their covers... Thanks Eric!
But it is really a *power* ballad? I mean, yeah it has a rock guitar solo, but otherwise it's pretty standard Carpenters schmaltz.
I think it qualifies, @@meekrob.
Richard and Karen may have been what the press called "goody four shoes" and not really been rockers, but this song definitely stacks up against all the songs that are slated as "the original power ballad".
I would call that a power ballad coming from an unlikely source. 😊
Love Nazz,, always a Fav to spin,, got to meet Dan while i was going into a bathroom at the Hilton in Portland Maine before one of their Shows at the CCCC in 1981,, still a highlight in my Rn'R life style,, Rock On..
I'd never heard of Nazareth or AC/DC til 1980. Now, Hair of the Dog & Let There Be Rock are 2 of my favorite albums and always on my playlist.
Amen!
Such a classic from a great band. Brings back some good memories. Haha The Wendy's commercial. I hear people still using that phrase after so many years. Always like the "Parts is Parts" one too
Eeez next, day vayr. Very nice. Eez next, evening vayr. Very nice.....
I use “where’s the beef” all the time.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 It still works! lol
Also, I'm pretty sure that Axl and G'n'R recorded "Hair of the Dog" for "The Spaghetti Incident?" The perfect cover tune for Axl, IMHO.
Thanks!
Another cover Nazareth did was the apocalyptic "Morning Dew", a folk song. Has a pulsating bass line that really gets into you
That whole album is a top five classic.
Like Bob Seger with a higher pitch. I remember the first time I heard this, the first thought was how good asong it was, and the second was how bad his throat must have hurt after singing it
I was gonna say, how much of a strain did it put on his voice?
Nazareth was one of those bands that had a good amount of popularity in Cleveland, Ohio. WMMS played all their hits with regularity during the mid to late 1970's
Love Hurts almost became "Hack Kneed" it was played so often. I was about 30, and was quite surprised that a friend's 10 year old daughter just loved "Love Hurts", and would sing right along when she heard it.
Now I find out that that song goes back to 1957 WHEN I WAS 10, soon to be 11, how strange. I very much remember Roy Orbison's "Running Scared", But didn't remember that "Love Hurts" was on the "B" side. Nice piece of history.
Another great back story, both on the song and on Nazareth. ;-~)
Orbison covered it too? That's new information! I knew the Everly Bros. had recorded the original version.
According to Adams research Orbison recorded it long before the Everly Bros. That surprised me too.@@actionsub
@@robertweldon7909 THAT is even more surprising!
yes i have the osborne bros. tribute cd to the bryants i didnt know either until i got the cd liner says everlys then nazareth had an international hit with but orbison was like a bside to another song bryants wrote forget whay year have to dig out sonny osborne wrote the liner notes is on my double vinly everly bros. story so thought they haf written until got osborne bros. cd think is they also did the song with mac wiseman record of standards
Hair of the Dog and Expect No Mercy are two of the best albums EVER! Fortunately I had a chance to meet Dan and thanked him for the years of great music and unforgettable songs a few years before he died when he played at The Surf.
Nazareth was my first concert. Tripled bill with Donnie Iris and April Wine. I was 16 and deep in the throes of my first real teen love. This song and Hearts Grown Cold really resonated with me at that time. I was so stoked when that concert tour was memorialized on the live album Snaz.
Great cover but their best was This Flight Tonight.
100%
Love that one!
Another cover, jomi Mitchell tune
Agreed!
A key can't be several octaves above. When you go one octave up you are back in the original key. The key is independent if the octave range.
If you place a scale starting at middle C it is the key if C, if you play that scale starting at high C it is still the key of C.
I get it. I was actually quoting their biography word for word in the video.
That bugged me too. And two octaves above his range doesn't make sense either. If it's above his range, he can't sing it. It may be above his normal range,,,
@@ProfessorofRock Emmylou's solo recording was in the key of A. Nazareth's version was in G, as was the Gram Parsons/Emmylou duet. But Dan pitched it up an octave, making his vocal higher than Emmylou's.
Strange... Maybe they meant several notes or several semitones above the vocal sweet spot instead of several octaves...
Thank you! I was going to post the same thing. At most, the wrong key could force you to sing 7 notes above your comfortable range. After that, you sing the octave equivalent.
C.L. Weldon from Houston, Texas and the great Dean Scott nailed it live every time.
I backed both and proud
Hair of the Dog and Miss Misery!
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That album is one the best ever made.
Whiskey Drinking Woman
Don't Judas Me.
Excellent album.!!!
Nazareth is a helluva band. They have so many great songs and albums. They definitely should have been a lot bigger in America, but for whatever reason, it just didn't pan out.
Dan and Brian Johnson, 2 Scottish singers that need to use a stool softener.
Steve Perry, too.
@@Whisper_292 Seeger too perry was Portuguese
@sweet--richard.4981 You know what? I totally missed the word "Scottish." Der.
I learned something new, tho. I thought Steve Perry was American.
@@Whisper_292 his parents were both Portuguese
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Love Hurts and Hair of the Dog are timeless classics, but Miss Misery is my favorite track on the album. So gritty!
One of my favourite songs and albums.
This POR episode reminded me of "Exercises," an early (#2) Nazareth album with such great songs as "Ca's Eye Apple Pie" and "Woke Up this Morning," the former showing us those southern fried inspirations and the latter giving us a taste of the Nazareth that waa to be . . . Thanks for the trip back.
Thanks, Professor.
Back in the Saddle Again Naturally
I used to LOVE Nazareth! I had forgotten about that group! They had so many GREAT songs!!!
My opinion. Hair of the dog song for song is right up there with the greatest albums of all time. A total ass kicking record.
Back in 1976 I was attending summer school and during study time our teacher brought in a portable stereo from the AV dept. This album and aspecially Hair of the Dog and Love Hurts were hit on the requests from the albums she brought in. Miss Zugger, thanks for the memories of summer school being ok! ♫
I knew it was "Love hurts" as soon as I saw he had to sing it 2 octaves higher than his normal range. No wonder I cannot sing it in the style and range of "Nazareth". When looking for alternate versions, I was shocked to find out the Everly Brothers had recorded the song First. Now at least I can feel OK about singing this an Octave lower. Thanks Professor.
Alaska 1978 is where I first heard the whole album (8-track) when I was 15. Miss Misery is probably my favorite song from "Hair of the Dog"👍
That was Malcom you showed 🤷♂️
Wow. What a powerful and captivating video! I didn't know a lot of these behind-the-scenes facts. Yes, the pathos and poignancy in McCafferty's voice was palpable!
As a Brit, I had no idea that Nazareth were Scottish! Thank you Prof. 😁😁
Saw Nazareth at a bar in Atlantic Beach NC when I was stationed at Camp Lejeune in 1985. I still have that t-shirt.
That rendition by Nazareth flipped a switch in my young brain. I was a slave to catchy rhythms and melodies melodies, but that song showed me that pain could be recorded beautifully and hit one in unfamiliar places inside that that only a sad movies had touched. Kinda prepared me for the eminent emotions that awaited my future ❤❤😢
I know what you mean!
Love Hurts was my very first slow dance at my very first school dance with someone I secretly had a crush on. Beautiful memories! Another great song of Nazareth's was This Flight Tonight.
I had a compilation album when I was a kid years ago called "Heartbreak of Rock", and "Love Hurts" was one of the songs on it, and I've loved it ever since. As someone else mentioned, it sounds like Dan McCafferty wrote it from his own heartbreak experience. Thanks for sharing.
My 1st concert, 1977- Nazareth opening for REO Speedwagon at Cobo Hall (Detroit) - we came for the NAZ.
JET LAG- "Driving down a Detroit Freeway
Just looking at those concrete walls
Hey, but it's a good town to Rock'N'Roll in
What do you mean the Police closed the goddamn hall?"
Concrete walls surround the Lodge freeway on the leadup to Cobo (don't remember the Detroit Police stopping any shows, until Public Enemy many years later)