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Love Hurts

Nazareth
Track 9 on Hair of the Dog 

Produced by

Manny Charlton
The hard rock group Nazareth took in 1974 sweet melody and quite corny lyrics by the then (1960) very popular Everly Brothers (Their version) and converted it to a soulful,… Read More 
Jan. 19751 viewer79.3K views

Love Hurts Lyrics

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
Love hurts, love scars
Love wounds and mars
Any heart
Not tough or strong enough
To take a lot of pain, take a lot of pain
Love is like a cloud
Holds a lot of rain
Love hurts
Ooh, ooh love hurts

[Verse 2]
I'm young, I know, but even so
I know a thing or two
I learned from you
I really learned a lot, really learned a lot
Love is like a flame
It burns you when it's hot
Love hurts
Ooh, ooh love hurts

[Pre-Chorus]
Some fools think of happiness
Blissfulness, togetherness
Some fools fool themselves, I guess
They're not foolin' me
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[Chorus]
I know it isn't true
I know it isn't true
Love is just a lie
Made to make you blue
Love hurts
Ooh, ooh love hurts
Ooh, ooh love hurts

[Bridge]

[Chorus]
I know it isn't true
I know it isn't true
Love is just a lie
Made to make you blue
Love hurts
Ooh, ooh love hurts
Ooh, ooh love hurts
Ooh, ooh...

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The hard rock group Nazareth took in 1974 sweet melody and quite corny lyrics by the then (1960) very popular Everly Brothers (Their version) and converted it to a soulful, hard driving rock ballade.
It reached the Top 10 in the US and gained a respectable place on rock stations playlists.

From their well received (both by fans and critics) 1975 album Hair of a Dog.

Almost at the same time, an English, Jim Capaldi, (ex Traffic) recorded this time Reggae style –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yw_zrRMjO0

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Hair of the Dog (1975)
Nazareth
  1. 1.
    Hair of the Dog
  2. 2.
    Miss Misery
  3. 3.
    Guilty
  4. 4.
    Changin’ Times
  5. 5.
    Beggar’s Day
  6. 6.
    Rose in the Heather
  7. 7.
    Whiskey Drinkin’ Woman
  8. 8.
    Please Don’t Judas Me
  9. 9.
    Love Hurts
  10. 10.
    Down
  11. 11.
    Holy Roller
  12. 12.
    Railroad Boy
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Release Date
January 1975
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