Nazareth’s “Love Hurts” was a cover of a song in a different genre. A member of Nazareth said his band’s “Love Hurts” was the first rock ballad. That claim makes no sense. One of the most famous ...
His Scottish band became known for hard-driving stadium rock, but its biggest hit was a cover of a country ballad about heartbreak. By Alex Traub Dan McCafferty, who as the frontman of the Scottish ...