Nazareth released a power ballad cover of the track on their 1975 album Hair of the Dog. A rocker claimed the 1970s version of ‘Love Hurts’ was the original rock ballad.

Nazareth’s “Hair of the Dog” repeatedly uses the phrase “Son of a b****.” According to a 2004 interview with Classic Rock , the band wanted to give the song the title “Son of a B****.” ...

Dan McCafferty, the longtime lead singer of the Scottish rock band Nazareth whose searing vocals propelled a cover of the ballad "Love Hurts" into a 1970s hit, has died, his longtime bandmate ...

Dan McCafferty, the original lead singer of Scottish hard rock band Nazareth, has died aged 76, his band has confirmed. ... Nazareth is best known for its hit cover of "Love Hurts." ...

Dan McCafferty, who as the frontman of the Scottish rock band Nazareth scored an international hit in the mid-1970s with the ballad “Love Hurts,” died on Tuesday. He was 76.

Dan McCafferty dies at 76; founding member of Nazareth was its lead singer The Scottish hard rockers’ ballad “Love Hurts” hit No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976 ...

Nazareth formed in 1968, but the core members - McCafferty, Agnew, Manny Charlton (guitar) and Darrell Sweet (drums) - all cut their teeth in a covers band called The Shadettes, ...