Nazareth – Hair of the Dog

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Heart breaker soul shaker
I've been told about you
Steamroller midnight shoulder
What they been saying must be true

Red hot mama
Velvet charmer
Time's come to pay your dues

[Chorus]
Now you're messin' with a
Son of a bitch
Now your messin' with a
Son of a bitch
Now your messin' with a
Son of a bitch
Now your messin' with a
Son of a bitch

Talkin' jivey poison ivy
You ain't gonna cling to me
Man taker bone faker
I ain't so blind I can't see

Red hot mama
Down light charmer
Time's come to pay your dues

[Chorus: x4]

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Lyrics submitted by soultosqueeze

Track duration: 04:15

"Hair of the Dog" as written by Bonnie Dobson, Tim Rose

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

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    General Comment:I have always loved this song. "Hair of the dog",always reminds me of the scene in Jaws when he hands Cooper the drink and says "don't drink that",and Copper does and it nearly kills him,cos that happened to me when someone handed me "Hair of the Dog"...Great song about a bitch who meets billy bad ass...I guess.
    Flag redshiftdazzleron July 21, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:The lyrics are obviously about a bitch who is about to meet her match in a bad boy.

    The "Hair of the Dog" title is an allegory of she mistreats people and she is going to get a little taste of her own medicine, similiar how when people get drunk and then drink again after a hangover.

    The best way to deal with bitches is to be an even bigger asshole. Hence "Hair of the Dog."
    Flag JamesLoveon June 19, 2011   Link
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    Memory:Great song. Was lucky enough to see Nazareth in their prime in the '80s, and this song was a show highlight. Never really thought much about the words, but the past few years I have been enjoying satellite radio and the sound clarity is so good that I can actually understand what the words are. This song is one that took on a new meaning.

    My thought is similar to Lizardking1971's. The expression 'Hair of the Dog' refers to taking a sip of alcohol the morning after tying on a bender. The booze (in theory) helps smooth out the recovery from the hangover...I can say from my own experience that it doesn't work. This urban myth comes from an old wive's cure that a dog bite would heal better if clotted with dog hair. This song seems to refer to a very selfish woman who runs into her flip side. Not a pretty relationship, but maybe that will cure her ill behavior.;-)

    In any event, this song is always a crowd-pleaser and I always turn it up in the car. The sound effect is indeed a 'talk box' like both Frampton and Bon Jovi use, and the live version of this song includes Scottish bagpipes. Funny White Chedda mentioned AC/DC, because they also used bagpipes in 'Long Way To The Top', and the Yhoung brothers and Bon Scott ware from Scotland just like the guys in Nazareth.
    Flag JayCeezyon March 13, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Heir of the dog = son of a bitch :)
    Flag bogbrush88on August 26, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Here's a little interesting tidbit. The term "Hair Of The Dog", is widely used in reference to being hungover and drinking more in order to stop the hangover. It is short for the phrase, "The hair of the dog that bit you". The dog=alcohol.
    Flag vipergt196on May 31, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Hair of the dog hasn't got very many comments. That's odd.

    Great song!
    Flag Pink_Floyd_fanon April 11, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:or a vocoder
    Flag foffofon November 24, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:The effect you're talking about is done with a talk box.
    Flag Sleaze Diseaseon July 08, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:i don't hear bag pipes. the "wah wah" sounds sounds like one of those voice modifier things like bon jovi uses.
    Flag Levitator89on June 20, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:they're called bag pipes
    Flag Levitator89on June 20, 2006   Link

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