I think that this song is very bibilical. He pulls into Nazareth, and there is a man there who shakes his hand and says no politely. You can put the load (sins) on Jesus. What does everyone else think?
Nah, Robbie Robertson has said before that Nazareth is a reference to the town in Pennsylvania where Martin guitars are made. The song is simply about going into town to say hello to someone, or a simple task like that, and all these extraneous things occurring.
Nah, Robbie Robertson has said before that Nazareth is a reference to the town in Pennsylvania where Martin guitars are made. The song is simply about going into town to say hello to someone, or a simple task like that, and all these extraneous things occurring.
@Yarand21 I would argue that adding religious references and potential misunderstandings adds flare and points for style... Which i believe was at least unintentionally intended... I mean, you want it to attract the ear... so people like to listen to it... and, "what's that?, Carmen is walking with the devil?...." I hope my train of thought wasn't too confusing....
@Yarand21 I would argue that adding religious references and potential misunderstandings adds flare and points for style... Which i believe was at least unintentionally intended... I mean, you want it to attract the ear... so people like to listen to it... and, "what's that?, Carmen is walking with the devil?...." I hope my train of thought wasn't too confusing....
@Yarand21 +1 on the "nah" mentioned by @likelylads. Robbie Robertson quote said he was strumming his guitar in the house they shared, "Old Pink", and he saw in the guitar's soundhole: made in Nazareth, PA. and that that, was where that came from. Simple as that. Straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak.
@Yarand21 +1 on the "nah" mentioned by @likelylads. Robbie Robertson quote said he was strumming his guitar in the house they shared, "Old Pink", and he saw in the guitar's soundhole: made in Nazareth, PA. and that that, was where that came from. Simple as that. Straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak.
/Granted, I've very aware of why I love SongMeanings.com vs the other lyric sites, so reading into lyrics is a given... but I'm not about to tell a songwriter what they meant.
/Granted, I've very aware of why I love SongMeanings.com vs the other lyric sites, so reading into lyrics is a given... but I'm not about to tell a songwriter what they meant.
I think that this song is very bibilical. He pulls into Nazareth, and there is a man there who shakes his hand and says no politely. You can put the load (sins) on Jesus. What does everyone else think?
Nah, Robbie Robertson has said before that Nazareth is a reference to the town in Pennsylvania where Martin guitars are made. The song is simply about going into town to say hello to someone, or a simple task like that, and all these extraneous things occurring.
Nah, Robbie Robertson has said before that Nazareth is a reference to the town in Pennsylvania where Martin guitars are made. The song is simply about going into town to say hello to someone, or a simple task like that, and all these extraneous things occurring.
@Yarand21 I would argue that adding religious references and potential misunderstandings adds flare and points for style... Which i believe was at least unintentionally intended... I mean, you want it to attract the ear... so people like to listen to it... and, "what's that?, Carmen is walking with the devil?...." I hope my train of thought wasn't too confusing....
@Yarand21 I would argue that adding religious references and potential misunderstandings adds flare and points for style... Which i believe was at least unintentionally intended... I mean, you want it to attract the ear... so people like to listen to it... and, "what's that?, Carmen is walking with the devil?...." I hope my train of thought wasn't too confusing....
@Yarand21 +1 on the "nah" mentioned by @likelylads. Robbie Robertson quote said he was strumming his guitar in the house they shared, "Old Pink", and he saw in the guitar's soundhole: made in Nazareth, PA. and that that, was where that came from. Simple as that. Straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak.
@Yarand21 +1 on the "nah" mentioned by @likelylads. Robbie Robertson quote said he was strumming his guitar in the house they shared, "Old Pink", and he saw in the guitar's soundhole: made in Nazareth, PA. and that that, was where that came from. Simple as that. Straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak.
/Granted, I've very aware of why I love SongMeanings.com vs the other lyric sites, so reading into lyrics is a given... but I'm not about to tell a songwriter what they meant.
/Granted, I've very aware of why I love SongMeanings.com vs the other lyric sites, so reading into lyrics is a given... but I'm not about to tell a songwriter what they meant.