Hair of the Dog (song)

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"Hair of the Dog"
Single by Nazareth
from the album Hair of the Dog
Released January 1, 1975; March 15, 1984 (re-release)
Recorded 1974
Genre Hard rock
Length 4:09
Label A&M (USA)/Vertigo Records (Europe)
Writer(s) Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet
Producer Manny Charlton
"Hair of the Dog"
Single by Guns N' Roses
from the album "The Spaghetti Incident?"
Released 1994
Recorded 1993
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length 3:55
Label Geffen
Producer Guns N' Roses and Mike Clink
Guns N' Roses singles chronology
"Since I Don't Have You"
(1994)		 "Hair of the Dog"
(1994)		 "Sympathy for the Devil"
(1994)

"Hair of the Dog" is the title track of Nazareth's 1975 album Hair of the Dog.[1] It is sometimes called "Son of a Bitch" because of the repeated lyric in the hook ("Now you're messing with a son of a bitch").[2] The title is a pun on the refrain ("Son of a Bitch" - "Heir of the Dog"). The song was later covered by such bands as Guns N' Roses, on their 1993 album "The Spaghetti Incident?"; Warrant; and Britny Fox on their Boys in Heat album.[3][4] "Stone Rider" covered the song on their 2008 album Three Legs of Trouble. It uses a talk box extensively during its bridge.[5] The original Nazareth version of the song is featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned. The song was also used in the CW show Supernatural for a season 2 promo. It has also been covered by Deep Purple.

The song was released as downloadable content for the rhythm game Rock Band 2 on January 26, 2010.

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[edit] Personnel

[edit] Nazareth

[edit] Guns N' Roses

[edit] Britny Fox

[edit] References

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles; John Peel (2004). The great rock discography. Canongate. p. 1064. ISBN 9781841956152. 
  2. ^ Eddy, Chuck (1997). The accidental evolution of rock'n'roll: a misguided tour through popular music. Da Capo. p. 330. ISBN 9780306807411. 
  3. ^ Angel, Jorgen (2010). "Nazareth Messed With by Son of a Bitch". Spin: 96. ISSN 0886-3032. 
  4. ^ Steven Adler with Lawrence Spagnola (2010). My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses. It Books. ISBN 978-0-06-191711-0. 
  5. ^ Brewster, David M. (2003). Introduction to guitar tone & effects: an essential manual for getting the best sounds from electric guitars, amplifiers, effect pedals, and digital processors. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 60. ISBN 9780634060465. 
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