Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazareth_(band)
Studio albums
Nazareth (1971)
Exercises (1972)
Razamanaz (1973)
Loud 'n' Proud (1973)
Rampant (1974)
Hair of the Dog (1975)
Close Enough for Rock 'n' Roll (1976)
Play 'n' the Game (1976)
Expect No Mercy (1977)
No Mean City (1979)
Malice in Wonderland (1980)
The Fool Circle (1981)
2XS (1982)
Sound Elixir (1983)
The Catch (1984)
Cinema (1986)
Snakes 'n' Ladders (1989)
No Jive (1991)
Move Me (1994)
Boogaloo (1998)
The Newz (2008)
Big Dogz (2011)
Rock 'n' Roll Telephone (2014)
Tattooed on My Brain (2018)
Surviving the Law (2022)
Down
Nazareth Lyrics
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A lesson I learned
One more mistake to my cause
One more hand got lost
In a game
So I was up for awhile
Livin' in style
Feelin' high on the hog
I was down
Now some say I lost
His other soul
How barely a young man
Can sink so low
And I don't know.... don't care at all
I had a similar dream
of my dreams
while
I thought I had wandered a mile
I was wrong
Now I'm on the way up
When you reach the top
no way to go
And people just don't wanna know
When you're down
The Nazareth song "Down" is about the ups and downs of life and the consequences of making mistakes. The lyrics describe a person who has burned another bridge and made one more mistake in their cause. But this experience has taught them a lesson, and they are up for a while, living in style and feeling high on the hog. However, they soon find themselves down again, and some people say that they've lost their other soul and that it's unbelievable how a young man could sink so low. But the singer of the song doesn't care about what people think because they have had similar experiences and know that life can be like this.
In the second verse, the singer talks about having a dream of their own while they thought they had wandered a mile. But they were wrong, and now they are on the way up again. The last two lines of the song say that when you reach the top, there's no way to go, and people just don't want to know when you're down.
The song highlights the cyclical nature of life and the fact that everyone has highs and lows, wins and losses. It's about accepting one's mistakes and moving on, even when others judge you. There's also a sense of the inevitability of the ups and downs of life and the fact that people often turn a blind eye to those who are struggling.
Line by Line Meaning
Another bridge I have burned
I have cut off another relationship
A lesson I learned
I have gained knowledge from my actions
One more mistake to my cause
My error has only set me further back in achieving my goal
One more hand got lost
I have lost another opportunity or chance
In a game
I see life as a game with winners and losers
So I was up for awhile
I experienced some success for a short period of time
Livin' in style
I was enjoying a lavish lifestyle
Feelin' high on the hog
I was living extravagantly and feeling important
I was down
I eventually lost everything and hit rock bottom
Now some say I lost
Other people believe I have lost my way
His other soul
My true essence or soul
How barely a young man
I was still just a young man at the time
Can sink so low
I fell to an incredibly low point in life
And I don't know.... don't care at all
I am indifferent to what others think of me
I had a similar dream
I once had a goal or ambition like others, but it failed
of my dreams
The vision I had for my life and future
while
At the same time
I thought I had wandered a mile
I believed I had made progress towards my dream
I was wrong
I was actually not moving closer to my goal
Now I'm on the way up
I am now slowly improving my situation
When you reach the top
Once you achieve success
no way to go
There is no clear path forward
And people just don't wanna know
Others are not interested in your struggles and only care about your success
When you're down
People do not care about your struggles and only care about your success
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DARRELL ANTHONY SWEET, MANUEL CHARLTON, PETER AGNEW, WILLIAM MCCAFFERTY
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Hana Řezáčová
Fantastic voice
WoodRatGirl
Great rockin' track.
lennon green
EXCELENTE,recuerdos de promoción 1977"Politécnico Nac.Del Santa"
Jorge Chirinos
Lado b del sencillo heridas de amor en el inusual sello vertigo.......una maravilla
Eduardo Resendiz
yo aún conservo este disco sencillo
Iago Holek
sick dude, just sick!
John Gordon
According to the notes, this was a B side to the Love Hurts single. I find it so catchy, but this recording (meaning mine, as well) sounds like a 4th or 5th generation copy that was remastered. Either that or they didn't take nearly as much care to record this as well as they did Hair of the Dog album proper...which is a shame. Thanks for posting it, though. Maybe someone will see/hear this and post the actual flip side of the Love Hurts 45 so we can hear it, too.
I don't really care
Never heard this. I thought I had heard all their stuff
Bettan Bus
It's from the remasterd version of Hair of the doog,hence the cover.
1978domy
DAN es el mejor cantante del universo i love