Hair of the Dog (song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Hair of the Dog

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Nazareth

| album = Hair of the Dog

| released = {{start date|1975|3|14|df=y}}

| format =

| recorded = 1974

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Hard rock{{cite web|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/90fl8w/13-hard-rock-songs-that-make-you-say-more-cowbell|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006022527/https://www.vh1.com/news/90fl8w/13-hard-rock-songs-that-make-you-say-more-cowbell|url-status=live|archive-date=October 6, 2022|title=13 Classic Hard Rock Songs That Will Make You Scream "More Cowbell!"|last1=Tucker|first1=Dan|date=28 February 2014|website=VH1|publisher=Viacom|access-date=1 August 2016}}

| length = 4:11

| label = A&M (US)
Vertigo (Europe)

| writer = Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet

| producer = Manny Charlton

| prev_title = Sunshine

| prev_year = 1974

| next_title = My White Bicycle

| next_year = 1975

| misc = {{external music video|header=Audio|

{{YouTube|7KHqU7l4NIk|"Hair of the Dog"}}}}

}}

"Hair of the Dog" is a song by Scottish rock band Nazareth, released on their 1975 studio album, Hair of the Dog.{{cite book|first=Martin Charles|last=Strong|author2=John Peel|title=The great rock discography|publisher= Canongate |page=1064|year=2004 |isbn =978-1-84195-615-2 }} The song, alongside "Love Hurts", remains their most successful and popular. A tribute came in 1993 when Guns N' Roses covered Nazareth's "Hair of the Dog" on "The Spaghetti Incident?"; consolation after they turned down Axl Rose's request for the group to play at his wedding.{{cite book |first=David |last=Roberts |year=1998 |title=Guinness Rockopedia |edition=1st |publisher=Guinness Publishing Ltd. |location=London |page=[https://archive.org/details/guinnessrockoped0000unse/page/284 284] |isbn=0-85112-072-5 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessrockoped0000unse/page/284 }} "Axl really made me more aware of Nazareth…" recalled GNR guitarist Slash, "because he can sing like that McCafferty guy, and really dug his voice. And so I remember listening to Nazareth a lot at one point."{{cite journal|journal= Q|title=Nazareth |date= March 1994 |page= 70}}

Personnel

= Nazareth =

Dan McCafferty – vocals, talk box{{cite book|first=David M.|last= Brewster |title=Introduction to guitar tone & effects: an essential manual for getting the best sounds from electric guitars, amplifiers, effect pedals, and digital processors|publisher= Hal Leonard Corporation |page=60|year=2003 |isbn =978-0-634-06046-5 }}
Manny Charlton – guitars, synthesizer
Pete Agnew – bass, backing vocals
Darrell Sweet – drums, cowbell, tambourine, backing vocals

Cover versions

{{Infobox song

| name = Hair of the Dog

| cover = GNR_HairOfTheDog.jpg

| alt =

| type = Promotional single

| artist = Guns N' Roses

| album = "The Spaghetti Incident?"

| released = {{start date|1994}}

| format =

| recorded = 1993

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Hard rock

| length = 3:55

| label = Geffen

| writer = Dan McCafferty, Pete Agnew, Manny Charlton, Darrell Sweet

| producer = Guns N' Roses and Mike Clink

}}

The song has been covered many times by various artists.

= Guns N' Roses version =

American hard rock band Guns N' Roses covered the song on their 1993 album, "The Spaghetti Incident?". This version features the signature guitar riff from the Beatles' "Day Tripper" as a gag at the end.

== Personnel ==

W. Axl Rose – vocals
Slash – lead guitar, talkbox
Duff McKagan – bass, backing vocals
Matt Sorum – drums
Gilby Clarke – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

= Britny Fox version =

American glam metal band Britny Fox covered the song on their 1989 studio album, Boys in Heat.{{cite journal|first=Steve |last=Kandell |title=Nazareth Messed With by Son of a Bitch |journal=Spin|page=96|date=April 2010 |issn =0886-3032 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=en6jizvGCTgC&pg=PA96}}{{cite book | first1=Steven |last1= Adler |first2= Lawrence |last2= Spagnola | title=My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses| publisher=It Books | year=2010 | isbn= 978-0-06-191711-0 }}{{Page needed|date=May 2014}}

== Personnel ==

"Dizzy" Dean Davidson – vocals, rhythm guitar
Michael Kelly Smith – lead guitar
Billy Childs – bass
Johnny Dee – drums

= Other versions =

It has also been covered by Paul Di'Anno, The Michael Schenker Group and Warrant. Stone Rider covered the song for their 2008 studio album, Three Legs of Trouble.