Who sang the original version of this song?

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Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:43 on 29th January 2011 I was listening to the radio yesterday and they played the song "Love Hurts" by the hard rock band, Nazareth. When the song was done I was shocked to hear who first made the song popular. So, I thought a it might be fun to have a thread trying to guess who first made a song popular by listing the song and the artist most commonly associated with it. I'll start; who first popularized the following song: "Love Hurts" by the band Nazareth My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 14:47 on 29th January 2011 diana i know it but i will let it ride ok. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:52 on 29th January 2011 James, if that is a covert attempt to say you know who it is, you've got the wrong band! Lol. ;-) My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Rod Burkey Posts: 554 Joined: 2nd Sep 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 11:46 on 30th January 2011 Not sure who did it first but Roy Orbison did a rather good version in the 60s. Seem to recall the Everly Brothers doing it too. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 12:55 on 30th January 2011 Bingo, Rod! It was the Everly Brothers. I was so surprised, because I associated the song with a hard rock band. Lol. Here is another one: MacArthur Park / Donna Summer My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Rod Burkey Posts: 554 Joined: 2nd Sep 2008 Location: UK	quotePosted at 09:50 on 31st January 2011 I have an album by Waylon Jennings with the Kimberlies which has a very good (& long) version of this rather "off the wall" song. I think however that the actor Richard Harris did it first. His vocal style was unusual but the more I heard the disc the more I liked it."Someone left a cake out in the rain, it took so long to bake it,......." My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 14:14 on 31st January 2011 Correct, Rod; it was indeed Richard Harris. I actually like his version much better than any other I've ever heard. :-) My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
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