蘇格蘭樂團Nazareth成立於1968，據說其團名的靈感係來自於加/美樂團The Band的歌曲《The Weight》中的歌詞：I pulled into Nazareth ( 拿撒勒 )。而只要提到Nazareth樂團，大概都會立即想起他們翻唱的那首《Love Hurts》，的確是相當的經典。

此首《Shot Me Down》是樂團的吉他手Manny Charlton所寫，收錄在該團1977的專輯《Expect No Mercy》中。歌名當然不能照字面翻，而是有「被擄獲」的意思。看來歌曲中的這位老兄「桃花不斷」，才在想忘記前一個失去的，馬上又來了個讓他「情不自禁」的。有人說，聽此曲會讓他回想到年少青春的時光。情竇初開之時，很容易就會喜歡上對方吧！

此曲無論是主唱、貝士的riff以及吉他的solo都表現的頗佳，介紹大家來聽聽看。

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亂談(632)Love Hurts
http://mypaper.pchome.com.tw/tabidog01/post/1368478227

亂談(558)The Weight
http://mypaper.pchome.com.tw/tabidog01/post/1366173605

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I was feelin' good, kinda high and cruisin'
I was tryin' to forget someone I had been losin'
Then you came along, surprise, surprise
You shot me down
I was lyin' crashed out on the ground
You shot me down
I was feelin' fine, mellowed out and easy
I was comin' back down kinda slow and lazy
Then you came along and fired the flame
You shot me down
I was lyin' burned out on the ground
You shot me down, you shot me down
You shot me down
I was feelin' good, kinda high and cruisin'
I was tryin' to forget someone I had been losin'
Then you came along, surprise, surprise
You shot me down
I was lyin' crashed out on the ground
You shot me down, you shot me down
You shot me down.