@tuneJabber
It is cool - I knew about Love Hurts because the first time she heard it, my mother told me it had previously been a hit for Roy Orbison. I didn't realize *he* wasn't the original at the time...
Nazareth had a lot of great covers that they did serious rearrangements on. Joni Mitchell's "This Flight Tonight" is radically different from Nazareth's version, and that's one that I didn't find out was a cover for many years.
They also did J.J. Cale's "Cocaine" (made more famous by Clapton) live, with a version that is completely unlike the original - with bongos and an acoustic guitar converted to an acoustic bass! And they covered the Stones' Ruby Tuesday, which I quite like, though it's a little more recognizably like the original.
#RoyOrbison #EverlyBrothers #JoniMitchell #RollingStones #JJCale #EricClapton #Nazareth