La historia de Nazareth, una de las bandas más icónicas del rock, comenzó en Dunfermline, Escocia, en 1968. El grupo se formó con la unión de talentosos músicos locales: Dan McCafferty (voz), Manny Charlton (guitarra), Pete Agnew (bajo) y Darrell Sweet (batería). Estos músicos ya tenían experiencia previa en otras bandas locales, y su amor por el rock y la determinación de compartir su música los unió.
El primer álbum de Nazareth, titulado simplemente Nazareth, salió a la luz en 1971. Aunque no tuvo un gran éxito comercial, sentó las bases de lo que vendría. Con su segundo álbum, Exercises (1972), la banda comenzó a pulir su sonido y a ganar seguidores leales. Fue un preludio a la explosión que estaba por venir.
En 1973, Nazareth lanzó Razamanaz, producido por Roger Glover de Deep Purple. Este álbum marcó un punto de inflexión en la carrera del grupo. Canciones como "Broken Down Angel" y "Bad Bad Boy" se convirtieron en clásicos y ayudaron a la banda a consolidarse en la escena internacional del rock. Razamanaz fue un éxito rotundo y llevó a Nazareth a una gira mundial.
Someone givin' you a hard time
You got on the attack
But some never had a chance in hell
Cos you were on their back
The news spread like a holiday
æ??out your æ³ccident?No roses, no wish you wells
That ainæ?° money well spent
I wanna know what you were thinkin
As your walls came down
Surprised eyes of your sacrifice
Or just that youæ?? been found
If they done to you what you could do
Youæ?? be torn apart
You havenæ?° suffered quite enough boy
But itæ?¯ a start
You had it comin? comin?to you
You had it comin? really had it comin?to you
My, my, funny time don't fly
When you got you to yourself
And your disease makes you ill at ease
Bad for your health
Then all these questions with your patient replies
Not foolin' anyone
If not for you only strong survive, if they run
You had it comin' comin' to you
You had it comin' really had it comin' to you
Someone givin' you a hard time
You go on the attack
Some never had a chance in hell
Cos you were on their back
If they done to you what you could do
You're be torn apart
You havenæ?° suffered quite enough boy
But it's a start
You had it comin' comin' to you
You had it comin' really had it comin' to you
(Rankin......Polygram songs)
Published by Nazareth (Dunfermline) Ltd.