Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou *DayOne Reacts*

[@justintaylor1909]

Yes Linda did that song with every note perfect. That same concert was done Live on TV from Hollywood and every song she did was just as awesome. The year was 1980 and Miss Linda Ronstadt was absolutely at her prime singing her music with such feeling. However if you enjoyed Blue Bayou then please check out "Just one look" and "Your no good" from the same Live Hollywood Concert and I promise you'll fall in love with Linda Ronstadt's voice over and over again. We love you Linda Ronstadt and we are so thankful that God blessed you with that beautiful voice for everyone to enjoy....

[@lamusiclover2264]

One of the biggest selling female vocalists in history, with one of the few most gorgeous voices ever. So many hits, and in so many different genres, including in Spanish and Opera, new wave, Rock and country.

[@christineobrien7707]

Ronstadt is my favorite female singer of all time. Karen Caroenter is a close 2nd🙂

[@John_Chu]

Linda is of Mexican heritage and grew up in Arizona listening to norteño music. It was the first type of music she actually sang as a child.

[@michaelasay8587]

Karen Carpenter is the best.

[@michaelasay8587]

@@christineobrien7707 Christine, really? Karen I think is #1 just by popularity.

[@christineobrien7707]

@@michaelasay8587 I'm still sticking with Linda. It's probably because she has more range .She sang so many styles of music. Karen is the Queen of 70s mellow music.Her voice was perfect for that style.🙂

[@franklopez2803]

The pride of Tucson, Arizona. ¡Viva, Linda!

[@jamessumita5193]

She has a impeccable voice…..never out of tune along with Karen Carpenter one of the great female voices of the 70’s……but her voice is powerful….you need to watch her sing “your no good” from Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert… you will love the ladies singing backup on the track!

[@marcallen7233]

👍 I totally agree. Linda and Karen are my favorite vocalist- two of the greatest voices of all time.

[@kurtsaxton823]

Karen Carpenter was amazing, but she didn't have the range Linda Ronstadt had. But no doubt two of the greatest vocalists ever.

[@johnbuktenica3610]

As good as Karen Carpenter was, her voice was never as huge as Linda's. I also think Linda "played" her voice , whereas Carpenter pretty much sang every song the same way. I don't think she ever really pushed her voice to the max , she played it safe. Linda never hesitated to just "let it rip".

[@jamespasifull3424]

You should add Judith Durham to your list. Her version of 'Oh Danny Boy' is perfection!

[@blueprint6746]

Oh pleeze Carpenter couldn't carry Linda's toothbrush.

[@mikelundquist4596]

She is amazing! And I still have a crush on her, decades later.

[@christineobrien7707]

Noone singing these days can hold a candle to Miss Ronstadt.

[@johnhextall1136]

Yes, and Whitney Houston copied Linda’s version of ‘I will always love you’ and took it somewhere new but it’s still true that no one today can hold a candle to her.

[@jzander2966]

I agree with what LA Music Lover says below and also want to add that Linda was the only female artist in the 70s that could sell out a stadium..........you can see why!

[@angelsmusic5550]

this song always make me cry thanks for sharing linda's music God Bless you all !!!

[@thegorn68]

Linda is a national treasure.

[@williamcabell142]

The crush of every young man in the 70’s…myself included! She is one of the best that ever picked up a microphone! ❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@oldmanghost219]

Linda could sing anything she put her mind to. Up there with the greatest.

[@carmenwise2256]

She can sing anything! Love HER. She is JUST Angelic. Can't go wrong with LINDA RONSTADT.

[@debbiechang5781]

The most beautiful female voice on the planet. She can take any song and make it heavenly because she has the voice of an angel. Great choice 🌺✌️

[@justintaylor1909]

Oh yeah every song Linda did she absolutely made it her very own and some have tried to come close to her talent but all have failed to come even close. That's just my opinion but I'm sure many will agree....

[@davidhughett6081]

Linda had such an amazing voice. One of the best singers of all time!

[@vandoraginther6421]

Very beautiful song!!! Linda has quite a few hits with that beautiful voice. Great reaction

[@marcoman385]

Her verion of Tumblin dice is a fabulous song.

[@marcoman385]

Angela, so happy I came across you. You are Wonderful. . .with a capital W. The enjoyment you get from the music is written all over your face and you express it so well in words as well. I've alway loved Linda Ronstadt and I think my favorite song of hers is Desperado. You might want to give that a listen some time. If you don't mind, I'd like to recommend you listen to Courtney Hadwin, a young lady (I believe she's 17 now) who will, without doubt, be one of the biggest stars in the world. Whenn she was on America's Got Talent, when she was 13, she got a golden buzzer and ultimately was a finalist. She was later signed by Simon Cowell. I'm only mentioning all of this because you are reacting to well known artists, many from back in the day. Check out her KZbin channel and take your pick - though I would recommend Hard to Handle is the song that made her an obvious choice for future greatnes. Whether you do or dont' listen to Courtney, I really love your reactions and will look for more. Trust me on this, your jaw will drop. Peace.

[@mickie-fielden5629]

I always get goosebumps when she goes from English to Spanish on this song... Love her so much...

[@mrtonyo1965]

Linda is my #1 female singer of all time. She can do it lol, with class.

[@burb92]

I saw her and was so taken back on such a beautiful and powerful voice. Can’t help but fall in love with that voice

[@blaiseprisciotta553]

Stunning. Anything she does is perfect.

[@sirrobin4394]

This song is so beautiful it makes your heart ache. Never saw this live version before -- very nicely done. :)

[@quixote6942]

This was the First Song I taught myself playing on the electric bass the day I got it. The Music Industry Suffered a great loss when Linda was forced to retire. Just as it did when Karen Carpenter Passed away. Those Voices can NEVER be replaced. LINDA RONDSTADT REQUESTS: "You're no Good", "Silver Threads and Golden Needles", "All my Life (with Arron Neville)"... SO Many More!

[@patswanson2870]

She has such a powerful voice. This song was first released by Roy Orbison.

[@sumnerhayes3411]

Yep, but it's also one of the few songs that the original artist has said are now owned by someone else. Roy said that Linda had made the song hers. Dylan said the same about Hendrix and All Along the Watchtower.

[@jeffcowdrey1578]

@@sumnerhayes3411 The same can be said of Dolly Parton's embrace of Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You". Those songwriters' royalty checks can erase mountains of envy.

[@justintaylor1909]

Very true,,,, but when Linda Ronstadt grabbed ahold of this song she absolutely owned it and made it all hers. She's a kick ass vocalist and I'm so glad we have her music to bring us smiles for a life time.....

[@justintaylor1909]

I'm just glad Linda brought this song back to life with her true gift of touching a song with her voice and making it memorable....

[@victorduffany7723]

This is absolutely my favorite version of this song. But then I absolutely love all her songs.

[@jimdunagan4180]

man my mom loved that song and Linda...so I know a lot of it....timeless

[@improperbostonian6722]

She can sing beautifully in Spanish to, She has done some Mariachi songs.

[@tcanfield]

Love how the tempo of this song is the same pace of those lapping waves you’d hear on the bayou. I was lucky to have my earliest memories at a summer beach cottage, so the nostalgia for that place is the perfect reference - the salty/musty smell, gentle waves and the carefree feeling are so well mirrored in this, and make me feel the same longing for a paradise lost.

[@peggymcmillin660]

Beautiful and powerful voice 🥰

[@rsw1227]

Check out her appearance on "The Muppet Show" singing this song with her backup "singers." Ha!

[@paddycullen1]

Amazing talent! Amazing power! love Angela for recognizing and appreciating 😊👍🏼

[@SWLinPHX]

A testament to Linda's talent is that almost ALL of her many Billboard hits (“Blue Bayou”, “Heat Wave”, “Hurt So Bad”, “I Can’t Let Go”, “It's So Easy”, “Just One Look”, “Ooh Baby Baby”, “Poor Poor Pitiful Me”, “That'll Be The Day”, “Tracks Of My Tears”, “Tumbling Dice”, “When Will I Be Loved” and “You're No Good”) were cover tunes -- and she made them ALL her own! Very rare for a recording to be a renowned superstar almost exclusively via cover tunes with very little original material.

[@daveburns3886]

And Neil young’s live is a rose

[@daveburns3886]

And eagles -desperado

[@winslow551]

One of my favorite all-time performances. Thanks.

[@danieljeanrenaud5135]

Meu Jeová, nunca na vida tinha visto alguém tão linda como tu! Meus parabéns!

[@amiegee3134]

My first concert was in the 70's and it was Linda, she did this song as well as the other well known songs, she was wonderful.

[@deltabravo287]

Her voice is just beyond.

[@msmith5121]

Top 3 female vocalist' of the the twentieth century. Multiple Grammy winner in multiple categories for a reason! She is just awesome!

[@jerrypadgett2166]

Was raised with linda in tucson, arizona...I listened to her sing as my neighbor since she was 12...my friend!

[@sportfisher7]

good one i skated with her one early morning in venice beach i was 7 she was like 21taking photos no one around at all she was young

[@williamcabell142]

In my humble opinion...she is the GOAT! Easy on the eyes. She was every young mans fantasy in the 70’s. This song just touches the surface of her talent! ❤️

[@jessieball6195]

She is definitely in the top 5, but Karen Carpenter is still the GOAT.

[@peggymcmillin660]

Of course every man wanted her….she’s gorgeous.

[@marygouig7958]

This song brings back so many memories. Linda can paint images in our minds with just her singing. One of the best. Ever. 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@paullemon5154]

Hearing Linda sing this song always gives me goosebumps! Great job...thanks for covering this!

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

That's a nice touch 👌 Just singing the last verse in Spanish was beautiful.

[@mgonzales56]

This is from her 1980 concert in Hollywood. This concert was shown on a program called "HBO Standing Room Only" back in 1980, and the whole 80 minutes is one fantastic hit after another. I was lucky enough to contact someone that had a great copy of the whole concert, and also a copy of the "simulcast" audio in stereo. Back in the day when TV's were not that good, the only sound you could get was from a 4 inch speaker. So some FM radio stations would broadcast the audio in stereo in sync with the TV broadcast, and you could hear the audio through your stereo. The things we had to do back then. The CD copy I got has that amazing sound. I thank you so much for doing this video.

[@ronaldwhite5670]

Lovely Linda ❤

[@vrvaughn]

Brings tears to my eyes…

[@larrysaenz8964]

Beautiful song love Linda 🌩🧡🌩🦋🌍🦋

[@larrysaenz8964]

Thank you sweetness 💔🧡💞❤🌍💋

[@ralphkern380]

Written by the incredible Roy Orbison and Joe Melson and recorded by Roy in 1963. Once Linda recorded it 14 years later, it became hers . . . incredible voice, sad story.

[@wkanost]

There’s a terrific documentary about the career and life of Linda Ronstadt called The Sound of my voice. It was on KZbin but if you get the time to watch it I HIGHLY recommend it.

[@paullemon5154]

@wkanost you are so right...the documentary is terrific!!

[@davidwhite3181]

Just incredible...that this powerful voice comes from such a small frame. Small frame but huge heart.

[@midnightblue6668]

I've always loved this song...and damn near anything that Linda sings. Such a phenomenal artist!

[@mikedineen7857]

She tickles my heart and ears.

[@willblood7082]

One word… sublime 🔥

[@darrenangyal7190]

Linda can sing anything, i grew up in love with her.

[@barnclebill6333]

I'm so glad that you loved it!

[@ChrisDeWine]

In the early 80s a fast ball that was so fast that the hitter was left standing there watching it go by was called a Linda Ronstadt. It just blew by you (Blue Bayou)

[@MundoDragon]

Fun Fact: The Eagles got their start as Linda Ronstadt's back-up band.

[@jollyj3285]

Shes amazing...try Alison, You're No Good, Tracks of My Tears, Just One Look, Tumbling Dice, Hurts So Bad...shes got an endless list of great songs

[@donnabruhn6907]

And Poor, Poor, Pitiful Me

[@reduxgames5414]

Beautiful i Love LINDA....💞

[@davegnarlsson4344]

Linda is Mexican. She grew up singing with her father. Check out her Mexican stuff. You will be amazed by her power.

[@feudist]

Karen Carpenter, Linda, Ann Wilson, Whitney, Anita Baker...preserved forever in their prime. What a time to be alive.

[@pamagnolia]

Fabulous song!!! Thanks Angela!!!

[@krisfox3537]

She just had the sweetest female voice. Perfect tone. And she was beautiful. I had a crush on her as a teenager.

[@anthonyjolly2066]

San Francisco's own Linda Ronstadt with a "Chandelier Glass Breaking" Singing Voice.Time to go down the rabbit hole of Linda."Don't Know Much" and more.🔥🔥

[@John_Chu]

Yes, been living there for over 30 years. Pacific Heights, just a block away from Fillmore Street. Said she never felt at home in Los Angeles.

[@bradcolorado8149]

She's originally from Tucson Arizona though correct?

[@anthonyjolly2066]

@@bradcolorado8149 Yes! you're 100% RIGHT! And also Arizona's Stephanie"Stevie"Nicks is from Phoenix.Thank You for the correction sir.I think she grew up in San Francisco, California,or lived out there.👍

[@John_Chu]

@@anthonyjolly2066 Stevie's dad worked for Greyhound and was headquartered in the Bay Area through Stevie's high school years. She graduated from Menlo-Atherton High in Atherton, California (where she met Lindsey) and then attended San Jose State before dropping oiut with her dad's blessing to pursue music. BTW, she was planning to be an English teacher before that.

[@anthonyjolly2066]

@@John_ChuWOW! 😳 Thanks for the information Sir.I didn't know any of this.San Jose State Alumni OK.I first heard of Stevie Nicks as a 13-year old kid getting a ride home from 7th grade in my white friends Z-28 car,and his mom was listening to "Stand Back" either on tape,or radio.She was singing along with the song.I became a fan ever since.I was into Kool & The Gang & MJ.I'm so glad she didn't become a teacher,or there be no "Talk To Me"Stand Back" Dreams",or "Landslide" Just like I'm glad Belinda Carlisle gave up basketball at Beverly Hills HS,and Whitney Houston didn't become a fashion model, or IMO, The Greatest Music Decade Ever would have had GAPING HOLES in the music era.So Stephanie aka Stevie is a native Californian,I just kept hearing she was from Phoenix Arizona.Got It Thank You!!👋👋👋

[@AliasMark69]

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[@Phoenix-One0922]

Maybe you don’t know but she’s 1/2 Mexican by way of her Father and even has an album titled “canciones de mi Padre” (songs of my Father) which made her even more famous as most people didn’t know that part of her heritage. Check it out.

[@robertkelly6282]

I totally forget this one huge fan of Linda

[@curtismarsh4051]

I think I'm going to love you for a long long time. Classic early Linda

[@allanhernandez6140]

Pure talent

[@oahuhawaii2141]

"Long, Long Time" is a tear-jerker.

[@tedcole9936]

She had so many big hits... a personal favorite for me, though not a big hit (?) is "Prisoner In Disguise" - (obviously) the title track from her Prisoner In Disguise album. It features both Linda's powerful and her sensitive deliveries with some gorgeous harmony with J.D. Souther, who also wrote the song.

[@tahliasgoddaddy]

Great album. Prisoner in Disguise is a personal favorite for me, also.

[@epholson97]

Greatest female vocalist since the inception of recorded music! We are so damn lucky that her music exists!!!

[@lourenzi8820]

If anyone gets a chance go see the Linda Ronstadt Experience. Great tribute to Linda and the vocalist is amazing.

[@phillipgregory6975]

Both songs tonight were good songs, well done.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I had such a childhood crush on her, laugh. truly a great singer and a really cool person. she's done some amazing work with other singers, like Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton and someone else I can't remember. just beautiful stuff. if you really want to hear her rock out and do some great uptempo belting, check out her hit, living in the usa. I bought that single when I was a kid and played it to death.

[@joelwood764]

She has a great song with Aaron Neville called "Don't Know Much," you will love it.

[@williamweiss6128]

Another woman with the voice of an angel.

[@johndavidson5228]

Great choice for a reaction. It's hard to miss good stuff anytime you listen to Linda Ronstadt. You might enjoy her duet with Aaron Neville called "Don't Know Much".

[@an.american]

Her native Spanish voice is just as beautiful.

[@somersetcace1]

She had a special quality to her voice. I think the famous Roberta Flack summed it up in the most simple way. "She has a tear in her voice."

[@paullemon5154]

@Dave Green coming from Roberta Flack, that is very high praise!

[@davegreen6586]

Great reaction

[@shanenolan8252]

Somewhere out there yes from ( an American tail ) she had another duet . ( i dont know much )

[@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288]

Amazing song, the ultimate "I'm so homesick" song. Leaned on this song heavily during my first year at college. 🎭. Also, please try "Heart like a Wheel". Thanks!🎶🎵🎶

[@edhatch-w6d]

Not only a huge hit on the pop charts,but a huge hit on the country charts.

[@mic1240]

She still has top selling non English language album in US history, even if you don’t speak Spanish give it a listen sometime

[@larrymiller599]

Very beautiful ❤️ voice 💞

[@midnightfury9001]

Cute little joke from way back, what did the vampire say. to Linda Ronstadt? " It may be blue bayou, but it's red by me" teeheehee.

[@philipcochran1972]

Linda is top talent. Try her singing 'Poor wandering one' from the comic opera The Pirates Of Penzance.

[@monikacase770]

Listen to Long Long Time, or ANY SONG by Linda Ronstadt, and it is perfection❤

[@poguemom3]

Her duet with Aaron Neville “I Don’t Know Much” is a beautiful love song. 💜

[@armadillotoe]

You should also listen to the original Roy Orbison version too.

[@richardmather1906]

Saw her on tour with Emmylou Harris. Trading songs. After Ronstadt sang this, Emmylou says, before her next number: "imagine having to follow that every night."

[@gottabeemee]

Linda is of Mexican heritage, hence that touch of Spanish at the end . She's done a couple of albums in Spanish... This is one if her BEST.. Luv that country sound influence.. ver nice reaction!!

[@ralphm5801]

She sang with Aaron Neville. That's who you're thinking of, but you should listen to You're No Good, she uses that voice superbly in that song!

[@susanschaffner4422]

Every song she sang, she made it hers, especially her power ballads.

[@coffenut]

Linda Ronstadt has been successful in every genre she has tried ..... everything from folk, rock, opera, Gilbert & Sullivan (Pirates of Penzance is a much watch), latin, country .... she is a vocal treasure. Most of her albums are certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum. She received a 11 Grammys, 3 American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, and an ALMA Award, nominated for a Tony among many other awards, and was recently a Kennedy Center recipient for lifetime achievement. “Though she’s largely recognized as a pioneering female rock ’n’ roll star - she was often referred to as the highest-paid woman in rock” according to a recent article on her life. Unfortunately, she has retired due to PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy). In other words, you could choose just about any genre and find a Linda Ronstadt song that you will enjoy. one of my favorites is perhaps Blue Bayou.

[@mulatacatachufla]

Linda's family by the father side is from Mexico... She had two albums with traditional mariachi Mexican music called "CANCIONES DE MI PADRE, (MY FATHER'S SONGS). You should try the song: "La Charrada" live performance

[@Harpo.jr70]

No Autotune just pure talent. Such a special beauty.

[@LillyMarz777]

Linda is in my top 3 women singers.

[@alaskacpu]

Awesome 💞