Linda Ronstadt - You're No Good (REACTION) with my wife

[@dagmar.6954]

Linda Ronstadt is one of the best female singers & can sing any genre from ballads to country to rock & even opera. She has had so many hits such as "Different Drum", "Long Long Time", "Blue Bayou", "Poor Poor Pitiful Me", "Desperado" etc. Ronstadt also did two great duets, "Somewhere Out There" (with James Ingram) & "Don't Know Much" (with Aaron Neville). The Eagles were her backing band till they went out on their own & she has covered a lot of their songs.

[@kathalinehansen7078]

She could sing.

[@randybaker6042]

Andrew Gold playing the iconic guitar.

[@steveryan1746]

My favorite ❤️ singer, Lovely Linda!!

[@TJHolloway-c8l]

If you really want to hear her incredible range, check out her singing in Spanish at a show she did for her Dad. There's a couple of songs around from that night, well worth tracking them down!

[@Shazzadut1]

Some of the members of her backing band became the hugely successful band The Eagles.

[@MatsKarlsson-kl7ws]

You´re No Good is a song written by Clint Ballard Jr, first performed by Dee Dee Warwick in 1963. It has since been covered by many artists. Linda Ronstadt version was 1974 a number 1 hit in the United States. Thanks for a great song!

[@johnperrigo6474]

The Midnight Special was something to stay up for back in the day for sure. That was the only place you could see bands and artists like Linda.

[@757optim]

From first hearing Linda with "Different Drum" she was the queen of the radio in the '70s. Loved her.

[@katiebarbeau7563]

I love Linda Ronstadt!

[@kenwilmarth68]

Glen Fry and Don Henley from the Eagles were in her band before they started the Eagles

[@AW11-e4h]

Linda could sing anything perfectly 🤘

[@SpuzzyLargo]

Linda has sung in a half dozen styles -- including rock n' roll, pop rock, country, light opera, and crooner (with legendary conductor/arranger Nelson Riddle).

[@Noelle0026]

Linda is amazing! And Andrew Gold is backing her up on guitar. Andrew has some great songs also.

[@OLGABURROLA]

She can do it all.. and the band was amazing too. All of them together were amazing!!

[@susanstein6604]

Linda Ronstadt sings achingly sad love songs but she can rock out too. Songs you should listen to: Blue Bayou, Long Long Time, Heart Like a Wheel, Tumbling Dice, Desparado and Poor Poor Pitiful Me.

[@dgator3599]

Linda Ronstadt is an American treasure!! Her life story is incredible. She is responsible for the band, The Eagles, forming.

[@OLGABURROLA]

Thanks!

[@MerchantOfAlba]

Thank you 💚

[@OldnMellow]

The bongo player was the lead guitarist for Steely Dan and the Doobie Bros, The drummer was from Little Feat, Andrew Gold on lead Guitar and one of the backup singers is Barry Gordie's Niece. Literally an All Star band.

[@daveman_50]

Yes, but... congas, not bongos.

[@JamesCole-ep4df]

Richie Hayward is the drummer from Little Feat were the best drummers I’ve ever heard

[@Shazzadut1]

The younger back up singer is a familiar face to me and I don’t know who she is. Anyone know?

[@russellgtyler8288]

Willie Nelson is credited with saying, " There are only two kinds of men in the world, those who have a crush on Linda and those who have never heard of her. " I have been in the former camp for decades.

[@rittherugger160]

If you can think of a genre of music Linda probably has a Grammy in it. She did a lot of touring. Doing so she filled so many arenas, auditoriums and theaters that the Ticketmaster of the time dubbed her "Female Performance Artist of the Decade". In one year she earned $35M in '70s dollars. This allowed her to show her middle finger to the music industry and do what she wanted. Things like the Mariachi music you've reacted too as well as the Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta 'The Pirates of Penzance"

[@andrewpetik2034]

Had a major crush on her. Man, what a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice!

[@patrickarts9091]

Another vote for Blue Bayou. You will love it.

[@markmurphy558]

Linda was one of the best selling acts of the 70s, selling out large arenas and stadia year after year. As Willie Nelson said, every boy in America either was in love with Linda or hadn't yet heard her.

[@debbiechang5781]

Linda Ronstadt is an American treasure and was very diverse in her choices. She could sing anything and make it her own. Her talent is staggering. I feel very fortunate to have had all of her beautiful music to enjoy and I even saw her in person twice. She’s an outstanding live performer. Great choice and reaction 🌺✌️

[@dow311]

The 70’s were the best, you can enjoy and listen to every type of music, and the artist too sang different type of music too. I wasn’t married to one type of music.

[@OLGABURROLA]

I love you guys! Music was way more appreciated then. I listen to music my parents listen too. It was always Plato g during the day and night!! In has been engraved in my heart!!

[@Megadeth1921]

Linda has one of the greatest voices ever. I grew up listening to her in the 70s because of my mom. Listen to her song Blue Bayou, it’s amazing and I know you would love it. I always enjoy your reactions

[@CharCanuck14]

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on congas - played with Steely Dan & Doobie Brothers. Andrew Gold on guitar - "Thank You for Being a Friend" "Lonely Boy"

[@gabreel8112]

Thank you Mark

[@BladeObssession]

I used to listen to my mom's albums and this was one of them. Linda made a big impression on me as a young kid.

[@chuck4tnvols681]

Her and Johnny Cash did televised concerts at Tennessee State Prison in 1974 and 1976.She is one of the most diverse vocally talent ever! Beautiful voice!

[@steveullrich7737]

Great reaction! Great singing backed up by amazing musicians.

[@OLGABURROLA]

The live version is the best!

[@stevehegner5805]

Skunk Baxter on the congas.

[@tilemonkee5510]

I love watching you two! I remember when I believed that such love was possible for me. Please keep caring for each other!❤❤

[@MerchantOfAlba]

Always! Thank you for your kind words 💚

[@bella-xp7qd]

Linda could always pick a great band to accompany her. Her beginning band she advised them to go on their own was no other than the Eagles. The Midnight Special was a tv show that featured the best and most popular bands at that time.

[@dougca7086]

Linda Ronstadt was mostly responsible for getting the Eagles together! they were her back up band, when they decided to go on their own they had her blessing! react to Linda Ronstadt singing Desperado and also Blue Bayou

[@priscilliayard6375]

I like linda blue bay you every body know the song❤🇨🇼

[@kenwilmarth68]

She helped get the Eagles band going.

[@Jude_196]

Linda Ronstadt: A FORCE OF NATURE!! SO GOOD!! I also like her when she was with the Stone Ponies, early in her career, and LATER in her career, when she formed "The Trio" with Dolly Parton & Emmy Lou Harris! PRICELESS!!! GLAD ya'll reacted to this one!!

[@ThistleAndSea]

Nice one, you two! Oh yeah, Linda was the real deal. She could do it it all. She even sang some operetta and some 40's vocal classics with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. Keep digging into her performances. You will enjoy her very much. Thanks for sharing this one. 🙂 On, and btw, things always went down on The Midnight Special. SO many legendary performances on that show!

[@alicecobb7763]

Hullo again you two😀. Good to have yuz back again 🙏

[@justinwilton4603]

Clydie King the backing singer on the right was one of the blackberries singing on humble pies black coffee that you reacted to 😊

[@anthonwest9541]

No exploding fireworks or flashy dancers...just pure talent on display here!

[@StevenHughes-hr5hp]

Thought that was what the two backup singers were?

[@johnruffner4532]

You just got to love Linda...

[@jdbroders64]

She was incredible and had so many great performances. My suggestion is the live version of Blue Bayou. It's superb.

[@mikefetterman6782]

In 1979, the feature, "PITCH CORRECT" was invented. It was derived from the same tech as the Hiel talk box. It allowed ANY VOICE coming out of the mic and amp to be in the same key as the band. This allowed complete fakes, who could not carry a tune in a bucket, to sound like a pro. Incidentally, MTV came along right after that full of dancers and models who could suddenly sing. This is why the 70s is the last and best generation of music we have. Full of talent and musicians, not dancers and just people to look pretty on tv.

[@xiurong888]

She is just so versatile. In addition to what you and others have noted, she also did Broadway, appearing in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "Pirates of Penzance".

[@terrycunningham8118]

One thing about the '60s and well into the '70s is that there was very little technology getting between the artists and the audience when they played live, not a ridiculous number of effects and not too much on the way of sound processing, certainly nothing digital. So you got the true sound of the artists voice or their instrument fed through amps, with perhaps a couple of manually added analog effects controlled on the spot by the musician. There was no hiding behind the digital scrubbing and polishing that's used today

[@Tillersweep]

There is so much that has been rightly said about her but rarely do people notice that she completely takes on the person she is singing about (woman or man). Even more in her (power) ballads. In "Willin" she becomes a male truck driver. You believe it. Often when a ballad ends she will open her eyes and giggle as she becomes Linda again. BTW: this is a cover of Dee Dee Warwick's R&B recording of 12 years before. Dee Dee (and Dionne) were the Cousins of Whitney Houston. Whitney covered Dolly Parton's "I will always love you". Linda covered that before Whitney. Dolly said _"Linda took that song to the bank and Whitney broke the bank.". As far as perfection, that was Linda. She was always nice about it but she made sure everything she put out was as good as she could get it. You can find a video of her stopping a 100 piece Nelson Riddle orchestra because her and her backup singers were inhaling bubbles from a bubble machine. Fashion: Linda once wore a boy scout outfit she bought at a used clothing store. There are pictures.

[@FrancesThompson-e3m]

The Guitarist was Andrew Gold a very gifted musician and songwriter.

[@megamusictuber6017]

You don't see that anymore these days. All live performances on TV at "Midnight Special".

[@mikedineen7857]

Desperado and Down so Low are wonderful songs.❤

[@maryreilly5092]

I always admired Linda who is part German and part Mexican, a great lady and a phenomenal singer. Unfortunately, now she can no longer sing due to a terrible disease she has. Despite this, she will be always rememberd as one of the Best!

[@markmurphy558]

This is from a 70s/80s? TV show, THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, that featured every big star in rock and pop. The sound quality was always pretty good (for TV), and most importantly, it was performed live, no lip syncing. We didn't know back then how great we had it in the day.

[@tedmarakas2626]

Linda lip sing? You've got better chances of seeing Jesus and smoking a joint with him. Linda has a voice and a half, she doesn't need a gramophone.

[@destination22ful]

Thank you for your great reaction. If you like, give a listen to “Somewhere Out There”, (a duet with Linda and James Ingram), “”Ooh Baby, Baby”, and “Someone to Watch Over Me,” to get a sample of her range and musical styles. Thanks again.

[@stanleynykaza9042]

Please do HEATWAVE LIVE by Linda Rondstant !!! her best hit !!!

[@markartruc2660]

She is my best female singer until Floor Jansen came into my life . I still have many of her albums on my playlist I even named a dog after her (Lindy)❤️

[@mamaflush9945]

I never get tired of listening to the lovely Linda Ronstadt. ❤‍🔥 Here's a suggestion for a new artist I don't believe you've reacted to, yet. So in case you're interested "John Prine on Austin City Limits - Jesus: The Missing Years (1992)" --John Edward Prine was an American singer/songwriter of country-folk music and widely cited as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation. Prine was known for his signature blend of good humor and saucy storytelling. He covered topics such as love, life and current affairs; as well as serious songs about his own life's experiences.

[@swamihuman9395]

- "It's so good, it's so good, it's so good, baby it's so goo-oo-oo-ooooood!" :)

[@user-tb9dx9mg2njsb]

Her backing band The Stone Poneys turned out to be the Eagles!

[@bradsense7431]

Actually the Eagles were her backing band after the Stone Poneys but completely different players.

[@mikedineen7857]

Wrong!

[@user-tb9dx9mg2njsb]

After she fulfilled her contract with capitol records she put a band together who she called the Stone Ponies and had a couple of pre Eagles band members. Research it!

[@donaldduck2139]

good days. . . .

[@1960rlv]

You two would probably enjoy Laughter In The Rain by Neil Sedaka. It’s a pop tune but guess what, it’s from the 70’s! The 70’s rule.

[@lissalois1822]

Love your sweet reactions! Please react to the song Frenesi! Such a great song!

[@markmurphy558]

Linda and I have had a torrid love affair ever since I saw her at Radio City Music Hall in a cub scout uniform. I look forward to meeting her.

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

You should try listening to her version of Roy Orbison's song Blue Bayou 💙 ❤😊

[@gunterreihnhol6507]

👍👍

[@videoinformer]

If you ever react to Linda Ronstadt's "Long Long Time", I suggest you watch her first live performance on "The Johnny Cash Show" (here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp-uq3mFm66dg8k ), October 14, 1970, which was before it was recorded or heard on the radio. It's wonderful and sounds more earnest and heartfelt than the studio version. There's another live version on KZbin you should avoid, because it leaves out two whole verses(!!), surely because of the time slot on that TV show.

[@shirleycarr5387]

Could u react to a long long time,by Linda ronstad a very nice song.

[@rafaelorantes7185]

Can’t touch the 70’s, there I said it again.

[@danielzerbe8567]

LR joined Johnny Cash for a prison concert and sang "You're No Good" to the inmates. They didn't seem to mind.....hmmm.....wonder why! LOL

[@StevesFunhouse]

THIS specific live version was done slightly differently, and included the hand drum styling of Jeff Baxter, a Jack-of-all-Trades session musician and sometimes Doobie Brothers/SteelyDan band member, but that made the song for me, a bit less enjoyable. I would suggest you take a listen to the studio version. or find the other live version out there that was more like the studio one and see what you think. Update: I did track down one version for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZPNkGZohsp0l7c . Hope you like it.

[@djt8518]

This song goes out to t rump

[@markmurphy558]

The difference between 70s and 80s music is the human factor. Sounds of the seventies were recognizable as created by himan beings, banging on a drum or twanging on a string, singing with very little augmentation and distortion. 80s music is largely electronica-I thought of it as space music-and nowhere near as warm as what went before.

[@plaidpaisley5918]

Domnika…Romanian?

[@ricksiracusa1374]

check out skunk