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🎵Linda Ronstadt: • Linda Ronstadt
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[@SalvoG]

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[@doplinger1]

I think it’s interesting to note too, that this album unseated Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” from the #1 spot that it had held for 27 weeks straight!

[@waynecox3958]

Jackson Browne produced this song on Warren Z's album the year before. Then taught it to Linda in her living room but she wouldn't sing a darker verse lyrically so they rewrote that verse with Warren's permission. Jackson Browne had his hand in everything during the 70's. Hint Hint.

[@michaelakkerman407]

I just commented that the song flows more like a Jackson Browne song then a Zevon tune. The vocal flow is pure Browne...what you said makes perfect sense now.

[@jerrycote659]

Love this version of “Poor Poor Pitiful Me” by Linda. Of course her voice is amazing, but, what really stands out for me is her enunciation at certain points in the song. When she sings the line “he was a credit to his ‘gender” there’s something about the way she sings “gender” that I love and also when she sings ‘blender’ in the line “sort of like a Waring blender”. Of note, on the same album that this cover of the Warren Zevon’s original “Poor Poor Pitiful Me”, she covers The Rolling Stones “Tumbling Dice” 🙌🏼 Linda ❤

[@randyventresca4152]

The greatest most versatile female vocalist of her generation. Linda was the biggest selling female artist of the 1970's. Cashbox among others honored her with this achievent at the time. Linda also had a run of 7 straight platinum albums from 1974-1980. Heart Like a Wheel, Prisoner in Disguise, Hasten Down the Wind, Simple Dreams, a greatest hits album, Back in the U.S.A., and Mad Love.

[@evanhughes1510]

Not just her generation, but the next as well

[@evanhughes1510]

It’s too bad that her album Get Closer only sold gold, and broke Linda’s chain of platanum albums that went all way to 1989. Cry Like a Rainstorm was her last platinum one I believe.

[@randyventresca4152]

​​@@evanhughes1510Get Closer is a great album. Got 2 Grammy noms and her voice had even more powerfull range after she took vocal lessons in 1980 for the Pirates of Penzance. I also read Get Closer has now sold 900,000 copies...very close to platinum.

[@nancy9891]

Linda sang so many genres and could sing them all well. A true musical treasure. Try her live rock song “Get Closer”. It was sung on an entertainment show Johnny Carson. He had Linda a few times in the 70’s and 80’s and her voice was magical.

[@randyventresca4152]

@@nancy9891 I have seen her on Carson singing Get Closer. She also sang Blue Bayou in Spanish and Easy For You To Say.

[@donnabruhn6907]

She was the Queen of the 70’s, she is pitch perfect and super strong voice. A favorite guitarist Waddy Wachtel was with her for years

[@michaelkeefe8494]

She kills Tumblin' Dice.

[@artiewithers6980]

She made it her song.

[@Mftjan2000]

Waddy Wachtel was a major player. She enunciates perfectly....lovely voice....adorable personality....beautiful.

[@mikedineen7857]

Waddy is still jamming in 2024 with stevia Nicks.

[@mikedineen7857]

Thank you for reacting to Linda’s songs. She is the most powerful voice ever.

[@gearguitarguy]

Great song from an epic album. Tight tight band.

[@dtilt1]

anything and everything she sings is pure magic.

[@charliecochran3035]

I must have heard this and her other bigger hits about 1000 times as a kid born in 1971. My mom loved her because she was an amazing vocalist, and my dad loved her for...well the same reason but there were some other things going on there.

[@johannesvalterdivizzini1523]

All of us loved for lots of great reasons---unbelievably talented, gracious, smart, versatile and lovely (such eyes!), she had everything. Thanks for all the beautiful music, Linda.

[@sharonpate5481]

I found the ticket stub from the Linda Ronstadt concert I went to in 1977. Ticket price was $7.50! I’ve been a fan of Linda for decades now at 72 years old. You absolutely can’t go wrong. Her Trio and Trio II albums with Dolly Parton and EmmyLou Harris are awesome!! My favorite track is “High Sierra” with Linda as lead. 🌻👵🏼💜✌🏼

[@chuck4tnvols681]

The guitarist Waddy Wachtel also went on to be Stevie Nicks lead guitarist on her solo tours since 1981 and still is currently still touring with her at age 76! Great guitarist! Great reaction!

[@CharCanuck14]

Waddy is now playing in a band (The Immediate Family) with Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Danny Kortchmar & Steve Postall.......an incredible amount of talent in one group.

[@chuck4tnvols681]

@@CharCanuck14 Stevie Nicks kicked off her 2024 tour in Atlantic City on Feb. 11th,she will be in Omaha Nebraska on March 3rd,Waddy is still on tour with Stevie and is on the billing with her,I am familiar with (The Immediate Family),and you are correct,he is touring with them also,they did a concert last night at Gulf Stream Park,he must really be a busy man,great guitarist!

[@jean-pierreyot5871]

@@CharCanuck14 In the olden days this would be called a supergroup!

[@LilRocker2005]

I live in Michigan too! For a movie reaction at some point, please check out the movie "FM" from 1978. It has some concert footage of Linda filmed at The Summit, in Houston, TX in 1977. At this point, Andrew Gold had left to start his own solo career. He had a couple of hits. One being "Lonely Boy", and the other....well, the other can be heard on TV just about every day. He wrote and recorded "Thank You For Being A Friend", which in 1985, became the theme song for a little show called "The Golden Girls"! If you do react to "FM", be careful because it has a LOT of popular music of the time in it. Part of Linda's concert footage is this song!

[@Mftjan2000]

One of my favorites of hers.

[@Carolyn-fb8is]

Love Blue Bayou, but you can’t go wrong with anything done by Linda!! 🤟🏼❤️

[@michaelkeefe8494]

Talking about her band... Her earlier band went off to be the Eagles.

[@MrCome4numb]

Warren Zevon had a few songs with graphic subject matter. "Excitable Boy" is another.

[@jtf2dan]

My favourite linda ronstadt song BY FAR of all time is.. "You're No Good" off her 1974 album Heart Like a Wheel, reached number one in Canada and the studio version is by far the best. Besides her amazing vocals, the instrumental for the last minute of the song is one of my favourites of all time...gives me chills EVERY time I hear it....I could listen to that last minute a hundred times in a row and not get bored...it is perfection....swear to god.....crank it after 2:28 in the song as loud as you can.....and thank me later!

[@karenmandeville7116]

you should dive into Warren Zevon's catalog. He was a great songwriter .

[@richardrobinson4020]

you never go wrong with Linda

[@EJSmith-dk3yg]

That's why she's "THE QUEEN OF ROCK" !

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Why doesn't anyone react to Love Has No Pride? It's on her Greatest Hits album from 1976 and it is quintessential Ronstadt, and it's one of her most emotional ballads, right up there with Long Long Time. And yet, no one hits it.

[@Mulavi]

Linda is a credit to her gender.

[@mimig3904]

If you listen to Linda live it has to be in the 70's, don't miss her live Blue Bayou. Also her live 70's Willin' is great. And her live covers of Stones Tumblin' Dice & When Will I be Loved are Linda at her best. Studio Ooo Baby Baby can't be missed, as well as her first hit Different Drum.

[@evanhughes1510]

He’s heard Willin and ooh baby baby, because he’s done two full albums of hers on his Patreon

[@sharonpate5481]

Her duet with Aaron Neville “I Don’t Know Much” is an amazing combination! 👵🏼✌🏼

[@evanhughes1510]

@@sharonpate5481 I prefer her song with Aaron “All My Life”

[@MrCome4numb]

Also when will I be loved. @@evanhughes1510

[@kjuddnelson5426]

This and 'When Will I be Loved' are my favorite Ronstadt songs. Please do more Carly Simon.

[@bearballin]

Carly and James performing Mockingbird at the No Nukes concert is fire for sure!

[@laurapalka3685]

Definitely Carly Simon!

[@TangoEliott]

You must do Tumbling Dice. She knocks it out of the park

[@user-xt4wf3fs6e]

Grew up singing all these songs from this album, so so so good!!!!

[@kareng4658]

I played this album over and over again when I got it. Decades later, it's still one of my favorites!

[@mlockette8084]

Please react to her version of “Ooh Baby Baby”. It’s so beautiful, and it almost sounds like a completely different singer from her rock style.

[@evanhughes1510]

He’s done it.

[@Yowza78]

"Carmelita," from the same album, is also a standout. Also by Warren Zevon.

[@lilamuzik3385]

When I was a young nurse, working NIGHTS in the NICU for preterm infants, we brought a tape of this in, and would play it before report at the highest sound level and sing this as loud as we could! " Oh poor pitiful me, poor poor pitiful me!"

[@davidroyston1918]

Loving everything you do with Linda in it! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[@wpollock1]

She had the Eagles (well Henley and Frey) earlier in her career....she always had great bands behind her. I have this on vinyl. My favorite album by her is Mad Love....great album!

[@megnotmegan1966]

The whole album is amazing, of course!

[@mattshaw6180]

While I fully expect you'll hit more Linda Ronstadt (my vote would be "When Will I be Loved"), I'd love for you to look into Warren Zevon's VERY deep catalog. "The French Inhaler" is a darkly beautiful Zevon track from 1976, and "Sentimental Hygiene" is a thunderous rocker from 1987 with Zevon backed by members of REM and Neil Young on lead guitar.

[@jeffmartin1026]

Here in Rochester, NY we were 74 on Wednesday and it's 26 today. I hear ya!! The song was written by Warren Zevon.

[@davidscott129]

I've heard Linda described as the Swiss Army Knife of vocalists. She could adapt to any style, and whether she was singing pop or rock or jazz or big band or mariachi or operetta, she absolutely nailed it. Because she was so good, she could recruit the best musicians to work with her. Her early backup band went on to become Eagles.

[@tomenrico6199]

In one of the verses Linda sings about a guy who “was a credit to his gender.” He really worked her over good “sort of like a Waring blender.” Nowadays there are many different manufacturers of blenders and food processors, but I am old enough to remember a time when there were pretty much just two. One was the Osterizer from a company called Oster, which I think still exists. The other one, which I think was the original blender, was called the Waring blender. Fred Waring was a musician and bandleader who also studied engineering at Penn State University. Though Waring did not invent the blender, he financed its development and founded the Waring Corporation that manufactured it. On the musical front, Waring's band was called Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians, and during the 1930s, 40s and 50s they had a number of hit songs.

[@evanhughes1510]

Thank you for that history lesson

[@michaelkeefe8494]

Waddy always rocks

[@user-fc8lz1cg4x]

Love Linda. ❤😊

[@tahoebabe8939]

I will always love you is another fantastic song she did. Also take a listen to Down so Low live version.

[@rexjohnson5802]

Check out the band LITTLE FEAT... from live album with a tomato on it : Rocket in my Pocket, A-political Blues, Willin', Dixie Chicken, Fat Man in the Bathtub...

[@Shabenn]

That kind of temp change happens often in Texas. Linda was a staple on the radio during my childhood. Good memories.

[@brucedillinger9448]

Shout out to WARREN ZEVON! RIP mate. We still miss you. ✌

[@morganm9040]

Warren Zevon was excellent in concert. I saw him twice, once at The House of Blues in LA. A great experience.

[@Marcus-Oh-really-yes]

Check out Linda's song "Blue Bayou"!!!

[@evanhughes1510]

On the muppets show

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

Linda did a lot to help popularise Warren Zevon's music with this song and "Carmelita" on the same album. She had a great voice, and Warren's tongue-in-cheek lyrics suited her style. beautifully. A shame she shied away from recording one darker verse from the original, but I can understand her decision. Zevon was very much a musician's musician - the backing musicians on his albums are like a who's who of LA rock.

[@buya3671]

Love your love of Linda. If you haven't tried Warren Zevon yet (the guy who wrote "Poor, poor...," ) he would be great choice.

[@angelomichael4156]

Who else can have a HOF career doing covers. There is nothing Linda can't sing and make it her own

[@vanhouten7377]

Joan Jett

[@evanhughes1510]

@@vanhouten7377joan Jett didn’t do Latin/mariachi, light opera, old standards, country etc… did not do the numerous genres Linda did, not had as versatile a voice

[@vanhouten7377]

the comment only said who could have a hof carreer doing covers@@evanhughes1510

[@lamusiclover2264]

One of my favorite Linda songs! One of my favorite and one her best albums ever!

[@judyyurchuk4904]

Good pick!❤

[@Gromit801]

Queen of The California Sound.

[@mikedineen7857]

Queen of anything she wanted to play.

[@johnthegreek5836]

I just keep saying Linda Ronstadt is best female singer of this generation

[@jellyrollnorton]

My favorite vocal performance by Linda is her version of "When I Fall in Love." I knew and liked her many radio hits, but I fell in love with her voice with that one ❤.

[@morganm9040]

Warren Zevon was often a frequent guest on the David Letterman show.

[@brentgunderson1349]

Same weather we had in Green Bay. LOL

[@michaelakkerman407]

It has the flow of a Jackson Browne song, i wouldn't have believed it was Warren Zevon?

[@DavidSingerSongwtr]

The Eagles were her studio band early on.

[@angieday5183]

It Doesn't Matter Anymore live from Atlanta 1977

[@frozenharold]

I love Linda, and she does this well, buy it doesn't have the same emotion as Warren's version.

[@097534]

Brilliant, Andrew Gold on guitar now sadly passed.

[@billbitterman9487]

WARREN ZEVON!!! Get in to this artist…Everyone reacts to Werewolves Of London but I promise you that Warren probably has a couple dozen songs that are better (including Poor, Poor Pitiful Me). One of the most unique songwriters and performers of the era. Linda recorded several of Warren’s songs (Carmelita, Mohammed’s Radio, Hasten Down The Wind).

[@brucedillinger9448]

Can NEVER listen to enough Linda. ✌

[@vincentjoyce5100]

Blue Bayou is a must.

[@angieday5183]

Linda had a steady, loyal and excellent band from 73.

[@sealdrup]

I was 16 in 1976 and simply smitten. I own this album, she is so very talented...and nice on the eyes.

[@algregory6597]

Not only did the temp go from 70 to 25 i also snowed on Wednesday.

[@alchemy-oi8xf]

Linda, as always, is wonderful, but I'd like to follow up on something you mentioned regarding the very underrated Warren Zevon. I'm guessing you'd enjoy his "Mohammad's Radio", with both Lindsey Buckingham AND Stevie Nicks singing back up, and you can really tell it's her. :) The song has that 70's Southern California vibe to it, with--of course--great backing vocals, lol. (You don't have to react to it; you could just listen to it on your own time.) Also, I agree, Salvo; I live in Detroit, and this "whiplash weather" has been crazy!⚡

[@randyventresca4152]

Actually, Linda does an amazing version of that song from her Living in the U.S.A. album.

[@evanhughes1510]

He did Mohammed’s radio already. He listened to the full livin in the USA album.

[@evanhughes1510]

@@randyventresca4152he did that full album. It’s on his Patreon page

[@alchemy-oi8xf]

Sorry; I must have missed his album review. However, my reason for leaving my original comment was in response to Salvo's mention of Lindsey Buckingham's background vocals remark. Knowing SG is a big fan of Stevie Nick's--and Fleetwood Mac in general--I thought that the Warren Zevon version of "Mohammad's Radio" would be a treat for him to hear. As far as I know, Stevie doesn't sing on the Ronstadt version. @@evanhughes1510

[@evanhughes1510]

@@alchemy-oi8xf he did like the song

[@kmde6128]

I feel ya on the temp change! I’m in NE Connecticut and we had the exact same thing happen here yesterday 65 and today 28 windy, lost power and internet! I love your channel! Good stuff! ✌🏻💙

[@danevans5823]

The band she had was top notch for many years just showing that talent seeks it's own level

[@angieday5183]

Tumbling Dice live

[@mikedineen7857]

Listen to Down so low. It’s Linda showing off a bit.

[@doloreskrisky1670]

Great selection. Linda is amazing!BTW, we are having the same weather swings here in Chicago. 70 degrees Mon/Tue then snow, low 30s tornadoes and hail. 🙄

[@bethcrumpton476]

Linda made a couple of trio albums with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris. You should react to "Those Memories of You", "I've Had Enough" and "Telling Me Lies."

[@JeannieBeanie]

Yes! The live version of After the Gold Rush on David Letterman is beautiful...

[@aliceosako792]

You really need to react to some Warren Zevon songs, if nothing else you should listen to "Werewolves of London", "Genius", "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner", "Piano Fighter", and "Mr. Bad Example".

[@DrStrangelove3891]

All great, but I just want to add Desperados Under The Eaves.

[@lamusiclover2264]

Wait til you hear songs from her "Mad Love" album from 1980 where she sings New Wave songs, some by Elvis Costello. Amazing.

[@conrad4667]

Never knew this. Thank you. That’s one of the reasons I’m here, to hear things like this. I will check out New Wave Linda Ronstadt.

[@lamusiclover2264]

@@conrad4667 You won't be sorry. The album is called "Mad Love". The big singles were "How Do I Make You" and "Hurt So Bad" by Elvis Costello. The whole album is fire. Let me know what you think

[@conrad4667]

@@lamusiclover2264 How Do I Make You, yes, my favorite off this album. The hardest, punkest song. I definitely remember it. I usually don’t care for slower songs but Hurt So Bad would be my second. I forgot that the grindy guitar in it more than makes up for the slow speed and I especially enjoy staccato and she keeps going and going with some here. Linda’s version of the Hollies’ I Can’t Let Go and Elvis Costello’s Girls Talk are very good. Lastly, I thank you again because your prompting led to my discovery of her gritty New Wave vocals in ...Cost Of Love, similar to How Do I Make You. She does Elvis Costello’s Alison on her Living In The USA album.

[@lamusiclover2264]

@@conrad4667 you're right, Allison is on the other album. But I love every cut on Mad Love

[@lamusiclover2264]

I thought you never heard this album? Did you already listen t the whole album? I love How Do I Make You and Girls Talk

[@sherigrow6480]

Everyone had this album. I still have mine,

[@stevetanner3019]

One of her first solo touring bands included a few guys that would go on to form The Eagles. ❤️❤️

[@Tassie85]

I am probably the 50th person to say this but Linda's original backing band was The Stone Ponies - the early incarnation of The Eagles. So, yeah, she has amazing musicality, not just the best female voice ever.

[@marleneobstnash5517]

Linda is a fantastic artist! Please find and react to the live version of Blue Bayou! 💙 You won't be disappointed! Thanks! Loved this reaction!❤

[@jenniezamek2849]

She is so doggone good!! Check out Warren Zevon.

[@evanhughes1510]

Linda has also covered Tom Petty’s song “The Waiting”

[@famat161]

Can't wait for this. I love the opening lyrics.

[@jkev1122]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Felice369]

Check out 'You're No Good' and 'Blue Bayou'. Peace.

[@angieday5183]

U should watch the documentary about her "The Sound of My Voice"

[@evanhughes1510]

He did that whole documentary. It’s on his Patreon page

[@O_Towne_Bear]

Please do the original by Warren Zevon.

[@frankiebowie6174]

It’s my go-to karaoke pick if I absolutely have to. My husband once asked how I knew such a “dirty song.” 😝

[@ubilo]

This is quality country music.

[@evanhughes1510]

Country rock

[@ChrisKrolak]

Definitely, a Warren Zevon song.

[@senseandsensibility3636]

She’s lightening in a bottle.

[@deborahdean]

This is such a good song. I like Warren Z's version better, but I just love his stuff in general. This one was much more commercially viable and got a lot of well-deserved attention.

[@jollyrodgers7272]

Check out the original by Warren Zevon (ZEEEvon), also his LAWYERS GUNS AND MONEY, and WEREWOLVES OF LONDON. Linda's cover of this was better, but Warren was a great songwriter/performer - his most famous song commercially being WEREWOLVES OF LONDON, which always makes me think of THE COLOR OF MONEY(1986), which also used Eric Clapton's IT'S IN THE WAY THAT YOU USE IT prominently in the soundtrack.

[@davidroyston1918]

Salvo, have you listened to JUST ONE LOOK yet? You will love it!!!!!

[@evanhughes1510]

Yes he did. He did the entire living in the USA album

[@Karen_in_Canada]

Linda was apparently always full of selt doubt. She hated the camera

[@joemachine4714]

In 1978 she hit Top 10 with "Ooh Baby Baby", I was a twelve year old boy she sounded so sexy to me i melted 🫠

[@evanhughes1510]

He did that one

[@joemachine4714]

Really? I gotta check that out 🫠

[@joemachine4714]

Nope, couldn't find it for Salvo G ☹️

[@evanhughes1510]

@@joemachine4714 its on Linda’s album Living in the USA. Salvo did a reaction to this entire album, on his Patreon page.

[@annadelgails1876]

❤

[@johnCjr4671]

Yeah like real musicians from the 70’s plus Linda’s gorgeous voice ! What happened to that level of musicianship ? 😢

[@ednoponen2943]

The band is made up of members of LA's best studio musician. Everybody wanted them, all the time, so they could be very choosy as to who they'd work with. Linda could afford them, so she always used them, once she left her original LA "backup band", The Eagles(!). There is a great documentary about "The Wrecking Crew", as they were known. They played on all kinds of singers' albums recorded during the 70's in LA. Check it out.