She left her soul on stage! LINDA RONSTADT - Down so low REACTION - First time hearing

[@chief5781]

Most of us have lived these lyrics and it's clear here that Linda has too.

[@fractuss]

Good call.

[@deankaraman2086]

Written in the 60's by Tracy Nelson this song is about her relationship with Steve Miller of the Steve Miller Band.

[@mikedtw]

I was fortunate enough to see Tracy live at a very small venue in Dearborn, MI some years back. Hearing her version of this, her own song sent chills that lasted the rest of the evening. An American treasure.

[@anthonyarmstrong14]

This is one of the most electrifying performances on You tube.Linda was,is and will always be Magnificent, and as far as i'm concerned the finest voice since the advent of recorded sound.

[@blueprint6746]

The real deal. Brilliant pipes. Not a false note. Gorgeous and unadorned beauty. Rare combination of power and tenderness.

[@danevans5823]

She conveys every word in every song so we feel exactly the message and her giant heart that shines so bright to us.I feel we should all say a prayer for her in these tough times of her life.She sold over 100 million records and that's a bunch of good wishes to send out.Thank you Linda for every goose bump you delivered

[@sherrychester3875]

I knew that be your choice of her songs! She is mind blowing on that. My very very alltime favorites. That comes from deepest parts of her soul. She becomes the song!

[@sherrychester3875]

The best. The angels sing when they hear her!

[@amandathibodeau4996]

So glad someone is digging deeper into Linda and not just her hit singles. There's so much great stuff on all of her albums!!

[@debbiechang5781]

I’ve always said her best music was never heard on the radio🌸

[@danielosullivan3110]

Best female singer ever? She steals the show on Trio,with Dolly and Emmy Lou 🖤🚬🥂her cousin David lindley is incredible!!!

[@ronnie237]

There’s no one like Linda.

[@rexrexford5249]

Thanks for calling my attention to this terriffic performance!

[@t.j.payeur5331]

1973, St. Pete ,Florida. Going to see Neil Young, mushrooms and hash cookies, Linda opened for him, right before she hit it Big, we're grumbling, get this country chick off stage, we wanna hear Cowgirl in the Sand..then she did her last number, called Long Long Time..accapella..all us electric acid freaks just sat there with our mouths open, entranced by that voice, you coulda heard a pin drop..my musical horizons were definitely expanded that night...

[@757optim]

That's one of the years she could have had me. Missed her chance. : )

[@marleneobstnash5517]

Excellent! No one can match her intensity!

[@alankinkle5207]

Harry - This is outside the genres that you usually react to, but please take a listen to Linda singing Poor Wandering One from Pirates of Penzance. If you’re impressed with her voice now, just wait ’til you hear this. I dare ANY other “pop” singer to try it. Linda is a once in a lifetime talent for sure.

[@fractuss]

Love Gilbert and Sullivan. So much to explore.

[@the_resourceful]

Linda Rondstadt comes from a musical family and began training her vocals at a very early age that is why she has such balance and control. She was also an absolute perfectionist.

[@mikedineen7857]

I don’t think she ever took voice lessons until she went to broadway.

[@andythrush3341]

The lady sings the blues. So, much class

[@RossRamon]

The greatest singer of her generation and so unbelievably versatile. She could do anything and do it great. This is from a concert in Offenbach (near Frankfurt) Germany. She had a great band featuring Andrew Gold, Kenny Edwards & Waddy Wachtel, etc. It is also from Hasten Down The Wind my favourite album of hers.

[@jondavwal13]

The greatest singer of any generation. Nobody holds up next to her. There are great singers who followed her. Most of them do a lot more Singing. Linda just sings. It's all she has to do. Her voice is bigger and more beautiful than all of the others. I've been tempted to admit that maybe X or Y surpassed her. But you go back and listen and you realize that nobody ever did. And that includes people like Streisand and Garland who were great singers but just voices the themselves don't hold a candle to Linda's.

[@vickilee7494]

Her voice is unique I can not think of another singer that could ever cover her

[@kevinb3812]

Thanks for sharing this terrific performance with us!!! I’d never heard it before… and it’s Amazing!!!!

[@davidbentley145]

She had/has a beautiful voice...Ty Harri

[@donnabruhn6907]

The Boomer generation's Queen 👑 there are some good singers out there but no one Who makes you feel everything as deeply as Linda

[@bkm2797]

Linda is such an incredible vocalist, and a really good human being. Life went South when she developed a nightmare illness that took her voice away. At least we have these beautiful tunes to play. Harri if you haven't yet, please take a listen to 'Blue Bayou', it's a stunner. Thank you

[@debbiechang5781]

Thanks for getting to this Harri. Linda once said that every song she sings has a face that she is singing to. There’s definitely huge passion in her delivery of this song. I love it 🌺✌️ I’m adding this many months later because I just read another interview with Linda that she did in the late 1980’s. She mentioned this song and said she had to stop performing it in her live shows because it gave her hives. My instinct was to chuckle but, seriously, I get it. She poured so much of herself into this performance that I think Harri nailed it when he said she seemed drained. She continues to fascinate me all these years later. 🌸

[@Imadrummin]

Well chosen Debbie. 👍 Linda is pure gold.

[@davebzen795]

Excellent selection, Debbie! I had not seen this particular video before. Well done and nice review Harri.

[@debbiechang5781]

@@Imadrummin Thanks. I agree! She is amazing.

[@debbiechang5781]

@@davebzen795 Thanks Dave.

[@mannybochamp7342]

OMG shivers down my spine

[@jondavwal13]

Every time I hear her I'm more blown away. Easily the greatest natural singer ever. It sounds like she could just do anything without thinking about it. Kelly Clarkson, also a great singer, always sounds like you know she worked out all the difficult sections and found a way to sing them well. Ronstadt sounds like she can just sing it without worrying about anything at all. The voice is huge and the voice is extremely beautiful even when she is screaming in pain. As Emmylou Harris says "there will never be another voice like Linda's". Interesting to listen to the recently released live performance of Barbra Streisand from when she was 20 years old. Also a great singer but it was what she did with her voice that was more exciting than the voice itself. LR is the opposite.

[@topgazza]

Beyond perfection. Linda was unique and so, so soulful. What an artist

[@lyallg8112]

This is one of my favourite music videos❤️… she joins the legion of singers who ‘takes us on a journey’.

[@cindyhardy7262]

In a class of her own. Her soul is in these songs.

[@chrislindsley5944]

Itts so easy to get lost in her voice. You're absolutely right on that.

[@goldenruletv7301]

This song is like going to church....absolutely stunning.

[@goldenruletv7301]

Thank you, Jesus, for letting me enjoy Linda Ronstadt as a young boy. Her and Ann Wilson sent me on my way to a lifetime of appreciating great music and not garbage.

[@missblondie2393]

A voice is like no other, she sings emotions. Beautiful

[@gregfagan199]

A once-in-a-generation voice. Beautiful, too.

[@mgonzales56]

Wow!!! There is nobody that can si g like Linda. Love her always.

[@richardconnolly4835]

Another great song covered by Linda is Desperado also recorded by the Eagles. Close your eyes and it's like listening to a Western movie.

[@deadandburied7626]

Linda is so human when she sings. Harri please review "Try Me Again" from "Hasten Down The Wind" album.

[@karenboley1271]

If you really want to explore Linda's range of talent, listen to her performance in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera The Pirates of Penzance. 1983 movie of the operetta first performed in 1879. Her entrance song is "Poor Wandering One". She will blow your mind!

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

Stunning performance by Linda. God bless her.

[@beatlesarebest]

Never heard this before. I'll be getting it real soon! THANK YOU!!!!😃😃

[@goldenruletv7301]

I grew up listening to this angel sing and Ann Wilson as well......Two beasts ....I love them so much.

[@centurytuna100]

Truly soaring beyond singing ❤❤

[@brucedillinger9448]

I have seen Linda live at least 5 times. She ALWAYS gave her all and was never off-key! Flawless voice. ✌

[@debbiechang5781]

I envy you for seeing her five times. I managed to see her twice and they were the best shows I have ever seen. What a talent!

[@EJSmith-dk3yg]

@Bruce Dillinger, @ Debbie Chang I'm jealous of the both of you ... I only got to see her once (Nov. 1976), and have had a crush since '71. It also was the best show I've ever seen !

[@brucedillinger9448]

@@EJSmith-dk3yg I wished I had seen her more. Lol! Could never get enough. That said, one of the best concerts of hers wad when she was backed up by Nelson Riddle and his orchestra. She was dressed to the nines and owned the audience. ✌

[@EJSmith-dk3yg]

@@brucedillinger9448 I remember when she did that, wish I could have seen that too. Where did you see her? I saw her at the Universal Amphitheater in L.A., just before she had the concert in Germany. Oh, if you haven't seen this video, I know how you will appreciate how good she sounds here, love this song too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6CUoKh4iL2De6s Question, did you see her sit on the crescent moon and sing this song?

[@brucedillinger9448]

EJSmith - that show was performed in Concord California, about 45 minutes East of San Francisco. No she didn't do the "sitting-on-the-moon" thing. But I do know what you're talking about.

[@gaylegifford]

You need to also hear Tracy Nelson's version. She wrote the song and just kills it.

[@allisonlopez5089]

Her duet with Aaron Neville is outstanding.

[@pmcclaren1]

Her eyes . . . they Sparkle and shine! Not seen this in any singer . . . incredible voice and Stunningly Gorgeous Lady!

[@rosemarydaughter]

Have you ever heard Tracy Nelson...sing this!!?? Enjoy* I can't find it anywhere..but I once heard Linda and Tracy do this as a duet!! It brought tears to my eyes and goose bumps to my body...

[@johnthegreek5836]

Linda Ronstadt is the BEST, Harri please react to Lose Again

[@pathfollower]

Song was originally written and performed by Tracy Nelson. I don't know if there is a video of her in her youth performing it, but there is one when she is older. I would recommend right off the original album.

[@thinkerly1]

I have to be careful when I see this Linda Ronstadt singing this song, which I have seen many times. I start to cry.

[@desishinavar1718]

I'm so glad you got to hear this. It's my favorite - the construction of the melody is so unique, and the words pack a wallup.

[@kathrynmolesa1641]

The incomparable Linda.

[@Lakeshore14]

She had the voice of an angel. 🙏🙏❤️

[@marybaillie8907]

Beautiful as only Linda does Beautiful. I find her Spanish tunes just soul shaking. Exquisitely beautiful and mesmerizing. Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Debbie.Excellent selection. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@ericanderson8886]

Great cover of the Tracy Nelson song. Love Lindas covers of Kate & Anna McGarrigle as well.

[@twentyfiveyears5010]

Linda is so emotional when she sings her "torch songs" I would sometimes watch her and wonder, "Linda, who was that man who hurt you so bad?" "Long Long Time" is another one. Tracy Nelson wrote "Down So Low" about her breakup with Steve Miller who you have reacted to. Tracy then formed Mother Earth and is a powerful blues singer herself. Her version is at kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmGxiqxnf8SCeMk and almost anything from Mother Earth's album "Living With the Animals" is worth listening to.

[@deadandburied7626]

Only Nina Simone could equal Linda for emotional depth.

[@Jonni1027]

The first time I saw Linda was when she was the opener for Neil Young’s 1975 tour. I love her singing and one thing in particular stands out…though she’s not a songwriter herself her choice of songs to record was impeccable and they were HER choices (so she’s said) and mainly songs outside the mainstream.

[@debbiechang5781]

And she always surrounded herself with hugely talented musicians.

[@frankpeter6851]

Linda was a major headliner in 75 She opened for Neil in 72-73

[@Jonni1027]

@@frankpeter6851 Yikes you’re right! I remember knowing a song or two of hers before that tour and thought she was ok but was impressed with her that night. It was Winterland in SF and the crowd was definitely not giving her all that much love cuz they were anxiously waiting to see Neil. Then in his memoir he talks about she’s his favorite female to sing with.

[@chesterpierce2504]

Finally! Somebody reactacted to my all time song by Lovely Linda !!!!

[@juliewhite7469]

Wow! I've never heard this one. Absolutely amazing 💖💖💖 Linda Ronstadt has many more wonderful songs 🎵 Can't wait for more reactions (including duets). 💃💃💃

[@whitneyyvettedross8918]

your love for good music shines in your face, love to watch a true music lover , your channel is a pleasure to watch ,, your kindness and goodness shines from you... thank you for the pleasure ... appreciated ..🎧🎶🎙👏

[@rxc3665]

Hi Harri, I recently got into the reactions of "music if my youth," again and I discovered your reactions. I was always poor back in those days. Lots of people had tons of albums, but I had choice albums by the cream of the crop, in my opinion. Linda Ronstadt is, without question, one of the best. I'd like to recommend "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me." Linda's voice stands out no matter what she sings. I think that she sounds amazing in this song. At the time, she had so many songs that gained overwhelming popularity that this song was left in the dust. The live version is great (It features a lenthy piano intro that is awsome! That was one of many things about Linda -- she recognized talent in others and pushed for it to flourish, even to her detriment.), but her studio version is so powerful, contrasting, and haunting, that every time I hear it, I have to listen to it at least twice more before I can move on. Also, checkout a Gilbert O'Sullivan operetta that she acted and sang in. When I heard about her losing control of her voice, I was devastated! Now, I'm must be gracious and grateful for the repertoire she gave us. Therefore, it has deep meaning that the younger generations have re-discovered her.

[@Cynthia...]

Another excellent choice Debbie. What a voice this woman has.☮️💜

[@debbiechang5781]

Thank you Cynthia. I couldn’t agree more

[@caroleathenacosta-songwrit9193]

She sent shivers down his spine and tears to his eyes!

[@russellgtyler8288]

I think it was Willie Nelson who said "there are two kinds of men in the world, those with a crush on Linda Ronstadt and those who have never heard of her". I would recommend giving her version of "la charreada" (sp) a listen. Truly a once in a generation vocal talent.

[@christinetarquin3773]

Linda Ronstadt, as unbelievably talented as she is, put out an album in the mid 80's with the Nelson Riddle Band. May I suggest that you play the title song What's New. The whole amazing album were songs of the 1940's era as she remembered singing them along with her father as a child. It's true to the era and orchestrated beautifully. Our " Bad Ass" girl turns melancholy, which will make you want to hear this voice turn into the angel in heaven. Thank you Harri .

[@debbiechang5781]

Hey Christine. Harri actually did a reaction to a beautiful live version of “What’s New”. Here’s the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXKmcn2Er8x7g5I. Enjoy!

[@normanndaba8823]

Sir Harri what a great piece🥃Linda, Tracy and Dee Dee mop the floor but Dee Dee’s is so soulful. I cry every time😭

[@heathinvaderstudios]

Harri, my friend, you haven’t heard anything yet! Linda Ronstadt was such a powerful singer who sand so many great songs, and her original backup band later became legends of their own: the Eagles! I would definitely highly recommend checking out her other material. Such a powerful singer and songwriter!

[@stormryder811]

This is my favorite video of Linda singing live even though you can hear the technical limitations of 1976. I only saw Linda once in December 1975 when the Eagles were the opening act but she didn’t sing this song. I heard she said that this was a hard song to sing and that it gave her hives when she did sing it. I don’t know if it did give her hives but I’ve read about how hard it is to sing this Tracy Nelson song.

[@Jonni1027]

This is a great cover of Tracy Nelson’s Down So Low. Linda loved it so much she wanted to record it. Tracy said her inspiration for the song came when she was dealing with her broken heart after breaking up with musician Steve Miller

[@coocoocachooglin]

Wow, I never heard of her, I just went and listened to the studio version, amazing wow wow wow! Thank you!

[@twentyfiveyears5010]

@@coocoocachooglin You can find the album "Living With the Animals" she made fronting Mother Earth on KZbin. Treat yourself.

[@4ujj]

i was just wondering who wrote this. i hadn't thought of Tracy Nelson in a long long time. i used to listen to her all the time. the fact that she wrote this song makes sense.

[@Jonni1027]

@@4ujj Oh yeah? Yeah she’s great. It’s unfortunate she’s been pretty forgotten in the realm of women singers, or singers period. Down So Low is considered Tracy’s signature song.

[@gaylegifford]

@@cirsiumc not the same Tracy Nelson

[@anotheryou218]

There's nothing like a great torch song, and Linda knows what to do with it.

[@stanleynykaza9042]

Please do HEATWAVE LIVE by Linda Rondstant !!! she ROCKS

[@angieday5183]

1975 san Diego

[@AhJodie]

That is a difficult song to sing, it has parts that change, not just one rhythm, she finds the place to sing it like she is feeling it for sure. It would be difficult to sing such an emotional song over and over for audiences almost every night, I think. Thank you Harri!

[@donnabruhn6907]

Love this song, haven't heard in years. Love ❤️ Linda

[@gonetoutah]

Linda says she always has someone that the song is about and she sings it with them in mind. So you are correct.

[@gtswann]

Great comments on Linda's tune brother!

[@Joemartin-g5b]

What a powerful voice. It's amazing that someone can just belt out all these notes effort less.

[@kathrynjarlov5166]

Wow.

[@coocoocachooglin]

whoa. what an amazing emotional journey that was. I don't know what musicians call it when they go sharp or flat or whatever its called as they drop down like going down stair steps, kind of like listening to jazz music, this kind of reminded me of jazz / blues kind of song, but wow she just took me on a vocal ride here. Mind blowing stuff. I love LR, never heard this one. Thank you Debbie & Harri.

[@olgaramirez7739]

Loss for words!😢

[@medmon3476]

Great reaction - love that you appreciate good music no matter about whether it's a well known song or songs that are a little bit 'off the beaten track' like this one. Just a heads up for the studio version of this song because it has the gorgeous sound of a choir backing her up - it's on her album Hasten Down the Wind. All her studio albums are worth checking out as one of Linda's great and largely unrecognized talents was curating fantastic collections of diverse songs from fantastic song writers (eg she was an early supporter of Warren Zevon - even the title track of Hasten Down the Wind was written by Warren)

[@debbiechang5781]

I absolutely agree. Her very best material (in my opinion) was never played on the radio. Unless people owned her albums, most have never heard her most amazing gems!

[@ChadBrummond]

Nice thoughts. Harry! Well said!

[@MegaAtomium]

Love it! Thanks!

[@User_gin_927untileternity]

That was beautiful Debbie ~ Thanks!

[@chopa2less]

I didn't recall Linda Ronstadt covering this song. I was always a fan of Tracy Nelson's version.

[@johnhalacy3028]

Off the Hasten Down the Wind album

[@dellis47]

love your reactions, Thanks. I remember an interview with her in which she said every song she does, she is thinking of a specific person. I wonder who she was singing to in this song.

[@michaelkeefe8494]

Hear her rock out on a live version of the stones tumblin' dice - she made it hers.

[@juliewhite7469]

Great pick Debbie Chang 👏 🥰💙

[@maryanderson2759]

Back in the day 🥰

[@billdomitilli8125]

The great Tracy Nelson of the group Mother Earth sung another fabulous version of this song. Check it out.

[@pbohearn]

Ms Ronstadt isBADASS!

[@John_Chu]

Cheers, Debbie.

[@debbiechang5781]

Likewise John

[@charlottevan_8]

As Eric Anderson mentioned below, this song was written by Tracy Nelson (who founded the 70's group Mother Earth out of San Francisco). Tracy wrote this song after a tumultuous break-up with a well-known Bay Area musician (I won't name him, as she prefers to not talk about it even now), so your take on the emotional background is right on the money. Tracy is still very active, currently working on a new album in Nashville, near her home, but she also has a side project, The Blues Broads, which is where I came to know her personally (my late husband was the group's booking agent, and I still administrate their Facebook page for them). Here's the link to Tracy performing her song back in 1987 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipnLgJitnr-Kq5o

[@charlottevan_8]

And then there's this video, jumping forward 30 years to 2017, and Tracy performing the song at a Blues Broads concert (they only perform a couple of times a year, due to Tracy living in TN and the rest of the group in Northern California). I was at this show, and she was, as always, awesome. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpjKmWmCZtx9qpo

[@normanrose2711]

check out studio version with killer backing vocals

[@trevorholden7423]

I think I would not be too much out of turn in saying at least 50% of musicians use their chosen profession as an output for dealing with unresolved sadness or tragedy, and as a means of therapy to get past that. I think this song totally illustrates that.

[@blueshark3098]

@HarriBest Reactions: Make sure you check out the original version, studio version by Tracy Nelson and Mother Earth. It's an amazing performance, quite shocking in its intensity and abandonment. Linda's live version here is great, certainly better than her studion version on "Hasten Down the Wind", but Tracy's original is also really something.

[@dagmar.6954]

Linda Ronstadt is one of the best female singers & can sing any genre from ballads to country to rock. She has had so many hits such as "Blue Bayou", "You're No Good", "Long Long Time", "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.

[@patrickreilly7256]

One needs to understand and remind oneself that Ronstadt does not write a song... but SHE CAN SELL IT*.

[@danielosullivan3110]

Harri,did the hairs raise up,on your arms?☘️🍯🥂🖤

[@hueman3840]

New subscriber, alone in a dark forest in France. "Besties" - I'm so far removed from the US that I only know it from streamed Chinese contemporary comedy romance subtitles.

[@charlesbarton3032]

You might want to look into Grace Potter and the nocturnals the song low road I think you'll dig it

[@deankaraman2086]

The version from Daryls Place was great.

[@Roof_Pizza]

We all used to make fun of her when I was a kid, then I grew up.

[@walkercatenaccio]

Girl tears it up.

[@hueman3840]

How about a "PG-13" reaction to "Willin"? Her covers of it remain one of the best "outlaw" songs of the time.