The pain is real...LINDA RONSTDAT LONG LONG TIME REACTION | First time hearing.

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

Linda Rondstat is the greatest mezzo-soprano ever to lend her voice to popular music.😊❤

[@katkat-fm3wj]

To me, her best song.

[@daveburns3886]

This man gets it , her, this song.. this story..

[@ChuckHackney]

Sad but we have the gift of countless songs from her. And that will have to do..

[@nanook8721]

Not only is her voice, magnificent, but her breath control, especially on this song is incredible! What a treasure!

[@veronicajean3612]

Oh yes played this song over and over on my turntable

[@Kat-gx3se]

One of my favorite Ronstadt songs. I can't hear it without the tears .........and I once tried to sing it. Never gonna happen, it is too emotionally powerful.😢 I still remember and the feeling still overpowers me many many years later.

[@michaelasay6140]

She was great

[@ronpotter9810]

Linda was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Female Vocal Performance for her rendition of this song. She lost out to Dionne Warwick & her song I'll Never Fall In Love Again.

[@markbaker2826]

Amazing Song and Amazing singer !!

[@dellis47]

When Linda sings a song, she lives it. That's what makes her so good

[@alexdesoufer]

Linda Ronstadt is THE BEST!

[@davidmaholchic6146]

Beautiful song beautiful voice love you

[@carmenwise2256]

Blue BAYOU is o e of her greats. She can sing any kind of music material.👍🇺🇸🎵🎻

[@a.j.sjodahl8103]

Beautiful power and control...

[@destinyreelly2974]

If you’ve ever loved someone who didn’t love you back…this is the anthem. ❤❤❤

[@franklopez2803]

The pride of Tucson, Arizona.

[@susanstein6604]

Linda Ronstadt can rock but she sings achingly beautiful sad love songs.

[@victoriataylor6741]

I cried over this song so many times in my younger years. Even now it still evokes emotion.

[@daveburns3886]

Perhaps saddest song ever??!

[@simon2077]

Oh my the studio version of this is 10 times better. Listen to it you'll understand why. Very powerful.

[@philmortenson4547]

Thank you for this reaction and understanding this sad song so well. This song has been the story of my life.

[@JD_Cool]

Linda still has not responded to the marriage proposal I mailed her in 1980. Damn, the U.S. postal service is slow.

[@johannesvalterdivizzini1523]

She has a stack of mine stashed around somewhere.

[@atombomb31458]

give it some time.

[@SosaRosan]

​@@atombomb31458 Padece Parkinson dudo tenga tiempo

[@SosaRosan]

Padece Parkinson dudo te contesté

[@ramsoncole4605]

so very pretty...

[@rubroken]

She has one of the purest singing voices in rock/country

[@jmiddleton7961]

Linda the goat no cap..

[@cameronpickard7456]

shes adorable

[@goldenruletv7301]

I love Linda....always have. Such a beautiful voice.

[@elizabethphillips7838]

It is not what back in my day was considered country, but it was considered Folk Music. Heart 💔folk

[@JD_ATX]

What an amazing voice. 11 Emmy awards. Sadly, she retired in 2013 due to her Parkinson's Disease diagnosis, which affects her ability to control her voice.

[@1tishhead]

Folks should listen to the studio version because this was shortened for time.

[@pbandjamm231]

PERFECTION!

[@brandy012173]

Gah, she was just a baby then. What a gift. I mean, listen to her! A person of her age should not have even been capable yet of understanding what she is, essentially, bleeding. DID SHE WRITE THIS??? Well thank you God for the gift you gave her, to give to us, and she delivered it PROPERLY. Linda Ronstadt!!! We must never forget to pass her music down to our children. Sneak it into the car ride to school if you have to, like sneaking vegetables into casseroles! Your kids won’t know why they love it, and won’t remember the first time they loved it, but it will stay with them and in their hearts after you’re gone.

[@brandy012173]

Imagine if you were in her first band as really young people. I think if I were I would have gotten really good really quick to try to keep up and give her voice justice, and I wouldn’t have wanted to miss a minute of getting to make music with her. I would have held tight to her tails and hoped to catapult her forward.

[@carajssavannahga]

💘 this was the year when I was born

[@custardflan]

I believe this was her first hit with The Stone Ponys.

[@mgonzales56]

Harri, Linda was at the top through the 70's and part of the 80's. She can sing all styles of music. Country, Rock, Spanish, Opera, and she even did three albums of 1940's standards with Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra. No matter what she sings it's always amazing, and very commercially successful. Love you forever Linda.

[@Pauba1946]

You should check out “Different Drum” from when Linda was still in the Stone Poneys.

[@timothycook2917]

My favorite!

[@patrician7445]

Also, I have always loved what I guess was the first time I ever heard her - "High Muddy Water" with The Stone Ponies. Another great for me is her "Love Has No Pride."

[@jonlenihan4798]

Linda Ronstadt is from Arizona, of mixed German and Mexican ancestry. There would have been a lot of country music, in English and in Spanish, in the air in her youth.

[@pamelapasechnick6899]

Of all the songs that Linda Ronstadt sang, "Long, Long Time" is probably the one that hits me the hardest emotionally (every time I hear it)! The amazing thing about Linda (besides just how amazing her voice is) is how she can sing SO MANY different styles of music and make it sound as if that is the style, or genre, she has always done and mastered! As you said, even though she is no longer able to release new songs, at least we have a wonderfully vast catalog of music that she has recorded over the years. I enjoy watching your reaction videos very much, and I look forward to seeing more!

[@pinky2245]

You took the words out of my mouth. She could sing any genre and style of music, and do it unbelievably well!

[@salicemccool9186]

Another song of hers of this genre - but more up-tempo - which I *love* is “Silver Threads & Golden Needles.” “It’s So Easy” fits in the same niche.

[@michaelasay6140]

Yes

[@MoMoMyPup10]

This one and Love Has No Pride are the ticket for me. Her ballad voice really has no equal.

[@Vikinggirl1679]

Yes Linda suffers from Parkinson's disease. Lost her singing voice to it. She keeps smiling and her spirits up though and gets on with life. One of the greatest ever. Keep the hope Linda!

[@abc456f]

The voice and beauty of an angel. You need to check out Lara Fabian.

[@dougca7086]

The Eagles formed as her backup band little by little before they went on their own on the road in fact they gave her acceptance speech at the rock and roll hall of fame because she was unable to attend

[@karenj3611]

One of her most beautiful songs

[@greybeard2280]

My first female artist love crush was Dusty Springfield, and then came along Linda. How could you not love her.

[@flomurdock]

There is a great clip of Linda and Hoyt Axton singing Lion in the Winter. Hoyt was so smitten with her he forgot what they were going to sing and she had to tell him. And it was his song.

[@JeanetteFaith]

Oh, wow. Dusty Springfield was really good as well.

[@janetmoran1495]

Linda Ronstadt was the first woman rocker to fill stadiums. I was fortunate to see her in a smaller venue, about 3,500 in 1975, and again at Blossom in Cleveland. She's more amazing in person. I'm so sad she can no longer sing.

[@janetmoran1495]

I was there too. I wept when I heard she's no longer able to sing. Love this song so much.

[@ZaragonTrimaximalist]

Linda Ronstadt is a 60s icon thanks to "A Different Drum" with the Stone Poneys.

[@snakelite61]

Love that song!!!

[@JeanetteFaith]

'70s was her real era. Hit after hit!

[@u686st7]

I once heard it said that Linda Ronstadt "has a tear in her voice". This song hits you hard if you've ever been there. I have.

[@toniw725]

I saw her in concert in 1973 and this song was one of the best and so moving. She was better live than the studio version. It has stayed with me for all these years.

[@brainsareus]

She is quite a deep thinking avid reader; and, is at peace with her not being able to sing anymore. She is happy with her marvelous run, as the rest of us are!

[@johnmcclintock8004]

Watch Linda's eyes in this vid... I believe she lived this deeply long ago. . . Many thanks for your very observant & honest reactions to videos... You see & hear more than most . . .

[@CCJSES]

she representas ,she is half mexican black and mexicaas we are conecret

[@bethhowton2719]

She was very young in this performance. Love to hear more any title the grabs you is fine by me. Enjoy

[@mablesyrup1571]

This song was on my mom's breakup album, Heart Like a Wheel. After my step dad left, my mom was devastated and listened to the album over and over again.

[@huckthomas7231]

So aching and melancholic... the perfect song for nursing a bad breakup.

[@jasonwells2142]

There will be many people looking this song up after episode 3 of The Last of Us. New Linda fans. I grew up listening to my parents play her.

[@jamesdrynan]

Song was written by Texas native, Gary White. Linda was an exceptional singer, capable of injecting emotional resonance to any lyric. During the seventies, every red-blooded teenage boy had two posters in his room. Farrah Fawcett and Linda Ronstadt.

[@debbiechang5781]

Her live performances are always beautiful. This is one of her earliest hits and her music was very country tinged at that time. One of my favorite songs of Linda’s is a full fledged country tune written by Hank Williams called “I Can’t Help it if I’m Still in Love With You”. This video is actually a clip from the Glenn Campbell Show. My only objection to the live versions of this song is that they cut verses out to shorten the song for television. Still a beautiful performance. Thank you Harri 🌺✌️

[@greybeard2280]

My first love was Dusty Springfield, and then Linda came along!

[@39thala]

Excellent choice Debbie! I've always thought this was one of Linda's most moving songs!

[@michaelasay6140]

Yes

[@locustjohn3865]

Linda could have sung the phone book and it would have been beautiful.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Not as Good as othe Versions

[@lepantoslim7058]

No auto tune . Just perfection

[@MommaBird52]

She was so talented. You should react to Different Drum.

[@davesturick9805]

One of the most haunting Lee, beautiful songs ever.

[@davidmanka5953]

I play so many instruments, played guitar in Los Angeles in the 80s and 90s, my influences are the 70s, Linda Ronstadt, Doobie brothers, Roy Clark, Buck Owens, CCR, NO ONE WRITES LIKE THAT ANYMORE, IT BREAKS MY HEART, I PLAYED METAL, BUT THIS IS REAL MUSIC

[@ParrishLin]

When I heard this for the first time, I was 20 yrs old and in the throes of unrequited love, and it blew my mind.

[@garyneilson3075]

Just noticed your hands.... Remarkable! And Linda's gift is so, so, special, it's never been topped.

[@dalejohnson4256]

I think the category "romantic ballad" would fit. "Tear jerker" would be another category. ( ;-) )

[@allendixon7700]

Ah you know that smell good you know that dead

[@dreamcruzer4743]

Beautiful. Always been one of my favorites. Linda has an incredible catalog to check out.

[@stanleynykaza9042]

Please do HEATWAVE Live by Linda Randstad Love her !!

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

There was so much Mexican music in her home that, as a small child, she thought that people spoke in English and sung in Spanish.😊

[@SGC511]

The line that struck you so much (I can't say you hurt me when you never let me near) has always hit me hard in the feels. The emotion is so powerful.

[@carladewitt1947]

I've always felt this is the saddest song I've ever heard. I think most of us have been in this position. When I experienced this, I played this song over and over all day long. It helped me work through that pain to know that someone else had been there too.

[@dsusan17]

She has such a lovely voice. Blue Bayou is a must listen. In a way she reminds me of Karen Carpenter. Both sing effortlessly. Great pick Harri!

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Nope but Faithless Love or Neil Young s Lookout for My Love with Linda s band

[@janetmoran1495]

You mean Karen Carpenter reminds you of Linda Ronstadt. Linda came first, and beyond compare.

[@JeanetteFaith]

I wasn't wild about Karen Carpenter. She sang more bubblegum-type songs. Maybe if she had lived to sing better songs.

[@jondavwal13]

Karen Carpenter had a very pretty voice but that is where the comparison stops. By her own admission and by the accounts of everybody who worked with her, Carpenter's voice was tiny and was mostly manufactured in the studio. She was an extremely disappointing singer live. Her range was also extremely limited. She had a smooth delivery and a beautiful tone. You can't compare her to Ronstadt, whose voice might be the most powerful in pop history, and the most beautiful. She had the same smoothness as Carpenter but combined with massive easy power (listen to Carrie Underwood sing "Different Drum" and then listen to LR, Underwood is working so hard and Ronstadt sounds like she is lying on a hammock while generating about ten times more sound). There is just nobody who knows anything about singing would put Linda Ronstadt and Karen Carpenter in the same sentence.

[@daveburns3886]

The 2 best EVER

[@neilmartin99]

Not sure who she is singing about but who the heck would be nuts enough to hurt Linda Ronstadt back then? Such a talented, beautiful and kind woman.

[@lnetscoutnshelby5691]

She had a lot of "loves" back in the day. I sure hope that isn't about Jerry Brown 😕

[@johnvolpe3131]

You have to hear her do this song on The Midnight Special on You Tube ! It’s the most emotional version because of the country arrangement. It’ll tear your heart out !

[@joannmerver]

She was sooooo young here! My very first concert was Linda Ronstadt & The Stone Poneys opening for The Turtles in San Diego…..I was in junior high. Yep, I’m old!!

[@McDevittMike]

Linda was my favourite female singer when I was younger and this my favourite of her songs. Then Angelina came along and filled my void. 😎

[@karenj3611]

Linda could sing any genre of music, and did!

[@curtismarsh4528]

Crystal Gale sister of Loretta Lynn, sings a song called wrong road again, that could be a sister to this song. Worth hearing.

[@shirleycarr5387]

Always loved that song. She sings country beautiful to.

[@michaelasay6140]

Yes can u remind me what songs sound country...didn't she have a few hits on the country charts?

[@shirleycarr5387]

@@michaelasay6140 she sang a duet with Johnny cash. Called I never will marry. Google it. Its is so nice.

[@wp5355]

This is my FAVORITE Song by Linda!

[@brainsareus]

A founding Queen of Country Rock, love...

[@757optim]

This one and "Love Has No Pride" made you love her.

[@26shedan]

my favorite Linda Ronstadt song, just beautiful.

[@bpaq9349]

You will be impressed with her versatility in the song La Charreada

[@tomenrico6199]

I love watching Linda sing live. This performance, which I think was for a TV show is abbreviated, however. It leaves out a beautiful third verse, with one of the most powerful lines in the song. It goes, Wait for the day You'll go away Knowing that you warned me Of the price I'd have to pay And life's full of flaws Who knows the cause? Living in the memory Of a love that never was.

[@annmills3163]

💕💕💕☮️💜💕💕💕

[@pamelajones1083]

I would love to see a reaction for Adios by Linda.

[@wjmcgill1674]

"A torch song is a sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love, either where one party is oblivious to the existence of the other, where one party has moved on, or where a romantic affair has affected the relationship."

[@bethcrumpton476]

Many people have mentioned Linda's songs with Emmylou Harris. Emmylou has a beautiful song of her own called One of These Days.

[@kenchristie9214]

Sweetest Gift is my favourite.

[@greybeard2280]

I love Linda, and I love this song. I recommend "Blue Bayou". Another favorite of mine.

[@nancy9891]

I’m so glad you have played this song. She was just beginning her career and Glen Campbell and Johnny Cash had her on their television shows. This song has a country vibe but the power of her voice never changes. Absolutely beautiful.

[@tuneweaver2]

One of the things that made Linda famous is her versatility. She's done country, rock, blues, soul, mariachi(sp?) and opera. She's the best ever!!!

[@SG-js2qn]

This was the first Linda Ronstadt song that I heard, years ago. So good!

[@bobhoey4648]

This song was from very early years the she sang with the Stone Ponys. I wore out that album in the summer of 1967. Review that whole album, please. Evergreen Pt. 2

[@randykerchmar5296]

She was phenomenal. It is a sadness that she needed to retire.

[@jkkansasband7056]

Linda and Ann Wilson are the two greatest female ROCK voices ever IMO. Linda can go from soft to wail in a millisecond. She evokes such emotion with each type of song she sings. And she was cute as a button. Peace.

[@cherylbradbury2922]

Just love this song by Linda made me cry.

[@sparkleclover]

this song makes me cry EVERY TIME. i feel like there's not a lot of songs out there that deal with the pain of unrequited love from a female perspective.

[@gijsbertuslaurensvandevooren]

"When Will I be loved also her Everly Brothers cover

[@susieq9801]

This song is MAGIC! Linda's voice was MAGIC! She is an icon. Your reaction is beautiful.

[@joelliebler5690]

Her best songs are slower ones like Different Drum that she did with The Stone Pontus!

[@joelilley6603]

This is probably my favorite Linda Ronstdat song ever. She had the greatest female voice of our generation as far as I am concerned. You should react to her High Muddy Water song. It's killer.

[@michaelasay6140]

Oh god guys..I've this song...why is the world so bad....so sad. Well, had to leave the terrible US 4 years ago and now in Paradise Puerto Valletta...it's a whole different world over here...mostly love and peace with the wonderful Latino culture....cheap, beautiful, mostly non violent and so so friendly.

[@39thala]

You're right Harri, a lot of Linda's early material had more of a country lean in many cases. In fact J.D. Souther who wrote or co-wrote a lot of songs for Linda and the Eagles has said in interviews that Linda Ronstadt gave him an appreciation for country music that he previously didn't have. Also, Linda did many songs with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris as 'The Trio". The three of them had a big hit in 1987 with the song, "Those Memories". Also, one of my favorite songs on Linda's 1977 "Simple Dreams" album is one she sang with Dolly Parton of an old song called, "I Never Will Marry" (Written by A P Carter of the Carter Family). It's a soft, dreamy ballad that they harmonize with each other beautifully on.

[@jeffstumpf9129]

All three of these singers were wonderful. Of course, Dolly and Emmylou are still singing.

[@coffee-xg6my]

There's a great video of Linda singing that old Carter Family song, "I Never Will Marry" as a duet with Johnny Cash in 1969. It was her first TV appearance.

[@dawn6948]

Yes, Linda did sing everything! Wonderful range. Long, Long Time is or can be "sad" song. However, for my Linda Ronstadt tearjerker has to be a tie. "Prisoner In Disguise" on Prisoner In Disguise album & "Lo Siento MI Vida" on her Hasten Down the Wind album. That song was written & co-written by Linda, her father Gilbert Ronstadt & Linda's old Stone Poneys buddy Kenny Edward's. I don't speak Spanish but I can feel it, right thru me! She's been my fav since 1970 when I saw her @ Greek Theater in Hollywood. ✌️ ☮️