Just how accurate is Linda Ronstadt LIVE? Let's take a look!

[@rexweigel6740]

Fifty-two years ago I was a 22 y/o Marine grunt on Hill 10 in Quang Nam Province Vietnam standing watch on a cold, wet, monsoon night when I heard the sounds of an angel singing, on AFVN (Armed Forces Vietnam) radio, coming from one of the fighting holes. The beautiful voice of that singer embraced my soul, stole my heart, and assured me that even though we were living in hell, beauty, grace and heaven were still possible. The voice of Linda Ronstadt carried me through three years in Navy hospitals of surgery and rehabilitation. I regained my strength, humanity and replenished my soul but I never reclaimed my heart. Linda Ronstadt stills has it. God bless you Linda and mahalo for all the aloha you have shared with us over the years.

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Wow... Your comment got my attention and hit me kinda hard... My little brother was a Marine, too... He was KIA in Quang Nam Province...July 10, 1969... He and two other Marines died that night... Their SGT was seriously injured...and died while being transported for treatment... ❤️🇺🇸💝 I’m glad you made it home Rex!! ❤️ Semper Fi

[@valley5617]

Wow.

[@johnmaxwell1750]

I thank you for your service, Rex. I am indebted to those like you who suffered. And for 45 years I have felt the same way as you about Linda Ronstadt.

[@I_Palaver]

Okay, now you've put a huge lump in my throat. God bless you for your woefully unappreciated service as were our Vietnam veterans. Amazing isn't it, where we find our strengths in our hours of need? I worked for a lady while I went through beauty school. Her husband had been a Green Beret and MIA for nine years and as long as I have a memory, I will never forget when our POWs were released in'73. For three solid days, we were glued to the t.v. as they each stepped off the planes, some if them kissing the ground. He was finally declared dead.

[@nancyhilliard1634]

Love this story 🥀🦋😍

[@rootsiebee]

She owned any song she sang, she respected songs in her delivery.

[@suehamlin51]

Every. Note. Just beautiful.

[@frankjennings4022]

Every man in America was in love with Linda 😍💕💕💕

[@texasron9131]

I was smitten by this child! Saw her in concert and again on Broadway! I loved her!!

[@johnd4348]

No singer to day can even come close to Linda. Even with all the technology to correct their voices. She is the essence of talent.

[@roxannekabotsky2997]

Agree, completely ammazing. 🎉❤

[@thomaskline]

Here in 2023 Rhiannon Giddens has the same kind of calm and power. Then she writes Pulitzer winning operas in her spare time. Each is a superb musician!

[@temptsrule]

I beg to differ The Linda Rondstadt Experience with Tristan Mcintosh is an incredible homage to the great Linda

[@distractionb]

stop comparing people arsexhlotz@@thomaskline

[@tkermi]

There are so many ppl and singers that it's highly unlikely that no one today is at her level. She's really, really good though. But no need to make silly statements. Kind of diminishes the compliment if it's like that.

[@Farsider3955]

🤔…… I think Willie Nelson once said, “there are two types of men in the world, those who have a crush on Linda Ronstadt, and those who have never heard of her.” I definitely had a crush on her in the 70s! Beautiful in every respect.

[@catherinedonovan6912]

Thought he said that about Emmylou Harris.

[@ExileOnMyStreet]

@@catherinedonovan6912 Correct. "There are two types of men in this world. Those that love Emmylou Harris and those that haven't met her."

[@CC-xu2yz]

@@ExileOnMyStreet And as much as I have always loved Linda I think that statement is more true of Emmylou.

[@Gabriel-gv1mx]

She has a peerless, seemingly effortless technique that is ensconced in an unaffected soul-drenched delivery. Linda Ronstadt had a unpretentious, crystalline voice that never compromised or hid behind trite trends. If she decided to sing Mexican- which she did- she went all the way. There was not a genre Linda could not tackle.

[@sabsab9126]

I love how you break in on all the other singers but you don't dare stop her.

[@robertoc2437]

That so called " yodel" is a signature of many rancheras and mariachi tunes. Something that was deep in Ronstadt's musical soul. Her belting is also unique - unlike Broadway or Blues/Rock beltees. Very special songbird. Comparisons to other female singers, just 'cause they were contemporaries or just ' cause they are female always struck me as a slur. Linda was in her own vocal universe - natural combination of power and warmth. . Thank you Sir for this appreciation of those remarkable pipes.

[@20alphabet]

Yeah, she was on top of the world until she began to invoke the b'ner vibe. A well-deserved spiral after that taco vendor album.

[@harlanchess8056]

Natural power, tenderness surrounded by players devoted to her voice as a Stradivarius quality instrument. Rock, pop, country, mariachi, orchestral, Operetta, New Wave...she could sing it all and so she did. On the road, on the right night No one could touch her. So we're still listening.

[@olga138]

@@20alphabet Racist, much? Her album of Mexican music set records and surprised all of the executives at the record company. She was true to her roots---she grew up speaking English and singing in Spanish. And there was no "spiral." She has Parkinson's Disease and sold millions of records until she got sick.

[@jswjanjan]

@@20alphabet be gone troll

[@20alphabet]

@@olga138 👈🏼doesn't know the difference between race and nationality.

[@terischick9562]

I would take one Linda Ronstsdt over 100 Carrie Underwoods. Ronstadt didn’t just have a big voice; she had phrasing, color, subtlety, and real emotion.

[@bradhuskers]

why mention Carrie underwood only? shouldn't you have mentioned Whitney Houston, , Mariah carey, Beyonce, Rhianna, etc....etc... ..as well? because Linda is light years above them.

[@bradhuskers]

when linda hits the high notes, she has a crystal clear clarity that Whitney, Mariah, Beyonce, and others don't have.

[@terischick9562]

@@bradhuskers I agree. It’s only because I saw Underwood perform Ronstadt, I think at the Rock HOF. She was with Emmy Lou Harris and Bonnie Raitt, two singers I greatly admire. None of them did justice to Linda Ronstadt. Emmy Lou and Bonnie had color, phrasing and emotion, but not the bigness of Ronstadt’s voice. Underwood has a big voice but no subtlety, color,or emotional intangibles. She leaves me cold all the time. I don’t like Mariah Carey at all, and I feel Whitney Houston had enormous talent that was wasted on abuse and overuse of vocal frills. I MUCH prefer Ronstadt’s ‘I Will Always Love You’ to Houston’s. But people seem to love over-singing.

[@bradhuskers]

@@terischick9562 You are spot on correct. I too love vocalists with shadings and depth to their voice.

[@terischick9562]

@@bradhuskers I agree!

[@jeffrey322]

Her singing just sets me back.

[@HGANGHONY]

She's the best. She makes Tucson proud!

[@victoryak86]

Another fantastic example of NON pitch “corrected” singing by one of the greats, the beautiful Linda Ronstadt.

[@NoOne-bp2jw]

I shudder to think what a modern producer would do with this wonderful performance.

[@redbarchetta8782]

God she can still bring a tear to my eyes all these years later.

[@20alphabet]

What became of her is enough to bring a tear to anyone's eyes.

[@frankbarnwell____]

Tied with my other favorite Rush song, Red.

[@grokeffer6226]

She's always been both powerful and vulnerable.

[@stebstebanesier6205]

Every time I see her I fall in love all over again.

[@20alphabet]

@@grokeffer6226 Lol, she was Jerry "moonbeam" Brown's girlfriend. That's all you need to know about her. 😆

[@maureenleckie6216]

One of the greatest vocalists ever known-there will never be another Linda Ronstadt.

[@MossyMozart]

Ronstadt, singing this song, makes me shiver.

[@nancyjohnson5810]

Now I know why my brother had her poster up on his bedroom wall all those years ago. She is a national treasure!

[@tjwash2]

Yes she was,,, but the poster wasn't about her music

[@graybeard2113]

I hope she sees this and feels the big fan hug, from all the comments.. 🤗 ❤️

[@redpine8665]

Linda's voice has ALWAYS made me weep. I'm a guy. I can't listen to her with other people aroud! There's such a pure beauty when she sings certain notes.

[@suzannefisher9661]

I love your smile when you hear something you like. It brightens the room.

[@harperwelch5147]

me too !

[@MostlyBuicks]

Yes, she just doesn't do overkill like some many modern poptarts do. She is COMMUNICATING. She is using human language in her technique.

[@googoo-gjoob]

"Yes, she doesn't..."..... *No, she doesn't*

[@lisag18]

at times, she does. she over- does a bit in this song. a bit too loud in some

[@thomasbriggs4718]

Too many popular singers bellow out tough passages just to show they can. They should follow Linda’s example and serve the tune rather than their egos.

[@quicksite]

​@@thomasbriggs4718 Yes. Think Adele. She belts stuff out like a bulldozer. Loud is not the point. Linda's got such exquisite rhythm and total control in her voice instrument. Incomparable.

[@calpilot7]

I think Linda is the best female singer of all time with Ann Wilson a close second. Linda’s vocal quality is just sublime. Beautiful and strong voice.

[@markgallagher1621]

I put Barbara Streisand as best singer vocally, But Linda and Ann are more my taste in music. Linda can go very high

[@SBCBears]

You must be extremely old.

[@UnknownPascal-sc2nk]

You will be, too ​@@SBCBears

[@susanmartin313]

Karen Carpenter too

[@melfhlzahlpd]

@calpilot7 Totally agree! They're two of the best

[@annettefordham]

My favorite song of all time. I’d put the tape in and let loose in the car and cry.

[@ivanalaff5346]

I cried when I heard her talking about the loss of voice.😢

[@christinemelville3756]

There is a video of her in later years, when she was in ill health, when she talks about her singing and she is never comfortable with her singing, she said she could hear so many wrong notes in this performance- I just think it is perfect ❤️

[@flagler88]

I think there was only one performance she truly loved and it was in Japan in 1979

[@robinmichel9048]

Love watching Fil smile when she hits an especially great note. 😁

[@steelethescene]

I love watching Fil smile as he does these analyses of all the different artists, regardless of genre or style.

[@ritag7306]

That’s as much a draw as anything-u can tell what a good person Fil is

[@mariaguzman1552]

I love when he smiles, he is so into the music. ❤

[@roxannekabotsky2997]

❤

[@safromnc8616]

She could ... and did, sing everything and made it her own.

[@MetalPriestessesPodcast]

Hearing her night after night with Nelson Riddle Orchestra was the highlight of my career as a wardrobe stylist. Best vocalist and best boss ever !

[@Raelven]

That must have been a really enjoyable job and not without great stories which probably can't be retold!

[@tjwash2]

And what great style she and all the players had for that show! Great job and fortunate you!

[@lnl3237]

Thank you for your comment and for enhancing the beauty of Linda and her fellow performers. Were you there the night she was "attacked by the killer bubbles?" One of my favorite Linda performances ever.

[@MetalPriestessesPodcast]

@@lnl3237 Yes of course ! It was two nights. One in Japan and once in Santa Barbara !

[@lnl3237]

@@MetalPriestessesPodcast Two nights? Double the pleasure. How Ms. Ronstadt and her lovely cohorts regained their composure to finish the song so beautifully is beyond me! So appreciate your responding. Savor those memories.

[@bobbeck5866]

To describe Linda Ronstadt you only one word. "PERFECT" no one can improve on pefection.

[@stevescuba1978]

One of the sweetest and kindest girls I went to school with was Linda's niece. She said the Linda was the sweetest nicest person in her family.

[@johnrussell4954]

Being a professional musician for over 50 years one of my favorite things to do was lay on the floor with headphones on and listen to Linda sing. Pitch, color, control, emotion, range

[@freefrida1]

Can you tell me the key/scale she is singing?

[@johnrussell4954]

@@freefrida1 my pleasure I believe she's singing in the key of F-sharp, and the hi part is a full octave above

[@freefrida1]

@@johnrussell4954 Thank You

[@ITBubba1]

Still do sometimes !

[@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782]

Roy Orbison's genius and Linda Ronstadt's powerful voice came together perfectly. Linda is a beloved performer since she started. And her personality helped her get up there.

[@chrisazar9545]

One thing that you have to remember about Linda is that she continued to get better through the years. She worked and perfected her craft as the years went by. She started out with a natural God-given talent and worked hard to make it even better. Love, Love, Love her voice.

[@travkatz]

In my opinion, she was the greatest talent in pop singing. You have great taste

[@BarbaraMonahan]

Saw her live….with America and the Eagles…..in her early days. I remember her clearly….with great affection….

[@bobf.5538]

I saw her with Poco , America. They all came out together encore sang don't cross the river... saw her again early 73 Tanglewood mass opened for Seals and Crofts. Blew the place away

[@lnl3237]

@@bobf.5538 Gosh, Bob, how fortunate you were. Had no idea she performed with those artists. Boggles the mind to think of all "the gigs" she had in the course of her professional lifetime. Despite her physical struggles, she seems grateful for the opportunities she had to sing what she wanted to sing for as long as she did with the caliber of singers and musicians with whom she collaborated. Think Peter Asher was the perfect manager for her.

[@bobf.5538]

@@lnl3237 she started out country. Then country Rock then came Peter Asher of Peter & Gordon fame brother of Jane Asher Paul McCartney dated for a while he steered her into pop rock with a string of remakes / cover versions .after a slew of them she tried singing standards. Did 3 albums with Nelson Riddle..did a country album with Emmy Lou Harris and Dolly Parton..did few duets with Arron Neville..also did pirates of penzants musical and released a few Mexican recordings in Spanish too

[@lnl3237]

@@bobf.5538 Such an extraordinary career. I was not a musical savvy teen in the 70's. Only after seeing the documentary based on her musical memoir in 2019, have I done a "deep dive" into Ms. Ronstadt's career. It's been quite the education; she has led me to so many other amazing singers, songwriters and musicians.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

America - A Horse with No Name ... No. 1 song 50 years ago today! time flies

[@cmcg5788]

Voice of an angel❣

[@dwaynewladyka577]

I've been a fan of Linda Ronstadt since the 1970s. Such a great American singer. She also introduced many people to Buddy Holly's music. Cheers, Fil! ✌️

[@luvbasses5487]

…and the Everly’s.

[@casey4602]

Me too, I love Linda's versatility of genres with rockabilly, Motown remakes, Nelson Riddle, rocker, Mariachi and soft pop with Neville but was truly in awe after Pirates of Penzance performance.

[@yotony0]

Linda, the best. Small detail - Mexican.

[@mrvlsmrv]

@@casey4602 yes, her singing as Mabel is astonishing.

[@orlandorojas439]

@@yotony0She has mostly European lineage...her father German/Mexican, her mother German/English/Dutch. I could never understand why, she dismisses her European ancestry. Perhaps, it just has to do with her upbringing. Don't get me wrong, I love Linda...I'm a huge fan, my favorite all time female singer. I have both of her "Canciones De Mi Padre" albums and most of her popular albums, plus her Trio albums with Dolly Parton and Emmilou Harris as well as her Duets with Aaron Neville and others.

[@jonrunning5952]

Just knocks me out how she takes you away with her voice. I feel like I'm flying into the stratosphere. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@PaulArbogast-x5p]

The greatest ever, ever.❤

[@swoesteban5570]

Who didn't love Linda? She was as beautiful as her voice.

[@personincognito3989]

Me

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Not only am I impressed with Linda's voice, but your demonstrations are just as impressive. OK, not as impressive as Linda, since she was special. But your channel is able to explain her techniques and do her justice. If it was up to Linda, there would be no problem with your analysis, since her Parkinsons has robbed her of her vocal chords. A damn shame since she was able to switch into every musical style...and excel at it. Mariachi music, since her father was her inspiration, musical theatre, rock, country, pop...If she had put out an album of her singing the phone book, I would have bought it.

[@MossyMozart]

@Lawrence Taylor - Ronstadt was re-diagnosed in 2019 with progressive supranuclear palsy, another un-fun degenerative disease frequently mistaken for Parkinson's.

[@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.

[@charlesaguilar1708]

Don't forget " Different Drum"!

[@dagmar.6954]

@@charlesaguilar1708 Yes, Her first big hit with The Stone Poneys.

[@yes2day100]

She also sang light opera (Pirates of Penzance) and high soprano versions of old English folk songs in a Christmas album. Amazing.

[@I_Palaver]

@@charlesaguilar1708she MADE the Stone Poneys and did the Everly Bros. proud with "When Will I Be Loved", brought "First Cut is the Deepest" back to life and anything else that came out of her mouth!

[@kevinmoore.7426]

Mr Sandman

[@Elkaygee320]

That split second before "back" in the initial "I'm going back someday" always raises goosebumps for me.

[@caitrina19]

I’ve commented previously on Linda Ronstadt…she was, is, and always will be the pride of Tucson, Arizona. We love our hometown girl…as for me, I wanted to be her as a young teenager, and later still, it was always a joy to hear her sing during her trips home…thank you Fil ❤

[@lnl3237]

Heard they'll be renaming a community theater in Tucson after her this year...and that she'll be attending! How I hope that is true!

[@brandy012173]

Her delivery is so exceptional and effective because she is not just telling you a story. Have you ever had someone keep you from somewhere and someone for a long, long period of time and it's so bad that you know you will never be okay again?? When you're awake at 2:30am almost every night, and there isn't even anyone to whisper your story to? You're in a small room alone and quietly saying what you would explain to someone if there were a soul insight. So, it's just YOU and YOUR TRUTH. And then as if you were determinately proclaiming and informing whoever is keeping you away, and everyone else who doubts you, that you will be IN FACT going back, no matter how they doubt or what they believe. just FYI! And you will finally be happy once again before you were ripped away from your life, and peace and contentment and love and future memories will belong to you again. PROMISE. (Obviously I feel empathy because it's like she told my story from a very long year in my past. I was a teenager and had no choices. I love Linda Ronstadt forever.)

[@NickBR57]

One of my favourite female vocalists. What teenage boy didn't love Linda back in the day? That headvoice flip is a signature- just wonderful.

[@lisag18]

or girls who were gay. it's not just a straight thing

[@NickBR57]

@@lisag18 Apologies - back in those days it was unfortunately much more difficult for gay people to be open about it, so I knew very few - so it never crossed my mind that teenage girls might think the same of Linda as we boys did. These days, thank goodness, it's easier for gay people to tell people they are gay. We have made some progress...

[@Budman_4044]

@@lisag18 he was speaking from his own, personal perspective. I'm sure some gay girls loved her to. When someone makes a comment such as he did, does it really have to be inclusive of every gender out there? And does it really deserve a reply like yours? It was just a simple comment directed towards a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice. The fact that it didn't include one if the umpteen genders out there got your goat. Heck, you forgot the pansesexuals, transsexuals, bisexuals and all the others. I bet there are those that love her also. It offends me that you didn't include them. Not really actually. I don't get offended as easy as some people.

[@Budman_4044]

@@NickBR57 you have nothing to apologize for. You were speaking from your perspective. Not everyone needs to be included in a conversation.

[@valley5617]

@@Budman_4044 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍BRAVO!! Well said. So tired of all the requisite inclusiveness nonsense.

[@lynndow3185]

Not blocked, so far, and it was sublime. Since you began this series, I have wondered what Linda's vocal would look like because she's always sounded perfect to me. Dan Dugmore's pedal steel melted me too.

[@Beatles4Sale.]

Would love to see when she changed genre’s later in her career, even doing a Spanish album if her vocal range improved? In any case a very under appreciated vocalist in my opinion. She had an amazing voice. She is and was smart as a whip! Probably from reading all of those books!

[@quicksite]

@@Beatles4Sale. Oh god. There we go again with the "so under appreciated" people who all think of themselves as the only ones who 'get it'.. Dude or lady SHE WAS NOT UNDERAPPRECIATED at all. The whole world knew that voice. Sure, to Millennials and Gen Z, YOU guys underappreciate thousands of real musicians the world has loved and still loves. Just retire that totally stupid and ignorant cliche. All your generations know is the concept of Reaction Videos where Who the F Cares emotes and performs wild gesticulations while watching classic performances from all genres. (What Fil does is uniquely different.) Next time don't say something that stupid. "what? Linda Ronstadt is under appreciated?". on what planet?

[@leeasbury7273]

Best female singer of all time ❤

[@willettej7988]

When I worked on Larchmont in the late 70s, I would see Linda almost every week at Lucy’s Mexican restaurant, one of her favorite lunch places in LA, just around the corner on Melrose. She was always so sweet, and so shocked when people would tell her how much she was loved. No pretense, no snobbery, just a humble person. BTW, she was often with Jerry Brown, who was mayor and then governor. And the food was great! This is such a brilliant analysis!

[@donfilkins298]

every time I hear these old videos of Linda it just makes my face melt. what a voice....what a voice.....

[@voobtoob]

Linda seems to have a habit of singing other people's songs and making them hers... Just a mesmerizing voice.

[@sparksblaze]

She first wrote her own songs and couldn’t get a record company to take them. Then she started doing covers and it was magic!

[@catloverkitten10]

Also the quiet understated vocal at the beginning expresses her emotional state so perfectly-really sad with a tiny bit of hope. And then it turns powerful as she tells us what how her life will change when she goes back. Her singing is so sensitive to the emotionality and storytelling of the lyric.

[@facedownchuck]

Great comment! So true!

[@timothyleebrown1593]

Linda is a singer a cut above the rest!!! I ❤ her voice!!!! Brings back beautiful memories of my youth!! Her range is perfect and her professionalism is impeccably delivered....Every single time!!!

[@daveburns3886]

No peer.. others had special voices- Karen carpenter, ann Wilson, pat benetar.. but no one touched Linda!!

[@mikeaustin4138]

What's most amazing to me is that, in all likelihood, she's not thinking about what she's doing at all. She has incredible technique and she's "become one" with the song and it just flows from her in a very natural way. Lots of people have great technical chops, but they just can't get out of their own way and allow the music to express itself.

[@MsVintagejazz]

I know what you mean in that she is one with the song and it feels natural but I also think she has very carefully rehearsed and mapped the song out vocally and thus knows what she is doing so that she can relax into the performance and enjoy it. The prep work is definitely there and she is actually really concentrating and listening as she is singing. Sounding natural is what happens when you have carefully prepared and are a total pro like Linda! She ROCKS! (Coming from an ex singer!) but yes it is flowing from her and she is definitely enjoying it. She really is the best.

[@jondavwal13]

There's so much less "singing" going on when she sings, which is why the singing is so good. I think Kelly Clarkson is a great singer but the only song that was an absolute fail for her is this one. You can't cover Ronstadt. Everything you do sounds like you're trying too hard.

[@Richard-lo4dh]

She doesn't need to dance bouncing her ass up and down o r grab her crotch. Pure musical talent and class.

[@LolaLaRue-sq6jm]

Exactly! She never "over-sang" a song. She gave it every flavor needed and no more. In other words, perfection.

[@karenmanemeit7803]

A favorite female voice, how amazing was she 💗 she gives me chills

[@DougMcDave]

This takes me back to childhood.

[@drewpall2598]

Lind Ronstadt could sing a wide genre of musical styles and do them well. As you know she could also play the guitar as well. 👍thanks Fil

[@lizstraub6621]

My all-time favorite singer! I LOVE the way her Glissando is mirrored by the steel guitar. They worked beautifully together! and her Soprano notes are hit perfectly, with her throat and hard palate arched and wide open but with total control. Linda ALWAYS stayed on her breath, and it breaks my heart in a million pieces that she can't sing anymore. We were all blessed with her voice. Praying for Linda, with thanks and much love and respect. Just wonderful...

[@michellefinnegan-nixonprom6503]

My Idol was Olivia Newton John. I sang just like her for years until my voice coach said I needed to be Me. SO I started singing Like LInda Ronstadt. I LOVE both these ladies. Nothing like them. Ronstadt is a cut above all of them because she makes you feel something with an out of this world phenominal voice.

[@davidestaciojr.3206]

She is my favorite singer.

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

It’s pretty rough when Linda sings one of your songs, it’s her’s forever after. Thank you for covering Linda again. She was amazing

[@oclot7177]

Awesome. I asked for Linda, boom!! I get Linda! Just the best singer, ever.

[@cardinalflower6959]

Thanks for asking for her!

[@chriswelcome967]

Right out of High school I went on the road. I have palyed this song everynight for 6 nights a week for 4 years. I played rock in high school but back then Country was where the money was. I can still play it in my sleep / Linda ws one of my heros.

[@tomthomas8472]

l've never listened to this song without a tear or ten.

[@michaelwhinnery164]

Ok I'm in love with her all over again. 🤩

[@bethfreschi]

Back then Linda Ronstadt probably had no idea that we would be analyzing her voice note by note decades later, but that's OK because her delivery is incredible! Thank you, Fil, for sharing your great insight into one of my favorite singers. I feel transported by her voice to a beautiful, dreamy place. 💜💜💜

[@gianlucad8003]

She was so great, what a massive awesome voice.

[@larrycippola7506]

You’re always so interesting and knowledgeable. Dolly Parton is right when she says Linda’s voice is the equal of Barbra, Celine, Whitney and the other greats.

[@MostlyBuicks]

Linda's I Will Always Love You > Whitney's.

[@brittybee6615]

@@MostlyBuicks Agree 💯

[@melissagaynor5880]

Better

[@dianecooper7502]

I think Dolly said Linda was better than all of them.

[@lisag18]

much of singing is breath control and that they all have in common

[@lorinapetranova2607]

That was so wonderful. I just love her singing. Saw her in concert in 72. Class act. The sun will dim when she leaves this physical realm. Such a very beautiful lady n collection of songs. Sigh. Thank you big bunches Phil. And watching you is also quite awesome. Blessings.

[@willtopper]

I went to several concerts at Red Rocks in 77 . One of them was Linda the other was the Dead. The best 2 concerts of my life.

[@Buzzcook]

Blue Bayou is a wonderful song that anyone can sing, well at least in the shower. Linda shows that there's a difference between a cover of a song and a version of a song. Ronstadt was moving from country to pop and you can hear both influences in this version that make it stand on its own when compared to the Orbison original.

[@kyronhuigens582]

Her “version,” not a cover. Thank you. That’s a really useful way to think about it. Does her justice.

[@jondavwal13]

Orbison said "Blue Bayou is Linda's now, not mine."

[@julieanna50]

How can you imitate so many people? You certainly know how to sing!!!

[@cheneyrobert]

Somehow in the summer of 76 I was in San Francisco and ended up in the front row to see Linda and the Eagles…..I was mesmerised gazing up at her…..my lord she could sing….and all the other musicians she helped along the way….. I hope she is surrounded by family and love……Linda is in a class of her own 👏👏👏👏 Fil you’re in your element with Linda 👏👏👏great video 👍🏻🥂

[@amandavanheerden7980]

Linda is the real deal. Gorgeous vocal timbre, excellent natural pitch, stunning tone and loaded with emotion. I've sung this song hundreds of times and I still love listening to Linda singing it. Outstanding. Pitch is all about hearing the note perfectly in your head first, then the voice follows.

[@rmacdougallaliasdogviticus]

Another great analysis Fil. So glad I ignored the negative review I read about her way back in the late 60's. 'Long Long Time' is one of my fav goosebump generators and her cover of the Stones 'Tumbling Dice' is simply awesome and my favorite version of that song.

[@I_Palaver]

Negative reviews? On Linda? So many? What were you reading, some home improvement magazines? Golf Journal?

[@argusfleibeit1165]

@@I_Palaver Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone had a career-long bug up their ass against Ronstadt. Album after album, they tore her apart. They should be ashamed of their treatment of one of our greatest vocal artists.

[@janetf23]

@@argusfleibeit1165 Agree👏

[@jill7111]

Long, Long Time is one of my favorites. You listen to the words and you listen to the voice. And you feel complete heartbreak.

[@alunchurcher7060]

Linda had a great voice for many years, and she could belt it out when required too as with this song.

[@hannahmore9118]

Perfect voice. Rare. Extraordinary. ♡

[@cindypowers4993]

I wanted to be Linda Ronstadt when I was younger (ok, a LOT younger....☺️). Her voice was crazy great, loved her country/rock sound, and last, but not least, she was good friends with the Eagles....(whom I was extra crazy about!) Also, she was on Broadway with "Pirates of Penzance". Linda could do it all!

[@drewpall2598]

Cindy Powers... Thanks for sharing who you wanted to be as a child. Linda is one of a kind just like You! 😊

[@drewpall2598]

Cindy if you haven't seen this interview of Linda Ronstadt enjoy! Rare Linda Ronstadt 1970s interview talks about The Eagles kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWiUaZSorrF4o68

[@cindypowers4993]

@@drewpall2598 Aww, that's so sweet Drew, but you know there will only be one Linda Ronstadt! I truly did love to sing, and be like her, but alas it was not meant to be. Thanks for the link, I've just watched the video, and she was fantastic, just a sweet lady. Loved to hear her experiences with the Eagles in the early days. ✌️💙

[@dianecooper7502]

Some of the Eagles were her back up band and she told they should get together and be their own band. She kind of created the Eagles.

[@drewpall2598]

@@dianecooper7502 you might like the Linda Ronstadt interview link I pass along to Cindy. 🙂

[@lorimontcalm9086]

I can tell how much Fil is enjoying this by playing the performance all the way through, plus his grin while listening! Thank you Fil. Hugs from 🇨🇦

[@jomercer21113]

Linda's voice will never fail to thrill me.

[@lobster4501]

This has nothing to do with this song… Lol… In the early 90s I used to date Linda Ronstadt’s cousin Michelle… I went to Linda’s house one time for Thanksgiving… In Arizona… She was really nice

[@rorygay7284]

Full metal. I'm very jealous.

[@TheVigilant109]

Thanks for the wonderful analysis Fil. Linda was a fantastic talent. Also love her singling with Emmy Lou and Dolly on the Trio albums

[@nancy9891]

So beautiful. Thanks Fil for playing Linda.

[@kylecompton3305]

This is one of the most beloved songs in the US, across all genres and ages. Her range is not even possible! She really is the first woman, on her own headline, to fill stadiums and arenas. It will take you ages to discover her immense and varied catalog! Unfortunately, she has been sidelined by Parkinson's for the last 20 years, and there will be no more tours. She had quite a run!

[@sandyschroeder1231]

I've seen her live. She is sheer perfection!

[@paulsmith8212]

Linda Ronstadt is and was always amazing . In the early 70’s I was coming home from military service to my parents home in St Petersburg, Fl . They lived directly on the water in an area called Big Bayou. I have always imposed the words Blue Bayou to Big Bayou and it fits pretty well. Your no good was another favorite. Thank You Linda .

[@sharronbennett8990]

No one can ever fill her shoes! Just had a Linda jag a couple of weekends ago.Saw her at the Summit in the late 70's. Absolutely the best in the business in my opinion. Catch her petformance on KZbin when she was in Germany. She sang Down So Low and it's perfection!!! Lovely Linda.....Thanks!

[@lyallg8112]

I never saw her live but grew up hearing Linda’s voice all over the radio. That performance of Down So Low in Germany is one of the treasures that I’ve discovered on utube….and I visit it often. Funny, I also referred to it in my comment under this post.. scrolling down and I found your comment😊

[@bettiblanchard873]

When she started belting out, my hair stood straight up and I got goose bumps.

[@rayva1]

Her vocals shift between the chest voice and the head voice. Her cue is when she suddenly hits the high notes from a low register.

[@jeffreythaw3333]

Fil...you are the best!

[@lnl3237]

Thank you, Fil, for all the respect you show Ms. Ronstadt. For someone who is only mildly musically literate, it is wonderful for my mind to learn what my heart knows.

[@valley5617]

Well put

[@johnkotches8320]

When you think about the fact that these are live, one-shot moments in time without the "benefit" of modern technology, it's mind boggling. There's one spot where she dances around the note (maybe around the "world is mine"). Now imagine having to sing backup behind that talented a singer. 🙂

[@MsVintagejazz]

Don Henley did magnificent backing vocals for her. I identified them way after becoming an Eagles fan and his harmonies are always so spot on that when I found out it was him I was so thrilled! He sings so carefully so as not to overshadow her and really does such a great job.

[@dannysgirl1549]

I wondered when you’d get around to my favorite female singer. ❤️

[@MikeCoggan]

First, I must admit she was my high school crush (74-77). What is so amazing about her , is her versatility + excellence across genres. Her awards and nominations. Grammys - Rock, Pop, Latin, Standards, Children's music, Folk, Country, Tropical Latin Tony - Leading Actress in a Musical* Golden Globe - Leading Actress in a movie* *The last two were for the stage and movie versions of "Pirates of Penzance" - a Comic Opera - She could rock Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly tunes, cover Smokey Robinson and Little Anthony R&B ballads, repopularize big band, pull off fronting one of the top Mariachi bands, angelically harmonize with Emmy Lou Harris and Dolly Parton, early 80s New Wave, beautiful duets with Aaron Neville, James Ingram and yes Kermit the Frog 🐸, and friggin opera. She also was instrumental with other artists - like the Eagles and covering songs by Warren Zevon and Karla Bonoff she really helped them gain popularity (listen to Warren Zevon's "Hasten Down the Wind" from the live "Stand in the Fire" live album - Warren acknowledges her saving him "from starvation" There are not many artists who have had as much success without really doing original music as her. She also was one of the female artists who helped pave the way for those who followed her, it was predominantly a male industry when she was coming up. Highly recommend the "Still Within the Sound of my Voice" documentary about her made a couple years ago. Watching interviews with her - she is intelligent, articulate, strong and surprisingly humble. Maybe just a little bit attractive too 🙄🤣😂

[@Believe30]

Saw her around 1988 in L.A. ♡♡♡♡♡

[@Branner]

However great this might seem, it's the late 70s, before Linda did Pirates of Penzance and La Boheme. After she tackled those more classical efforts, she trained in ways she never had. And her voice became actually even better, rounder, fuller in her midrange and more comfortable in her head voice. Linda always had amazing talent, but by the time she did the Nelson Riddle albums, she also had incredible control. Seeing her live throughout these changes was amazing. After she did the Riddle albums and then the mariachi music, she was really brilliant live. Always a great talent who became an even greater singer.

[@michaelbeerbados3291]

her album "Canciones de mi Padre" is a must have. She is amazing

[@wallhagens2001]

Agreed!

[@danbgt]

I was born in 1950. My brother was 7 years older than me and had a small collection of “45’s”. I started listening to those record at 5 and 6 years old and beating in stuff. Started playing drums in 1962 and played in a few bands until the early 70’s. All this to say that I grew up with the best music of all times. Had a huge crush in Linda Ronstadt. There is no music like that anymore. There is a reason why you still hear this stuff in stores and on commercials.

[@jcdbrw]

She phenomenal! Awesome song and music. I lived through the greatest music history, IMO.

[@I_Palaver]

Phenomenal is an understatement but it'll do for lack of a better word to describe her, There are no words.

[@pbohearn]

Was listening to Linda the whole way home tonight on a night ride in Portugal. I actually heard a song she recorded that I never heard before- a duet with Aaron Neville. I smiled because I’ve listened to her for almost 50 years and I thought I knew every song she recorded, but I got to hear her beautiful duet for the very first time! ❤ to Linda!

[@lamusiclover2264]

She did an entire album on which he appears on several songs. You would enjoy it. It's called " Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind ." I don't know which song you heard but their duet "Somewhere Out There" was from an animated film, "An American Tail".

[@garyarmstrong9542]

Lovely Linda was always spot on with everything and sexy in the process!