I was one of the former, saw her live 1972 maybe 73 Austin TX have every album and CDs still listen to them. The current auto tuned pop divas today don’t hold a candle to her.
Linda is one of my all time favs! She was a world class singer and person (still has a wonderful presence about her). She can't sing anymore due to Parkinson's. I love that you are so enthusiastic about all eras of music! Music is soooo powerful. It is truly healing.
What I love about her she never over does it. She does everything in the right tone for the situation and turns it on when she should. Don’t forget la charedda
Linda is spectacular. Truly one of the best all-time female vocalists. Powerful, intimate, tender, clear, perfectly on pitch, etc etc. And she could do any genre and sound authentic.
A big Smokey Robinson (who co-wrote it) hit in the mid-1960s age of Soul Music. She re-interpreted it and sang it from a woman's view. She made a huge hit of it again as pop-country-rock ballad. The 1970s was the era of woman auteur-singer, but Linda wasn't a song write. She's just the best female singer of the past 50 years!
This is actually a pretty difficult song to sing. Being able to nail these highs and lows is tough. To actually tackle a Smoky Robinson song and do it well is a tribute to her abilities. Her range is incredible. This is such a GREAT show. A wonderful snapshot in time.
Love Linda. Love Smokey. This was great but please do some of her Mexican songs . . . La Chareada, La Cigarra, these are brilliant live performances (and i do mean performances) and you will love the outfits 😉 or, there is a live video on you tube of Down So Low that will blow your socks off! Oh the power! The passion! Love it! Lol
Linda could literally sing anything. I saw her in concert in the late 1970s and she sounded great live. Other great songs that she recorded are "Long Long Time", "Someone to lay down beside me", "when will I be loved" and "Tumblin' Dice" by the Rolling Stones. She did a great cover of it.
Watching younger folks discover these gems that were part of our child and young adulthood confirms that the soundtrack of our lives was pretty special. Yes we were blessed beyond words...
!. it is 60's music. 2. the lyrics are by America's greatest living Poet, 3.It's MOTOWN 4. It is being sang by one of the best American artists> DAH...we all win!
The summer of 1977 I followed Linda Ronstadt 5 New England states for 6 show . She is Simply amazing that album and the picture on the back cover I was a fan forever... GOD BLESS LINDA with her Health issues. ❤
Great Smokey Robinson song - he wrote some of the greatest songs every written. This and Tears of a clown have similar themes, and are amongst the best songs there are.
Linda,was one of the greatest singers ever inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and surely deserved it. She killed another Smokey song OOo Baby Baby. They did a fabulous duet together. Linda and Dusty Springfield are noted to do covers as good or better than the original One example Linda did the Stones Tumbling Dice better in my opinion.tho I'm a fan of the Stones.
Don Henley and Glen Frye of the Eagles were in her band and she fully supported them leaving to start their own group. A great singer and a supporter of all kinds of music
Such an amazing classic song. Smokey made it a huge hit that still works after decades!!! And add Linda's perfect cover ....her voice is perfection. Great one! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love Linda, she definitely moved to beat of her own drum. Loved her faith in herself in the face of her label telling her if she did something (Like make a Latin album, classical standards, which both went multi platinum, in fact the Latin album is the largest selling Latin music album in American History.) it would her career. Opera, she did it, Broadway, she did it. Just a legendary performer.
I just found a song by Tanya Tucker, Dearest Linda. It's a lovely tribute to Linda. It made me cry all over again for the loss of Linda's voice. Pleasse, please do Desperado & Long, Long Time. Thank you.
@__.Miss_brittreacts Thank you so much for the invitation but I won't be able to do that. I am 3 mos. younger than Linda. That makes me 77 yrs. old & I am a complete technophobe. Linda has truly been the background of my life. I'd put a heart at the end of this but I don't know how! ;-D Hey, that's an emoji isn't it?!
I see you've become a fan of Linda. Welcome to the club! She always gives 100% to all her performance and recordings. And yes the writing on this song is top notch as you discovered. She has so many songs for you to discover that its hard to pick just one recommendation but a recent one that has become popular recently is her rendition of "Long Long Time".
Peter ASher has said, "One of Linda’s remarkable abilities is finding songs that she can do and then wrestling a whole new meaning and intensity out of them. When she sings a song you can believe it."
I love the Country Rock take on this. Like yous said - Linda's always great, but she has a really good band as well. Especially Andrew Gold and Kenny Edwards.
I say this on every reaction you do to Linda Ronstadt, and maybe someday you will get to it. You've got to check out the studio cut off her smash hit from the mid-70s, Back in the USA. From the album, Living in the USA. You want to hear her belt and totally rock while just killing you with her sexiness the whole time? You've got to hear it. You have got to hear it.
Johnny Rivers recorded this a few years before Linda did. You should check out some of his songs, like "Secret Agent Man", "Memphis", "Seventh Son", "Wrong Side of the Tracks", etc.
Hey Britt. You know, I've been watching your reaction videos a while now, and when you break into the music and sing a few notes of our own to demonstrate the points you're making...you sound GREAT. Why not try and release a few songs yourself? I think you 'get' music. You always seem to understand all the little nuances and the subtle technicalities which make music sound great. Basically, I'd love to hear you sing yourself. What do you say? 🙋♂ ❤ 🙋♂ ❤
Did you know that Don Henley and Glen Frey of the Eagles were in her first band. The started writing together while touring with her and soon formed the Eagles.
Smokey wrote some of the best lines in music history. One of my favorites, " if good looks were a minute you know that you could be an hour". It doesn't sound cheesy when its written by Smokey in a song for The Temptations, one of the biggest hits for Motown "The Way You Do The Things You Do".
I saw Linda in concert at Jones Beach. The Neville Brothers opened for her. An amazing memorable show. Ronstadt has released 24 studio albums and 15 compilation or greatest hits albums. She charted 38 US Billboard Hot 100 singles. Twenty-one of those singles reached the top 40, ten reached the top 10, and one reached number one ("You're No Good"). Ronstadt also charted in UK as two of her duets, "Somewhere Out There" with James Ingram and "Don't Know Much" with Aaron Neville, peaked at numbers 8 and 2 respectively and the single "Blue Bayou" reached number 35 on the UK Singles charts. She has charted 36 albums, ten top-10 albums, and three number 1 albums on the US Billboard Pop Album Chart.
This is a prime example what you get when you take the genius of a Smokey song with voice and talent of Linda. The is also a recording that you have to listen to multiple times. The band's instumental back up is wonderfu. The harmonies blend in and come in at the right times. The arrangement is spot on. The latter you can really hear when she sings, "the smile is my make-up, ever since my break up". And, again, thank you Smokey for that rhyme.
Your getter alot more closer now too 130k how awesome great video awesome voice another great reaction by you again thank you so much for sharing this video with us love it Britt.👍
Hey Britt if you have not yet you most definitely need to review her best song which is You're No Good. The studio version is perfect but if you enjoy the video and seeing the band which I know you do there's several versions online which are amazing
I had such a crush on Linda when I was a teenager. I love listening to her. But Smokey’s recording of this song is the definitive version in my opinion.
This was a hit in 1965 for Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, and again for Linda in 1975. Since you just listen to Little Feat, listen to Linda sing Willin'. Also her cover of the Stones' Tumbling Dice.
nice reaction…. hopefully you’ll do a reaction Linda singing “Way Down Low”. You’ll see a studio version with backup singers and live version just her singing the song. Both great versions however I prefer the live version. I’m literally in awe after watching that performance of hers. Performed in Germany during her European tour.
Linda Ronstadt has an incredible, powerful voice. I don’t know if you have done a reaction to the original version by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, if you haven’t - you should. Another version that is so good is Adam Lambert’s version when he was on American Idol. When Smokey Robinson writes a song, he tells a story and that is one of the things that I love about his music. So good…just so, so, so good!
There are two other versions of this song that Linda sings. It would be wonderful if you reacted to them. The first is the in studio version and second when she sings with Smokey Robinson. I think it was a Motown anniversary show. Please continue to react to Linda.
Britt! You Have to react to Linda and Mariachi Vargas performing La Charreada! She decided she was going to do a tribute to her Mexican roots. Seriously , a must👌
Gorgeous important pipes especially Live. Powerful and tender surrounded by devoted talented players. Unadorned authentic heartbreak. Very rare songbird. Linda...sigh.
Smokey Robinson is a genius song writer and performer. You should react to him, too. Sometimes as Smokey Robinson and the Micalcles and sometimes on his own. And YES it was a big hit for Smokey.
You said, Britt, that "there's something about the music that sound's nostalgic..." and that's because, as mentioned below, it was originally from the 60's by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.
Really enjoying your reactions. Would love to see your reaction to Linda Ronstadt's concert in Mexico, "Canciones de Mi Padre"(Songs of My Father) where she sings with Mariachi Vargas. Any song in that production is pure gold. Thank you for all the joy you bring with your reactions
MY LADY, it just amazes me how intuitive you are breaking down all facets of a song,no matter what genre music you are reacting to! You must be in the music business or damn well should be. I would love you to react to one of my son's music videos if at all possible-with a nice donation of course. For I truly believe you are by far the very best reactor on UA-cam... Anyway, much appreciation for what you do and say! Stay well
Anyone who wants to know what pefectly blended harmonies sound like, look no further than the combo of Linda Ronstadt and JD Souther. They were magical together. The only ones whose vocal harmonies match and blend so well,and are soi beautiful, maybe the Carpeners or Simon and Garfunkel. Ronstadt and Souther's harmonies together are blissful ear candy. 💯
Linda Ronstadt can do no wrong. Her diverse recordings are pure gold.
Ronstadt could sing the phonebook and I'd listen. Smokey Robinson wrote this and had a big hit with it.
She and Karen Carpenter... different voices, but the same effect....
@@GhostWatcher2024 there is a video of Linda singing with Smoky on this and another song.
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Also another version, covered by Johnny Rivers
Willie Nelson said it best. “There are two kinds of guys in the world, those that are in love with LR, and those that don’t know who she is.”
I was one of the former, saw her live 1972 maybe 73 Austin TX have every album and CDs still listen to them. The current auto tuned pop divas today don’t hold a candle to her.
@@timmackey2896 I’m still one of the former.
Willie Nelson said that about Emmylou Harris, not Linda.
@@angel1329us does it really matter?
@@alankoemel3168of course it does but thanks for asking
Linda is one of my all time favs! She was a world class singer and person (still has a wonderful presence about her). She can't sing anymore due to Parkinson's. I love that you are so enthusiastic about all eras of music! Music is soooo powerful. It is truly healing.
If you want to hear her as a powerhouse. Watch her sing La Charreda !
What I love about her she never over does it. She does everything in the right tone for the situation and turns it on when she should. Don’t forget la charedda
Smokey Robinson wrote this tune. He was an incredible song writer/singer... and Linda did this song well. Both versions are fantastic.
Linda is spectacular. Truly one of the best all-time female vocalists. Powerful, intimate, tender, clear, perfectly on pitch, etc etc. And she could do any genre and sound authentic.
A big Smokey Robinson (who co-wrote it) hit in the mid-1960s age of Soul Music. She re-interpreted it and sang it from a woman's view. She made a huge hit of it again as pop-country-rock ballad. The 1970s was the era of woman auteur-singer, but Linda wasn't a song write. She's just the best female singer of the past 50 years!
Linda has a song call "A Long Long Time" that is a beautiful song.
Linda is my favorite female singer! She could sing anything you wanted her to sing. Love her and have all of record albums in my collection. ❤️ ❤❤❤❤❤
She has one of the best enunciations of any singer I've ever heard.
I SO love everything about Linda,,,,,shes one of a kind
This is actually a pretty difficult song to sing. Being able to nail these highs and lows is tough. To actually tackle a Smoky Robinson song and do it well is a tribute to her abilities. Her range is incredible. This is such a GREAT show. A wonderful snapshot in time.
"This is a hit!" Yep, twice. Once for Smokey Robinson and then again years later for Linda Ronstadt. Great song.
I could listen to Linda sing anything.
The best part is that, with Linda, it could actually be ANYTHING.
Love Linda. Love Smokey. This was great but please do some of her Mexican songs . . . La Chareada, La Cigarra, these are brilliant live performances (and i do mean performances) and you will love the outfits 😉 or, there is a live video on you tube of Down So Low that will blow your socks off! Oh the power! The passion! Love it! Lol
Her performances are always impeccable. She is stunningly talented. 🌺✌️
Anything written by Smokey is fantastic.
May I suggest Ooh Baby Baby by him. Best slow dance song ever.
I got to see her sing that with Smokey at the Forum in LA. Talk about memorable.
Wow, I've never seen her. Saw Smokey many many years ago with Miracles at Carter Baron in DC.
It's a great song and Linda's voice has a unique quality. Everything she does is the best. Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!
Linda could literally sing anything. I saw her in concert in the late 1970s and she sounded great live. Other great songs that she recorded are "Long Long Time", "Someone to lay down beside me", "when will I be loved" and "Tumblin' Dice" by the Rolling Stones. She did a great cover of it.
One of the best voices ever! Could argue the best since she killed it in so many genres of music
Watching younger folks discover these gems that were part of our child and young adulthood confirms that the soundtrack of our lives was pretty special. Yes we were blessed beyond words...
!. it is 60's music. 2. the lyrics are by America's greatest living Poet, 3.It's MOTOWN 4. It is being sang by one of the best
American artists> DAH...we all win!
One of my all time favorite Linda songs. And your reaction and analysis- spot on. I enjoy quality reactions with intelligent commentary like yours.
The summer of 1977 I followed Linda Ronstadt 5 New England states for
6 show . She is Simply amazing that album and the picture on the back cover I was a fan forever... GOD BLESS LINDA with her Health issues. ❤
Hi Britt. Great job on your Channel.
Great Smokey Robinson song - he wrote some of the greatest songs every written. This and Tears of a clown have similar themes, and are amongst the best songs there are.
Linda once said she had a crush on Smokey Robinson.
Linda,was one of the greatest singers ever inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and surely deserved it. She killed another Smokey song OOo Baby Baby. They did a fabulous duet together. Linda and Dusty Springfield are noted to do covers as good or better than the original One example Linda did the Stones Tumbling Dice better in my opinion.tho I'm a fan of the Stones.
Don Henley and Glen Frye of the Eagles were in her band and she fully supported them leaving to start their own group. A great singer and a supporter of all kinds of music
Such an amazing classic song. Smokey made it a huge hit that still works after decades!!! And add Linda's perfect cover ....her voice is perfection. Great one! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love Linda, she definitely moved to beat of her own drum. Loved her faith in herself in the face of her label telling her if she did something (Like make a Latin album, classical standards, which both went multi platinum, in fact the Latin album is the largest selling Latin music album in American History.) it would her career. Opera, she did it, Broadway, she did it. Just a legendary performer.
I just found a song by Tanya Tucker, Dearest Linda. It's a lovely tribute to Linda. It made me cry all over again for the loss of Linda's voice. Pleasse, please do Desperado & Long, Long Time. Thank you.
@__.Miss_brittreacts Thank you so much for the invitation but I won't be able to do that. I am 3 mos. younger than Linda. That makes me 77 yrs. old & I am a complete technophobe. Linda has truly been the background of my life. I'd put a heart at the end of this but I don't know how! ;-D Hey, that's an emoji isn't it?!
I see you've become a fan of Linda. Welcome to the club! She always gives 100% to all her performance and recordings. And yes the writing on this song is top notch as you discovered. She has so many songs for you to discover that its hard to pick just one recommendation but a recent one that has become popular recently is her rendition of "Long Long Time".
Peter ASher has said, "One of Linda’s remarkable abilities is finding songs that she can do and then wrestling a whole new meaning and intensity out of them. When she sings a song you can believe it."
Linda is Great and a little known song Love has no Pride i think was Awesome very Sad and you can feel the words
Ronstadt & Smokey performed a duet of this song and "Ooh Baby Baby" at the Motown 25 special in 1983.
I love the Country Rock take on this. Like yous said - Linda's always great, but she has a really good band as well. Especially Andrew Gold and Kenny Edwards.
I say this on every reaction you do to Linda Ronstadt, and maybe someday you will get to it. You've got to check out the studio cut off her smash hit from the mid-70s, Back in the USA. From the album, Living in the USA. You want to hear her belt and totally rock while just killing you with her sexiness the whole time? You've got to hear it. You have got to hear it.
I was lucky enough to see Linda Ronstadt in concert back in the 70s...she was and still is awesome.
Johnny Rivers recorded this a few years before Linda did. You should check out some of his songs, like "Secret Agent Man", "Memphis", "Seventh Son", "Wrong Side of the Tracks", etc.
On top of everything Linda was/is with her passionate vocals, she ALWAYS had stellar musicians behind her. The Eagles are a prime example.
Hey Britt. You know, I've been watching your reaction videos a while now, and when you break into the music and sing a few notes of our own to demonstrate the points you're making...you sound GREAT. Why not try and release a few songs yourself? I think you 'get' music. You always seem to understand all the little nuances and the subtle technicalities which make music sound great. Basically, I'd love to hear you sing yourself. What do you say? 🙋♂ ❤ 🙋♂ ❤
I love the way Britt sings parts of these songs. I would to here her do some covers.
I second that emotion!
Did you know that Don Henley and Glen Frey of the Eagles were in her first band. The started writing together while touring with her and soon formed the Eagles.
Smokey wrote some of the best lines in music history. One of my favorites, " if good looks were a minute you know that you could be an hour".
It doesn't sound cheesy when its written by Smokey in a song for The Temptations, one of the biggest hits for Motown "The Way You Do The Things You Do".
This one. Omg. I love her.
I saw Linda in concert at Jones Beach. The Neville Brothers opened for her. An amazing memorable show.
Ronstadt has released 24 studio albums and 15 compilation or greatest hits albums. She charted 38 US Billboard Hot 100 singles. Twenty-one of those singles reached the top 40, ten reached the top 10, and one reached number one ("You're No Good"). Ronstadt also charted in UK as two of her duets, "Somewhere Out There" with James Ingram and "Don't Know Much" with Aaron Neville, peaked at numbers 8 and 2 respectively and the single "Blue Bayou" reached number 35 on the UK Singles charts. She has charted 36 albums, ten top-10 albums, and three number 1 albums on the US Billboard Pop Album Chart.
This is a prime example what you get when you take the genius of a Smokey song with voice and talent of Linda. The is also a recording that you have to listen to multiple times.
The band's instumental back up is wonderfu. The harmonies blend in and come in at the right times. The arrangement is spot on. The latter you can really hear when she sings, "the smile is my make-up, ever since my break up". And, again, thank you Smokey for that rhyme.
It's an old Smokey Robinson song. Ronstadt had an amazing voice. I appreciate your reviews.
I love her music
She got the Smokey seal of approval plus some great steel guitar. Thanks I haven't listened to Linda sing this in awile.
Your getter alot more closer now too 130k how awesome great video awesome voice another great reaction by you again thank you so much for sharing this video with us love it Britt.👍
Sorry Britt I can't get telegram on my tablet
You will love, "Long, Long Time", by Linda. One of her first songs after she left the Stone Poney's.
Hey Britt if you have not yet you most definitely need to review her best song which is You're No Good. The studio version is perfect but if you enjoy the video and seeing the band which I know you do there's several versions online which are amazing
In 1983 Motown had a reunion in Detroit. Linda got to sing this song with Smokey
One of my all-time favorite female artists so sad that her voice has been stolen from her by that horrible disease!
I love the Smokey Robinson version of this, and this version is good too. And I also like a lot the version by Paul Young and The Q Tips.
Loved Linda back in the day❣️You should give a listen to Adam Lambert singing this during his time on American Idol. Beautiful.
I had such a crush on Linda when I was a teenager. I love listening to her. But Smokey’s recording of this song is the definitive version in my opinion.
Smokey Robinson wrote a gem here, and his version is crazy good.
This was a hit in 1965 for Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, and again for Linda in 1975. Since you just listen to Little Feat, listen to Linda sing Willin'. Also her cover of the Stones' Tumbling Dice.
nice reaction…. hopefully you’ll do a reaction Linda singing “Way Down Low”. You’ll see a studio version with backup singers and live version just her singing the song. Both great versions however I prefer
the live version. I’m literally
in awe after watching that
performance of hers. Performed in Germany during her European tour.
It is nostalgic filled with lots of real emotion and story lines.
Linda Ronstadt has an incredible, powerful voice. I don’t know if you have done a reaction to the original version by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, if you haven’t - you should. Another version that is so good is Adam Lambert’s version when he was on American Idol. When Smokey Robinson writes a song, he tells a story and that is one of the things that I love about his music. So good…just so, so, so good!
Great reaction to a fantastic cover. You also need to listen to the original with Smokey.
Linda also recorded great cover versions of popular songs by Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, and the Rolling Stones.
She sang this and "Ooh, Baby, Baby" as duets with Smokey Robinson on the TV special "Motown 25 Years.!
This is a combination of a legendary original and an iconic artist's interpretation.
She had the poster (and album cover) one holds up with one hand long before Farrah Fawcett.
So blessed with this singer 😊
Linda walks on water.
There are two other versions of this song that Linda sings. It would be wonderful if you reacted to them. The first is the in studio version and second when she sings with Smokey Robinson. I think it was a Motown anniversary show. Please continue to react to Linda.
Britt! You Have to react to Linda and Mariachi Vargas performing La Charreada! She decided she was going to do a tribute to her Mexican roots. Seriously , a must👌
Gorgeous important pipes especially Live. Powerful and tender surrounded by devoted talented players. Unadorned authentic heartbreak. Very rare songbird. Linda...sigh.
it is a great song!
Smokey Robinson is a genius song writer and performer. You should react to him, too. Sometimes as Smokey Robinson and the Micalcles and sometimes on his own. And YES it was a big hit for Smokey.
Love this song!
Beautiful ❤️🔥
You said, Britt, that "there's something about the music that sound's nostalgic..." and that's because, as mentioned below, it was originally from the 60's by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.
That voice is just insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Really enjoying your reactions. Would love to see your reaction to Linda Ronstadt's concert in Mexico, "Canciones de Mi Padre"(Songs of My Father) where she sings with Mariachi Vargas. Any song in that production is pure gold. Thank you for all the joy you bring with your reactions
MY LADY, it just amazes me how intuitive you are breaking down all facets of a song,no matter what genre music you are reacting to! You must be in the music business or damn well should be. I would love you to react to one of my son's music videos if at all possible-with a nice donation of course. For I truly believe you are by far the very best reactor on UA-cam... Anyway, much appreciation for what you do and say! Stay well
Cool that you loved the lyrics. Well, that was Smokey talking. It's his song and his lyrics. And it was a hit for Smokey also.
Love this version! Adam Lambert also performed this during his American Idol competition 😄 thanks for your reaction 💖🦋
If you want to hear the full force and beauty of Linda's voice, listen to her Spanish song, "La Cigarra". It won't disappoint.
Dylan said Smokey Robinson is the greatest living poet...after hearing this work & his catalog.
Ms. Ronstadt is a national treasure.
“WHEN WILL I BE LOVED”. 😊❤
Her Mariachi album is incredible
Linda Ronstadt and Mariachi Vargas - La Charreada
Yes 70s live music it's a vibe that I believe is lost because of all the studio instrumentals that are used now.
Good pick Britt :)
Great cover of the original recording by Smokey Robinson in the '60s.
Please review some Phobe Snow Harpo's Blues. They Linda and Phobe were besties even sang together
Anyone who wants to know what pefectly blended harmonies sound like, look no further than the combo of Linda Ronstadt and JD Souther. They were magical together. The only ones whose vocal harmonies match and blend so well,and are soi beautiful, maybe the Carpeners or Simon and Garfunkel. Ronstadt and Souther's harmonies together are blissful ear candy. 💯
What a song!
Linda is an awesome singer!!! React to Different Drum, by The Stone Poneys... Linda, when she was younger, was in this group.❤❤
Smokey did this one! So great! But Linda’s is great also. Obviously Smokey thinks so too. ❤
Old Motown tune. Fantastic
There's a warp core driving her vocals.
Listen to Adios Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys arranged it with the most beautiful harmony you have ever head....and Linda is Linda
SMOKY AND HER❤ Aaron NEVILLE
AT THE KENNEDY CENTER IS ALSO MUST. ENJOY ALL OF MY PAST. ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY. LOVE WATCHING YOU SPREAD MUSIC TO ALL❤