Didn't start using UA-cam till last October after seeing the documentary on Ms. Ronstadt. I wanted to track down the clips I saw in the film. Only now are clips that were posted over 10 years ago showing up in my recommendations. Last night, I revised the video of her singing Different Drum at the Bitter End in NYC in the late 60's, and this morning I find a video of her singing this magnificent song the year she turned 60! She felt the difference in her voice as that insidious disease began its onslaught, but my untrained ears only hear that beautiful, textured, and tender voice that is now as familiar to me as my own mediocre one. Yes, God blessed her with a sublime vocal instrument at birth, but she worked tirelessly and endlessly to use it to perfection. This video was my "joy fix" for the day!
I wish I could have attended one of her concerts during her classic standard ballad era. I’m glad she quietly still is with us. Linda Ronstadt is a genuine gift of vocal magic in the annals of music history - much missed and never forgotten!!!
What an unbelievable talent. Linda Ronstadt is my idol and a great influence on my music today. From country to jazz to pop to motown; from original songs to remakes-an absolute unrivaled star that is still one of the best selling singers of all time. Jodie Rocco
does she have perfect pitch?? I have never ever heard her hit a wrong note...i mean live.. regardless of the band.. she kills me and bewitches me also.. sublime... simple and pure.. even with a cell phone video like this.. she is just fantastic.. damn parkinson's ...
The raw talent is unbelievable. And nobody talks about her anymore....probably because she doesn’t prance around the stage half naked singing with auto tune, or even worse, lip syncing. How times change.
It's The Talent! Strong when needed,Soft when called for.A great singer in more than one style.Americans need too get off physical appearance and just listen .Singing with pathos wonderful intonation aways in key ,no weak notes ever.Wonderful presentation.
im just 22 yrs old and i really really love this song..my boyfriend gave me a cd compilation of his songs for me and he include this one.just so sweet...
Fantastic....The Stones, Ms. Ronstadt, Rod Stewart, and even some cats in their 90's here in NYC more than hold their own. Sixty is YOUNG and gets younger every year, no?
Incredible, i love it, i love it, and love linda with all my heart!!!!! Long live this Beautifull Country, of the Brave and Free. USA!!!! Viva Mexico!!!!!!! aahhhua!!!!!! She sings Old Mexican Classics Greater then anyone else aswell!!! Its sad to see all the greed and corruption plagueing Mexico.:( All my best wishes to her, the fans as well. And may God bless us all!!!!
Ah Linda...my lovely Linda. I'm sure you may at times feel badly that you can't do this anymore, but you are I'm sure thrilled that you have done it unlike the rest of us who can only dream.
she is always gorgeous to me, audio sounds if recorded of a "wild sound mike" in the room, but can not lessen the clarity of her voice, a female Sinatra if there can be such a thing..
I saw Linda in concert in Las Vegas the infamous night and she did NOT say those things she was accused of saying. She said OTHER things that The Aladdin may not have seen 100% eye to eye with (think I know what it was--and trust me, it was an insignificant deal, but an executive's ego (!) likely got bruised over it). I LOVE her pop/rock work AND her jazz work!!! ;-)
Her voice is as good today as it was when she did Different Drum 41 years ago! She was the sexiest woman alive in the seventies, but like all of us, age did a number on her. But not that voice!!!! I have every album she recorded from 1969 up to 1982. If ever anyone deserved to be in the R&R Hall of Fame AND the Country Music Hall of Fame, it is Linda Ronstadt! Feel free to disagree but those are the facts!
I love Linda, she's damn good. But the cigar goes to Barbra on this one. Some people need to understand that there are a number of Linda's, but only one BARBRA!!!!!
I would rather see Linda with weight on her compared to the trash they call singers today that roll around naked who COULDN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO MS. RONSTADT
Wrong. Linda got Hashimoto's, a thyroid condition, in the mid 1990s, when she was 50, and that stayed with her until she wasted down due to Parkinson's PSP as the disease progressed. Linda is now a fragile, thin, elderly lady in her late 70s.
Didn't start using UA-cam till last October after seeing the documentary on Ms. Ronstadt. I wanted to track down the clips I saw in the film. Only now are clips that were posted over 10 years ago showing up in my recommendations. Last night, I revised the video of her singing Different Drum at the Bitter End in NYC in the late 60's, and this morning I find a video of her singing this magnificent song the year she turned 60! She felt the difference in her voice as that insidious disease began its onslaught, but my untrained ears only hear that beautiful, textured, and tender voice that is now as familiar to me as my own mediocre one. Yes, God blessed her with a sublime vocal instrument at birth, but she worked tirelessly and endlessly to use it to perfection.
This video was my "joy fix" for the day!
It´s hard to believe that Linda is in her sixties and her voice is still a miracle!
God bless her!
I wish I could have attended one of her concerts during her classic standard ballad era.
I’m glad she quietly still is with us.
Linda Ronstadt is a genuine gift of vocal magic in the annals of music history - much missed and never forgotten!!!
What an unbelievable talent. Linda Ronstadt is my idol and a great influence on my music today. From country to jazz to pop to motown; from original songs to remakes-an absolute unrivaled star that is still one of the best selling singers of all time.
Jodie Rocco
does she have perfect pitch?? I have never ever heard her hit a wrong note...i mean live.. regardless of the band.. she kills me and bewitches me also.. sublime... simple and pure.. even with a cell phone video like this.. she is just fantastic.. damn parkinson's ...
I've been bewitched, bothered, & bewildered by Linda Ronstadt since the Stone Poneys. Still am.
The raw talent is unbelievable. And nobody talks about her anymore....probably because she doesn’t prance around the stage half naked singing with auto tune, or even worse, lip syncing.
How times change.
She is simply incredible.
This woman IS just one of the most talented and brilliant singer of our century , magical voice ...this clip IS absolutly fantastic thanx
It's The Talent! Strong when needed,Soft when called for.A great singer in more than one style.Americans need too get off physical appearance and just listen .Singing with pathos wonderful intonation aways in key ,no weak notes ever.Wonderful presentation.
Wow,what pipes, you've still got it Linda,
fantastic as always.
im just 22 yrs old and i really really love this song..my boyfriend gave me a cd compilation of his songs for me and he include this one.just so sweet...
She still has her voice here OMG i clapped as well when she finished the song 👏👏👏👏👏
May her voice never change-one of the greatest of all time.
I LOVE LINDA!
A truly incredible talent.
I agree, that last note is just ... wow.
♥♥♥ Linda Ronstadt ♥♥♥
Great song... In 1949 Doris Day hit the bilbords in number 9 with this song.
And still her voice has wings...Some songs like these remind me of you,Linda.Beautiful!
I never get tired of listening to Linda doing this Rodgers & Hart tune.Timeless.
Happy 63rd to Linda, today, 7-14-09 Thanks for over 40 years of great music! The Lady can still sing!
WOW Linda, you've still got it, what a voice.
Fantastic....The Stones, Ms. Ronstadt, Rod Stewart, and even some cats in their 90's here in NYC more than hold their own. Sixty is YOUNG and gets younger every year, no?
Incredible, i love it, i love it, and love linda with all my heart!!!!!
Long live this Beautifull Country, of the Brave and Free. USA!!!!
Viva Mexico!!!!!!! aahhhua!!!!!! She sings Old Mexican Classics Greater then anyone else aswell!!! Its sad to see all the greed and corruption plagueing Mexico.:(
All my best wishes to her, the fans as well. And may God bless us all!!!!
Hope you're still there, Joram. Beautiful sentiments. God bless us everyone from everywhere!
Ah Linda...my lovely Linda. I'm sure you may at times feel badly that you can't do this anymore, but you are I'm sure thrilled that you have done it unlike the rest of us who can only dream.
Beautiful woman.!! one of favorite songs ever....
I flatter myself with comparisons of our voices, loving the music, hers and the noise I make singing our songs.
I think Linda does these songs superbly
That box set of Linda with Nelson Riddle remains superb from both of them to this day. An evergreen.
I’m Speechless....
she is always gorgeous to me, audio sounds if recorded of a "wild sound mike" in the room, but can not lessen the clarity of her voice, a female Sinatra if there can be such a thing..
I saw Linda in concert in Las Vegas the infamous night and she did NOT say those things she was accused of saying. She said OTHER things that The Aladdin may not have seen 100% eye to eye with (think I know what it was--and trust me, it was an insignificant deal, but an executive's ego (!) likely got bruised over it). I LOVE her pop/rock work AND her jazz work!!! ;-)
Wonderful.
One of the all time great people and singers! LInda I love you!
mama mia...she s GREATTTTTTT !!!!
I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS WOMAN.
her voice...man!
Fine Song!
Thanks for Posting!
Aloha from Hawaii!
I love you Linda R.
Even heavy, she is beauty and pitch and tone and tune. Never needs to force it really, just at the end for sustain and impact.. Damn I still would..
O timbre da Linda é muitíssimo pessoal. É menos técnico e mais caloroso. Muito bonito!
Her voice is as good today as it was when she did Different Drum 41 years ago! She was the sexiest woman alive in the seventies, but like all of us, age did a number on her. But not that voice!!!!
I have every album she recorded from 1969 up to 1982. If ever anyone deserved to be in the R&R Hall of Fame AND the Country Music Hall of Fame, it is Linda Ronstadt!
Feel free to disagree but those are the facts!
What a sad comment. Post a video when you reach her age and add sickness to that and we'll see what you look like.
Screw yer heavy, Linda is a 10 and a half!
what date was this, approx? TY
I love Linda, she's damn good. But the cigar goes to Barbra on this one. Some people need to understand that there are a number of Linda's, but only one BARBRA!!!!!
Is that because other singers spell Barbara correctly?
haha
This live version far exceeds the recorded version. Truth be told, her constant gazing at the teleprompter is distracting.
not better than Ella or Sinatra or Samuel Barnett.. But I like her song Different Drum :)
Crappy sound>
you knew she would get fat, she had that early 20's cheekyness that usually turns to mid 30s obesity, and it did, she's been heavy since 36
I would rather see Linda with weight on her compared to the trash they call singers today that roll around naked who COULDN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO MS. RONSTADT
Wrong. Linda got Hashimoto's, a thyroid condition, in the mid 1990s, when she was 50, and that stayed with her until she wasted down due to Parkinson's PSP as the disease progressed. Linda is now a fragile, thin, elderly lady in her late 70s.