🎵 Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou REACTION
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This was 1977 (witten and first performed by the great Roy Orbison back in 1961). Linda Rondstat was georgeous with a gorgeous voice. We all fancied her back in the day.
Do you remember that poster of her? I can picture in my mind.
@@willasacco9898 Still have it.
@JujuBees very funny JuJuBees....we also enjoyed "JuJuBees" back in the day...it was a gelatin candy, similar to a "Gummy" of today...of course they were non toxic or hallucinogenic, unlike todays gummies...".back in the day," were better days...men were men........not sure I fancy your tone JuJu
**Including the Governor of California.
Fancied?
How about fantasized?
Linda Ronstadt was the dominant solo female artist of the 70s. She was mostly on the rock charts, but she could cross genres as easily as most people cross their living room. She later had a tremendous career singing traditional Spanish songs. She is a legend all over the world, and she's worthy of that adoration. And all of us guys were absolutely in love e with her in the 70s ❤
“When will I be loved” is another great one of hers-“You’re no good” is my favorite of hers.
I agree with you!
I'm gonna say it again
@@danzigmfers9488 baby you're no good
Willie Nelson described it this way: “There are two kinds of men in this world, those who have a crush on Linda Ronstadt, and those who have never heard of her” 🤣🎶💕👍
The Queen of Rock from the 70's
Linda can sing anything from blues, rock, country, opera, and Hispanic. She is fabulous 🤩
Such a beautiful lady with an equally beautiful voice.
"You're No Good", "When Will I Be Loved", and many more.
Her duet with Aaron Neville "Don't Know Much" is awesome. There's a live version from an awards show that's deeply touching. And please check out Aaron Neville's "Tell It Like It Is" if you haven't already.
Pipes of glory. Most sing what they think they can. Linda Ronstadt sang what she wanted. Always surrounded by devoted musicians. Deeply beloved in a dirty rotten business. Rocking or crooning the best Live vocals this side of the moon.
EXACTLY
Linda Is a living legend. She is of Mexican heritage. I recommend also “La Cigarra” for further proof of her vocal range🔥
Having grown up in Tucson, Arizona, she is equally at ease with both languages.
Linda, Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris made some great music together in a group called Trio you guys should check out too.
Linda Ronstadt = little woman HUGE in music in the 70's/early 80's
If you're a male that became a teenager growing up in the 70s like me, there is a high likelihood that you were crushing on Linda really hard.
Yes. Oh so true.
count me as 70's young dude.
Yep! ❤
And Jessi Colter. Peace out.
Yep, My Linda poster was right next to Farrah's!
Linda is one of the first women for me to "take special notice of" as a youngster, can't say crush since I was just 5 or so; 53 now and still think Linda Ronstadt is incredible beautiful. However I've come know she's a beautiful person with one of the best singing voice ever... Yeah, it's a crush.
This was one of my late mother's favorite songs. She did have such a beautiful, powerful voice. Sadly silenced by parkinson's
It was one of mother's favorite songs as well.
Linda was the rock heartthrob of guys in the '70s. It started with "Different Drum" and didn't stop.
Linda Ronstadt was huge in the 70s. She sold out arenas and stadiums for years, and her voice was powerful enough to fill those venues. She has a huge discography, and she could sing anything. She really rocked out. Look for her live in Atlanta 1976 doing TUMBLING DICE/YOU'RE NO GOOD MEDLEY. She also covered many ballads, Motown hits, and straight up country. She has an album of traditional Mexican songs (her father was Mexican- American), and she performed on Broadway in the operetta " Pirates of Penzance". She is my favorite performer.
I prefer the studio version of "You're no Good" because I love the instrumentals at the end that kind of get washed out in the live recordings.
Ok, thanks so much for all the unsolicited info/mini-biography on her...I for one will sleep much better tonight knowing all that...and if she is YOUR favorite performer then that is good enough for me and should be for anyone else as well!!!
@@CaptWalker What's your problem? That comment was directed to Brad & Lex. You should change hobbies from trolling to something less toxic. You are killing yourself.
Please check out her fabulous celebration of her Mexican heritage- the Mariachi style live show she toured -“
Songs of My Father”. You must watch her in costume with gorgeous dancers and musicians from Mexico. First song: La Choreado- it’ll blow your minds! She can sing any genre.
Linda can sing ballads or bangers and any in style of music you can imagine, she was a truly gifted and skilled vocalist and musical artist
Brad & Lex, you'll love her "When Will I Be Loved", " Heatwave", and "Different Drum" . She's got bangers too! One of the greatest voices of the 20th century!! Early in her career, some members of The Eagles we're in her backing band!
Also a super classic performance of Tumblin Dice from this very show.
Can't remember the exact year, but I don't think I was older than 20...so we'll say 1973-74. Anyway, I went to a large outdoor concert in a stadium in Tampa while I was staying with friends in Bradenton. Linda Ronstadt was in the lineup and she and her backup band were awesome. After she did a number of songs, she introduced her band and told the audience they were called the Eagles and had an album of their own coming out. The Eagles played about three or four songs and I was so impressed I told my friends "mark my words, you just saw a future super group". I called that one right!!!
Agreed.
Different drum!!!!
And not to forget the top selling non English language about in US history. Any genre, she thrived
The raw emotion in her voice is so thick, you can cut it with a knife. HEART Linda!
Underappreciated today but definitely respected back in the day
Linda Ronstadt was great musician and singer. She brought a lot of older music to modern pop ears. This is one example Roy Orbison's "Blue Bayou". Doris Troy's "Just One Look", Buddy Holly's " It Doesn't Matter Anymore" & "That'll Be The Day". Betty Everett's 'You're No Good", which was a #1 Pop hit for her, are just some examples. She also did Motown Smokey Robinson's "Tracks of My Tears" and "Ohh Baby Baby". She was the top Rock female artist of the 70s. Only she and Donna Summer could fill the big arena's, like the men back in the 70s. She had 6 top 10 hits on the Pop charts in the decade (behind Summer with 9 (4#1s), Olivia Newton John also had 9 top 10s, Streisand had 7), but like Donna Summer, Linda sold albums and lots of them (in the US market).
My wife knows the spanish version of this. She started singing in spanish while I was watching this.
Awesome
Let's not forget Linda Ronstadt's Heat Wave!
It would be very fitting for most of the US right now! lol
Imo I don't think there is a more versatile singer Than Linda Ronstadt. She had top 5 albums in pop, country and Hispanic. She also recorded American standards and was in an opera on Broadway. The Pirates of Penzance. She absolutely could do it all. Go any direction in her library and you will find great music. Love you 2 keep it up!!
Her voice was always so beautiful.
Her early backing band eventually became The Eagles.
You guys should react to more Linda Ronstadt…
"You're No Good", "Silver Threads & Golden Needles", "Desperado", "Love Is a Rose", "That'll Be the Day", "Long Long Time", "Different Drum", "When Will I Be Loved", "Love Has No Pride", "(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave", "It Doesn't Matter Anymore", "Tracks of my Tears"
🎸🤘
All great songs.
You forgot her cover of “Tumblin’ Dice”, one of my favorites.✌️❤️🎶
Most definitely! 😊
Surprised no one has yet mentioned that part of her back up band and group of performers morphed into the Eagles.
Also, duets with Aaron Neville, **Don't Know Much** and **All My Life**!!!🔥🔥🔥
Linda - huge in the 70s and 80s - is from Arizona. Is very proud of her Hispanic heritage. Love her❤️
Wife here...I'm a trained vocalist and this song is incredibly hard to sing.!!.Her voice is absolutely AMAZING!!
My favorite female vocalist of all time. Ann Wilson of Heart is a close second.
Mesmerizing. The Song was written by Roy Orbison, who performed it too.
In 1977, This became is Her Signature Song, and such a BIG Voice Linda has. Her work in Spanish is just as amazing.
That amazing voice carried her all the way to broadway. Not to mention 11 grammys, two country music awards, and an emmy. She also gave a just-starting group called the Eagles their break by having them perform as her backup group until they were ready to fly off to pursue their own legendary careers.
*Linda Ronstadt has sung pop, rock, country, folk, old Big Band standards, and classic mariachi and Mexican music, as she is part Hispanic from Tucson. You want vocal gymnastics? Check out "La Charreada!"*
That’s not auto tuned that’s raw talent right there
Clicked over as fast as I could for this one! Love Linda!!
Linda was a major star in the 70's, and has really become legendary.
Check out "Poor Poor Pitiful Me"... written by Warren Zevon, but made a hit by Linda's performance of it.
Linda sings a song in Spanish where one of the lines is "Pobre de mi" (poor me) from the song "Por Un Amor" (For a Love). That voice, pure and powerful.
Linda fits into so many genres beautifully
Love your comment "It's beautiful"! Lex, you should see your smile as the song progressed! That's beautiful too. Give her a hug Brad!
Very emotive singer. She is from Tucson Arizona. I had a major crush on her back in the day.
We all did.
She was my teenage celebrity crush. She has received The Kennedy Center Honors, won 12 Grammys, and is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame. She was known as the "queen of Rock " in the early 70s and was the highest paid woman in the music business at that time. She changed the course of contemporary music, as well as the world geopolitical landscape, but that's another story.
Linda Ronstadt might be the greatest singer ever. Have fun exploring her work!
You have just heard the most beautiful female voice on the planet! Linda is legendary and has a forty plus year catalogue spanning multiple genres. There’s nothing she cannot sing. An amazing talent well worth a deep dive down the rabbit hole. 🌺✌️
The studio version of this song is just as stunning as this is. It's my favourite song of hers.
She was dubbed The Queen of Rock and Roll for a reason. Her voice can be mesmerising. This never gets old.
“ I’ve never even heard of her “ shocks me but I’m so glad you’re rectifying it. One of the greatest ever. Such a diverse discography.
Gotta jump in. My favorite female singer ever. Her Mariachi album, "Canciones de mi Padre" is outstanding. I don't even speak Spanish!
Linda was the greatest female rock singer of the 70's. She had hit after hit. She sang many different styles. She started singing Spanish songs her father taught her, moved to country, then became huge singing rock, then 40's standards, then Back to country, and even Broadway music. Linda could sing it all, till Parkinson took her singing voice. I still love you Linda and pray for you.
She is amazing. I think you would enjoy reacting to Linda Ronstadt & Mariachi Vargas doing La Charreada. The lyrics are in Spanish, but it doesn't matter because the performance is so astounding. It really shows off the power of her voice.
Oh boy does it ever. I have listen to many many times
I’m lucky enough to live in her home state of AZ. Love her Spanish songs very very much!! Amazing vocal control.
Linda has been around from the late 60s. Started with Stone Poneys. Inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. One of the greatest singers ever. Noted for doing covers as good as or better than the original. For example Tumbling Dice by the Stones, I knew you When by Billy Joe Royal, Ooo Baby Baby and Tracks of My Tears by Smokey Robinson, Heat Wave by Martha Reeves and more.
If I’m not mistaken, she was the best selling female artist of the 70’s. And she was also instrumental in giving the Eagles their start. You should check out when she sings Silver Threads and Golden Needles with them
Can't go wrong with any Linda Ronstadt tracks. She also does an amazing La Charreada celebrating her Mexican heritage.
Linda Ronstadt is one of the best singers of all time. A true powerful and beautifully trained voice. Do more of her. Maybe "You're No Good".
I absolutely LOVE Linda, more for her force of will in the music industry. She decided she wanted to release an album of classic standards, her label said it would kill her career, It went 5 x platinum world wide. Then she wanted to make a Mariachi album, her label said it would kill her career, It became the biggest selling non-english language album in American history. Then she joined Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris for the Trio...and 4 x Platinum. Legend.
Linda is extremely versatile, she does country, Rock, opera, American Standards, and Traditional Mexican music. There is no artist like her. There was a great documentary about which came out a few years ago called "The Sounds Of My Voice". I highly recommend you watch it.
Correct. My dad never heard of her. I bought him a CD of her standards with Nelson Riddle and he enjoyed it.
She is like Elvis Presley.
Oh my goodness this little powerhouse has one of the most versatile voices out there and such a huge catalog of music to enjoy. And of course, she was gorgeous to boot! Pick any song, you can’t go wrong. She has a documentary called The Sound of My Voice that tells her story and finishes with her singing a trio with her brother and nephew.
Linda is GOLDEN! There will never be another more versatile voice. Absolutely the best female singer in my opinion. Please do more of her music. She was instrumental in getting The Eagles together. She was a champion for all females in the business too. I could go on for days about her. She & Aaron Neville did a duet "Don't Know Much" that will blow you away.
I miss the days when we heard great voices like hers without auto tune. I know those voices are still out there.
Linda was probably the most underrated singer ever. Her range was incredible. She could sing any genre
One of the greatest female voices ever. Check out her song "La Charreada" for one of the most impressive vocal performances you'll hear.
Beautiful song from 1977. the original song is by Roy Orbison and was also written by him. Roy Orbison recorded the song in 1961 and released it for the first time in 1963. This singer also has many other good songs
Faithless Love, Tumbling Dice, Desperado, I will always love you, Someone to lay down beside me are just a few more of a long list of songs she does. Just love everything she sings amazing voice and band.
Linda was popular in the 60s and 70s, during which time she left a mark on modern music that will never be erased. Check out anything she ever did. She has a huge catalog to explore.
My first celebrity crush when I was a kid.
Great one guys. This song was released in 1977. Her and Karen Carpenter were both in that same time period in the seventies. Two legendary female vocalist. ☮️✌️💕👌
The best voice and range of any rock singer. She ruled the 70s. And, she has such an amazing and eclectic catalog. Two suggestions - "Long, Long Time" and "You're no Good".
OMG, Linda is so good. Her voice is as good as anyones.
She is half Mexican/Native American from her dad's side and has lots of Spanish songs too. A legend in the '70s and '80s. Most of hewer music has a country music style, you hear the steel guitars too,
One of the best parts of a Denzel Washington movie. I think it was called man on fire. Good memories. She even has a Spanish version of this song.
Great singers are many, this one is special because she did different styles and genres and was excellent in all of them. Even the great Roy Orbison heard her with his song and gave it thumbs up.
Ez on the ears. Ez on the eyes. Whats not to love. Bn listening to her awesome voice for decades now. What a talented lady. Classic . Powerful voice! That last hi note… my my my! Nice one for a slow dance and just sway n get lost in it.. she paints us the picture perfectly! Ahh..
Queen of Rock in the 70's.
Linda Ronstadt had a phenomenal voice.
"When Will I Be Loved" will blow you away.
1977. Such a beautifully sung song. That voice drips with emotion. Linda had some excellent songs, and was a great interpreter of other writers' songs, from this one (by Roy Orbison) to Michael Nesmith ("Different drum") to Warren Zevon ("Poor poor pitiful me"). Sadly she's been in poor health for the last few years and can no longer sing.
Well it's about time...LOL, she has a huge body of work for you to enjoy, one of Linda's claims to fame was that when she did a cover that song became hers.
Lex had a great smile during the song. That's what music is all about.
One of the purest voices to ever exist, voice of an angel.
you've heard hundreds of singing styles on this channel by now, but rarely will you hear such pure vocal talent as when you listen to Linda Ronstadt sing - such an amazing voice and vocal range and she's used that voice in so many genres of music over the years - much to explore in her catalog!
I can’t believe I just heard you say “I’ve never heard of her.” Wow! You have a wide world of music to experience from the exceptionally talented Ms Linda Rondstadt. I hope you get to it soon. She wasn’t a song writer but the definition of vocal artist. She paved the way for female rockers like Stevie Nicks and Pat Benetar.
My favorite Linda Ronstadt song is "Long, Long Time" from 1970. Sadly, because of a medical condition, she has not been able to sing for several years now. She's also fluent in Spanish and has many songs in that language.
Linda Ronstadt kept my ears company during my late high school years and through my four years stationed out in the Mojave Desert in SoCal while in the USAF. Wow does she take me back to those days.
Back in the day I was deeply in love with her. Amazing voice and great looking too.
We ALL were.❤
By 1977 when this song was at the top of the charts Linda was being called the Queen of Rock, the first female to have that particular honorific since she was the first female to sellout stadiums and arenas. Linda's break out album "Heart Like a Wheel" had 2 songs released on the same day in Nov 1974. They were "You're No Good" (released to pop) and the Hank Williams classic "I Cant Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)" (released to country). By the next year both songs rocketed to the top of three charts. That's right 3 charts. YNG to the top of pop/rock and the R&B charts, ICHI to the top of country. She's the first artist to have songs at the top of 3 charts at the same time, maybe the only artist to accomplish the feat.
Should you choose to explore more of her catalog you will find yourself diving down a rabbit hole of immense proportions. She's released 30 studio albums most of which went gold, platinum or multi-platinum in 8 different genres. She took home Grammys in 5 of those genres another feat no other artist has come close to matching.
I love her too. If only she could still perform. Imagine what else would be added to her credits.
No auto tune. Just talent. Love it!
Linda helped form The Eagles, Glenn Fry and Don Henley played in her band but were already writing insanely great songs so she suggested Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon…it was just that simple and she helped launch the song Desperado because it wasn’t going anywhere and after that both had a hit with it💜
Also Jackson Browne wrote Take it Easy but didn’t use it and Glenn asked him if he could finish it and there you have it, one of their first hits!🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼
I had to add, whenever I'm feeling a little down and depressed, I watch this video and it brings me back to life. There's something so special about the way she sings this song that helps melt my troubles away. Thank you guys for this, and thank you Linda.
Saw her when what would become the Eagles were her band. Constant chills up my spine. Best singer EVER!
Never heard of her?!? I was sure you reacted already to Linda. In late '77 she was the first female artist to have 2 songs in the top ten simultaneously with this BLUE BAYOU (#3) and IT'S SO EASY (#5). I particularly liked her cover of Warren Zevon's POOR POOR PITIFUL ME, although Zevon's original had an extra verse. Try her Live onstage performance of "La Charreada" with Mariachi Vargas.
The pride of Tucson, Arizona! ¡Viva, Linda!
Ms. Linda Ronstadt has one of the greatest voices EVER. Had the very good fortune to meet her in 1980, when she was campaigning for her boyfriend at the time, California Governor Jerry Brown, when he was running for President. I'm happy to say she was as nice as she is talented, and very genuine. A great memory from my college days.
Linda Ronstadt is such a lovely person, with a wonderful voice range. You should really watch documentaries about her. She has had the most festinating life. All the bands and music collaborations. Today she is retired, due to a medical condition that took her vocal ability away. But she is still the best in my book, such a gracious person.
Amazing voice!!! Reminds me of KD Lang. Sultry and so smooth. Hitting so many notes. Beautiful
She is just such an awesome singer. No one can take that away from her. Thanks, cats.
As a teenager in the 70s it was Linda Ronstadt and Stevie Nicks that most guys had a crush on.
Lex never stopped smiling.
Linda is one of the best singers of all time.
Beautiful is a great description, for the song and, most especially, the singer. Linda Ronstadt has an operatic voice, no really she sang in the musical Pirates of Penzance, a comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan. Roy Orbison (and Joe Melson) wrote this song and Orbison sang it way back in 1963. Linda covered it in 1977 and made it a Top 5 hit. I was already in love with Linda from her stint with the Stone Ponys. And when this came along, I was convinced that I would marry her. She really did sound lonesome. That's what the song is about, being lonely, missing home and wishing to be back where you can take your shoes off and put up your feet. It's also about a long lost love. Linda's voice is beyond beautiful, it is engrossing. Please react to "Willing", another country song with great heart sung by this great lady.
Canciones de mi Padre by Linda.Super voice
Linda Ronstadt took the song to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1977, where it held for four weeks, as well as #2 Country and #3 Easy Listening. It also reached #2, holding there for four weeks, on the Cash Box Top 100 chart.
The single was RIAA certified Gold (for sales of over 1 million US copies) in January 1978. It was the first of Ronstadt's three Gold singles. Don Henley of the Eagles sang backup on the recording.[13] "Blue Bayou" was later certified Platinum (for over 2 million copies sold in the United States). It was a worldwide smash.[citation needed].
Ronstadt's version was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Ronstadt also recorded a Spanish-language version of the song, titled "Lago Azul (Blue Bayou)", which was released in 1978 on the single Asylum E-45464, backed by "Lo Siento Mi Vida", a previously released Spanish song that Ronstadt herself co-wrote. This version has never been included on any reissues of Simple Dreams.
Ronstadt later performed the song on the episode 523 of The Muppet Show, first aired October 26, 1980 on UK, and May 16, 1981 on United States.
Because of this song, Dickson's Baseball Dictionary records that a "Linda Ronstadt" is a synonym for a fastball, a pitch that "blew by you". That phrase was coined by Mets broadcaster Tim McCarver, during a Mets telecast in the 1980s.
Ronstadt's version appears, in edited form, in the 2017 film American Made and in Tony Scott's 2004 film Man on Fire.
Blue Bayou" was originally recorded by Roy Orbison at the end of 1961. In the UK, it was released by London Monument as the double A-side track with "Mean Woman Blues" on a Monument Records single (HLU 9777), where both sides peaked at number 3. In the US, it was issued as a B-side single, peaking at number 29; the A-side, "Mean Woman Blues", peaked at number 5. The song also appeared on Orbison's 1963 full-length album In Dreams. According to the authorised biography of Roy Orbison,[2] a rare different version of "Blue Bayou" was released only in Italy (London 45-HL 1499).
Linda Ronstadt is my youth growing up with music. Love her.
The song is about a longing to return to a place of happiness, perhaps home or just somewhere that holds a special place.
If you're unfamiliar with Linda you're in for a treat and a wealth of discovery. She was the most successful (and highest paid) female singer of the 70's and once she tired of performing in rock arenas started an exploration on of many different genres of music including jazz, New Wave, mariachi, operetta, country, folk and traditional pop (otherwise known as The Great American Songbook) among others. She was also collaborated with other artists to much success perhaps the best known is her two albums with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris-Trio and Trio II.
Some places to start exploring:
Rock-"When Will I Be Loved", "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me", "Desperado", "Different Drum"
Traditional Pop-"What's New", "I'm a Fool to Want You"
Mariachi-"La Charreada", "La Cigarra"
Country-"The Sweetest Gift" (with Dolly Parton & Emmylou Harris), "After the Gold Rush"
Duets-"Don't Know Much" (with Aaron Neville), "Somewhere Out There" (with James Ingram)
Pop-"Adios", "Long, Long Time", "Love Has No Pride"
That's really just a smattering, her catalog is deep. Unfortunately she is too ill to sing any longer but she's left behind a tremendous legacy.