"What'll I Do?" Linda Ronstadt

[TheLongbeachdad50]

Here I am , I have no one to talk to, cry with laugh with or dance with ... I miss my Donald. I wish I were with him.

[Maureen712]

I love all the songs that Nelson Riddle orchestrated for Linda Ronstadt.....Priceless!!!! A collaboration made in Heaven!  :D

[irishwolf1953]

I have had the pleasure of seeing Linda several times during the 70's and 80's - what a great voice. These 'flashback' tunes done with N. Riddle were fantastic pieces with Linda's incomparable voice. For a different sound to this tune, try the version done by Paula Cole with Chris Botti. It's more of a "torchsong singer" sound and it also very stirring in its own way.

[gwhayden3]

For Chase.

[ZestyLemonBoi]

This song makes me weepy :(

[Russell230870]

I'm really glad the legendary Nelson Riddle went out in a blaze of glory before he died as he was largely forgotten by the time Linda Ronstadt made this album. After swing and big band went out of fashion he pretty much semi retired in the 70's. Chris Riddle, Nelsons son said he was ever so grateful to Linda for picking him to orchestrate these couple of albums they did as it made people remember his talents.

[catman916]

@Russell230870 So am I. Nelson Riddle was one of the greatest arrangers of popular music in the late 20th century.

[robcas631]

What a kindred heart!

[adcan45]

Thanks Catman!

[Ignoreignore]

What a great preformance of this song. Reminds me of my childhood. My father used to sing this.. Love it..

[cinerama62]

Makes you think of a romance that was so divine...so long ago. 

[zorgen12]

This song just can't be sung any more beautifully than Linda's version. Absolutely wonderful!

[CAL2177]

Just plain beautiful.

[oknwht]

I heard this song many years ago and heard it again recently. I wanted to know who had that wonderful voice to do such justice to this one tune. I found out who. Linda Ronstadt. I am indebted. My thanks for sharing your voice with us. And now I need to find a CD so that I can play it on my player and 'crank it'. My computer volume just doesn't cut it.

[catman916]

@oknwht You're welcome. You can find "What's New," "Lush Life" and "For Sentimental Reasons." , the albums she recorded with Nelson Riddle on Amazon.

[Ascaidh]

Thanks for singing this song. 

[hagwire]

thank you. on this full moon autumnal equinox i really needed to hear this tonight. bless you and safe journeys. xx.

[balers101]

Nelson Riddle hated Linda Ronstadt. When recording the first album she missed so many notes in the first three hours they were unable to get through one tune. Nelson then explained (very loudly) that when he worked with Frank Sinatra they did ten songs in three hours. She then left the studio, Nelson finished the album and she came in seperately and recoreded over the tracks. Nelson was hired for two albums, but refued to work with some so unprofessional again. He was sued & did the 2nd album.

[oknwht]

@balers101 it is hard to know what really went on but all I really care about are the results. And they are wonderful. I'm going to sing this same song at Karaoke and I may kill it but I will be remembering that voice. Linda's. This will be my first at karaoke.

[dog1net]

@balers101 From Nelson Riddle -The Official Website -- "In a 1985 “People Magazine” interview he spoke of their collaboration and of her amazing voice: “She’s got a strong, beautiful voice and really unbelievable power. God, when she belts out ‘What’s New,’ you really believe it.”

[terrryc]

A wonderful version. Check out Harry Nilsson's version, also....

[blueztx]

Love her voice, so versatile..hate her politics.

[oknwht]

@blueztx What are her politics?

[rainlori]

@oknwht Well she literally said George W. Bush was an idiot ... so she's pretty switched on, IMHO.

[chaksheba]

Such an awesome talent and singer!!!!!

[Dayniac4324]

Thank you for posting this ... I've loved everything Linda has given us.

The albums with Nelson Riddle are so special ... I'm so happy to find

some of these great songs here on yt ... Thank you !!

[nvdirtbiker]

I have all three albums Linda did with Nelson Riddle. She is amazing. She is on my BOSE hardrive along with Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, fran Sinatra, Dean Martin, Micheal buble...you get the idea. Linda is amazing. I bought this when it was an ALBUM, on vynyl, when it came out in the 80's. I now have it on CD, and I love it more now than I did even then. Simply an incredible work.

[catman916]

I agree. We have similar musical tastes, nvdirtbiker.

[Manderley22]

this is the most beautiful version of the most beautiful song.

[PierreRagout]

@Manderley22

Harry Nilssen's version is different but also wonderful.

[Corrie121]

Great rendition of this fine song.

Love Linda's rendition of "What's New".

Thanks for sharing.

[playio]

not many contemporary artists could pull this off.

[catman916]

She wonderfully captures the mood and meaning of this song.

[wizzard1956]

you ought to see the diversity of her musical spectrum , its amazing , besides Ive always loved her style

[MDzVQPln]

OOHH YES....I can RELATE....BUUUT sadly I am on the side of "What I "AM" doing.....:with him....so far away....(...Anywayz.....TY 4 posting catman916

I LOVE this song........And YES actually the entire cd is AWESOME!!!!

[rjvsmb]

Early 20th Century American Musis. An era of writing, musicality, musicianship and arranging that will never be matched!

[catman916]

I agree that this was the golden period of American songwriting. There are few, if any, contemporary song writers who are equal to Irving Berlin, The Gershwin Brothers, Richard Rogers, Jerome Kern, and Cole Porter, among others.

[7ljm]

You are so correct. What happened to the music industry?

[catman916]

I do not know,7ljm, but fortunately we have some wonderful old music to enjoy.

[goback3spaces]

Yes, Linda does beautifully with this one. My grandfather, who loved music like this, became a Linda fan overnight as a result of her collaboration with Nelson Riddle. He used to call her his sweetheart!

[12Fegens]

One of Linda's best recordings sung

with alot of emotion and feeling.

[maureen1938]

Thank you John for posting yet another beautiful video, the song is lovely and Linda has a truly super voice.