I've loved Linda since I first heard her on KRLA in the sixties. When I first saw her it got even worse, because she was so cute. This little lady has so much soul. I put her right at the top with Aretha.
A super attempt to "studio-sync" a promo video! A "techy" note: most groups that record a promo video in that "make-believe-studio-enviroment", lip-sync to the recorded version, coming off a PA system, hidden somewhere in the foreground of the cameras. This time, even though the band was "syncing" to the recorded tracks, LINDA's approach was indeed very LIVE! (Note: If you remember the recorded version so well, as do I, she either missed or entirely skipped over her last "WHOOOO!" near the end!)
@BolsaChicaRadio Linda was definitely live on this version. I didn't realize the rest was the original studio recording. Very good job indeed. This is from Wonderland.
@DrakeGrad I agree about original versions. Linda often was able to outdo the original though. I think Johnny Rivers' version of this song is also better than Smokey's. This song probably wasn't his best effort.
@dunsa123456 Smokey Robinson did this originally and he is a music genius. However, this is one song where his version is not the best. I think both Linda and Johnny Rivers outdid Smokey this time.
Sadly, Linda Ronstadt's version missed the connection with the Vietnam War which originally helped to make the song so popular. The song "Tracks Of My Tears," by Smokie Robinson & the Miracles, became a virtual anthem for many military personnel serving in Vietnam and elsewhere, myself included. Most of those soldiers (millions) were just not open to other later versions.
Of course, there was no official anthem. Instead, there were massively popular songs which seemed, to many, to fit the mood and character of the situation. Tracks Of My Tears and We Gotta Get Out Of This Place were just a couple of those songs.
John; Thanks for the upload of Linda. Without a doubt, one of the best. The one nice thing, though there are many, about my home State of Arizona was growing up around a lot of music. Just to the south of my home town of Flagstaff use to be a small little town called Tucson. One of the best talented singers in the world came from there...and of which greatly influenced my musical style for years to come. Few can touch as deep...
Sound quality from tape isn't great but, setting that aside, this is a near perfect performance. This has to be Ronstadt at her peak with her best band (Nashville guys here?). Just beautiful.
The year of this recording , she was at her best from a Pop Music perspective. She is so talented and can do orchestra music, but this song and Different Drum brings back cool memories. Thks.
hello to all linda ronstadt fans,Its her birthday on july 15.like mine and others,LETS ALL WRITE HER ON YOU TUBE&WISH THIS GREAT LADY A WONDERFUL HAPPY BIRTHDAY,LOVE YOU ALWAYS ,LINDA,DAN,,,,,,,
hello to all linda fans again,Its her birthday on july 15th,same as mine,I am 7 years younger so she has been a large part of my life,llets hope capitol releases her 3 stone ponys& solo LPs with bonus tracks sshes a lovely woman in stereo with another version,session notes,photos,45 sleeve shots,session notes,and the original label ,full size on the cd and the back of the cd with the full size cover,HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDA<YOUR THE BEST,LIFE LONG FAN,DANINFLORIDA
hello all linda fans,this my favorate song ,it nearly impossiable to pick one,when the prisioner in desiquise came out in 1976 I never stopped playing it and my love for her goes back to different drum,wheen the ponys first LP was out it was on the new release rack at e.j korvettes,next to the monkees 2nd lp,which I bought with the beatles strawberry fields 45,those were the days,I looked at the cover and knew she was one of the next events in music,anyone with any similar storys,dan,,,,
So sad that both Andrew Gold and Kenny Edwards in the backing band are now gone, much too soon. Thanks to both of them for so many outstanding recordings - they were vitally important to Linda Ronstadt's music in her heyday. And of course, many thanks to Linda, THE voice of my younger years...and beyond.
Without a doubt the most powerful rock voice of all time...no one is even close. I saw her in concert in the 70's at Radio City in NYC, and she will go down as one the great concerts I've ever seen.
@mrobispo83 Which would make them an idiot, the point of the buttons are to say whether you liked the video. :P Unless they really disliked the video.........
Smokey is such a great songwriter and performer - can't take anything away from "The Smoke". ...Linda also does this song so very well. Not only does she sing it, but, like Smokey, she FEELS it - it is so evident watching her here in this video and in videos of other sings she sings.....my hat is off to her.........
bananastewss, I notice that the studio version of 'Lose Again' is up again...Write in Wonderland 1977 Chapter 9. Also, Linda's version of "The Star-Spangled Banner' has popped up again, briefly I'm sure.
I love that the guy from All Music Guide called Linda an 'interpretive singer',. This is much more appropriate than calling her a 'cover artist', which seems to be a putdown because it sounds like she's mimicking the original, or maybe even stealing it. I never heard anyone call Maria Callas or Luciano Pavarotti 'cover artists'.
AND by the way, robinfra52, another beautiful song from the same session, 'Lose Again', seems to have disappeared too. I hope someone brings that one back!
@WUDI2 Thank you, you really summed it up beautifully. When I first started listening to her, I never even knew she was covering songs, I thought they were hers. She has a true gift of taking a song and making it hers. She sings the songs like she lived them, she feels it and makes you feel it. There is no one that even comes close to her, past or present, I just wish she would get the recognition she deserves. And yes, Lose Again, is one of my favorites too.
My god, I think Linda in the mid-'70s is my ideal woman.
bluesaxeful 3 days ago
@markotdb1125, that's Dan Dugmore playing pedal steel guitar.
guitarnut58 5 days ago
Her peers state she is the consummate song interpreter, and many of them are quite envious of her awesome pipes.
barto11000 1 week ago
I've loved Linda since I first heard her on KRLA in the sixties. When I first saw her it got even worse, because she was so cute. This little lady has so much soul. I put her right at the top with Aretha.
soulmandannyo 2 weeks ago
Is that Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on the steel guitar? His riffs & body positioning seem familiar- great talent.
markotdb1125 1 month ago
@markotdb1125 Dan Dugmore was playing the steel guitar on this video.
guitarnut58 5 days ago
A super attempt to "studio-sync" a promo video! A "techy" note: most groups that record a promo video in that "make-believe-studio-enviroment", lip-sync to the recorded version, coming off a PA system, hidden somewhere in the foreground of the cameras. This time, even though the band was "syncing" to the recorded tracks, LINDA's approach was indeed very LIVE! (Note: If you remember the recorded version so well, as do I, she either missed or entirely skipped over her last "WHOOOO!" near the end!)
BolsaChicaRadio 1 month ago
@BolsaChicaRadio Linda was definitely live on this version. I didn't realize the rest was the original studio recording. Very good job indeed. This is from Wonderland.
ronstadtfanaz 4 weeks ago
linda had a powerhouse voice liked the grit she could put into and she was alright to look at as well
pedaphelps 1 month ago
nobody but nobody sings this song better than Linda <3
amsterdamkim 1 month ago
Usually I like the original version but Linda was amazing on this... better than Smokey
DrakeGrad 1 month ago
@DrakeGrad I agree about original versions. Linda often was able to outdo the original though. I think Johnny Rivers' version of this song is also better than Smokey's. This song probably wasn't his best effort.
John1948EightB 1 month ago
I absolutely LOVE Linda!!!! Also fell in love with Adam Lambert for his rendition on American Idol 2 years ago. go check him out!
dunsa123456 2 months ago
@dunsa123456 Smokey Robinson did this originally and he is a music genius. However, this is one song where his version is not the best. I think both Linda and Johnny Rivers outdid Smokey this time.
John1948EightB 2 months ago
Sadly, Linda Ronstadt's version missed the connection with the Vietnam War which originally helped to make the song so popular. The song "Tracks Of My Tears," by Smokie Robinson & the Miracles, became a virtual anthem for many military personnel serving in Vietnam and elsewhere, myself included. Most of those soldiers (millions) were just not open to other later versions.
stewartx5 2 months ago
@stewartx5 My brother told me the song that was "the anthem" when he was in Nam was We Gotta Get Out Of This Place.
John1948EightB 1 month ago
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Of course, there was no official anthem. Instead, there were massively popular songs which seemed, to many, to fit the mood and character of the situation. Tracks Of My Tears and We Gotta Get Out Of This Place were just a couple of those songs.
stewartx5 1 month ago
@John1948EightB Your brother was right; I don't know where stewartx5 was serving.
Bozohotep 3 weeks ago
@Bozohotep Well, I just want to thank him for his service. You too since it sounds like you were there.
John1948EightB 3 weeks ago
I LOVE YOU LINDA!!
BEST LATINA SINGER EVER!!!
J.LO AND SHAKIRA, DON'T EVEN REACH YOUR ANKLES!!
jimmart32 2 months ago
It's one of the best covers---almost rivals the original! She gives a unique interpretation and doesn't try to copy--that's why it lasts.
windstorm1000 2 months ago
I bet even Smokey'd like this cover!
WytZox1 2 months ago 2
@WytZox1 I'm sure he did ♥♥
NYChica23 2 months ago
John; Thanks for the upload of Linda. Without a doubt, one of the best. The one nice thing, though there are many, about my home State of Arizona was growing up around a lot of music. Just to the south of my home town of Flagstaff use to be a small little town called Tucson. One of the best talented singers in the world came from there...and of which greatly influenced my musical style for years to come. Few can touch as deep...
PersuaderJohn 3 months ago
Ronstadt can take almost any song and make it sound better than the version that is some other singer's signiture song.
gonetoutah 3 months ago
Sound quality from tape isn't great but, setting that aside, this is a near perfect performance. This has to be Ronstadt at her peak with her best band (Nashville guys here?). Just beautiful.
swanstep 4 months ago
@swanstep No, not Nashville guys. I recognize Kenny Edwards from the Stone Poneys, Andrew Gold and Peter Asher among others from her 1975ish era.
ronstadtfanaz 4 weeks ago
Work song
TheTitan1ae 4 months ago
Always loved the slide guitar at the end
cottenbuster332 5 months ago 2
@cottenbuster332
yes , it's a beautiful flourish at the end
patrick6662 3 months ago
Linda's vocals are beautiful!
615Cath 6 months ago 4
The year of this recording , she was at her best from a Pop Music perspective. She is so talented and can do orchestra music, but this song and Different Drum brings back cool memories. Thks.
Jander4031 7 months ago 2
Brains, beauty (both inside & out) and unparalleled talent.
Since I first heard her in 1967, I’ve been a huge fan (and I must admit have had a secret crush on her like so many other men).
She has brought joy to many millions with her incomparable vocals, angelic voice and good deeds.
Johnnie Carson put it best, after hearing her sing, “When You Wish Upon a Star”, he said, “Now that’s real class!”
She is truly a national treasure.
Happy Birthday, Linda and best wishes for many more!
gotti6969 7 months ago 4
hello to all linda ronstadt fans,Its her birthday on july 15.like mine and others,LETS ALL WRITE HER ON YOU TUBE&WISH THIS GREAT LADY A WONDERFUL HAPPY BIRTHDAY,LOVE YOU ALWAYS ,LINDA,DAN,,,,,,,
daninflorida1 7 months ago 3
hello to all linda fans again,Its her birthday on july 15th,same as mine,I am 7 years younger so she has been a large part of my life,llets hope capitol releases her 3 stone ponys& solo LPs with bonus tracks sshes a lovely woman in stereo with another version,session notes,photos,45 sleeve shots,session notes,and the original label ,full size on the cd and the back of the cd with the full size cover,HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDA<YOUR THE BEST,LIFE LONG FAN,DANINFLORIDA
daninflorida1 7 months ago
@daninflorida1 Happy Birthday to you and to Ms. Linda Ronstadt !! Thank you Ms. Linda Ronstadt for all the great songs.
silviey1 7 months ago
hello all linda fans,this my favorate song ,it nearly impossiable to pick one,when the prisioner in desiquise came out in 1976 I never stopped playing it and my love for her goes back to different drum,wheen the ponys first LP was out it was on the new release rack at e.j korvettes,next to the monkees 2nd lp,which I bought with the beatles strawberry fields 45,those were the days,I looked at the cover and knew she was one of the next events in music,anyone with any similar storys,dan,,,,
daninflorida1 7 months ago
whomever disliked the vid is either a vid quality critic or has no taste in music
jricky1020 8 months ago
So sad that both Andrew Gold and Kenny Edwards in the backing band are now gone, much too soon. Thanks to both of them for so many outstanding recordings - they were vitally important to Linda Ronstadt's music in her heyday. And of course, many thanks to Linda, THE voice of my younger years...and beyond.
andyb2707 8 months ago
Shades of Carol King.......good!
humbler5 9 months ago
What's the deal with not being able to vote up or down?
adcan45 9 months ago
Without a doubt the most powerful rock voice of all time...no one is even close. I saw her in concert in the 70's at Radio City in NYC, and she will go down as one the great concerts I've ever seen.
breeze418 10 months ago
first youtube video I've ever seen with 0 dislikes. :P rightly so
ExitSiign 10 months ago
@ExitSiign aah your comment might have encouraged someone to dislike it.. hahah. I see 1 dislike..
mrobispo83 8 months ago
@mrobispo83 Which would make them an idiot, the point of the buttons are to say whether you liked the video. :P Unless they really disliked the video.........
ExitSiign 8 months ago
Smokey is such a great songwriter and performer - can't take anything away from "The Smoke". ...Linda also does this song so very well. Not only does she sing it, but, like Smokey, she FEELS it - it is so evident watching her here in this video and in videos of other sings she sings.....my hat is off to her.........
mrams0911 10 months ago
One of the greatest female singers ever
lasvegasjh 11 months ago
@CosmicTruthify yes and the cute little thing she did with her shoulders.
bearnurse1 1 year ago
@CosmicTruthify She is one of the best ever in so many ways.
John1948EightB 1 year ago 2
Robinson's songwriting skills coupled with Ronstadt's interpretation. Magic.
gor0356 1 year ago
my favorite :)
ShelbyJ92 1 year ago
Big love to everybody who realizes how brilliant Linda is.
Guytar100 1 year ago
bananastewss, I notice that the studio version of 'Lose Again' is up again...Write in Wonderland 1977 Chapter 9. Also, Linda's version of "The Star-Spangled Banner' has popped up again, briefly I'm sure.
WUDI2 1 year ago
Brilliant songwriting by Smokey Robinson, and an outstanding powerful performance by beautiful Linda. Doesn't get any better than this.
almostavgjoe 1 year ago 13
I love that the guy from All Music Guide called Linda an 'interpretive singer',. This is much more appropriate than calling her a 'cover artist', which seems to be a putdown because it sounds like she's mimicking the original, or maybe even stealing it. I never heard anyone call Maria Callas or Luciano Pavarotti 'cover artists'.
AND by the way, robinfra52, another beautiful song from the same session, 'Lose Again', seems to have disappeared too. I hope someone brings that one back!
WUDI2 1 year ago 2
@WUDI2 Thank you, you really summed it up beautifully. When I first started listening to her, I never even knew she was covering songs, I thought they were hers. She has a true gift of taking a song and making it hers. She sings the songs like she lived them, she feels it and makes you feel it. There is no one that even comes close to her, past or present, I just wish she would get the recognition she deserves. And yes, Lose Again, is one of my favorites too.
bananastewss 1 year ago
What a voice!
rwmiller56 1 year ago
Happy Birthday Linda Ronstadt!!
adcan45 1 year ago
Ooooh, she's so cute!
Havin' a hard time adjusting those headphones, aren't you, Linda?
I remember those - they were so heavy, when you took them off it seemed like gravity stopped working and you were flying! ; )
DaveBassDotCom 1 year ago 2
LOVE LOVE LOVE this song!
mchap38834 1 year ago
This one disappeared. Good to see it back. Awesome.
robinfra52 1 year ago 2