Linda Ronstadt Alison

[sunflower2213]

Love this song and the whole living in the usa album I used to have it on tape it was my moms and I kinda stole it from her lol I used to listen to it over and over thanks for posting all these videos. I need to find this album on cd!

[irish9boy]

she nails this can someone put up "try me again" by linda r not the trisha yearwood version ?

[MsPerogi]

Who Wrote this Song and did the Original Release! I always thought Elvis Costello Did The Original?

[azmax64]

@MsPerogi Elvis did write Alison, and released it in 77. He didn't like her version. Years later, Costello joked that he might have been publicly derisive of Ronstadt's version, "but I didn’t mind spending the money that she earned me".

[bekindunlimited]

Class

[hgrebnesor]

I also named my daughter Allison. Each time I listen to it I can't help but get a warm and fuzzy feeling. Best version of this great song!

[allisonxriley]

My mom named me for this song :') She used to sing it to me when I was little to get me to sleep, and changed the "I know this world is killing you" to "thrilling you" <3 Love this song so much.

[bertski60]

love the saxophone.....

[fairman1952]

Linda deserves the "sweetheart" merit badge.

[IABOY4444]

I never had a craving for a cub scout before! Linda is Great & should be in the Hall of Fame.

[souljer87]

Still got a crush on her after nearly 40 years. The Queen of White Soul, at least in my mind. She is so cute, but she crushes songs written for men. Grest work. Thanks for posting. The pic collection shows I'm not the only one with a crush!

[REZZIE55]

I bought the Living In the USA when it was first released in NewZealand, and lost all my LP's when I shipped my gear to Australia when I moved over there back in 1980. Thank you having this on you tube, so can listen to Linda again :)

[breeze418]

In her prime, Linda had the greatest female voice in rock and roll history bar none!

[TheAmazingRoger]

STAR WIPE!!!

[ashfordking]

she is perfection

[Joeyland]

no one covers a song like LR

[Tsukikoamoonchild]

One of my most favs...wow.... I was just a lil kid...thanks again mom for introducing me to such great music.

[soaringvulture]

Oh, that cub scout uniform! And I've never wanted a cub scout before.

[dav1237]

What a voice!!! I love her! Also, she has amazing lung power.

[kumagait51]

Her voice is sooooooo comfortable to me.

[allisonsalaz]

I was named after this song.

[scott87031]

Your parents have awesome taste. I tried to name my daughter Allison but ... alas .. you are a lucky one!!

[rlawing2]

This is just a beautiful song by Linda or Elvis C

[todfam5]

vangieprettygirl - Justine was on the 'Mad Love' CD... It is a great CD, by the way...

[sparkleurworld1]

ol times ol times

[radioheadnegative]

this is a great version! i have only heard the elvis costello version before..... they are both great.

[vangieprettygirl]

does anyone know where i can hear her song justine?

[kcdrew69]

her collaboration with Peter Asher was one of the best things to happen to music in the last 40 years--and grossly overlooked. fantastic stuff. the perfect pieces and the perfect arrangements and performances. Bravo, Ms. Ronstadt.

[JRNYman]

Ever wonder what Katie Holmes might look like in a few years? See 1:30 for a close approximation!

[gambaronmirumiru]

Oh! I love it.

[Nightfighter74]

Breathtaking at 0:50 ... !!

[swampwitch666]

So beautiful she is so beautiful.. to me one of the most beautiful women ever.. i always wanted to "be" her.. thanks for posting these.. i have the album!!!

[anthonyonline405]

This really is a Great album "Living in the U.S.A."

[1950Bob]

That's David Sanborn accompanying her with the alto sax. Sure made the song better ... not that she ever needed it, mind you. But I am so happy she called him in on this session. :)

[DRpokeme]

Thank you......

[gregzintx]

LOVE IT- Thanks so much for these videos. YOUR GREAT !

Greg

[louiseduvee]

You do some good videos!

Thanks! I love to listen to 'White Rhythm & Blues', too...

[lisasboogies]

this song is befitting the female perspective...though i honor elvis c for writing it.

[geebus83]

she has a nice voice... don't get me wrong... but why is she singing this? it makes no sense. elvis is lucky he can count the royalties.

[winstonsmith60626]

yes, especially considering the subject matter... unless Linda is a carpet muncher, which I find hard to believe... "I know it isn't mine"

[justlikejack1959]

listen carefully. she changes the words and applies it to a "girl friend" not a "girlfriend".

[winstonsmith60626]

I don't think that you know what the song is about...the only thing that Ronstadt changes is the the last line of the first verse where she sings "I only know it wasn't mine" rather than the original "I only know it isn't mine." which is merely a present tense to a past tense change.

[burlapkwanzaa]

The lyric in Linda's version was "I only hope he wasn't mine."

[Alicia123mm]

I know she has so many nice songs for woman...

I can understand the feeling as that.

all of her songs are so nice!

when I was 15 years old, at the time I used to listen to the radio for her songs.

[athantea]

wow she was beautiful in her prime... great singer.. brings back memories

[MTCatman]

such an awesome voice! Thanks!

[StephenUS99]

I have seen her live twice and she definitely sounds better live than on record. WIsh she released more live recordings.

[ex0pos]

Elvis Costello later admitted that he didn't like this version, but added "but I didn't mind spending the money that she earned me".

[iknix11]

Bravo!! Bravo!! Thnx so Much!!

[andyinoregon]

Sheer musical genius to have Linda's final singing note blend into that gorgeous saxophone solo. My favorite moment in all of Ronstadt's recordings. Can't thank you enough for posting this.

[nessie96]

Oh, I sooo love that as well. Linda is the best.

[Nessus07]

I think All That You Dream is one of her best tracks, hands down.

[adcan45]

Thanks--I saw her live promoting "Canciones de mi Padre"; as you probably know, she sounds BETTER live than on record--not too many artist can do that....

[adcan45]

amax64, do you or does any one else have "All That You Dream"? live or otherwise? thanks again!!!

[imshadowynne]

I never even knew she covered this!  Sweet!

[Nessus07]

I always thought her version of Costello's classic ballad was under-rated. Linda's first foray into the then growing trend of "new wave/alternative music", back in 1978.

[JRNYman]

Nessus07,

Yes, Linda's version of Alison is great.

Her 1980 album, Mad Love, has another girl's-name-title on it, "Justine". That album is an all-out alternative record. "Costs Of Love' has a real new wave feel to it, and "How Do I Make You" borders on the edge of punk. My favorite song from the album is probably "I Can't Let Go".

It's no surprise Mad Love is a great album since Linda has had success in all genres she has tried: rock , jazz, R&B, gospel, opera, country, and mariachi.

[Nessus07]

Funny, "Justine" is my favorite on Mad Love. Always has been for all these years. Most critics panned Mad Love but some liked it. Interestingly, more recent reviews of it are more favorable, the first, early reviews of it in 1980 were mostly negative. I think time has changed some opinions.

[Nessus07]

The the Costello songs are critical to "Mad Love" and that's where most critics, who adore EC, agreed with him and did not like her versions.

It's all exaggerated. I think her versions of his songs are good and worthy, if not always spot-on. "Party Girl" drags a bit and is a bit too sentimental. "Girls Talk" is ok but a bit off if you ask me. The timing/tempo or something. Hard to pinpoint.

But overall, I like Mad Love and Get Closer too, which I think is underrated.

[ben909ben]

I haven't heard all her other covers, but covers are hard to get perfect, but worthy to try. She smoked River is wide, tumbling dice, blue bayou, and a bunch of others.

All I know is this is one of my favourite songs, and I really like her treatment of it.

[Nessus07]

You are so right.....doing covers is not the easiest path and LR made a career out of it. In fact, about 95% of her recordings are covers - most not well known, some well known. If she had recorded new unrecorded songs, she could have avoided the inevitable comparisons with previous versions.  Three tracks you should check out. All That You Dream, Mohammed's Radio (both Living in the USA cd) and Roll 'Um Easy (Prisoner in Disguise cd). What is "River is wide"?

[ben909ben]

Thanks - I'll check them out. J.D. Souther wrote a song with the lyric "then you know, that the river is wide" in it. It was on the album with Carmelita, I believe in You, and Blue Bayou, I think. I've tried to find that song, unsuccesfully over the years.

[MrBrad711]

@ben909ben that song is "Don't Cry Now" from her 1973 album of the same name.

A video of it is available here on you-tube. Happy listening!

[ben909ben]

@MrBrad711

Wow - I love the internet

thanks so much!

[adcan45]

Thanks for posting this!!! You have made my whole week!!!