Linda

UPDATE: APPARENTLY IT IS THE CRAZE TO USE SONG TITLES IN HASTILY-COMPOSED SONGS ABOUT LINDA RONSTADT.

A song written with all of the songs titles from Linda Ronstadt's Greatest Hits album ("The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt") with a couple thrown in from "Greatest Hits I and II". This was written in response to the following tweet from Colin Meloy: "ok: experiment. Write a song and youtube yourself playing it and I'll post the best one here. Topic: Linda Ronstadt."

I apologize for my terrible webcam and it's terrible audio.

LYRICS:
you told me once, that i'm no good
but it's so easy to fall in love
and i feel so blue when i'm not by you (get it, blue, by you?)
i don't know much, but i know that's true

poor poor pitiful me! the tracks of my tears
making rivers to the sea

you took the blue train for a long long time
just one look back before you were gone
your heart like a wheel, it hurt so bad
you were somewhere out there
and i was still in your hand

poor poor pitiful me! the tracks of my tears
making rivers to the sea
how do i make you see? the winter light that's
shining on me?

love is like a heat wave, you said
with the beat of a different drum
after the gold rush, i said
when will i be loved?
ooh baby baby, the reason i breathe is you!
all my life all i've wanted to say
is how do i make you love me?

you called me desperado one unfortunate night
i thought it was cute, but it doesn't matter anymore
love is a rose with a thorn that stays
till you are back in the usa

chorus

Category:

Music

Tags:

• josh belville
• colin meloy
• linda ronstadt
• song

[lemonhead1961]

You don't need a contest to know that this song is a winner - beautiful singing, so earnest, so moving... and you have the knack of faking sincerity off to a fine art :-)

[jemuzu00]

very good!

[got2bflawlesslove]

Honestly MAN!!!! GREAT GREAT composition!!! With all her hits! very well thought !!!! ...hehe I bet she would love it as well...if she'll ever listen to it!!! ...good luck!

[AHMContest]

Damn fine song.

[mad4music7]

Why did this not win? It's much more listenable, to begin with.

[Cassieness]

You owned it, zornog.

[MajestySnowbird]

Way better than the winner. Good job, mate.

[rebelyeahright]

Easily better than musicalmonk. My vote would've been here.

[cielisforsky]

this one gets my vote