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Post by Goofy on Sept 11, 2013 11:08:57 GMT -5
This goofy tribute to Linda Ronstadt may have already been posted here, but it's fun and worth a listen:
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Post by Richard W on Sept 11, 2013 12:24:08 GMT -5
Goofy but sincere.
And on a superficial level, I'm glad to finally see someone publicly appreciate some of Linda's iconic styles (the hoop earrings, the bare feet, the Betsy Johnson dress, etc.).
To say nothing of Polly's shout-out to "Mohammed's Radio," one of my favorites and one that too often gets overlooked.
Also, love the "adios, adios" he winkingly tosses in at the exit.
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Post by the Scribe on Sept 11, 2013 13:39:59 GMT -5
Very funny and enjoyable. I know Linda would like it.
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Post by Dianna on Sept 11, 2013 16:01:14 GMT -5
That was so cute!!! Love it!!!!
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Post by Robert Morse on Sept 11, 2013 16:09:27 GMT -5
That was so cute!!! Love it!!!! Me too Dianna.. it was great!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2013 16:29:16 GMT -5
Very appealing... I like the references to some of her less well known song and his 'she gained weight, so what!' rejoinder...
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Post by charlotte on Sept 13, 2013 12:01:25 GMT -5
This is sooo cool. A great primer with lots of wit and heart. Have shared with a bunch of folks. Who is this guy? A friend of mine wants a date!
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Post by the Scribe on Dec 13, 2017 16:00:47 GMT -5
Tribute to Linda, Glen and Winslow Arizona. On becoming an American Girl – on the Corner of Winslow, Arizona18 Monday Jan 2016
Posted by Editor in American Dream, Being young, Belfast, Dispatch from the Diaspora, Glenn Frey, Take It Easy, The Eagles
Death of Glenn Frey, Linda Ronstadt, Lowell George, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Take It Easy
When I was young, I wanted to be Linda Ronstadt. I knew by heart the lyrics of every song she covered, and in my teenage bedroom, I sang along with her, having deluded myself that I was within her range. Bored and adolescent, I just wanted to be far away from grey skies and Margaret Thatcher and from Northern Ireland – its politics and parades, its flags and fighting. I wanted to be an American girl. I wanted to hang out with long-haired rockers who sometimes sounded a little too country. I wanted to drive down an American highway with the top down and the radio up. Forever.
I loved everything about Linda Ronstadt. I wanted to appear as confident, to stride onstage in a mini-skirt, one hand on my hip, the other holding a tambourine. I wanted to belt out Poor, Poor Pitiful Me. With authority. “Well I met a man out in Hollywood/Now I ain’t naming names.” I would never have imagined the woman behind that heartsome voice could know vulnerability or inadequacy. I know better now. Moving through the world to the beat of a different drum is not always easy.
Because Linda Ronstadt covered every genre – Motown, soul, country, folk, rock – she exposed me to dozens of American musicians who would score the soundtrack of my life. Buddy Holly. Roy Orbison. Smokey Robinson. Jackson Browne. Lowell George. Neil Young. Warren Zevon. Bob Seger. The Eagles. The Eagles. Glenn Frey and Don Henley – The Eagles.
At first, I only liked the Eagles because I knew they had been Linda Ronstadt’s backing vocalists. That’s right. The Eagles were her backing vocalists. She had lived my dream, hanging out and harmonizing with long-haired rockers:
In 1971, she had hired Glenn Frey and a singing drummer, Don Henley, to be her back-up vocalists, and later, when they decided to form their own band, she helped them. In 2014, when Linda Ronstadt was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but unable to attend due to illness, it was her long-time friend, her former back-up singer, Glenn Frey, who paid tribute to her. He made a point of saying that it was a long time coming, and he reminded everyone of what she would later reveal in Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir about why she sang:
Glenn Frey knew this delight. He knew why people sing. He knew how to give voice to our heartaches and hangovers, to lying eyes and life in the fast lane, to Desperados, and to James Dean. He knew how to sing to the girl who might slow down in a flat bed Ford just to take a look at him, in Winslow, Arizona, where I drove one day in 1987. I was 24 years old without a care in the world and a tank full of gas. It was 110 degrees, and I was wearing a shirt tied at the waist and cut-off denim shorts. I was Linda Ronstadt, and I had the radio on.
When I pulled over, the sky was on fire. It didn’t matter that it was late in the afternoon. It was close enough to a tequila sunrise. I turned up the music, got out of my car, and I stood on the corner. Of Winslow Arizona. Because I could.
I was an American Girl.
For that, I am forever in your debt, Glenn Frey. Rest easy, now.
Glenn Frey, November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016
timetoconsiderthelilies.com/category/music-2/linda-ronstadt/
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Post by the Scribe on Dec 29, 2017 4:31:08 GMT -5
Tribute: Linda Ronstadt & Olivia Newton John!
Actress portrayals, St. George Living History Productions, Inc.
November 19, 2017—January 10, 2018
A Heart-Warming Holiday Tribute Show Celebrating the Lives of Two Beloved International Singers!
Remember Their Classic Songs! Relive Their Incredible Stories!
Individually Linda and Olivia conquered every genre of music: Pop, Rock and Roll, Standards, Broadway, Country, Opera, Latin and more. You will be enchanted by these two musical icons in this grand, up-lifting musical-comedy show certain to bring the Spirit of the Holidays to your Heart!
Gen. Admission: $48; Seniors & children under 15: $45; Groups of 20 or more: $40.
WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & SATURDAY, 11:30 AM, SUNDAY, 12:30 PM November 19, 25, 26, 29, 30; December 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21; January 3, 4, 6, 7, 10
Special Evening Performance—December 16, 7pm—Dessert, Tea, Coffee
Call 631-689-5888 for reservations!
washingtonspytrail.com/tribute-linda-ronstadt-olivia-newton-john/
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