# Linda Ronstadt recorded the song... and her version was the best (Poll) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 17, 2016, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-ronstadt-recorded-the-song-and-her-version-was-the-best-poll/746335 "2016-02-17T13:52:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-ronstadt-recorded-the-song-and-her-version-was-the-best-poll/746335/41 "2016-02-18T04:31:32Z")
_I Never Will Marry_ ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-ronstadt-recorded-the-song-and-her-version-was-the-best-poll/746335/42 "2016-02-18T05:41:26Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > Her version of Carmelita shits all over Warren Zevon’s original from a great height. The band I-10 (with Adam Duritz) put much more feeling into Carmelita than any version I’ve heard. Do listen to this: Though I’ve always appreciated how Jackson Browne would always pitch Zevon’s songs to his audiences. Even stuff like Mohammed’s Radio. He now plays Carmelita as a tribute to Warren. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/j9nT_KezjDU/maxresdefault.jpg "Jackson Browne--CARMELITA--Brussels-Cirque Royal--24 june 2015") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9nT_KezjDU) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-ronstadt-recorded-the-song-and-her-version-was-the-best-poll/746335/43 "2016-02-18T05:58:56Z")
I went with “When Will I Be Loved”, though mostly for the guitar rather than the vocals. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-ronstadt-recorded-the-song-and-her-version-was-the-best-poll/746335/44 "2016-02-18T06:03:18Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > However, I truly loved Linda’s _Canciones_ albums. Some of her other covers may have occasionally lacked subtlety–but her Big Voice & Big Heart suited the Mexican classics perfectly. Exactly. FWIW, my maternal grandfather’s family is Mexican, have lived in Tucson since forever, and the old-timers (including my 88 year old favorite uncle) love Linda R. > [@RealityChuck](#): > > I can’t think of anything to check. Ronstadt has a tremendous voice, but sings with less emotion than any singer I have ever heard. I never get the impression she feels anything for the song… Although I wouldn’t say “never,” I often find myself feeling this way about Linda’s work, the most striking example being her Nelson Riddle records. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-ronstadt-recorded-the-song-and-her-version-was-the-best-poll/746335/45 "2016-02-18T06:14:25Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Ok, I’ll go along with that. But it was definitely the best version. Although the [cover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRO5ZZuJGYI) by Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet is pretty damn good. ---
**Author:** ![RobotDevilDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@RobotDevilDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobotDevilDog)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2016, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-ronstadt-recorded-the-song-and-her-version-was-the-best-poll/746335/46 "2016-02-18T07:24:11Z")
She did a very nice version of the Beatles’ “Good Night”, even though it’s not the greatest Beatles song. I will always be a fan of Ringo, but I would much rather hear a lullaby sung in Linda’s voice. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-ronstadt-recorded-the-song-and-her-version-was-the-best-poll/746335.md?page=2)