Comments on: When I grow too old https://thenewneo.com/2014/05/10/when-i-grow-too-old/ A blog about political change, among other things Mon, 12 May 2014 14:04:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Ben David https://thenewneo.com/2014/05/10/when-i-grow-too-old/#comment-774038 Mon, 12 May 2014 14:04:17 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=38593#comment-774038 Gary White’s songs are deceptively homespun – go through the lyric of Long, Long Time and there are a lot of fresh rhymes, very little reliance on cliches.

]]> By: Nick https://thenewneo.com/2014/05/10/when-i-grow-too-old/#comment-773740 Sun, 11 May 2014 23:29:04 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=38593#comment-773740 Yeah, she kills in that Muppets clip.

My only hang-up with her is that I’m an old Warren Zevon fan, and I usually prefer his version of songs. She has such a sweet, beautiful voice, and his voice is so “there ain’t enough whiskey in the world to fix what I done wrong”. I don’t know why he wasn’t bigger.

]]> By: Mac https://thenewneo.com/2014/05/10/when-i-grow-too-old/#comment-773651 Sun, 11 May 2014 18:17:44 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=38593#comment-773651 I was never much of a fan of Ronstadt. I recognize her talent, but just as a matter of personal taste don’t find her work all that appealing. And I was pretty annoyed some years ago when I read a comment from her saying she didn’t want any Republicans or conservatives in her audience. But I’m sorry to hear of her illness. It must be devastating for her to be deprived prematurely of the thing her whole life has revolved around. I wouldn’t wish that on anybody.

]]> By: br549 https://thenewneo.com/2014/05/10/when-i-grow-too-old/#comment-773648 Sun, 11 May 2014 18:10:15 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=38593#comment-773648 My favorite stuff with Rondstadt was when she did the Trio music with Dolly Parton and Emmy Lou Harris (who has the most beautiful feet on a woman I have ever seen – and never mind how I know that).

]]> By: Joe G https://thenewneo.com/2014/05/10/when-i-grow-too-old/#comment-773575 Sun, 11 May 2014 14:07:01 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=38593#comment-773575 It may be one of Linda’s best but doesn’t hold a candle to Vera Lynn’s version from another era:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNB8VbFmlOY

]]> By: SCOTTtheBADGER https://thenewneo.com/2014/05/10/when-i-grow-too-old/#comment-773466 Sun, 11 May 2014 08:25:52 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=38593#comment-773466 She must be quite petite to get into the Cub Scout uniform she wore on an album cover. I have always liked her very pretty voice.

]]> By: Tara https://thenewneo.com/2014/05/10/when-i-grow-too-old/#comment-773451 Sun, 11 May 2014 07:38:45 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=38593#comment-773451 The only place I’d seen or heard Linda Ronstadt before was in her performance as Mabel in the DVD recording of the Broadway version of The Pirates of Penzance from the 80s (phew, that was a mouthful to type), and I’m a little surprised by how much I like her voice when it isn’t all high and opera-y. (Forgive my non-eloquence – it’s been a long day.)

]]> By: Beverly https://thenewneo.com/2014/05/10/when-i-grow-too-old/#comment-773433 Sun, 11 May 2014 07:23:37 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=38593#comment-773433 Love “Long Long Time.”

And now for something completely different — Little Feat’s “Old Folks Boogie.” :-)))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_veXTlJ-Q0M

very amusing

]]> By: physicsguy https://thenewneo.com/2014/05/10/when-i-grow-too-old/#comment-773296 Sun, 11 May 2014 00:02:31 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=38593#comment-773296 During college I had a major crush on Linda… probably along with about a million other guys. That voice, the looks, and I’ve always been a sucker for brunettes.

]]> By: expat https://thenewneo.com/2014/05/10/when-i-grow-too-old/#comment-773294 Sun, 11 May 2014 00:01:23 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=38593#comment-773294 Thanks, Neo, for the good music. Ronstadt is great.
Tonight was the Eurovision Song Contest and Conchita Wurst (Tom Neuwirth) won for Austria. In case you don’t know this being, “it” is the bearded gay guy who dresses in gowns and claims to be for tolerance. The cool PC people are tremendously excited about “it,” but I want to puke. I am really sick of guys who think they are women, in fact, that they are better women than real ones.

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