Rock Love Top Ten: Love Has No Pride (#4)

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Another personal note begins this discussion about today’s top ten favorite with “love” in the title. Thanks for your patience, John. Today it’ll be rewarded. Bet you didn’t expect this song, though, did you? Here’s today’s great singer and great song for your listening and dining pleasure. #4: Love Has No Pride - Linda Ronstadt No, this didn’t make my list of ten favorite Ronstadt songs. It didn’t make John’s list, either. So why not highlight it now! There’s one thing about Linda Ronstadt: when sang a song, it was sung. She wasn’t the first person to do this heartbreak tune (her friend, Bonnie Raitt, recorded it a year before Linda did), but after Ronstadt’s rendition, it really doesn’t matter who sang it before or after. She absolutely wraps that marvelous voice around every note in this song and makes you feel like she’s the most pitiful, heart-worn victim of love (to steal a song title from her one-time backing band ) you’ve ever known in your life. And that is what makes her the legend that she is. With so many great songs she never got around to recording before Parkinson’s silenced her it’s sad to think what she could have done with them. But listening to this you’re thankful for what she did do. Strap in, hold on tight, and let Linda Ronstadt break your heart. Love Has No Pride Written by Eric Kaz and Libby Titus Recorded by Linda Ronstadt From Don’t Cry Now, 1973 I’ve had bad dreams: