Introduction
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Just One Look was already a classic long before Linda Ronstadt ever laid her voice on it—a soulful gem first introduced by Doris Troy in the 1960s, carried through jukeboxes and radio stations as a sweet echo of youthful longing. But when Ronstadt unleashed her version, it stopped being just a nostalgic tune. It became a weapon. A statement. A declaration that no one in rock, pop, or country could ignore her.
With one searing glance and one soaring note, Ronstadt turned a tender love song into a storm of emotional firepower. This wasn’t the demure ballad of the ’60s anymore—it was raw, volcanic, and untamed. Her voice didn’t just sing the words, it commanded them, as if daring anyone listening to walk away unchanged. Suddenly, what had been a soft plea in the hands of others became a cry of obsession, desire, and danger.
And here’s the shock: this was no accident. Ronstadt had a reputation for taking songs men had made safe and polite—and ripping them open. She transformed When Will I Be Loved, You’re No Good, and now Just One Look into confessions too intense for comfort. For fans, it was electrifying. For her rivals, it was terrifying. Linda Ronstadt wasn’t just covering songs—she was erasing their histories and rewriting them in her own blood.
Music insiders whispered about it: Was she stealing these songs, or was she saving them? Did her devastating delivery elevate the classics—or did it bury the originals forever under her shadow? One thing was certain: after Ronstadt’s Just One Look, no one could hear the song the same way again.
This wasn’t just a performance. It was a takeover.
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Lyrics
Just one look and I fell so hard
In love, with you, oh oh
I found out how good it feels
To have, your love, oh oh
Say you will, will be mine
Forever, and always, oh oh
Just one look and I knew
That you were my only one, oh oh
I thought I was dreaming
But I was wrong, oh yeah yeah
Ah but I’m gonna keep on scheming
Till I make you, make you my own
So you see, I really care
Without you I’m nothing, oh oh
Just one look and I know
I’ll get you someday, oh oh
Just one look
That’s all it took, hah, just one look
That’s all it took, woah, just one look
That’s all it woah, baby
(That’s all it took, just one look)
You know I love you baby
(That’s all it took, just one look)
I’ll build my world around you
(That’s all it took, just one look)
(That’s all it took, just one look)
Come on baby
(That’s all it took)
