Introduction
When Linda Ronstadt stepped up to the microphone in 1976 and sang “Lose Again,” nobody was prepared for the emotional earthquake that followed. This wasn’t the fiery country-rock siren who once set stages ablaze with hits like “You’re No Good” or “When Will I Be Loved.” No—this was something far more dangerous. This was Ronstadt stripped bare, bleeding out every scar, every wound, every shattered love story for the world to witness.
The shock? She didn’t just sing heartbreak—she made you live it. “Lose Again” wasn’t a performance. It was a confession. It was the sound of America’s most golden voice cracking under the weight of betrayal and disappointment. And for many fans, it was the first time they realized that even a superstar could sound just as broken as they were inside.
Critics at the time called it “too raw, too vulnerable.” But the public knew better. Radio stations couldn’t cage it, audiences couldn’t forget it. Ronstadt’s voice soared like a cry in the dark, refusing to let anyone turn away. In a world where pop singers were polished and untouchable, she walked onto that stage and said: I hurt. And so do you.
Nearly fifty years later, the song still shocks. Not with volume or speed, but with its brutal honesty. It’s the kind of track that sneaks up on you in the quiet hours of the night, pulling you back to every failed love, every moment when you gave everything—only to lose again.
And that is Linda Ronstadt’s true genius. Not just the beauty of her voice, but the courage to rip it open, to let the world bleed with her.
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Lyrics
Here’s a song that i wish i’d sung before linda ronstadt
Sang it, this is a song that, perhaps you’ve never heard
Her sing it actually, it’s by a very young and talented
Songwriter called karla bonoff. i don’t know why i put it
In the act except i think it’s really pretty. i hope you
Do too… thank you.Save me
Free me from my heart this time
The train’s gone down the track
And i, i’ve stayed behind
Nothing can free me
From this ball and chain
I made up my mind
I would leave today
But you’re keeping me going
I know it’s insane
’cause i love you and lose againWhen the heart calls
The mind obeys
Oh, it knows better than me
If i hold on
Just one more day
Then maybe, babe, you’d hear me true’cause nothing can free me
From this ball and chain
I made up my mind
I would leave today
But you’re keeping me going
I know it’s insane
Because i love you and lose againOoh, ooh
Nothing can free me
From this ball and chain
I made up my mind
I would leave today
But you’re keeping me going
I know it’s insane
’cause i love you and lose again
Because i love you and lose again
