Hoyt Axton & Linda Ronstadt - Lion In Winter

Here is a Hoyt Axton, Linda Ronstadt duet featuring a Hoyt Axton scribbed Song, Lion In Winter.

Enjoy.

[SDeMat-nxvr]

Huge fan of both Hoyt Axton and Linda Ronstadt. I'm ashamed I just found this song. It give me chills. What a great song.

[dawa]

I once read the comment that Linda Ronstadt was the song writers friend. I really feel that her voice is a tribute to every song she ever covered.

[jpatrick]

Takes my breath away every time I hear it. Beautiful.

[ffggddss]

I vaguely recall watching them do this duet on some TV variety show (remember those?!) back then; this may be what I saw, idk (wish there were some info on that here!).
There aren't many female singers who can carry the soprano part of this song at all well, but Linda does it just bone-chillingly perfectly, while making it seem effortless.
And Hoyt's composition, along with this two-part harmony, is itself just perfect. And trickier to pull off than it sounds!

Fred

[judycolson]

Pretty song with Linda's falsetto. Hoyt looks smitten with her.

[danholenstein]

One of my favorites
One of my favorites

[thinkerly]

When Ronstadt makes that first falsetto from the word "call", Axton was a goner. She had the most beautiful vibrato. And Hoyt had that baritone and bass.

[dianasoto]

I remember this song from I was about 11 yrs old, and never forgot it. I always loved it. I am glad I refound it, these are two of countries greats.

[scottkidwellmusic]

Grew up listening to Hoyt and Linda. I was singing along by the time I was 4 or 5. Huge influence on me, musically, and one of my favorite duets

[nuccten]

Like the line in the song, "when I first saw you I first loved you"! And then I heard you sing. And I was smitten.

[thomastolbert]

I can't say, "I have a least favorite song".I like every one I have heard. Linda had the best control of her voice of all the female singers. Cheers.

[rogerlawson]

Two wonderful voices have gone silent. Heavy Heart.

[glgl]

I came across this after listening to her autobiographical film .. the sound of my voice that aired on CNN... 2020 New year's day it aired....She stricken as you know with Parkinson's but she did sing at the end of the film... It was heartbreaking 💔 like a broken bird trying to fly. She's lived a very full life but now a very different life

[sivvybee]

He was just a little bit lit up. Love Hoyt.

[clariclaire]

La mejor voz .la hermosa Linda Ronstadl mi música favorita su increíble voz desde Republica Argentina con cariño♥️

[thomastolbert]

Hoyt was one of a kind! Had this and others on two tapes but someone stole them out of my car.

[jjjtttggg]

I think a fair argument can be made for Linda Ronstadt as the all-around best female singer of all time.

[Mark-gzdk]

I've had a lucky life, musically; when all my peers were listening to Mersey beat, and stones, and beatles, I had country, Johnny cash, Linda, dolly, emmylou, hank, willie and waylon, and so much more.
I feel so sorry for my countrymen, missing out like that....
Oh well, I tried to tell 'em, but they wouldn't listen.
Literally!

[rickstevenmarchetti]

Saw them in concert together. They opened for Commander Cody.

[thomastolbert]

Jan, could you put "water for my horses" on your channel? Thanks.