Brandi Carlile Covers Long Long Time by Linda Ronstadt

Watch as Brandi Carlile covers the Linda Ronstadt classic, “Long Long Time” on the Howard Stern show. Get the tissues!

When I was a kid, my mom played Linda Ronstadt around the house—the singer became part of my everyday life for a while: folding laundry, cooking dinner, existing…. Then I grew up, found my own music, and slowly forgot about her.

But recently, for reasons I can’t explain, Linda Ronstadt started popping back up in my life. Mostly her song: “Long, Long Time.” If you’ve ever loved someone who was never going to love you back, this song still hits by the way.

I love Ronstadt’s original version. But I’ll admit something that feels a little bit like betrayal: I think I love Brandi Carlile’s cover even more.

Carlile performed the song on Howard Stern, and it absolutely wrecked me. Watch:

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