美國搖滾樂女王［琳達朗絲黛］──流行抒情曲──老歌新唱的［I Knew You When］

Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah, hey

I knew you when you were lonely
I knew you when you were only
A boy all alone without love
I knew you when

I knew you when
You were sad and all alone
You didnt have anyone
That you could call your own

I knew you when
Your heart belonged to only me
But that was many tears ago
Now your love is just a memory

Yeah yeah yeah yeah, hey

I knew you when you were lonely
I knew you when you were only
A boy all alone without love
I knew you when, I knew you when

I knew you when
We used to have a lot of fun
But someone came and offered more
Now Im the lonely one

I knew you when
I was just a scared little girl
I used to be your only love
Before you came up in the world

Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah, hey

I knew you when you were lonely
I knew you when you were only
A boy all alone without love

Songwriters
SOUTH, JOE

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１９８２年　３６歲的美國歌壇搖滾女王琳達朗絲黛（Linda Ronstadt）發行大碟［Get Closer］

雖然樂評出色  但成績普通（US＃３１）

首支主打只拿到美國榜＃２９

年底時  琳達推出第二主打［I Knew You When］

這是美國流行／鄉村歌手Joe Royal１９６５年發行的單曲　當時拿到告示單曲榜＃１４

新版仍由其經紀人Peter Asher製作  是首輕柔／激動交替的Power流行抒情搖滾曲

琳達豐沛的嗓音擁有完美的詮釋

不過［I Knew You When］在美國單曲榜只拿到＃３７（成人抒情榜＃２９　鄉村榜＃８４）

［Get Closer］反應不如預期　導致朗絲黛下張大碟轉向老歌新唱路線

Anyway, ［I Knew You When］是琳達的抒情佳作之一

MV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDwx8GzxRKM 

Live 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDfCcAtJc0A