This is a treat (Dolly, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris - After the Gold Rush):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHTuxSzUacg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHTuxSzUacg
The excellent Dolly Parton!
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Originally Posted by lil lexie:
“which GH has re-entered the charts - the last one that was released?”
“which GH has re-entered the charts - the last one that was released?”
Yes, Very Best Of Vol.1
There's a Vol.2 as well with lesser known songs.
Originally Posted by molybecks:
“Get you
What track?”
“Get you
What track?”
Nearing the end now, Dumb Blonde. She's certainly not dumb, a very shrewd businesswoman.
Originally Posted by crazychris12:
“Yes, Very Best Of Vol.1
There's a Vol.2 as well with lesser known songs.”
“Yes, Very Best Of Vol.1
There's a Vol.2 as well with lesser known songs.”
I didn't care much for that GH to be honest, it completely avoided all her later (and best) work, I guess due to different record labels.
It's a great place to start but I'd highly recommend to anyone buying this as their first taste of Dolly to download one of her 3 blue-grass albums or Backwoods Barbie as well.
Originally Posted by crazychris12:
“Just orderd Backwoods Barbie, £3.99 from Amazon.”
“Just orderd Backwoods Barbie, £3.99 from Amazon.”
Better Get to Livin', Shinola, Jesus and Gravity, and the title track are pretty amazing.
I always get quite annoyed when people call 'I Will Always Love You' Whitney's song. Don't get me wrong, before she married that loser, Whitney was an amazing singer but the original is just much more heart-wrenching IMO. I bet there are millions of fans of the Whitney version who have no idea Dolly wrote it.
And 'Jolene' has been a favourite of my youngest son since he was 7! He's 19 now, and a 6 foot 3, 15 stone amateur boxer and still has no qualms about telling anyone it's still one of his favourite song!
PS Has she still got her own theme park? Dollywood?
And 'Jolene' has been a favourite of my youngest son since he was 7! He's 19 now, and a 6 foot 3, 15 stone amateur boxer and still has no qualms about telling anyone it's still one of his favourite song!
PS Has she still got her own theme park? Dollywood?
Originally Posted by konebyvax:
“I always get quite annoyed when people call 'I Will Always Love You' Whitney's song. Don't get me wrong, before she married that loser, Whitney was an amazing singer but the original is just much more heart-wrenching IMO. I bet there are millions of fans of the Whitney version who have no idea Dolly wrote it.
”
“I always get quite annoyed when people call 'I Will Always Love You' Whitney's song. Don't get me wrong, before she married that loser, Whitney was an amazing singer but the original is just much more heart-wrenching IMO. I bet there are millions of fans of the Whitney version who have no idea Dolly wrote it.
”
LOL, that's true, not care Dolly'd care, I guess she made a mint.
Originally Posted by lil lexie:
“LOL, that's true, not care Dolly'd care, I guess she made a mint.”
“LOL, that's true, not care Dolly'd care, I guess she made a mint.
”
Dolly was excellent on daybreak, when asked about 'IWALY' she went something like ''Look- Whitney made me a HELL OF A LATTA MONEH' when she released I will always love you-it wasn't a bad version was it? (joking)..it was enough to keep me in some decent cheap wigs that's fo sure'!
Love her!
Originally Posted by lil lexie:
“Better Get to Livin', Shinola, Jesus and Gravity, and the title track are pretty amazing.”
“Better Get to Livin', Shinola, Jesus and Gravity, and the title track are pretty amazing.”
Can't go wrong for 4 quid really can I?
Originally Posted by lil lexie:
“LOL, that's true, not care Dolly'd care, I guess she made a mint.”
“LOL, that's true, not care Dolly'd care, I guess she made a mint.
”
She said on ITV Daybreak that she made "a lot" but when they tried to push her to say how much of course she didn't say.
Originally Posted by crazychris12:
“Can't go wrong for 4 quid really can I?”
“Can't go wrong for 4 quid really can I?”
Certainly not. I'm fearing i'm becoming quite a Dolly fan, I love her haha.
I never knew she declined Elvis to sing 'I will always love you' either! She said it was no hard feelings but something to do with if she accepted it then the song would then be his and she really wanted to keep that song for herself (this was back in the 70s I guess when things were much tighter than these days).
Originally Posted by molybecks:
“Certainly not. I'm fearing i'm becoming quite a Dolly fan, I love her haha.
I never knew she declined Elvis to sing 'I will always love you' either! She said it was no hard feelings but something to do with if she accepted it then the song would then be his and she really wanted to keep that song for herself (this was back in the 70s I guess when things were much tighter than these days).”
“Certainly not. I'm fearing i'm becoming quite a Dolly fan, I love her haha.
I never knew she declined Elvis to sing 'I will always love you' either! She said it was no hard feelings but something to do with if she accepted it then the song would then be his and she really wanted to keep that song for herself (this was back in the 70s I guess when things were much tighter than these days).”
I never knew that either until this morning. I've been a fan since Jolene reached the top 10 here in 1976, her and Tammy Wynette. Wish I'd seen one or both live though.
Originally Posted by crazychris12:
“I never knew that either until this morning. I've been a fan since Jolene reached the top 10 here in 1976, her and Tammy Wynette. Wish I'd seen one or both live though.”
“I never knew that either until this morning. I've been a fan since Jolene reached the top 10 here in 1976, her and Tammy Wynette. Wish I'd seen one or both live though.”
I know very little about Dolly's discography and history but I do know the classics such as 'IWALY' and 'Jolene', she's so fun and also...very cool. Fair enough I doubt she'd have a chart topping single like Adele for example (in today's generation I mean) but she's so likeable that it wouldn't be impossible either. Got a lot of respect for her. I like her lots!
Originally Posted by allthatyouwant:
“Has anyone seen her live?? I bought my mum tickets for her birthday and btw you can buy the film 9 to 5 from HMV for about three quid - i'm sure you'll be able to get it on amazon if not
”
“Has anyone seen her live?? I bought my mum tickets for her birthday and btw you can buy the film 9 to 5 from HMV for about three quid - i'm sure you'll be able to get it on amazon if not
”
I'll have a look for that DVD next time I'm in HMV. Is it good?
Originally Posted by konebyvax:
“I always get quite annoyed when people call 'I Will Always Love You' Whitney's song. Don't get me wrong, before she married that loser, Whitney was an amazing singer but the original is just much more heart-wrenching IMO. I bet there are millions of fans of the Whitney version who have no idea Dolly wrote it.
And 'Jolene' has been a favourite of my youngest son since he was 7! He's 19 now, and a 6 foot 3, 15 stone amateur boxer and still has no qualms about telling anyone it's still one of his favourite song!
PS Has she still got her own theme park? Dollywood?”
“I always get quite annoyed when people call 'I Will Always Love You' Whitney's song. Don't get me wrong, before she married that loser, Whitney was an amazing singer but the original is just much more heart-wrenching IMO. I bet there are millions of fans of the Whitney version who have no idea Dolly wrote it.
And 'Jolene' has been a favourite of my youngest son since he was 7! He's 19 now, and a 6 foot 3, 15 stone amateur boxer and still has no qualms about telling anyone it's still one of his favourite song!
PS Has she still got her own theme park? Dollywood?”
"I will always love you" was a song she wrote for Porter Wagner, it was a goodbye song for him, as he helped her early in her career. Dollys version is beautifully understated. Whitneys version is perfectly acceptable, but Dollys has THE EMO!
Originally Posted by cnbcwatcher:
“I'll have a look for that DVD next time I'm in HMV. Is it good?”
“I'll have a look for that DVD next time I'm in HMV. Is it good?”
I love 9 to 5, it's very much an 'of it's time' sort of film but it's great fun.
I love Dolly! Got up early this morning to watch her on Daybreak and Lorraine, she seems so down to earth in the interviews, especially for someone so famous
Speaking of Dolly, and I apologise for the cheeky plug, I covered "Jolene" for my youtube channel if anyone's interested
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqRU51Bjowo
Speaking of Dolly, and I apologise for the cheeky plug, I covered "Jolene" for my youtube channel if anyone's interested
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqRU51Bjowo
Originally Posted by mr muggles:
“"I will always love you" was a song she wrote for Porter Wagner, it was a goodbye song for him, as he helped her early in her career. Dollys version is beautifully understated. Whitneys version is perfectly acceptable, but Dollys has THE EMO!”
“"I will always love you" was a song she wrote for Porter Wagner, it was a goodbye song for him, as he helped her early in her career. Dollys version is beautifully understated. Whitneys version is perfectly acceptable, but Dollys has THE EMO!
”
It's funny you should mention Mr Wagoner and his connection to the song because I was watching this today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBLJIcaVC1w
Originally Posted by lil lexie:
“you ought to give her a try, I'm pretty sure out of all her 42 albums there's bound to be something there that appeals.”
“you ought to give her a try, I'm pretty sure out of all her 42 albums there's bound to be something there that appeals.”
I dont like old style Country and Western but with 42 albums would guess I could find a few things I like.
I do like Jolene but I think everyone likes that song almost by default.
Originally Posted by geordielady:
“I dont like old style Country and Western but with 42 albums would guess I could find a few things I like.”
“I dont like old style Country and Western but with 42 albums would guess I could find a few things I like.
”
A little off-topic in a Dolly thread but you ought to have a listen to Absolute Torch and Twang by K D Lang. It's old style country, I suppose, but given a modern twist. And it's bloody fantastic!
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