Dolly Parton

[all the same]

Is it just me or do Dolly Parton's beautiful soft love songs nearly bring anyone else tears? She has such a beautiful sad quiver in her voice. I'm listening to "But You Know that I Love You" right now. Sigh...

[sparky]

Is it just me or do Dolly Parton's beautiful soft love songs nearly bring anyone else tears? She has such a beautiful sad quiver in her voice. I'm listening to "But You Know that I Love You" right now. Sigh...

I am so into Dolly. Dolly rules. She is on tour this summer/fall and I am so there. Hopefully LA and Vegas. Her voice hasn't changed a bit, and her show is so much fun. On top of that, she just keeps on cranking out records at the rate of about 1 a year. Pity about all the surgery, she has gone a little too far on the mouth, but I love her anyway. Her "Stairway To Heaven" is pure eargasm material.

[all the same]

I am so into Dolly. Dolly rules. She is on tour this summer/fall and I am so there. Hopefully LA and Vegas. Her voice hasn't changed a bit, and her show is so much fun. On top of that, she just keeps on cranking out records at the rate of about 1 a year. Pity about all the surgery, she has gone a little too far on the mouth, but I love her anyway. Her "Stairway To Heaven" is pure eargasm material.

Yeah, she's for sure had too much work done!

I wish I could swing seeing her on her tour! She's playing Toronto. I'd love to see her. Vegas would be great! But I can't do it. I have to save my pennies now. Sigh...

[JazmenFlowers]

"ooh I love you..."

I love Dolly. Heartbreaker and Here You Come Again always get me. If any of you get a chance to see or hear the Crossroads special with Dolly and Melissa Ethridge, I highly recommend it. Dolly tears up Bring Me Some Water.

[sparky]

"ooh I love you..."

I love Dolly. Heartbreaker and Here You Come Again always get me. If any of you get a chance to see or hear the Crossroads special with Dolly and Melissa Ethridge, I highly recommend it. Dolly tears up Bring Me Some Water.

OMG. MUST. SEE. THIS. Thanks for the tip !

[DrummerDeanna]

OMG - LOVE LOVE LOVE Dolly -have since I was six - so though I say the Beatles are my first love - I should probably say that she actually is. In like 1986 I saw Smoky Mountain Christmas and that was it - I've loved her ever since :nod:

[Nixxxed]

My Mom used to go to the same church as Dolly before she was famous. They weren't close friends, just acquaintances. But I remember growing up in Knoxville, TN, seeing her commercials for grocery stores (her first benefactor), and the first Dolly variety show on Saturday afternoons.

I've also been to Dollywood, and if you haven't been - GO!!!!

The song that always gets me is on the Dolly in London show ... oh crap ... pothole ... something like "Down From Dover"? AND, I just got the new Scissor Sisters DVD, and they play "Baby I'm Burnin' " to warm up the crowd. And you've never seen queens freak out like that British crowd does dancing to some Dolly disco... :nod:

[Nixxxed]

(singing loudly)

TWO DOORS DOWN
They're laughing and drinkin
And having a parrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrty...

Sorry - I know this is the "sad Dolly song" thread, but I needed a pick-me-up after today's sad news... :D

[Nixxxed]

OMG. MUST. SEE. THIS. Thanks for the tip !
You've heard the song she did with Norah Jones, right?

"Gonna creep on in..."

And my best friend recently found an old bootleg of Dolly singing "Harper Valley PTA" that's a HOOT.

[sparky]

OMG - LOVE LOVE LOVE Dolly -have since I was six - so though I say the Beatles are my first love - I should probably say that she actually is. In like 1986 I saw Smoky Mountain Christmas and that was it - I've loved her ever since :nod:


I have this movie on VHS, and her Christmas special too...I watch em every year !

[sparky]

You've heard the song she did with Norah Jones, right?

"Gonna creep on in..."

And my best friend recently found an old bootleg of Dolly singing "Harper Valley PTA" that's a HOOT.

Of course I have that Norah Jones duet.
The Harper Valley PTA thing sounds like a riot.

[macfanken]

Dolly is great! I have her "Trio" cds... also a couple of solo cds. I've never seen her in concert but would LOVE to someday.

[amber]

Is it just me or do Dolly Parton's beautiful soft love songs nearly bring anyone else tears? She has such a beautiful sad quiver in her voice. I'm listening to "But You Know that I Love You" right now. Sigh...
I second that. I was watching really late night TV a month or so back, and a bad Dolly Parton movie came on. I watched, and every time she started singing, it brought tears to my eyes.
But I've always loved her voice.

[GypsySorcerer]

I love Dolly and her sweet voice. I also love her movies. :angel:

[all the same]

I second that. I was watching really late night TV a month or so back, and a bad Dolly Parton movie came on. I watched, and every time she started singing, it brought tears to my eyes.
But I've always loved her voice.

Insider is killing me right now. I have a lump in my throat! If a sad Dolly Parton song comes on next, I think it will be the death of me!

[amber]

Insider is killing me right now. I have a lump in my throat! If a sad Dolly Parton song comes on next, I think it will be the death of me!
good luck! Tolja! I keep tearing up reading about Stevie's dad... :(

[all the same]

good luck! Tolja! I keep tearing up reading about Stevie's dad... :(

Terribly tragic news. :distress:

[strandinthewind]

. . . Her "Stairway To Heaven" is pure eargasm material.

NO SHIITTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lord Child - I am seeing another Vegas trip :eek:

[DrummerDeanna]

I have this movie on VHS, and her Christmas special too...I watch em every year !


I bought a boot DVD of it on Ebay last year - and I too watch it EVERY year - my friend Kari and I though? We used to watch it LITERALLY every day lol. So now I watch it and can talk along :laugh:

"You know very well who...the one whose very life's breath makes me rage with angah...whose eyes I pluck out....whose eyes I would tear assunder..." :laugh:

I LOVE Jezzabel.

[rbs3676]

Dolly is THE DIRT!
Her autobiography was a blast to read and she seems like SUCH a darling person...I would just love to sit and chat with her for hours.
I told my BF that we should go to Dollywood next year...I think it would be a blast!

If her tour stops in Texas, I am there...


rbs

[sparky]

NO SHIITTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lord Child - I am seeing another Vegas trip :eek:

I'll go. She's at the House Of Blues.

[strandinthewind]

I'll go. She's at the House Of Blues.

We are staying at The Bellagio - no more roach motels!!!!!!!!

[wondergirl9847]

Grew up listening to her and love her lots. She's my favorite female country singer. My favorite song is Here You Come Again. It's very eerie how similar she and Stevie are.

[dissention]

Love Dolly. Used to watch her old variety show with my mom. Her last few bluegrass albums have been really amazing, amongst the best records she's ever put out. The fact that she comes across as such a warm and gentle soul also makes her so insanely lovable.

And Smokey Mountain Christmas? I watch it every year. Love love love it.

[trackaghost]

Love Dolly. Used to watch her old variety show with my mom.

I have a bunch of them on video, they were fab!
She used to have a Q&A bit with the audience and she always came across as really witty and lovely.

[SteveMacD]

One of my all-time favorite country duets EVER is the Porter Wagoner/Dolly Parton duet "Just Someone I Used To Know." It's quite possibly the perfect song.

[Nixxxed]

Love Dolly. Used to watch her old variety show with my mom. Her last few bluegrass albums have been really amazing, amongst the best records she's ever put out. The fact that she comes across as such a warm and gentle soul also makes her so insanely lovable.

And Smokey Mountain Christmas? I watch it every year. Love love love it.

I have a bunch of them on video, they were fab!
She used to have a Q&A bit with the audience and she always came across as really witty and lovely.

Are ya'll talking about the short-lived one that was on ABC in the early '90s (or late '80s), or the first one that was a syndicated show in the '70s (that was more in the vein of Hee Haw)?

I've never seen any of those on video anywhere...

[Serrart]

She's great. I'll never forget that to hear her voice singing I will always love you gave me 1 minute and a half of bliss in the middle of the utter torture that was watching The Bodyguard.

Romy

[BombaySapphire3]

originally posted by dissention Her last few bluegrass albums have been really amazing, amongst the best records she's ever put out I love these albums and speaking of slow, sad Dolly songs what about her update of Down to Dover on Little Sparrow ?The subject matter may be dated but the performance gives me chills.

[wondergirl9847]

I was flipping channels one night and came across some biography on her or something. Anyways, they played a performance on some awards show of her singing "He's Alive"....when the song was over, I was in tears. AMAZING performance, I got chills and tears just sitting here typing this.

My mom and I used to watch her show in the 90's...Dolly. :)

[strandinthewind]

Love Dolly. Used to watch her old variety show with my mom. Her last few bluegrass albums have been really amazing, amongst the best records she's ever put out. The fact that she comes across as such a warm and gentle soul also makes her so insanely lovable.

And Smokey Mountain Christmas? I watch it every year. Love love love it.

Hard Candy Christmas could be my fav. song - ever ... at least until I saw Anne Margaret (rocks :laugh: ) "sing" it in the last tour of Best Little Whorehouse in Texas - love Anne but OY that performance :eek:

[JazmenFlowers]

I was flipping channels one night and came across some biography on her or something. Anyways, they played a performance on some awards show of her singing "He's Alive"....when the song was over, I was in tears. AMAZING performance, I got chills and tears just sitting here typing this.

My mom and I used to watch her show in the 90's...Dolly. :)

OMG TOTALLY. I have an mp3 of that and even though I'm not deeply religious, it moves me to tears and I can't help but get goosebumps.

[JazmenFlowers]

Hard Candy Christmas could be my fav. song - ever ...

I have found strength in this song many times...I sometimes forget it's a "christmas" song...love it.

And Smoky Mtn Christmas is a staple for me. Watch it every year. Islands in the Stream is the first song I ever remember hearing. My dad used to sing it to me when I was little and it's the first song I ever sang.

[wondergirl9847]

I have an mp3 of that and even though I'm not deeply religious, it moves me to tears and I can't help but get goosebumps.

You don't have to be deeply religious, she SELLS that performance like nobody's business!! Excellence.

Add me to the "I love Smokey Mountain Christmas and Hard Candy Christmas" list!

[strandinthewind]

You don't have to be deeply religious, she SELLS that performance like nobody's business!! Excellence.

Add me to the "I love Smokey Mountain Christmas and Hard Candy Christmas" list!


Did you see her sing "Hello God" live. I though I would die from crying when I saw her on Leno, Letterman, or some other such show. She is the trashiest class act I have ever seen :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

I had a thought - it would great to have Ledgie conclave at DollyWood - if for nothing else than to see Dissention's 24/7 horrified facial expression at the decor :laugh: I may pay his way just to see his reaction to the bedspread in the hotel :eek: :laugh:

[wondergirl9847]

No, I've never even heard of that song! If that's from her newer albums, I don't have those. :( Actually, I don't have ANY of her albums, my dad's got a few LPs and I've downloaded her songs from iTunes and stuff. One of these days, I'll get all her stuff. :)

I would love to go to Dollywood at least once, but I don't do rides folks...I get sick. Blergh.

[strandinthewind]

No, I've never even heard of that song! If that's from her newer albums, I don't have those. :( Actually, I don't have ANY of her albums, my dad's got a few LPs and I've downloaded her songs from iTunes and stuff. One of these days, I'll get all her stuff. :)

I would love to go to Dollywood at least once, but I don't do rides folks...I get sick. Blergh.


Hello God was from "Halos and Horns" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000066TPL/qid=1123948860/sr=8-10/ref=pd_bbs_10/103-7524599-5519814?v=glance&s=music&n=507846 - which also contains the FAB. version of Sairway to Heaven.

[DeeGeMe]

I got to meet Dolly when I was a kid. She told me I had the prettiest red hair and was so sweet to me. I still have the autograph she gave me that day. My parents were big country music fans so I grew up listening to her, and Loretta Lynn and Johnny Cash, etc. What an amazing voice and an amazing woman!

Anyway, another neat thing about Dolly that a lot of people might not know is that in addition to Dollywood, she also owns these Dixie Stampede . . . well, I can't really describe what they are, but I guess dinner theater with horses is about as close as I can come to it. They are in Myrtle Beach SC, Orlando, FL, Pigeon Forge, TN, and in Bronson Missouri.

In the areas where she has these themeparks and the Dixie Stampedes, her non-profit organization, the Imagination Library gives out free books (1 per month) to children ages 0 to 5 years old. How's that for a great public service? There are no income limits or anything-you just sign your kid up, and once a month, they receive a free, age-appropriate book. What a terrific way to give back to the community and foster the love of reading!

[wondergirl9847]

Hello God was from "Halos and Horns" which also contains the FAB. version of Sairway to Heaven.

Stairway to Heaven is spec-friggin-tacular!! I got that one from iTunes.

[markolas]

Dolly's cool. I'm not crazy about her pop material from the late '70s and '80s, but I like her earlier work, and her recent bluegrass stuff. Although I don't have Halos & Horns...I can't really stomach God/Christo-centric music. I love Loretta Lynn's Van Lear Rose album, but that song "God Makes No Mistakes" is so ignorant that it's hilarious, although I'm sure she didn't mean it to be. :laugh:

Anyway...getting off-topic.

There's a Dolly compilation (not really a best-of) called Mission Chapel Memories that collects her early '70s folky, singer-songwritery country material that I love a lot.

[DavidMn]

Here You Come Again is one of my favorite songs. Even though she didnt write it

[DrummerDeanna]

I had a thought - it would great to have Ledgie conclave at DollyWood - if for nothing else than to see Dissention's 24/7 horrified facial expression at the decor :laugh: I may pay his way just to see his reaction to the bedspread in the hotel :eek: :laugh:


OMG - that would be the funnest thing evah!!! :blob1:

I've always wanted to go to Dollywood - I still hope to make it there one day - I tried to get there last year when she was giving some Christmas concerts -but they sold out fast and I never made it.

[trackaghost]

Are ya'll talking about the short-lived one that was on ABC in the early '90s (or late '80s), or the first one that was a syndicated show in the '70s (that was more in the vein of Hee Haw)?

I've never seen any of those on video anywhere...

Well I'm talking about the ABC show from the 1980s myself. The only reason I have them on tape is because my dad used to record it back when it was on and kept a load of them. They're great fun to watch.

[Nixxxed]

I had a thought - it would great to have Ledgie conclave at DollyWood - if for nothing else than to see Dissention's 24/7 horrified facial expression at the decor :laugh: I may pay his way just to see his reaction to the bedspread in the hotel :eek: :laugh:
A Ledgie conclave to Dollywood would be a hoot. Especially if we *ALL* wore blonde Dolly wigs the whole time we were there...

:nod:

And the giggle. We must all practice the giggle. And let it rip at each and every opportunity.

[Nixxxed]

Well I'm talking about the ABC show from the 1980s myself. The only reason I have them on tape is because my dad used to record it back when it was on and kept a load of them. They're great fun to watch.
Oh man... I thought you meant they had been released on video in the UK...

Disappointed. :(

[sparky]

You don't have to be deeply religious, she SELLS that performance like nobody's business!! Excellence.


"He's Alive" is a spine chiller. I get goose bumps every time I hear it. It's about enough to make me into a born again. :lol:

[strandinthewind]

A Ledgie conclave to Dollywood would be a hoot. Especially if we *ALL* wore blonde Dolly wigs the whole time we were there...

:nod:

And the giggle. We must all practice the giggle. And let it rip at each and every opportunity.


I have the wig

:o :o :o

[Nixxxed]

I have the wig

:o :o :o
I have no doubt you have fake quadruple-Ds for the occasion as well. :wavey:

And, while I'm at it - for such a big "Whorehouse" fan, you never seemed to listen to Miss Mona's Special No-No Rules, Mr. Grossest Ledgie, namely:

1. Keep your language clean, girls.

(And that's why we LUV you. :xoxo: )


ha-ha-HEEEE (just practicing)

[sparky]

I have the wig

:o :o :o

You probably have wigs aplenty for all of us.

[Brad]

I remember LOVING "Me and Little Andy" growing up. Then about 10-15 years ago I saw her in Houston at the Woodlands (where she did an AMAZING BEYOND WORDS "He's Alive") and actually paid attention to the words...and it's the saddest damn song ever! Drunk and neglecting parents? Kids and dogs dying? I thought it was just about a puppy dog and gingerbread men!

And I swear my aunt used to have a Greatest Hits cassette (the one with the pic of her in the red shirt in the shower) and "Me and Little Andy" was on it. I have that same album on CD though, and it's not on there. :distress: Guess I'll have to download it.

Oh, and the original "I Will Always Love You"...perfection. Not the remake for BLWIT (don't like it nearly as much as the original). By the way, that movie is one of my favorites! My sister and I used to duet "Sneakin' Around" when we were little! I think we just liked that it had the word "cheerios" in it! :laugh:

Brad

[sparky]

Oh, and the original "I Will Always Love You"...perfection. Not the remake for BLWIT (don't like it nearly as much as the original). By the way, that movie is one of my favorites! My sister and I used to duet "Sneakin' Around" when we were little! I think we just liked that it had the word "cheerios" in it! :laugh:

Brad

The original IWALY is exactly that : perfect. It is so damned sugary and sweet - only Dolly could get away with it - simply because she doesn't have a phony bone in her body (not counting the surgeries... :laugh: ).

That song literally just breaks my heart. When she closed her shortlived variety show with it every episode, I welled up every single time ! So silly.

Of course the Whitney bastardization is an atorcity to me. I challenge anyone to find a shred of the original melody in her car alarm vocal gymanstics. But, the 3 million Dolly made from it probably helped the last three bluegrass albums happen. So, all is well that ends well. :thumbsup:

[strandinthewind]

You probably have wigs aplenty for all of us.

Let me just say that with the right person - your Bon Jovi doooo could be teased up to Heaven :xoxo: :xoxo: :xoxo: :angel: :wavey: ;) :p

[strandinthewind]

The original IWALY is exactly that : perfect. It is so damned sugary and sweet - only Dolly could get away with it - simply because she doesn't have a phony bone in her body (not counting the surgeries... :laugh: ).

That song literally just breaks my heart. When she closed her shortlived variety show with it every episode, I welled up every single time ! So silly.

Of course the Whitney bastardization is an atorcity to me. I challenge anyone to find a shred of the original melody in her car alarm vocal gymanstics. But, the 3 million Dolly made from it probably helped the last three bluegrass albums happen. So, all is well that ends well. :thumbsup:

And it was not sung to or about Kevin "I have fins and a flop - Tin Cup" Costner :rolleyes:

Finally, Dolly's version is perfection.

[all the same]

I remember LOVING "Me and Little Andy" growing up. Then about 10-15 years ago I saw her in Houston at the Woodlands (where she did an AMAZING BEYOND WORDS "He's Alive") and actually paid attention to the words...and it's the saddest damn song ever! Drunk and neglecting parents? Kids and dogs dying? I thought it was just about a puppy dog and gingerbread men!

And I swear my aunt used to have a Greatest Hits cassette (the one with the pic of her in the red shirt in the shower) and "Me and Little Andy" was on it. I have that same album on CD though, and it's not on there. :distress: Guess I'll have to download it.

Oh, and the original "I Will Always Love You"...perfection. Not the remake for BLWIT (don't like it nearly as much as the original). By the way, that movie is one of my favorites! My sister and I used to duet "Sneakin' Around" when we were little! I think we just liked that it had the word "cheerios" in it! :laugh:

Brad

Me and Little Andy is the saddest damn song ever! My mom, sister and I used to listen to it and all cry! Yeah, it was TOTALLY on the cassette of that Greatest Hits record but not on cd. Weird though. I was in a used record store and they had several copies of the Greatest Hits record (the one you were talking about with the red shirt) and I SWEAR there were different versions of it and one had Me and Little Andy on it. But I bought one that didn't have it on it. Of course, that could have been one of my heavy heroin days! I really gotta cut back!
:lol:

[sparky]

Let me just say that with the right person - your Bon Jovi doooo could be teased up to Heaven :xoxo: :xoxo: :xoxo: :angel: :wavey: ;) :p

Don't I know it !

And you have seen the suede pants. All I need is a fringed jacket, and a karaoke tape of "Wanted Dead Or Alive".... :wavey:

[Hippocampus]

Dolly Parton is one of the greatest, a true legend for so many reasons. And it just so happens that I'm listening to the "White Limozeen" album while I'm typing this. Daisy May in Hollywood.

[Hippocampus]

Hmm, I think she might be banned over here.

Oh she's banned over here too. Country music is programmed to self-destruct if it attempts to leave North America.