Read Between My Lines

[jwd]

Originally Posted by carrie721

very interesting ... odd to me that dolly would say she doesn't have as good a voice as stevie's. stevie's voice is unique, but when it comes to control and range, i'd say dolly has her beat. how funny that dolly would be in awe of anyone!

All the more reason that it is such a compliment. Dolly is such an iconic figure herself.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by jwd

All the more reason that it is such a compliment. Dolly is such an iconic figure herself.

so true. god, i would love for them to collaborate!!! i would LOVE for them to do an album a la mark knopfler & emmylou harris's all the roadrunning.

[jwd]

^^^^

YES! Or maybe they could do CMT Crossroads together.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by jwd

^^^^

YES! Or maybe they could do CMT Crossroads together.

holy ****, i'm in love with that show! dolly was already on there with melissa etheridge - total magic.

[jwd]

Originally Posted by carrie721

holy ****, i'm in love with that show! dolly was already on there with melissa etheridge - total magic.

Me too, haven't seen a bad one yet. I understand that another member of FM is supposed to be on it in December.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by jwd

Me too, haven't seen a bad one yet. I understand that another member of FM is supposed to be on it in December.

and i cannot WAIT!!!

[sparky]

Originally Posted by carrie721

so true. god, i would love for them to collaborate!!! i would LOVE for them to do an album a la mark knopfler & emmylou harris's all the roadrunning.

It would be interesting, and I have been hooting about them doing a project for years. Now, it might be kind of odd, as Dolly sings about an octave higher than Stevie. Her voice has lost nothing these last 30 years. If anything she has gotten more control, nuance, and shades she can muster in one song. These days it would be tough mix. Their voices would have been stunning together in 1975.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by sparky

It would be interesting, and I have been hooting about them doing a project for years. Now, it might be kind of odd, as Dolly sings about an octave higher than Stevie. Her voice has lost nothing these last 30 years. If anything she has gotten more control, nuance, and shades she can muster in one song. These days it would be tough mix. Their voices would have been stunning together in 1975.

you are absolutely right about dolly gaining control/nuance as the years have passed. her live version of smokey mountain memories from a show last year absolutely brings me to tears ... as does her rendition of stairway to heaven. no way she could've pulled that off with porter wagoner. i still think they could make magic today. mark knopfler and emmylou's voices have very different ranges/timbres, but they're still golden.

but god, now that you mention 1975 ... i would kill for a straight-up country collaboration from back then. oy. my southern heart aches!

[sparky]

Originally Posted by carrie721

you are absolutely right about dolly gaining control/nuance as the years have passed. her live version of smokey mountain memories from a show last year absolutely brings me to tears ... as does her rendition of stairway to heaven. no way she could've pulled that off with porter wagoner. i still think they could make magic today. mark knopfler and emmylou's voices have very different ranges/timbres, but they're still golden.

but god, now that you mention 1975 ... i would kill for a straight-up country collaboration from back then. oy. my southern heart aches!

No one believes me about Stairway. It makes the hair on the back of my arms stand up. And Robert Plant loves it, btw.

We do need to get married.

How about the voice on the original Sorcerer demo with Dolly ?

....passes out....

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by sparky

No one believes me about Stairway. It makes the hair on the back of my arms stand up. And Robert Plant loves it, btw.

We do need to get married.

How about the voice on the original Sorcerer demo with Dolly ?

....passes out....

the first 30 times i heard that version of stairway, i cried. i still do. i can't help it - even if i tell myself "i'm not going to cry" when i press play, i cry. it is breathtaking. i read that about plant - i told my stepdad that (huge zep fan), but he insists that dolly butchered it. twat. i love all of dolly's covers, actually ... shine, imagine, the trio version of after the goldrush ... be still my heart.

yes sparky, let's get married, as long as you don't mind putting me through school (don't worry, it's a state school).

oh god, sparky, what are you trying to do to me? putting those ideas in my head at 1 am? i'll never sleep! here's another idea: what about sorrowful "sleeping angel" voice with dolly?

[sparky]

Originally Posted by carrie721

the trio version of after the goldrush ... be still my heart.

OMG. I saw Dolly do this with just an acoustic guitar at the HOB a few years ago. I wept like a f*cking baby.

yes sparky, let's get married, as long as you don't mind putting me through school (don't worry, it's a state school).

No problem.

oh god, sparky, what are you trying to do to me? putting those ideas in my head at 1 am? i'll never sleep! here's another idea: what about sorrowful "sleeping angel" voice with dolly?

Awesome.

Okay, here's a corker. Dolly and Stevie do Insider? In 1981.

Just think of the lesbian overtones.

[ragandbone]

Originally Posted by carrie721

no way she could've pulled that off with porter wagoner. i still think they could make magic today. mark knopfler and emmylou's voices have very different ranges/timbres, but they're still golden.

I wish i could scan it right now, but you should see the wild Porter Wagoner/Dolly parton record I have: the two of them in thick orange/suntan makeup!

Originally Posted by sparky

No one believes me about Stairway. It makes the hair on the back of my arms stand up. And Robert Plant loves it, btw.

How about the voice on the original Sorcerer demo with Dolly ?

....passes out....

That was my reaction to Stairway as well, and I needed to hear it again, so I even pre-ordered it on Amazon in order to download Stairway to Heaven. I can't remember when, but I think we all talked about this a while back.

Stevie's Sorceror Demo (Coffee Plant, I think) voice, with Dolly would be so amazing!

Originally Posted by carrie721

oh god, sparky, what are you trying to do to me? putting those ideas in my head at 1 am? i'll never sleep! here's another idea: what about sorrowful "sleeping angel" voice with dolly?

Beautiful!

It doesn't surprise me that Dolly, with her glorious voice, and enormous song catalogue, would still be so generous with compliments for another artist. She always comes across as charming, humble, and full of humour, especially about her appearance.