This was written by Dolly as a farewell to her long time singing partner Porter Wagoner as she decided to pursue a solo career, despite his wishes to continue as a duo. She didn't want him to be sad or mad as he had helped her a lot on her way. She wanted to follow her dreams and the break up was nothing to do with her love for him and what he did for her. Such a beautiful song.

@JustMe-vk4fn

Ай бұрын

:D As people in our 70's we've *both* managed to live through the '60's *twice!*

@barbaramatthews4735

Ай бұрын

​@JustMe-vk4fn I had to read your comment twice. LOL. I'm in my 50s. I was a 60s baby.

@katjohnson6315

Ай бұрын

You guys must be friends for real! You make me laugh out loud in an empty room or if I have my headset on, a room full of people. Friends forever!!!😂😅

@danawelch5593

Ай бұрын

She was on his show. They weren't a couple and she was married

@Lolita6672

Ай бұрын

Yes she wrote it and it's the same one Whitney Houston sang in the bodyguard.

Somebody commented : "Whitney sang to the world, but Dolly sang to you."

@jeannefatta970

Ай бұрын

She wrote this in dedication to Cole Porter who sort of discovered her when she broke their arrangement. She was on the Coke Porter show. It was mostly professional but with some personal

@scotttedford7748

Ай бұрын

Porter Wagoner, not Cole Porter.

@monicawal5959

Ай бұрын

What a lovely way to express it ❤

@emerje0

Ай бұрын

And she sings it effortlessly.

@bonnievonbraun6276

Ай бұрын

@@emerje0 Like a bird!

She left the Porter Wagner show after 5 years, she kept telling him she wanted to go solo, he didn't "hear her" so she wrote him this song. So, he let her leave, then sued her. But later in life when he was destitute, and had to sell the rights to all of his songs, she bought them back and gave them to him, and at his death bead Dolly was there.

@BonniBarlow-fn6oj

Ай бұрын

I did not know this. Dolly Parton for leader of the world - her heart is bigger than her other "assets" and it's okay, Black Pegasus, that you referred to her breasts, because she joked about them all the time. She knew they were an attraction. I can just see her smacking some ol' boys' heads together and setting the world right in a hot minute.

@jewls9697

Ай бұрын

Porter had his own show. He had her as a guest & kept her on. She made the show & drew in the money & he knew it! But she wanted to do so many other things! That's why he was mad! He said if he could have that song, she could go. lol But she wrote that to Porter Wagner. I guess to soften the blow! lol She did love him like family, but it was time for her to expand! Or as R.E.O. Speedwagon would say, "Time for me to Fly!!

@sophieandwayne

Ай бұрын

Yup she kept her word!

@rondahaggard9727

Ай бұрын

7 years she was with him. I thought

@sandramoore

Ай бұрын

@@rondahaggard9727 Yes like an apprenticeship.

Whitney's version leaves you breathless at the beauty of her voice. Dolly's version leaves you crying at the raw emotion.

@boroblueyes

Ай бұрын

Beauty of her auto tuned voice? Have you ever listened to the raw unedited tracks of Whitney singing?

@kathyr2792

Ай бұрын

Whitney's version has me switching radio stations. I can't stand the way she starts screeching.

@atkinastarling4630

Ай бұрын

The version Dolly sings in The Best Little Whorehouse is so utterly raw that I weep every time I hear it. And I've seen that movie at least 50 times.

@cassianfalkener3706

Ай бұрын

​@@kathyr2792Absolutely, 100%. The first few times, it wasn't bad and I could even enjoy it and get into it, but after constant radio play, Whitney's version just didn't stand the test of time, and her vocal performance doesn't say that she will always love someone. It says, "HEY!! LOOK AT ME!! ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME?!" She took an otherwise beautiful song, phrase, and sentiment and tried to place all the emphasis on the first word. Volume doesn't equal, nor convey, emotional sincerity.

@maryreddin1407

Ай бұрын

What a perfect way to put it!!

This song was not written for a romantic relationship, it was written for loss of a professional relationship. Porter Wagner was a partner, a mentor, and a great supporter of Dolly's career. She had decided to pursue a solo career and wanted to end her partnership with Porter on a good place, and to let him know that she would always love him. Dolly's husband has always supported her career, but never wanted to be in the spotlight, she always respected and supported that too.

@wilmad100

Ай бұрын

Porter sued her for a million dollars For breach of contract. In court she said Porter you write my checks you know I don’t have a million dollars Her husband and in-laws mortgaged Their business to pay him In later years Porter was in debt and she bought his songs years later he wanted to buy them back She told him you can’t buy them. I’ll give them to you

@jilliant.4550

Ай бұрын

@@wilmad100 i didn't know that part of the story, thank you

@bethvaughn4231

Ай бұрын

It would be great if you shared some information about the song (you would have to search Mr. Goggle) after you do your review. You wouldn't sound so ignorant (just meaning that you don't know). You really do get some things wrong. And it kinda makes me cringe. But I do like your reviews and enjoy watching them. It is fun to see your appreciation for songs that are new to you! 14:59

Dolly has written over 5,000 songs. 700+ of them have charted - Including 198 solo singles, 49 featured artist singles, 6 promotional singles, and 70+ music videos.

In the movie, Dolly's version is played on the jukebox when Kevin and Whitney were in a bar dancing. And Dolly is the GOAT!!!

@mariajobson739

Ай бұрын

Yeah, cool!

@danarussell1291

Ай бұрын

Kevin Costner was the one who brought this song to the director for consideration in the movie!! Smart move!!

@katiejones3453

Ай бұрын

That wasn’t Dolly’s version in the bar but a cover from another artist John Doe John Doe. Yes that is the name associated with that particular cover. John Doe (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954 in Decatur, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet,[1] guitarist and bass player. Doe co-founded the much-praised L.A. punk band X, of which he is still an active member

@sandramoore

Ай бұрын

No they never played Dolly's hit record. They must have had someone record a lame version of the song to be played in the honkytonk scene. That showed a certain contempt for country music.

I like Dolly’s version ten fold better than Whitney’s. No sleight to Whitney, she did great. Dolly’s version is just raw and beautiful.

@gillianhollins3003

Ай бұрын

I always think Whitney's is more polished and pitch perfect but this she sings with far more feeling Whitney's always feels to me a bit cold

@sarahholland2600

Ай бұрын

​@@gillianhollins3003Whitney's version altho fantastic, was more about showcasing her vocals. Dolly's is more heartfelt & tender.

@starlaryer4165

Ай бұрын

Sorry, Whitney hit this out of the park and Dolly said so as well.

@jimmckay2337

Ай бұрын

@@starlaryer4165 I do appreciate your opinion. I agree that Whitney did an amazing job with it. Never said otherwise. I just feel Dolly’s version is better.

@shelq3814

Ай бұрын

100% true! Dolly brings out the heart of the song.

Dolly turned 78 in January and she has been married to Carl Dean since 1966 -- 58 years. Dolly wrote this song and another one in one evening and presented it to her boss, Porter Wagoner as she was leaving his show. She has written thousands of songs and is queen of country. She is an entrepreneur, an actor, director, producer, song-writer and singer. She grew up dirt poor with 6 brothers and 5 sisters. She is very charitable in the area she grew up in the Tennessee mountains. When asked what she thought about Whitney's cover of the song, she said that song put money in the bank for me. When Whitney covered it, I bought the bank!

@catwhisperer9489

Ай бұрын

She was also asked how she felt about people saying that it's Whitney's song, and she said "I don't care whose song they think it is, as long as I get the check"!!! LOL Gotta love Dolly---she don't mince words!!!

@judithoden

Ай бұрын

Dolly wrote Jolene that same night. Elvis tried to buy this song but she would not sell the rights. A great woman that has blessed this world for a very long time.

Dolly actually wrote this song in 1973 for her one-time business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, who she was separating from professionally after a seven-year singing partnership. Btw, Elvis wanted to record this song and Dolly was very flattered about this until Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker demanded that, as "standard procedure", Dolly had to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song Elvis recorded. Dolly refused and Elvis did not record the song. Dolly was so upset that she "cried all night."

@jamesbutler174

Ай бұрын

True but she was smart enough to know that signing over publishing rights is a bad deal for any artist, she's an incredibly intelligent business woman. And years later when Whitney sang it, Dolly said she "absolutely loved her version, and laughing all the way to the bank too!"

@epfanforever

Ай бұрын

7​@@jamesbutler174She said she invested her 10 million from Whitney doing the song into a strip mall in the black community. This helped bring more investments to the area outside of Nashville that had been neglected.

@jamesbutler174

Ай бұрын

@@epfanforever Wow that's amazing! 10 million in royalties for that song and she put it all to a community in need. She's a true Angel!

@DariaBilowus

Ай бұрын

I hated Tom Parker because he kept Elvis from the World, just because of his illegal immigrants status.

@seanscanlon9067

26 күн бұрын

@@jamesbutler174 It's not a bad deal when you sign over part of the publishing rights if Elvis Presley records your song because it is guaranteed to sell millions and make you millions. Dolly did it out of principle.

You guys really need to stop being bitter and assuming the worst, those were different times! Parton wrote “I Will Always Love You” as a farewell to her long-time mentor and collaborator, Porter Wagoner. The split came when she decided to pursue a solo career and separate from him in a professional capacity

Kids, . . . this song is NOT about a romantic breakup.

She's not just a great singer but a great person with an awesome sense of humour. She wasn't in love with Porter Waggoner, she was breaking off her contract with him so she could be independent against his wishes, but letting him know there was no hard feelings.

@ashleywatts6235

Ай бұрын

You are correct. I think she loved him as a friend but not in love with him as she was with her husband.

@wendyzeller3908

Ай бұрын

She actually IS a great singer

@shelleytorok1406

20 күн бұрын

Porter Waggoner was her mentor and business partner. She LOVED him. She was not IN LOVE with him.

Dolly is a national treasure.❤️

This was not a farewell song for a lover but a farewell song for a very close and special friend.

Dolly had a #1 with it. 10 years later it was on the soundtrack of a movie starring Dolly & Burt Reynolds and it was #1 again. Dolly said she went to the bank on this song and when Whitney had her international hit with it, Dolly joked, "I bought the bank". The "dude" was her mentor Porter Wagoner. She was leaving him to go out on her own.

@tristaperkins7112

Ай бұрын

Best Little Whore House in Texas is one of my all-time favorites!

@cyron41

Ай бұрын

That's one awesome movie.

She is a prolific song writer. The same night she wrote this song, she also wrote "Jolene!"

@dawnyoung8

Ай бұрын

Isn’t that the craziest thing ?! That’s some In Spired writing ! I remember seeing her tell a story about how they were together on a tape or in a book , I want to know what else was there ?!

Dolly is a masterful songwriter! I love her voice! More Dolly please! ❤️‍🔥✌🏻

Dolly LOVED Whitney’s version. She’s written thousands of songs.

Dolly is having a private conversation with someone important. Whitney was announcing something to the world. Same song - two interpretations.

@SAM-dg3vd

Ай бұрын

nicely put!

Dolly Parton was a legitimate child prodigy. By the age of ten she was playing her guitar and singing on radio and television in East Tennessee. She first appeared at the Grand Ole Opry at age 13. After high school she moved to Nashville and initially found success writing songs for others. As she began recording her own songs, she was invited to join a popular country entertainer named Porter Wagoner on his television show and tours. Over the next six or seven years, they had many successful duets on the country music charts. By 1974, at age 28, Dolly wanted to focus on her solo career, and she left her partnership with Wagoner. “I Will Always Love You” is not about a broken romance, but is Dolly's tribute to Wagoner for the significant role he had played in her early career.

Ms. Dolly said the first time she heard Whitney's rendition of her song it blew her away. She loved Whitney's version. Ms. Dolly has written more than a hundred songs not only recorded by herself but some of the biggest stars in music today. She built Dolly Wood in Sevierville, Tn, has given away millions on causes she believes in. I could go for hours on the ways Ms. Dolly has given back to the world and has remained humble kind and grateful for the life she has. She also has a great sense of humor.

@ruthlafler5622

29 күн бұрын

Dolly also said she loved all the money Whitney's version made her as the songwriter!

There will never be another Dolly, how sad that is. She is a walking legend.

@sandramoore

Ай бұрын

I became a fan in 1970 when Dolly sang and yodeled "Muleskinner Blues."

Legend has it, Dolly wrote this song and “Jolene” in the same night. She remarked in an interview about it “It was a good night for music.” ❤❤❤

@tammygarnett6038

Ай бұрын

PINK did a monologed when DOLLY was inducted to rock and roll hall of fame talking about this!

@mackat7865

Ай бұрын

​@@tammygarnett6038that was a kick ass performance by Dolly too! Pegasus needs to see that! And Jolene!

@Lolita6672

28 күн бұрын

When you're in the zone you can do surprising things.

Dolly always has that teardrop in her voice that always gets me

The song “Jolene” is about a hot bank teller that Dolly was afraid would steal her husband. I can only imagine how smokin that teller must’ve been for Dolly to be threatened.

@mortimerbrewster3671

Ай бұрын

Could be. However, a man can have the most desired woman in the world as a wife but if she is always gone on tours and working, another woman who is right in front of him and showing interest could be just attractive and still get his attention. I have no doubt both had affairs but with an understanding that at the end of the day, they are there for each other. If I'm wrong, Carl has to be an angel to put up with being the man in the shadows of a woman like Dolly. Between music and movies, she had to have been gone a lot.

This was not about the end of a romantic relationship. It was her good bye to mentor Porter Wagner who’s tv show she performed on as a regular and was under contract with. It was about her spreading her wings and flying away and his difficulty with accepting that. This was her peace offering.

@mariajobson739

Ай бұрын

That's what I read also...

@creinicke1000

Ай бұрын

If I'm not mistaken, Porter had a very hard time with it.. But in the end, when he was in financial difficulties, she bought back his music rights to his songs and gave them back to him.. Someone else who knows more will hopefully clarify if I got it wrong.. but she's always a freindcto the end.

@BillyJames8880

Ай бұрын

It was a romantic relationship she was 19 years old and he was old enough to be her dad he paid to have her breasts done amongst other things

@janicemiller6518

Ай бұрын

You guys should listen to Roy Orbison when he sings crying he's the only one that could hit three octaves with his voice

We all know Dolly and Kenny Rogers loved each other but they respected each other's relationships. Beautiful, talented people.

She is an amazing person. For every child in the US under the age of 5, she will send them one book every month. She started Dollywood just to bring jobs for people living in the rural area she came from. She gave a million dollars during the pandemic for the development of the vaccines. She has done so much for decades. No one can ever say she has not given back. She started out extremely poor in a family of 12 kids living in a cabin in the Tennessee mountains.

It was her friend (Porter Wagner) that had a tv show and helped her start her career, but he would not let her go. She needed to leave and he wouldn't let her go and sued her for leaving but she still considered him a friend and his family like her family and took care of them later in life because she was grateful to him. She truly has a beautiful soul and such talent! Dolly obviously went on to have an amazing career and is still writing and singing and touring sometimes but her husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2019 so she is taking a break to care for him.

Dolly is just sitting there and hitting those notes with ZERO effort. Thats the craziest thing, imagine if she stood up and actually put her back into it

She wrote it for Porter Waggoner when she went solo and she sang it at his funeral.

She wrote and sang this when she was leaving the Porter Wagner show to go off on her own She explained it on show.

Don, don't delete your life. Archive them online, a usb or in a box in real life. Someday you will look at them and not be sad and happy you have them to remember the time. I'm old, I just went through THOUSANDS of photos doing 'Swedish Death Cleaning" this week and I was so happy to be reminded of things I thought I never wanted to think about again because decades later I could appreciate the lessons and good times.

@dawnyoung8

Ай бұрын

And , the worst part is this part , and it gets so much better , if you pay attention and let it . Sometimes , divorce is a blessing and it leads to new things. ❤

Its not what you thought.. its a well known story about porter Wagoner who's show she was on.. and after 5 years, she wanted to leave, and he didn't want to let her. She was married and still is married, song has nothing to do with a romantic relationship.

If you go down the Dolly road, and want another one that gets into the feels, Hard Candy Christmas is high on the list.

I am a birthmother, and as I put my newborn in the arms of his adoptive parents, I sang this song, in Dolly's style, to my son. To this day, 23 rs later, I cannot hear this without getting teary-eyed and weepy

@donigoodwin3580

Ай бұрын

Lots of granny hugz

Written in one day. When you know you know. It doesn’t take forever to say what you feel. Just say it.

You could've also Googled who she wrote the song about. It was written to Porter Waggoner who she was under contract to professionally. She was ready to fly and go solo. This was her goodbye to him. It fractured their relationship but they eventually made amends.

Awww I love me some Dolly...she sang this song in the movie - "The best little whore house in Texas" lol

Her husband is Carl Dean and stays out of the spotlight. Despite her chemistry with Kenny Rogers, she and Carl have a very strong and long-lasting marriage.

@sandralybrand9425

Ай бұрын

Over 60 years in fact! ❤️

@mikedineen7857

Ай бұрын

Carl died

@seanscanlon9067

26 күн бұрын

@@sandralybrand9425 58 years, they were married in 1966.

@seanscanlon9067

26 күн бұрын

@@mikedineen7857 Carl Dean is still alive and is 81 years old.

This video is from The Porter Wagoner Show where she was "the girl singer." The song is written to Porter, host of the show, who was angry that she was leaving to go solo.

Country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton wrote the song in 1973 for her one-time partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, from whom she was separating professionally after a seven-year partnership. She recorded it in RCA Studio B in Nashville on June 12, 1973.

please do Dolly Parton coat of many color this song is about true story

Big thumbs up for Dolly! I've always liked her songs. Whitney did great with this one. Surprised me when I began hearing how many people didn't know Dolly wrote this. Both lovely ladies blessed with amazing talent.

Dolly is a legend: a smart businesswoman and a genuinely good person. She does a lot for poor and marginalized communities. She’s done some great covers of rock songs and an album of new material. She has a duet with Rob Halford of Judas Priest that’s amazing!

Lol BP your are a player through and through….. that baby girl and your misses will change your perspective. Dolly’s love was to Porter Wagner who hired her for his show. He taught her many things but didn’t want her to spread her wings professionally. This was her way to say Thank you, you hugely impacted my life and I will always love you because of it. Dolly is hard working, very business savvy and extremely generous.

She wrote this and " Jolene " on the same day. And yes, it was written for her singing duo partner Porter Wagner. She wanted to break out on her own and he wasn't too cool about it. She was letting him know that she needed to take her career in a different direction, but that didn't change her friendship with him.

I never cared for Whitney's version, it seemed she was shouting "I will always love you" when she sang, and I grew up listening to Dolly's version, and it seemed so heartfelt and genuine, and if someone shouted those 5 words to me the way Whitney does would probably scare me more than anything.

Thanks for delving into Dolly music...she is country icon!

Dolly's got a ton of hits to mine. Coat of Many Colors is a good one. Dolly gifted Whitney with this when she heard it. She said Whitney's is better just like Nine Inch Nails did with Hurt

I've tried singing this song, but I always choke up with tears at the Bittersweet memories and it's not always about the people that have come and gone in my life but the beloved pets I've said goodbye to at the end of their lives. Darn it... now my mind is going through every family member and pet that has gone home before me. I love them all.

Now do "9 to 5". Fun song and the typewriter backbeat will befuddle anyone born after 1990. 😂

@jaceywarren1528

Ай бұрын

Dolly actually created that typewriter backbeat while they were filming the movie just walking around in between takes by rubbing her fake acrylic nails together. This woman is all around genius.

Whitney sang this song the way the producer told her to. Dolly, who wrote the song, performed it the way she wanted it heard

Funny the man she wrote it for was not a lover but a dear friend. Porter Wagner and her toured together and she went solo. She gave him money and help him when he got older and did right by him. She met her husband the first day she got to Nashville and they were together for decades. He owned his own business and still worked and supported her doing what she wanted to do.

This was her song to Porter Wagoner, telling him she was leaving his show. She had tried to leave a couple of times before and he always made offers that kept her. She knew by this time that she had a strong chance as a solo artist and she was leaving for good. She was not inn love with porter, but she loved him and owed him a lot and made sure there were no hard feeling between them. Carl Dean and Dolly were from the same area in Tennessee and met at a laundromat in Nashville her first day there. She was raised in dire poverty (listen to her song "Coat of Many Colors") In a cabin near Sevierville, Tennessee. She was one of 11 children raised in a one room cabin by strict religious parents. back in those days, it was mostly poor Scot-Irish mountain people living there. You had to go over the mountain to see Cherokee and in some places of the Appalachians you might find a very poor black family. My people having come from there, I know it was a hard life. Probably not a mans book, but if you can, read the book Christy. it is very enlightening as to how the white people lived in those days. We were beyond pitiful. She felt comfortable with Carl Dean, he was like her people.

@NC-Mama-Bear

Ай бұрын

Christy is my favorite novel of all time. I used to teach in those NC mountains - all grades. The book is much better than the TV version. Now to go read it again!

When Dolly debuted this song, it was on the Porter Waggoner Show. The song was written for Porter Waggoner, her mentor that she was leaving to pursue a solo career. This version is not the debut. In the debut, she is literally singing it to the person she wrote it for.

There is a fascinating podcast called Dolly Parton’s America. All about Dolly and her history. It’s like 5 or 6 episodes. It talks about this song and how and why she wrote it. It’s actually a resignation letter to Porter Wagoner and her leaving the variety show. If you didn’t love Dolly before…. This will surely make you fall in love! She’s a great performer but she also writes most all of her own songs. She has more than 100 million record sales worldwide, 44 career top 10 country albums, she’s acted in like 5 or 6 movies, 11 Grammys, she’s in the country music hall of fame and was nominated for the rock & roll hall of fame. Dolly is a very inspiring individual!!!

This song was included in the musical film "Best Little Whorehouse in Texes". Perfect sad ending song. She played and sang in the the movie and her love interest was Burt Reynolds. First time I heard it was then. Best version for sure. A great respectful thoughtful review, as always

@juneseghni

Ай бұрын

it was so moving in that film

@becomethestar

Ай бұрын

I literally just commented basically the same thing. That's exactly why Dollys version is my favorite. It was just so magical for such a silly, yet perfect movie.

@BTS_07_Apobangpo

Ай бұрын

BEST VERSION . . . First song on her Greatest Hits is from that movie. The Best!!! It's on youtube.

The first time Dolly heard the Whitney Houston version was on her car radio. She had to park the car and get out so she could jump up and down and shout - she liked Whitney's version that much (of course the fact that it made her a ton of money could have something to do with it).

She was on The Porter Wagoner Show as a young girl and they parted ways and she blew up....this song is supposed to be about him. He was famous for those sparkly western jackets...just a history lesson lol.

Dolly has the sweetest voice

Dolly's musicality and voice is amazing. It's like what a fine character actor does with seemingly simple and short lines, adding so much depth to the words.

You need to check the version of this she sang to Burt Reynolds at the end of "Best Little Whorehouse In Texas". It has all the feels of a great good bye song. She sings it with such emotion it's fricken AMAZEBALLS!!!!

This is why this will always be Dolly Parton’s song… again the emotion involved is just spot-on

She wrote this and Jolene the same night. Two incredible songs

Dolly wrote this song as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, expressing to him her decision to pursue a solo career, He was very upset about her wanting to leave his show and she wanted him to know she didn’t want any hard feelings and how much she cared and appreciated their friendship.

Dolly Parton is the best country singer every. Everything she put out was great...she is an angel and a blessing to us all

Whitney's cover was a big production for the world. When Dolly sings it, it's close and personal and intimate.

Dolly is and will always be a legend ❤❤❤❤. One of my favorite female singers of all time. Thank you Dolly for always being real❤🎉❤

Sorry, all you Whitney fans, but I'll ALWAYS love the way Dolly sings her song. (I'm sure Dolly was happy that Whitney had such a big hit.)

I love both singers, but the emotion you can hear when Dolly sings is just so poignant. Her version will make me cry.

@theodoreritola7641

Ай бұрын

This is why the 70s where so very special

❤ Love Dolly Parton. Such a wonderful humble human being.

Dolly is a GEM!!!! A true LEGEND!!! And one of the kindest,sweetest,and STRONGEST women EVER!! She sings to your heart....🎶❤✌

Dolly is a national treasure.

Y’all should check out the song she wrote for her induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame

Don was actually pretry spot on with his interpretation, it was not written for a romantic relationship but a professional one , she wrote it for porter wagner who she was part of a duo with and wanted to go solo and he didn't want her to

Dolly Parton invested her royalties from Whitney Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You" into Black community projects in Nashville. A woman of pure class.

Dolly once said, " she bought the Bank " when Whitney recorded it!!!!!

If you watch "The Bodyguard" (Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston), when they are in the country bar and dancing together, Dolly's version is being played in the background on the jukebox.

Dude, I’m with you on the high road. It takes a measure of confidence to see someone you love off, and wish them well down the road. Dolly is a very kind person and she makes the world a better place just being in it.

Dolly has written many timeless bangers.

Dolly wrote and sang this for a friend/business partner/coworker. Whitney sang for a lover. Two different audiences and no real comparison since they have different meanings. Also, as the original creator/performer it’s her song not her version.

I got this album when I was 15. 64 now. I love Dolly. And dollywood in Tennessee. My kids loved it.

Dolly is a national treasure, only part of it for her singing and songwriting. Just a great human being.

To me this is and will always be Dolly's song. Idc what anyone says. Dolly touches your soul

Unpopular opinion; Dollys version is my favorite. I first heard it in one of my favorite movies Best Little Wh*rehouse in Texas. The studio version is magical

And of course, the legendary Dolly song, "Jolene". Famously covered by many including "The White Stripes", and now Beyoncé as a centerpiece to her "Cowboy Carter" album. Beyoncé's take on the song is quite different from Dolly's original. 🙂

@The1Mommalau

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Much prefer Dolly's version! ❤❤❤

@karensilvera6694

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That's what I was going to recommend too. Though I love the original the most.

BP, no question here, Lucy Thomas has the best version ever of Dolly's song! She steps into her performance, EVERY time, so you feel what she feels........takes you on a journey into tranquil, serene, pure musical bliss........get prepared for the 'Lucy effect', LOL!!

I think we need about 60 more people to mention that she wrote this song as a farewell to Porter Wagoner. People might miss that info if it's only every other comment. 😅 This song is a great example of how performance/interpretation can take the same lyrics and melody in two very different directions. Whitney's cover is a power ballad. It's primarily an expression of her own emotions, which are mega-scale (ain't no mountain high enough). Dolly's rendition is intimate. Less about the mighty high-low of her own emotions than about conveying the message to that one person, as if he's sitting right in front of her as she sings. So cool how great singers co-create something unique.

This song she had written years before in 1973 then used in the 80s movie Dolly Parton starred in with Burt Reynolds called Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and she sang it to Burt Reynolds character in the movie. She has looooooooots of hit songs from the 60s to now mostly considered a country singer the most recent album she did she decided to do a rock album and redid some rock songs with rock artists, check that album out it rocks, songs like We Will Rock You and Stairway to Heaven are just two of the songs on her new rock album

@daleb1279

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The song was used in that movie, but she wrote the song in 1973 when she was wanting to leave the Porter Wagoner Show where her contract was up and it was a song to Porter to say it is time I need to go. She had a number one hit with it in 1973, and again it hit number 1 when it was released as a part of BLWIT again in 1982.

@sgrabtune3950

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@@daleb1279 glad to know that!!😁😀

She just released a couple new cover songs. She did Imagine by The Beatles. She did Shine by Collective Soul. A cover of Whats Up, by 4 Non Blondes. Even a cover of Purple Rain from Prince.

❤ It's so interesting how art, poetry, books, movies and music are very much dependent on the eye, ears and life experience of the receiver. Dolly Parton is to me, the Queen of country music. She began her career as a songwriter at 10 years old. (If I remember correctly.) Later she became a singer and wrote most of her own music including this song. You really need to check out "Jolene" and "Coat of many colors." ❤

Dolly is probably my favorite of all time. I’ve loved her since childhood and have seen her so many times. I love her so much. Thanks for doing this one ❤

I absolutely LOVE Dolly! Can’t wait to go to Dollywood and hope to see her there. You’ve already been informed about the origin of this song so I won’t repeat what everyone is saying. 😊

Just timeless and effortless. The true queen of country!

Dolly was one of the best live shows I have ever seen..was lucky enough she came to Brisbane a few years back

Dolly Parton is a better person than either of us. 🙂 I believe that she really is that gracious. She's amazing! Who doesn't love Dolly Parton?

Thank you Don!!! Yes the magic word "mature" ...you can use words in such a more meaningful and beautiful way with a little intelligence...

Dolly was a woman who had the total artistic talent of writing, composting, and singing her own music in a time where that was unheard of! Whitney had her own God given talent!! That Dolly paved the way for!! Thank you Dolly and Whitney ❤❤❤