this clip is from way earlier than the Trio album obviously. I didn't know they had tried to do it initially in the 70s, probably would have been even better back then.
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 6 September 2013 20:55 (eleven years ago) link
I've been on a Ronstadt kick and I tend to forget that record.
Actually, Shakes, the first Trio album has songs they cut in the seventies, held back by record company wrangling.
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 September 2013 20:56 (eleven years ago) link
btw i found that clip via http://officialdollyparton.tumblr.com which has some pretty good dolly content.
― tylerw, Friday, 6 September 2013 20:59 (eleven years ago) link
like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc8qdjhJ6f0
― szarkasm (schlump), Friday, 6 September 2013 21:58 (eleven years ago) link
beautiful video btw, thanks tylertruncating fade-in applause at the end somehow the exact opposite of appreciation
― szarkasm (schlump), Friday, 6 September 2013 22:01 (eleven years ago) link
Okay as long as this has been revived:
http://24.media.tumblr.com/20e1a4102aa27e25c1cd76649e780bde/tumblr_msl2snhLKF1qar3r2o1_500.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 6 September 2013 22:06 (eleven years ago) link
layin' on the schmaltz but jesus christ how is it her voice is *still* this goodhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTmi6v0Sy2s&feature=youtu.be
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 19 September 2013 20:30 (eleven years ago) link
Don't know if it's actually true, but I've been told she wrote 'Jolene' and 'Coat..' on the same day. Imagine that.
'Why do you come in here looking like that' rules forever, by the way.
Beyond classic, of course. Amazing lady.
― Mule, Thursday, 19 September 2013 21:43 (eleven years ago) link
aw man I'm such a cornball, that made me kinda teary. What a set of pipes she has.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 20 September 2013 01:54 (eleven years ago) link
and Rogers don't sound bad either
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 20 September 2013 01:55 (eleven years ago) link
yeah I was pleasantly surprised by old Kenny, I expected him to sound more ragged than he does
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 20 September 2013 01:58 (eleven years ago) link
i saw her two years ago in brisbane and she was in astounding voice and also ridiculously gorgeous, her entire band and the audience were wreathed in cartoon hearts.
― estela, Friday, 20 September 2013 02:02 (eleven years ago) link
Heard the slowed down "Jolene" on the radio today.
― Spencer Chow, Friday, 20 September 2013 05:42 (eleven years ago) link
That live TV with Emmylou/Linda video was great. Have been on a Dolly buzz since I was in the Mission in SF a few weeks ago and was looking for a bar with a nice beer garden - ended up in a mostly-lesbian bar with an all-day Dolly tribute running. If you didn't like the Dolly in question there'd be a different one up in 5 minutes to sing a different (or occasionally the same) song.
Also yeah the slowed Jolene is great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzYHllLv_IE
― B-Boy Bualadh Bos (ecuador_with_a_c), Friday, 20 September 2013 07:23 (eleven years ago) link
Anyone wanna do a POX for tha kid
― zvookster, Friday, 20 September 2013 10:39 (eleven years ago) link
kinda wish we could here Marvin Gaye doing Islands in the Stream like the Gibbs originally wanted (no knock on the Dolly/Kenny version)
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 20 September 2013 16:46 (eleven years ago) link
hear
argh
Hear, my dear...
― came the time he flipped his lid came the time he flipped his lid (snoball), Friday, 20 September 2013 16:52 (eleven years ago) link
there was a segment about her and Porter Wagoner on the recent Nashville episode of Drunk History; not sure how accurate of course but it was actually quite touching/she was badass
― anonanon, Friday, 20 September 2013 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
haha wait waht
I gave up on that show but would watch that
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 20 September 2013 17:02 (eleven years ago) link
speaking as a complete dolly neophyte I was won over; actually thought this thread revive was about that
― anonanon, Friday, 20 September 2013 17:10 (eleven years ago) link
just watched it - it's not too far from the truth. actually that's one of the things I got bored with about Drunk History, it's not *wrong* enough
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 20 September 2013 17:12 (eleven years ago) link
― zvookster,
Sure!
JoleneJust Because I'm a WomanTouch Your WomanCoat of Many ColorsThe Bargain StoreMy Blue TearsThe SeekerHere You Come AgainDown From Dover9 to 5
― first I think it's time I kick a little verse! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 20 September 2013 17:16 (eleven years ago) link
Dumb BlondeCoat of Many Colors9 to 5The Bridge(posting youtube cuz this song is fucked up and so great:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93phyqr_BRE)JoleneI Will Always Love YouAs Steady As the RainAnything's Better Than NothingWhy Don't You Haul Off and Love MeMy Tennessee Mountain Home
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 20 September 2013 17:26 (eleven years ago) link
It's super hard to hate on Dolly, who is awesome - got an autographed album cover hanging to my left as I type - but per her voice, she's been pretty open about using some degree of sweetener and canned vox live. "It's not to fool you, it's to entertain you," goes her line of reasoning.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 20 September 2013 17:43 (eleven years ago) link
Um...
http://gawker.com/oh-god-dolly-parton-what-are-you-doing-1447971263
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 18 October 2013 20:18 (ten years ago) link
what is the best dolly parton compilation out there please
― lex pretend, Monday, 30 June 2014 06:41 (ten years ago) link
i've got the essential dolly parton, its awesome, but i havent compared it to any others
― just sayin, Monday, 30 June 2014 09:04 (ten years ago) link
http://marcelmarceau123.svbtle.com/mimin-dolly
― piscesx, Monday, 30 June 2014 11:26 (ten years ago) link
The Essential has pleased me almost ten years.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 30 June 2014 12:00 (ten years ago) link
she really deserves a quality box set; the closest is (duh) from Bear Family: http://www.bear-family.de/blog/BearWordPress_EN/2014/02/07/dolly-parton-porter-wagoner/
I've gotten by with a lot of downloads+vinyl scouring (primarily because my favorite stuff is from her pre-disco period - although there is plenty of great stuff during and after that as well)
― Οὖτις, Monday, 30 June 2014 16:20 (ten years ago) link
altho I should point out that Bear Family box is all w/Porter and doesn't cover her (also great, possibly greater) solo material from the same period
― Οὖτις, Monday, 30 June 2014 16:21 (ten years ago) link
The Dolly box set is pretty damn great.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 30 June 2014 17:05 (ten years ago) link
you mean the 4-disc one?
― Οὖτις, Monday, 30 June 2014 17:14 (ten years ago) link
yes. Sorry, I should have clarified.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 30 June 2014 17:14 (ten years ago) link
yep that four disk one is awesome.
― jamiesummerz, Monday, 30 June 2014 21:23 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5fxVvvHRhs
― Look at this joke I've recognised, do you recognise it as well? (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 04:06 (ten years ago) link
What I love about Dolly is not whether or not she's actually playing the sax (um ...) but that she recognized that there is a time and place for everything, and that that was the perfect time and place for "Yakety Sax."
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 04:37 (ten years ago) link
There are some clear lip-synch fails towards the start of that televised Glastonbury set.
― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 08:26 (ten years ago) link
"My boobs are fake, my hair's fake but what is real is my voice and my heart." - Dolly Parton, 30 June 2014
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 09:57 (ten years ago) link
Who gives a fuck. Is there really anyone who thinks Dolly cant really sing? I mean maybe she cant belt em out anymore and if so whatever she is old but she has 50 years of beautiful singing behind her its not like she's some talentless ingenue that's been faking it and hoodwinking the audience this whole time.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 14:41 (ten years ago) link
i'm thinking at this age there might be a few of the higher register faster songs where she has a bit of "help", but there are definitely only a few - seen her twice in the last few years and there's been definite adlibs in middle of songs, slightly missed notes, improvs reacting to crowd etc. and both shows have been amazing.
and also, who gives a fuck?
― jamiesummerz, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 14:48 (ten years ago) link
i'm more frazzled about the fake boobs thingy
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 14:51 (ten years ago) link
my point is that Dolly lip-syncing at this stage of her career is not really similar to, say, Ashley Simpson lip-syncing.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 15:36 (ten years ago) link
baaderonixx she had a reduction at one point and then i believe had a bit of extra work done some time after that, but no, the large-osity is famously real
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 1 July 2014 15:40 (ten years ago) link
yeah I don't think you could even get fake boobs like that in the late 60s
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 1 July 2014 15:44 (ten years ago) link
Happy 70th bday!
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 17:51 (eight years ago) link
happy bday
but jeez with everything going on lately i was worried for a second
― nomar, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 17:53 (eight years ago) link
So she and Bowie were the same age?! Doesn't seem possible.
But happy birthday, Dolly. You're underrated and underappreciated.
― Meat Sheet (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 18:01 (eight years ago) link
Trying to buy "Little Sparrow" as a present for someone but it seems curiously difficult to find... in the UK, that is.
― Bottlerockey (Tom D.), Monday, 26 September 2016 17:52 (seven years ago) link