Vocal Coach Reacts to DOLLY PARTON Singing Jolene in 1988
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Published 2022-11-09
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Is there anything Dolly Parton can't do?! Today I'm going to try really hard to focus on her vocals while we watch her perform Jolene. Full disclosure... I may be a little biased. 😉
Watch the original video uninterrupted:    • Dolly Parton - Jolene 19880110 Â
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All Comments (21)
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I liked how her story was so externally fierce, while the song is so internally vulnerable. It really creates a full true narrative,
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Dolly's signature is her vibrato. Unmatched.
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Another INCREDIBLE performer. I had the great good fortune to see her live, and everything she did was IMPECCABLE. Plus, she played twelve (12!) different instruments!
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Love Dolly too. She's just so authentic and her singing is effortless, she never sings with tension, just like her speaking. But I think she's careful to sing her songs in her comfort range and key, plus she wrote most of them, so they are tailor made for her! Tons of confidence in this woman, at least her stage confidence, amazing woman, singer, songwriter and business woman! Plus she seems very kind and generous.
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If aliens land and ask me to nominate someone to speak for us my vote is for Dolly.
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I also think her first performance of I Will Always Love You in 1974 on the Porter Waggoner show is amazing
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I thought that I was one of the only 11,000 people on the planet that realized that Dolly doesn't have to twitch a single face muscle in order to hit a note! She's one badass singer and sweet, amazing human being!
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Interesting how she came up with the melody. She met a child after a concert whose name was Jolene. She told her she loved it and would write a song with it. On the way back to the bus she kept repeating "Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene" in her head so as not to forget it. By the time she reached the bus, the melody was set.
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Great reaction Bethany! She is a treasure and I'm glad she made the R&R Hall of Fame this year.
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Someone reacted to her and slowed her vocal down to half time, and she is so precise, even with her fast descending passages. There are so many little ornaments she puts in, and they are spot on. So impressive.
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hard to believe she wrote this on the same night she wrote I Will Always Love You
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The story is that she wrote this and I will always love you the same evening!
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I absolutely love watching your reactions to great singers like Dolly, Karen Carpenter, Linda Ronstadt, because you emote exactly my sentiments!
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She is such a lady, and so funny and so REAL and down to earth and utterly no-nonsense without being aggressive, just kindly assertive! Not to mention about how talented she is. Her vibrato is immediately recognizable, but it is her skill that is absolutely remarkable. Love her little yodels and the small ways she pauses and punctuates.. Fab! Thank you for this fun reaction! LOVE Dolly!
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Thanks for your reaction of Miss Dolly. She is one a kind. Have you ever heard her and Linda Ronstadt with Emmy Lue Harris together they recorded an album together. Also there is a video of Dolly on vacation in Ireland visiting a local pub when the locals ask her to sing which she graciously does. She totally captivates the audience.
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Yes! I love Dolly Parton too, she's a podium beast in a good way, and tremendously talented to engage with the audience. There's a light around her, a tinkling matching her lovely voice..
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Dolly makes happy, Dolly is joy. I love Dolly so so much.
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Dolly. What a jewel
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Neko Case once described Dolly's voice as a laser. I love that image.
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Dolly is a treasure. And you are wonderful, your smile and your eyes show your enthusiasm and your energy, always positive!! It is very obvious you love what you are doing, and we love you for it. You, my dear lady, are habit forming 🥰
