Dolly Parton DEAD

I’ve long been fascinated by this maudlin ditty about a little girl and her puppy who turn up at Dolly’s mansion one day and both inexplicably DIE IN THE NIGHT.

Somehow she manages to carry it off with a camp wink though. Her power.

 
A much bigger death than I'd realised.

BBC News At Ten gave half the show to her and she's getting the most the rest of the night dedicated to her. She's all over social media. And she really is getting massive massive names paying tribute.

Why the BBC HAD to bring Joanne Rowling into it I have no idea.
 


"To her gay and trans fans, I want you to know that she loved you. You know that without me telling you. She loved all her fans and they are legion. And you know she doesn’t want y’all to mourn now. Dress up and celebrate her spirit. But first, watch the final episode of Grace and Frankie where she’s an Angel, the head honcho working class angel in Heaven."
 


From the fabulous Rainbow album with its iconic cover

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iTunes


1. Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You
3. Dolly Parton - Jolene
4. Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again
5. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - Islands In the Stream
6. Dolly Parton - 9 To 5
10. Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors
34. Dolly Parton - Love Is Like a Butterfly
41 . Dolly Parton - Light of a Clear Blue Morning (feat. Lainey Wilson, Miley Cyrus, Queen Latifah & Reba McEntire)
45. Dolly Parton - The Grass Is Blue
55. Dolly Parton - Applejack
59. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
75. Dolly Parton - Why'd You Come In Here Lookin' Like That
77. Dolly Parton - If You Hadn’t Been There
79. Dolly Parton - Little Sparrow
86. Sabrina Carpenter & Dolly Parton - Please Please Please
92. Dolly Parton - My Tennessee Mountain Home
93. Dolly Parton - Together You and I
116. Dolly Parton - Try
134. Dolly Parton - Two Doors Down
135. Dolly Parton - Blue Smoke
141. Dolly Parton - The Bargain Store
150. Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris - After the Gold Rush
166. Dolly Parton - Think About Love
169. Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris - To Know Him Is to Love Him
186. Dolly Parton - Baby I'm Burnin'
197. Dolly Parton - Light of a Clear Blue Morning
 
I wonder why “9 to 5” only peaked at #47 when it was first released.

She (currently) only has two UK top 40 hits, “Jolene” and “Islands In The Stream” (both #7).
 
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I don't think I've seen social media / media generally this flooded with tributes since Whitney. I guess Prince and David Bowie were the last big legends to go, but they felt revered and respected rather than just plain beloved.
 
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