Dolly Parton DEAD

Just put on the haunting Little Sparrow. I mistakenly thought she had promoted it on Later With Jools Holland, but she definitely came over here and had amazing reviews at the time for the album.
 
I'm slowly working my way through her catalogue. It infuriates me why I couldn't have done that while she was still alive - I always respected her as a songwriter but did not understand the depth of her work or her talent.
 
I find myself mourning her more than I thought I would. I'm watching old Dolly interviews and listening to the way she talks about people and how she thinks about life, and she just puts the rest of mankind to shame.
 
Ellie said:
I’m having a Dolly movie day. Straight Talk is better than I remembered.
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Yes, I've always liked that film too. It was such a perfect role for Dolly. Just a pity that the studio cast the piece of shit James Woods as her male lead over her preferred choice of the lovely Griffin Dunne.
 
FannyFaudrey said:
Yes, I've always liked that film too. It was such a perfect role for Dolly. Just a pity that the studio cast the piece of shit James Woods as her male lead over her preferred choice of the lovely Griffin Dunne.
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Yes, they definitely should have switched roles. Dunne doesn’t quite pull off the role of the ruthless station manager. He’s too nice.
 
DOLLYMANIA in the first UK midweeks!

01. (12) 9 TO 5 (Dolly Parton) 8 wks
02. (09) JOLENE (Dolly Parton) 13 wks
03. (02) MOVIN’ TO THE SUN (Hugel, Imael Angel & Ultra Nate) 11 wks
04. (04) BOSTON (Stella Lefty) 21 wks
05. (03) CHOOSIN’ TEXAS (Ella Langley) 34 wks
06. (13) ISLANDS IN THE STREAM (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton) 18 wks
07. (05) GREAT EXPECTATION (Sienna Spiro) 9 wks
08. (01) REIN ME IN (Sam Fender & Olivia Dean) 63 wks
09. (10) ON 2NITE (Silva Bumpa) 14 wks
10. (08) MAN I NEED (Olivia Dean) 55 wks
11. (07) THE CURE (Olivia Rodrigo) 15 wks
12. (15) DAI DAI (THE OFFICIAL FIFA WORLD CUP SONG 2026)(Shakira & Burna Boy) 12 wks
13. (14) DIE ON THIS HILL (Sienna Spiro) 42 wks
14. (11) LOSER (Tame Impala) 5 wks
15. (17) ANIMAL (Katseye) 6 wks
16. (22) STUPID SONG (Olivia Rodrigo) 12 wks
17. (16) EARRINGS (Malcolm Todd) 23 wks
18. (18) BLOODSTREAM (Alyssa Grace) 13 wks
19. (06) HATE THAT I MADE YOU LOVE ME (Ariana Grande) 14 wks
20. (21) SUE ME (Audrey Hobert) 11 wks
 
I suspect those positions won't reflect the final chart on Friday.

That said Ultra Nate getting a no.1, twenty nine years after Free is quite something.
 
I’d be amazed too but it would be lovely, not least because streaming seems to have killed the posthumous heritage artist hit - and it would be nice to see these make a return.
 
I was just listening to The Grass Is Blue and became very distracted by this number having the exact same melody as Saint Etienne’s Like a Motorway.



Turns out Saint Et brazenly pilfered it! (It’s an old 19th century folk song, Dolly didn’t write it)
 
So Dolly might have her first UK number one single this week, great to see! It would be even better if she can do the double on the album front.
 
It's just great her abilities and sheer volume of work are being recognised and explored like this. This whole pining for faves to "get their flowers" by achieving a number 1 (like it means something) is beyond me really. As if Dolly would be agonising to finally get that chart topping US album, etc.
 
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