I had a number of songs to choose from for today but, while looking for YouTube videos of them, I accidentally came across this! I am not a great fan of Country music and, while Dolly Parton has done a few songs which I really liked, I do not have much of her work in my music library. I do however always appreciate a celebrity who can/does behave like a normal human being rather than elevate themselves as a result of their achievements. Dolly Parton? Who could not love her!
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A New Direction Perhaps? 
Her songs are not exactly my taste, but I have always admired her for making a success of her career after coming from such a difficult background, and for all she has done to give back to the community. She is an example to us all, and deserves all she has earned.
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Totally agree with you Ann. Country music does nothing for me in general, although there are a few exceptions! 🙂
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She’s very talented as a songwriter too.
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Seems a like a very talented and all round lovely person (see other comments). We need more people like her, and we need to hear about them more often … instead of the typical “doom ‘n’ gloom” stuff that the the media feeds us. :O
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I’ve loved Dolly Parton for many years. The song is among my favorites but I hadn’t come across this performance. She just purely loves singing and you can always see the joy it brings her.
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🙂
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She is a classic.
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Yes … she really is! 🙂
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Great clip Colin. I’ve always liked her so this impromptu performance did not surprise me actually.
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Glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
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How kind of her to do that. She is a one of those that hasn’t let fame go to her head. Always refreshing to know stars like that.
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Lovely video
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I’m surprised she agreed to sing before that small audience, as I understand that tickets to one of her live performances can run into the hundreds of dollars. Perhaps she’d had one or two ales while in that pub.
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Perhaps she did not put a monetary value on her invitation to sing? Such a refreshing outlook!
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Yes, and she did a good job with the song, also.
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Absolutely … and she knew she had no professional musicians there …. no pre-performance final checks … nothing of what she would be used to prior to a performance.
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She was a seasoned performer. I’ll bet she felt confidant she could handle anything.
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I have no doubt she did, but I can imagine many entertainers would have declined simply on the basis that it was not a money-making proposition.
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I’m sure you’re right.
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I like her songs, but I enjoy her duets with Kenny Rogers the best. Still have their Christmas tape that was played countless times and you can’t beat “Islands in the Stream” 🙂
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I agree. They were both good singers.
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Nope. That’s how Dolly is. She’s a down-to-earth, southern country girl. She loves music and doesn’t care about the trappings and the fame. She has a literacy program that provides books for children, and gave $1,000,000 to help develop the Moderna vaccine for Covid. She has turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice and when Nashville wanted to erect a statue of her she declined, saying there were better ways to spend the money.
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What a wonderful role model!
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Interesting, I didn’t know all that about her. She sounds practical, and with a very humanitarian attitude.
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