Something my mom told me once when we were listening to this is: "How do you think those girls felt when she wrote this song and it went Platinum?" It's stuck with me ever since I was a Little Girl
Yes....Dolly is a national treasure, and this is based on a true story. She grew up in extreme poverty in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. She has written thousands of songs, but I can't remember exact number. She's also a class act and very smart.
Dolly Parton is 78 years old and when she finally became wealthy, she created Dolly Parton‘s imagination library. It’s a program for all children newborn to five years old where you sign your child up and once a month you get a new book for five years for your child She pays for everything the shipping no matter where you are and little children get to have storybook and their own little imagination library for free. Dolly Parton is an angel on this earth. She writes all her own songs, and she’s beloved by so many of us. The one song that hurt my heart so much, was the song called Little Andy. Get the tissues out if you’re gonna listen to it. Thank you for covering her music. Many blessings to you young man.
Aww, that’s absolutely beautiful. Every time I hear about Dolly Parton as a non American I think “this woman can’t be any sweeter” and then I read comments like yours. What a treasure for the world that she was born.
Yes, it's a true story. This song is so iconic that The Smithsonian Museum asked to have the coat to display but neither she nor her mama could remember what had happened to it. She said it undoubtedly got passed down to the next younger, the one after that & so on until it was completely worn out. So her mama made another one & that one's at The Smithsonian.
I understand that Dolly and her mother found a photograph of her original Coat of Many Colors. Then her mother gathered a bunch of rags and reproduced the original as best she could. That's the duplicate that is in the Smithsonian.
All true! She lived in a one bedroom cabin with 11 siblings. Pops was a sharecropper in Tennessee. The movie about her is fantastic. ❤ Dolly has Bookmobiles in Tennessee which deliver free books to kids. She has many charities. The woman is a saint.
I’m in australia and my kids recieved books when they were in kindergarten through her dolly partons imagination library my kids loved receiving a book every couple of months in the mail.
She is genuine: she helped ALL the families affected by the fires in Gathering and she has a program that sends free books to kids! Listen to Jolene, another true story
I'm on the other side of the world crying at that powerful song , at the moment I am job hunting but I'm so rich because I have time with family and friends , im a busy teacher usually and this season of rest has taught me to trust God to provide
Dolly has written thousands of songs. She has been an actress, director, producer, composer, song writer, entrepreneur, charitable person and so much more. She was 78 in January and looks fantastic!
Dolly is a true humanitarian. Everything I see her in public performances, she comes across as never forgetting where she came from.she always seems so full of joy and never diva like most singers these days.
If you want Dolly to take you to church, she can do that too. Her song Hello, God, which she wrote after 9-11, is a masterpiece. Her lyrics can paint a picture. My Tennesee Mountain Home is another song like Coat of Many Colors that just paints the picture of her childhood.
The first time I heard this song, it brought a tear to my eye. I too grew up without much. My mom used to make me crocheted hats and gloves to keep me warm. Although she passed over ten years ago, I still remember all the times she did without so we could have all we needed.
My Mum did the same - she used to knit jumpers for me & 2 sisters.....at night she would knit for hours🥲She was also a big Dolly fan - I would make her play 'Jolene' on repeat! My sentiment for this song ALWAYS makes me tear up but I adore the song. wWe lost her during covid so it's harder now when I hear it....I miss her so much.... We were lucky to have amazing Mums that put us first instead of themselves💕
She became known to people at first as the girl singer, duet partner to Porter Wagoner on the Porter Wagoner show. When she left the show it really upset him and he started suing her and she said he just wouldn’t listen to reason about it so she wrote I Will Always Love You for him and played it for him and I think he finally came to some kind of peace with it before he died. I think he just loved her too much to let her go and she wanted to spread her wings and fly like that eagle she sings about. Anyway, she flew and isn’t the world so much better off because of it? I love me some Dolly!! 💖
Amazing lyrical and musical gifts. And a legacy of so many relatable songs and stories. Her creativity seems effortless. But there is so much remarkable about Dolly. Pure soul. Character. Humility. Wisdom. Intelligence. Incredible drive. Purpose. Compassion. Kindness. Humor. Strength. Authenticity. Honor. The list could go on. Savvy and sincere, Dolly has truth in her. Her personality is so down-to-earth and her voice is so sweet. Her charity is legendary. Her life is a blessing. Her heart is wider than the whole South. She is an American treasure!
The coat is in her museum in Dollywood. the museum is being refurbished i was there for Christmas. I've been blessed with seeing it in person . after seeing the oat and then hearing the song will make you eyes sweat with respect !!!!
Dolly is a prolific songwriter. Yes she revealed it was autobiographical when she performed it on the Johnny Carson show. You MUST see the Barbara Walters interview of Dolly Parton where Barbara Walters is patronizing toward Dolly treating her like she is a dumb hick. Dolly answers with grace and charm - an amazing interview showing how classy Dolly is. Tip: the interview where Dolly is wearing an aqua dress and rose in her hair.
This song is from a true experience that she had. There were many country stars that were dirt poor growing up. That's how they made their fame and fortune, telling stories from when they were poor, and growing up. If you liked this song, check out Loretta Lynn's Coal Miner's Daughter. Dolly wrote or cowrote every song she ever sang. She wrote songs that a LOT of other stars sang as well. Look it up, you'd be surprised!
When Dolly was younger, she sometimes fought back tears when singing this song. It was as if the experience was recent and the emotions easily surfaced.
I've heard this song so many times over the years and still, every time I hear it I am moved. Dolly Parton was truly blessed in the way that she was raised. In faith and love and wisdom.
Glad to see someone who gets it. The first time you hear a Dolly Parton song, it touches your soul. You feel it deep in your spirit. There's something so pure & humble about her voice that sooo different. As if she's not singing for an audience, but for the simple love of song & storytelling.
I love her so much. Her lyrics are something else. It's just pure and honest. They are very simple in text and chords, but I doesn't need much. The sadest song ever is *me and little Andy"
My family was nowhere near as poor as Dolly's, but my father was a nurse and my mother a stay at home Mom to take care of their six kids, so money was tight. My mother made many of my clothes, not always stylish, but they did the trick. My "friends" made fun as children often do, but I knew my parents did the best they could, but I was loved and supported, and we always had enough to eat. Dolly's lyrics speak of the important things in life, and try to remind us that expectations of an easy life are the enemy of happiness.
I read once they started making her wear fake jewelry, because if someone said oh I like those earrings or whatever, she'd take it off and give it to them. She's a kind person. She does a book program giving books to children all kinds of things. She doesn't really brag about all that she does for others. She's a humble person and been happily married for like something like 50 years.
She was the very first concert I ever went to....She's an amazing performer. Two songs that are extremely well worth listening to: Me and Little Andy.....prepare yourself to be moved.....very very moved Jolene.....one of her biggest hits. Written on the same day as I Will Always Love You The rabbit hole is immense on this one, boss.....
Dolly is a song writer to. Your right this is a true story. Hers. So is a loving, giving person, charitable and brilliant. Evreyone loves Dolly because she is brilliant and cares about people and her fans so much. She has written and had 950 songs published. She has helped many other performers grow and succeed. I respect her.she wrote and sang Jolene, working girl, so many others, Tom Jones they made fun of him to.
This is Dolly true life story. She wrote it and she said she has written over 3000 songs. 9-5 was a movie in the 90 I think, she wrote that song too. She also owns her very own theme park Dollywood in Sevierville TN
She has earned way more money for writing I Will Always Love You than Whitney earned singing it. From what I’ve read about her she is a genuinely nice person. I LOVE Dolly Parton and this is my favorite song of hers. I’m looking forward to more reactions to her❤️👍
Dolly is the type of person who won’t say something bad about anyone. Dolly could be a billionaire but she never will be because she donates it and puts stuff into her community and other great causes.
Her concert was the best concert I have ever seen, it was her last tour. She is such a unique woman and she has a story behind every song and her song tells the stories throw her music. People have talked about her huge breast, the make-up, the outfits, even the heels she wears. One of the stories she told on stage is she liked looking different she met the town flusy(hooker) when she was a young child and she decided at a young age she was going to look like her, she thought she was beautiful. I have on my bucket list to meet her and talk to her, which if it ever happened I probably would not be able to find words to speak. There is no one that will ever be able top her, one song she does sang "He's Alive" she started sang in church, listen to the story.
Dolly has wrote a ton of songs….. yes, she is different! She has sold over 100 million albums worldwide! She is one of the top female artists on the planet! Going through her catalog of songs is treat! Enjoy!!!
Dolly is our National Treasure.. she wrote songs from her childhood... she lived in total poverty with her, I think 10, brothers and sisters...and this a true story... and Dolly always says this is her favorite song she ever wrote.. Didn't make her the money that I Will Always Love You.. did but that doesn't matter to Dolly... She's just amazing.
Dolly is an ICON!!! She donated the vast majority of the huge amount of money she made off of Whitney's version of her song to causes that benefit POC, she built a theme park, DollyWood, in her home town to give people in that area jobs & now she sends free books to poor kids every month!!! Oh...and she just put out a statement welcoming Beyonce to country music.
She made a movie about this song and you see the actual hate some of her classmates treated her with. She didn't wear her normal clothes under it the first time she wore it to school, and they ended up taking it off her and shoving her in a closet and made her cry.
That was her Life Truly it was. Dolly started singing commercially at the age of 12. She went on to be one of the greatest music story tellers of all time.
I've heard this song many times and I love it. Dolly paints the picture as she sings. Everything you said about her made me tear up. Thank you for appreciating the great Dolly. You've got a new subscriber in an oul Granny from Northern Ireland. BTW I'm the same age as Dolly. ❤
The song “I will always love you “. Is also an experience she had.. it was when was leaving the “Porter Wagner e and he didn’t want her to leave. She went home that night and sang on his show before she left. Is was Love for a great friend and allowing her to make her start on the show. It wasn’t about being in Love. Great reaction!! ❤
History... with music in it. Most of the BEST writers do this. I know a few good song writers. maybe not of HER caliber... but when you hear a writer singing what they wrote, and you know it's LIFE, they experienced... WHAM.
So loved your Reaction . reminds me of my Mom , we were not rich and 9 kids and we had hand me downs with patches. and when the youngest went to school, My Mom went to work as a Custodian, We were so proud of her.
Hello My Friend, At this point in her life Dolly had already written 3,800 songs. This is a true story, with Dolly being 1 of 12 kids living in a shack in the Tennessee Mountain’s. Dolly is a treasure & watching her preform is so unique. She is a natural comedian who pokes fun at herself. No electricity nor running water people asked about bathing. Dolly said in the Summer they would go down to the creek splashing water down here, over up & around (she goes over her boobs she moves her hands) laughing. In the Winter Momma would fill the washtub & heat some water on the stove, a wood stove & everyone bathed in that same wash tub. She would laugh talking about growing up. Did you notice her plucking away on that guitar with long nails & no guitar pic. Dolly in many concerts goes through every instrument she plays guitar’s of every type, the fiddle, a wooden flute, a saxophone, and on & on she goes. Dolly doesn’t just write lyrics, she composes the instrumentation as well. Here is a Dolly fact: You will never see Dolly wear short sleeves, growing up she & her siblings were running around falling getting cut & being poor they didn’t have money. So, Momma would reach down pick up a needle to sew her & her brothers & sister up. Some scars she covered up with tattoos, but she started wearing long sleeves at some point. The Rock Album Dolly released on her 78th birthday in 2024 was her 50th Studio album covering Country, Pop, and Rock genres. ✌🏼 Timothy in Tallahassee, Florida 😎🌴
I am sorry but I am late to the party! I am Canadian but we love Dolly too ! And she is now in the rock n roll hall of fame ! And a rock album ! And this is from an old girls that loves pearl jam , nirvana, foo fighters etc . Love your channel ! Keep up the good work!
Yes, this was Dolly’s story, it happened. Many of her first hits were about her life. This is my favourite along with Apple Jack or Love’s Like A Butterfly. I love Dolly’s music but I love early Dolly too. I always loved Jolene and yes, she wrote them all.
I remember hearing this song when I was little and we weren’t even lower middle class. Like Dolly Parton we grew up poor, never knew it till I was much older and I was starting my family with a 4 yr old that really didn’t know me I was half way around the world. 7 years later my new wife and I brought a new boy to my life. This also goes back to Joseph in the Bible. Dolly doesn’t need money, when a tornado came through and destroyed Pidgin Forge and Dollywood. A lot of those people don’t have home insurance. Dolly made a few calls and really didn’t want it to go out, she rebuilt the houses of the town she grew up in and rebuilt the park. That was from her pocket and from her heart. Dolly should be the standard, she doesn’t look down on anyone and will help anyone without being asked.
Dolly has this effect on everyone with any kind of heart. Dolly puts everything in her music. She is a treasure, an Icon and an amazing genuine and awesome person
Something my mom told me once when we were listening to this is: "How do you think those girls felt when she wrote this song and it went Platinum?" It's stuck with me ever since I was a Little Girl
I was just thinking that!
Yes....Dolly is a national treasure, and this is based on a true story. She grew up in extreme poverty in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. She has written thousands of songs, but I can't remember exact number. She's also a class act and very smart.
Dolly Parton is 78 years old and when she finally became wealthy, she created Dolly Parton‘s imagination library. It’s a program for all children newborn to five years old where you sign your child up and once a month you get a new book for five years for your child She pays for everything the shipping no matter where you are and little children get to have storybook and their own little imagination library for free. Dolly Parton is an angel on this earth. She writes all her own songs, and she’s beloved by so many of us. The one song that hurt my heart so much, was the song called Little Andy. Get the tissues out if you’re gonna listen to it. Thank you for covering her music. Many blessings to you young man.
Aww, that’s absolutely beautiful. Every time I hear about Dolly Parton as a non American I think “this woman can’t be any sweeter” and then I read comments like yours. What a treasure for the world that she was born.
Yes, it's a true story. This song is so iconic that The Smithsonian Museum asked to have the coat to display but neither she nor her mama could remember what had happened to it. She said it undoubtedly got passed down to the next younger, the one after that & so on until it was completely worn out. So her mama made another one & that one's at The Smithsonian.
I understand that Dolly and her mother found a photograph of her original Coat of Many Colors. Then her mother gathered a bunch of rags and reproduced the original as best she could. That's the duplicate that is in the Smithsonian.
The way she looks back on a very poor childhood but she felt rich because of all the love. She’s a beautiful human being. Beautiful reaction 👌
All true! She lived in a one bedroom cabin with 11 siblings. Pops was a sharecropper in Tennessee. The movie about her is fantastic. ❤
Dolly has Bookmobiles in Tennessee which deliver free books to kids. She has many charities. The woman is a saint.
Thanks for the info!
I’m in australia and my kids recieved books when they were in kindergarten through her dolly partons imagination library my kids loved receiving a book every couple of months in the mail.
I have seen that coat. It was Ihe 1980s . You need tdo a reaction to Jolene tha to ia true story.s
She is genuine: she helped ALL the families affected by the fires in Gathering and she has a program that sends free books to kids!
Listen to Jolene, another true story
I'm on the other side of the world crying at that powerful song , at the moment I am job hunting but I'm so rich because I have time with family and friends , im a busy teacher usually and this season of rest has taught me to trust God to provide
God bless little sister. Prayers that He will bring you just what you need.
Dolly has written thousands of songs. She has been an actress, director, producer, composer, song writer, entrepreneur, charitable person and so much more. She was 78 in January and looks fantastic!
Dolly is a true humanitarian. Everything I see her in public performances, she comes across as never forgetting where she came from.she always seems so full of joy and never diva like most singers these days.
My favorite Dolly song. Growing up we weren’t that poor and I didn’t realize we were poor, we were so rich in love. Thanks for the reaction
Rich with love same here
When you listen to Dolly sing “I will always love you” it’s like she is singing directly to the listener!
i posted that video and i said the same thing it felt personal
If you want Dolly to take you to church, she can do that too. Her song Hello, God, which she wrote after 9-11, is a masterpiece. Her lyrics can paint a picture. My Tennesee Mountain Home is another song like Coat of Many Colors that just paints the picture of her childhood.
That is my recommendation, too. Awesome
Don’t forget “He’s alive”
The first time I heard this song, it brought a tear to my eye. I too grew up without much. My mom used to make me crocheted hats and gloves to keep me warm. Although she passed over ten years ago, I still remember all the times she did without so we could have all we needed.
My Mum did the same - she used to knit jumpers for me & 2 sisters.....at night she would knit for hours🥲She was also a big Dolly fan - I would make her play 'Jolene' on repeat! My sentiment for this song ALWAYS makes me tear up but I adore the song. wWe lost her during covid so it's harder now when I hear it....I miss her so much....
We were lucky to have amazing Mums that put us first instead of themselves💕
@@kittenklub1964 God bless you, so sorry for your loss of your Mum. I am 80 and still miss mine, too.
@@solitarybee3714 Thank you so much for your kind comment🥲You are a very sweet soul💕Sending you peace & love from Ireland☘
Coat of Many Colors is also the name of the movie about Dolly Parton growing up with fam.
i will look it up and watch maybe react to the movie
She became known to people at first as the girl singer, duet partner to Porter Wagoner on the Porter Wagoner show. When she left the show it really upset him and he started suing her and she said he just wouldn’t listen to reason about it so she wrote I Will Always Love You for him and played it for him and I think he finally came to some kind of peace with it before he died. I think he just loved her too much to let her go and she wanted to spread her wings and fly like that eagle she sings about. Anyway, she flew and isn’t the world so much better off because of it? I love me some Dolly!! 💖
There are too many Dolly songs to pick from. "Here You Come Again" is a good one.
It is a true story and a lot of Dolly's songs are are of her and her life experiences. Gotta love her!
Amazing lyrical and musical gifts. And a legacy of so many relatable songs and stories. Her creativity seems effortless. But there is so much remarkable about Dolly. Pure soul. Character. Humility. Wisdom. Intelligence. Incredible drive. Purpose. Compassion. Kindness. Humor. Strength. Authenticity. Honor. The list could go on. Savvy and sincere, Dolly has truth in her. Her personality is so down-to-earth and her voice is so sweet. Her charity is legendary. Her life is a blessing. Her heart is wider than the whole South. She is an American treasure!
To be loved is the most important thing we can hope for.❤
The best way to describe her is that she is a storyteller,
Yes she is!!! What you see is what you get with Dolly!!!
The coat is in her museum in Dollywood. the museum is being refurbished i was there for Christmas. I've been blessed with seeing it in person . after seeing the oat and then hearing the song will make you eyes sweat with respect !!!!
I just love this song! And Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter". Both from their actual lives. 😊
❤Thanks for playing this music video. She's so awesome and will always be cherished in the world.❤
That ‘s her story song for real❤⭐️👍🙏🏻from Edith in 🇦🇺Australia
Dolly is a prolific songwriter. Yes she revealed it was autobiographical when she performed it on the Johnny Carson show. You MUST see the Barbara Walters interview of Dolly Parton where Barbara Walters is patronizing toward Dolly treating her like she is a dumb hick. Dolly answers with grace and charm - an amazing interview showing how classy Dolly is. Tip: the interview where Dolly is wearing an aqua dress and rose in her hair.
Cant help but love Dolly even if your not into country. Another heartbreaking song by her is Me And Little Andy.
Coat Of May Colors is actually a true story. Dolly still owns the coat. It's in a museum
Oh little Andy stings
This and "Me and Little Andy" are my favorite Dolly songs.
I've added it to the list Larry
Little Andy is so good and so so sad . That song will straight slug you right in the gut .
Every song she wrote is a true life experience
This song is from a true experience that she had. There were many country stars that were dirt poor growing up. That's how they made their fame and fortune, telling stories from when they were poor, and growing up. If you liked this song, check out Loretta Lynn's Coal Miner's Daughter. Dolly wrote or cowrote every song she ever sang. She wrote songs that a LOT of other stars sang as well. Look it up, you'd be surprised!
When Dolly was younger, she sometimes fought back tears when singing this song. It was as if the experience was recent and the emotions easily surfaced.
I've heard this song so many times over the years and still, every time I hear it I am moved. Dolly Parton was truly blessed in the way that she was raised. In faith and love and wisdom.
YES DOLLY WROTE COAT OF MANY COLORS , SHE WROTES ABOUT THINGS IN HER LIFE .
Glad to see someone who gets it. The first time you hear a Dolly Parton song, it touches your soul. You feel it deep in your spirit. There's something so pure & humble about her voice that sooo different. As if she's not singing for an audience, but for the simple love of song & storytelling.
I love her so much. Her lyrics are something else. It's just pure and honest. They are very simple in text and chords, but I doesn't need much. The sadest song ever is *me and little Andy"
My family was nowhere near as poor as Dolly's, but my father was a nurse and my mother a stay at home Mom to take care of their six kids, so money was tight. My mother made many of my clothes, not always stylish, but they did the trick. My "friends" made fun as children often do, but I knew my parents did the best they could, but I was loved and supported, and we always had enough to eat. Dolly's lyrics speak of the important things in life, and try to remind us that expectations of an easy life are the enemy of happiness.
This coat is on display at "Dollywood" in Piegon Forge, Tennessee.
Working 9 to 5 is a great Dolly Parton song too. She wrote it for the movie 9 to 5 that she starred in.
Nominated for an Oscar
This is Dolly song, I will be 63yrs old I love Dolly so much ❤️🇺🇸
I read once they started making her wear fake jewelry, because if someone said oh I like those earrings or whatever, she'd take it off and give it to them. She's a kind person. She does a book program giving books to children all kinds of things. She doesn't really brag about all that she does for others. She's a humble person and been happily married for like something like 50 years.
She was the very first concert I ever went to....She's an amazing performer.
Two songs that are extremely well worth listening to:
Me and Little Andy.....prepare yourself to be moved.....very very moved
Jolene.....one of her biggest hits. Written on the same day as I Will Always Love You
The rabbit hole is immense on this one, boss.....
Dolly is a song writer to. Your right this is a true story. Hers. So is a loving, giving person, charitable and brilliant. Evreyone loves Dolly because she is brilliant and cares about people and her fans so much. She has written and had 950 songs published. She has helped many other performers grow and succeed. I respect her.she wrote and sang Jolene, working girl, so many others, Tom Jones they made fun of him to.
Jolene i keep seeing that over and over
👏👏👏Dolly is a wonderful song writer, love how she can create a picture as if
she is singing right in your living room...👏👏👏
This is Dolly true life story. She wrote it and she said she has written over 3000 songs. 9-5 was a movie in the 90 I think, she wrote that song too. She also owns her very own theme park Dollywood in Sevierville TN
Now check out "Jolene" by Dolly. Another banger!
will do
@@CVTECK1 YES PLEASE!
Dolly wrote this Coat of Many Colors...She wrote so so many songs.
She has earned way more money for writing I Will Always Love You than Whitney earned singing it.
From what I’ve read about her she is a genuinely nice person.
I LOVE Dolly Parton and this is my favorite song of hers.
I’m looking forward to more reactions to her❤️👍
It is hard to pick a favorite. I also love the Trio Dolly, Linda Ronstadt and Emmalou Harris.
i will look up those names
Dolly ..is one of the greatest ladies of country, the other I would recomend is Lorretta Lynn and her song "Coal Miners Daughter".
Dolly Parton wrote all of her songs. She has a theme park in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee called Dollywood. Her relatives have jobs there
She not only writes and sings but she plays about 8 different instruments ❤
Dolly is the type of person who won’t say something bad about anyone. Dolly could be a billionaire but she never will be because she donates it and puts stuff into her community and other great causes.
Her concert was the best concert I have ever seen, it was her last tour. She is such a unique woman and she has a story behind every song and her song tells the stories throw her music. People have talked about her huge breast, the make-up, the outfits, even the heels she wears. One of the stories she told on stage is she liked looking different she met the town flusy(hooker) when she was a young child and she decided at a young age she was going to look like her, she thought she was beautiful. I have on my bucket list to meet her and talk to her, which if it ever happened I probably would not be able to find words to speak. There is no one that will ever be able top her, one song she does sang "He's Alive" she started sang in church, listen to the story.
She made this into a movie a few years ago . Mountain of Colors . Awesome movie of her life .
Dolly Parton's "Hello God" is a masterpiece. It will hit you like a ton of bricks.
Dolly has wrote a ton of songs….. yes, she is different! She has sold over 100 million albums worldwide! She is one of the top female artists on the planet! Going through her catalog of songs is treat! Enjoy!!!
I know we're out of the Christmas season, but "Hard Candy Christmas" is a favorite of mine!!!!
She wrote all of her songs. And this is a true story
Dolly is a story teller and she uses music to tell it and most of them are her life experiences
Beautiful song .. another great one is Don’t make me come down there.. rings true these days 🥰🇦🇺
i will look that up bell
I've seen the coat this song is about. It is on display at "Dollywood" in Pigon Forge Tennessee.
Dolly is our National Treasure.. she wrote songs from her childhood... she lived in total poverty with her, I think 10, brothers and sisters...and this a true story... and Dolly always says this is her favorite song she ever wrote.. Didn't make her the money that I Will Always Love You.. did but that doesn't matter to Dolly... She's just amazing.
Dolly is an ICON!!! She donated the vast majority of the huge amount of money she made off of Whitney's version of her song to causes that benefit POC, she built a theme park, DollyWood, in her home town to give people in that area jobs & now she sends free books to poor kids every month!!! Oh...and she just put out a statement welcoming Beyonce to country music.
You should listen to 9 To 5 as well. Dolly Parton is one of the best songwriters of all time
This was back when people were proud. And real. Love Dolly.
She made a movie about this song and you see the actual hate some of her classmates treated her with. She didn't wear her normal clothes under it the first time she wore it to school, and they ended up taking it off her and shoving her in a closet and made her cry.
You nailed it. That's what country music is. People telling their stories
This is why as a born and raised Michigander, i stayed 21 years in East Tennessee!
That was her Life Truly it was.
Dolly started singing commercially at the age of 12.
She went on to be one of the greatest music story tellers of all time.
Of all the Dolly songs this is my favorite one of hers
She said once an interview that the kids at school ended up ripping it off of her and she went home and in bitter tears.
I've heard this song many times and I love it. Dolly paints the picture as she sings. Everything you said about her made me tear up. Thank you for appreciating the great Dolly. You've got a new subscriber in an oul Granny from Northern Ireland. BTW I'm the same age as Dolly. ❤
That is why Dolly is a Legend.
She wrote so many songs about her life experiences
The song “I will always love you “. Is also an experience she had.. it was when was leaving the “Porter Wagner e and he didn’t want her to leave. She went home that night and sang on his show before she left. Is was Love for a great friend and allowing her to make her start on the show. It wasn’t about being in Love. Great reaction!! ❤
History... with music in it. Most of the BEST writers do this. I know a few good song writers. maybe not of HER caliber... but when you hear a writer singing what they wrote, and you know it's LIFE, they experienced... WHAM.
So loved your Reaction . reminds me of my Mom , we were not rich and 9 kids and we had hand me downs with patches. and when the youngest went to school, My Mom went to work as a Custodian, We were so proud of her.
Perfect understanding - great reaction. And because of her business sense, she's a gazillionaire.
You gotta listen to "Jolene", Kenny Rogers and Dolly doing "Islands in the Stream"...you'll be a Dolly fan for LIFE!
Brings tears to my eyes the same as Elvis Presley's song titled "In the ghetto " does. 😢 It gets me right in the ❤❤
She for sure put most of her life’s story in songs
Even though Dolly is famous, she is so down to earth and humble.
Hello My Friend, At this point in her life Dolly had already written 3,800 songs. This is a true story, with Dolly being 1 of 12 kids living in a shack in the Tennessee Mountain’s. Dolly is a treasure & watching her preform is so unique. She is a natural comedian who pokes fun at herself. No electricity nor running water people asked about bathing. Dolly said in the Summer they would go down to the creek splashing water down here, over up & around (she goes over her boobs she moves her hands) laughing. In the Winter Momma would fill the washtub & heat some water on the stove, a wood stove & everyone bathed in that same wash tub. She would laugh talking about growing up. Did you notice her plucking away on that guitar with long nails & no guitar pic. Dolly in many concerts goes through every instrument she plays guitar’s of every type, the fiddle, a wooden flute, a saxophone, and on & on she goes. Dolly doesn’t just write lyrics, she composes the instrumentation as well. Here is a Dolly fact: You will never see Dolly wear short sleeves, growing up she & her siblings were running around falling getting cut & being poor they didn’t have money. So, Momma would reach down pick up a needle to sew her & her brothers & sister up. Some scars she covered up with tattoos, but she started wearing long sleeves at some point. The Rock Album Dolly released on her 78th birthday in 2024 was her 50th Studio album covering Country, Pop, and Rock genres. ✌🏼 Timothy in Tallahassee, Florida 😎🌴
I am sorry but I am late to the party! I am Canadian but we love Dolly too ! And she is now in the rock n roll hall of fame ! And a rock album ! And this is from an old girls that loves pearl jam , nirvana, foo fighters etc . Love your channel ! Keep up the good work!
Yes, this was Dolly’s story, it happened. Many of her first hits were about her life. This is my favourite along with Apple Jack or Love’s Like A Butterfly. I love Dolly’s music but I love early Dolly too. I always loved Jolene and yes, she wrote them all.
This song always, always brings such poignancy and sweetness, tears to my eyes.
Every parent should listen to this with their children.
There's only one song. By Dolly yeah there's only one. A coat of many colors it was amazing. It was a piece of her childhood memories. ❤
I remember hearing this song when I was little and we weren’t even lower middle class. Like Dolly Parton we grew up poor, never knew it till I was much older and I was starting my family with a 4 yr old that really didn’t know me I was half way around the world. 7 years later my new wife and I brought a new boy to my life. This also goes back to Joseph in the Bible. Dolly doesn’t need money, when a tornado came through and destroyed Pidgin Forge and Dollywood. A lot of those people don’t have home insurance. Dolly made a few calls and really didn’t want it to go out, she rebuilt the houses of the town she grew up in and rebuilt the park. That was from her pocket and from her heart. Dolly should be the standard, she doesn’t look down on anyone and will help anyone without being asked.
I always loved "Love is like a Butterfly. "
We All Love Dolly ! Yes this is her story
Hard candy Christmas was one of my favorites of Dolly’s.
Dolly has this effect on everyone with any kind of heart. Dolly puts everything in her music. She is a treasure, an Icon and an amazing genuine and awesome person
This song is a true story from her childhood
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmy Lou Harris " The Sweetest Gift" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the song "love is like a butterfly". So beautiful
It so good because it’s true. She means what she’s saying. ❤️
yes, and you can just feel it
@@CVTECK1 yes. I’ve listened to her all my life and it still gets me every time. She’s a wonderful storyteller.
@@CVTECK1check out her first single, Dumb Blonde.
True story, you can actually see the actual coat at the Dolly Parton Museum .
My first country crush as a little kid. My favorite song of hers
I've heard this song and watched many reactions and it almost always makes me cry.