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Dolly Parton's "Jolene" with Andy Richter

One Song

Hartbeat

Music Commentary, Music Interviews, Onesong, Comedy, Music

4.9876 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

In 1973, Dolly Parton released her seminal track “Jolene”. In the years that have followed, the song has been reinterpreted and reimagined by many artists including Olivia Newton John, Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X, the White Stripes, and, of course, Beyonce. On this episode of One Song, LUXXURY and Diallo Riddle are joined by comedy legend Andy Richter to talk through the history and impact of this singular anthem, and the many Jolenes.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, we're covering this song because we can.

0:20.0

This melody is beyond compare

0:23.5

We get to our blockin' everywhere

0:26.2

And a seltry seductress named Jolene

0:34.2

The chorus like a breath of spring

0:37.2

Her vocals and iconic thing, we're talking

0:40.7

Jolie this time on one song.

0:46.1

I mean, at least the notes were right.

0:48.0

Yeah, accuracy is what we go for in comedy music.

0:54.4

Luxury, my friend, today we are doing something different. Today we are going country.

0:59.2

Yes, very different for us. Very different for us. Very different for me. I will often say to people,

1:03.7

the one genre where I feel like I just don't know a whole lot is country. But today we are going

1:08.9

country and we're going to tell you the story of truly one

1:13.2

song. You know, we're going to track this song all the way from its genesis, which was apparently

1:18.7

sparked by a chance encounter at a bank. But we're going to talk about its genesis. We're going to

1:22.5

talk about its recording and its release. And then we're going to examine how this song, which was recorded in

1:28.0

1973, has continued to stay relevant and transcend genres and eras.

1:33.0

That's right, to y'all. It has been covered by a really eclectic range of artists from

1:36.4

Olivia Newton, John, to Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X, even the White Stripes had to go.

1:41.3

But most recently, the song is at the forefront of popular culture because it was covered by

1:45.7

none other than Beyonce on her recent...

1:47.7

Oh, Cowboy Carter.

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