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The Only One For Me, Jolene
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Nov 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
One of Dolly’s most iconic and successful songs is “Jolene,” a song that, at first listen, is about a romantic rival trying to steal her man: a prime example of the classic “cheating song.” But some see it as flipping a popular country music trope on its head. This idea takes shape when Nadine Hubbs, a professor at the University of Michigan, writes a fourth verse to “Jolene," which makes us reimagine Dolly's songs in entirely new ways.
Released:
Nov 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (13)
Sad Ass Songs: We begin with a simple question: How did the queen of the boob joke become a feminist icon? Helen Morales, author of “Pilgrimage to Dollywood,” gave us a stern directive – look at the lyrics! So we dive into Dolly’s discography, starting with the early p by Dolly Parton's America