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To: Stone Mountain

Wasnt Jolene by Dolly Parton?


5 posted on 02/05/2007 11:43:53 AM PST by Armedanddangerous (The Coldest Blood Runs through my veins..you know my name..)
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To: Armedanddangerous

I believe Jolene was written by Dolly Parton but performed by Olivia Newton John...


10 posted on 02/05/2007 11:45:07 AM PST by Stone Mountain
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To: Armedanddangerous
Aha - you're right!

(From Wiki)

"Jolene is a song written and performed by Dolly Parton from her album Jolene (1974), produced by Bob Ferguson.

"Jolene" tells the tale of a housewife confronting a beautiful seductress who she believes is having an affair with her husband. It became her second solo number-one single on the country charts after being released as a single in late 1973 (prior to the album's release). It reached the top position in February 1974; it also was a moderate pop hit for her and a minor adult contemporary chart entry, and was released as a single in the UK the following year, where it reached number seven in the UK singles chart.

It has been said that the original inspiration for "Jolene" was a red-headed bank teller whom Parton suspected her husband at the time was fantasizing about, due to his suddenly frequent trips to the bank, though Parton herself has stated on many occasions that her inspiration came from a little red-headed girl seeking an autograph after a concert who told the singer her name was "Jolene".

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John's version of "Jolene" is featured on her 1976 album Come On Over. Released from the album as a single for the Japanese market, it reached #11 on Japan's Oricon chart and is her second-biggest hit there, second only to her cover of John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads."

[edit] The White Stripes

"Jolene (Live Under Blackpool Lights)" was released as a single by The White Stripes. It contains their cover version of "Jolene", recorded live in concert. The single reached number sixteen in the UK singles chart in November 2004.

21 posted on 02/05/2007 11:47:22 AM PST by Stone Mountain
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To: Armedanddangerous

Dolly wrote it and recorded it. Maybe Olive NJ recorded it too.


89 posted on 02/05/2007 12:08:58 PM PST by F.J. Mitchell (Democrats: Too dumb to lead, too vain to follow, too egotistical to get the hell out of the way!)
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To: Armedanddangerous
Wasnt Jolene by Dolly Parton?

Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix.

137 posted on 02/05/2007 12:27:34 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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