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Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/19 10:29:11
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Hi,
Nice. She does have a nice voice.
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/19 13:20:17
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I really liked this version - love a 'capella music anyway (you don't hear it as much as you used to). I also looked at some of the YouTube videos that were commenting on the song. Some may have heard of Dolly, but never really listened to her music before, and now they were drawn in by it. I just love it when music is rediscovered for the first time. This just goes to show the magic of a wonderful, timeless song. After watching this I looked up the particulars and it was originally released in October of 1973 (I had just turned 13), making the song now nearly 43 years old. And the song has been done by a wide variety of musicians over the years (take a look at the wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolene_(song) ) and in a wide range of genres, with this just the latest rebirth of a great song. I think the Huffington Post had the best response when they said, "The song is like a beautiful gift that just keeps on giving."
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/19 14:06:00
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Chills.... I've heard this song so many times and by numerous artists who thought they had a unique twist on it.
This is easily the best version of this song.
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/19 15:07:59
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It'd be even more impressive if they did their own arrangments. Does anyone know if they do?
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/19 15:07:59
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It'd be even more impressive if they did their own arrangments. Does anyone know if they do?
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/19 18:19:17
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She makes it look so easy. Its not! 
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/19 18:56:32
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Dolly's been at it for a long time. She's 70 now, I think. Plays multiple instruments, too. Go to YouTube and search on her performance at Glastonbury 2014. Pretty impressive. It'd be even more impressive if they did their own arrangments. Does anyone know if they do? How do you cover pop songs a capela and not do your own arrangements? Pretty sure there was no beatbox in the 1973 original.
post edited by bitflipper - 2016/09/19 19:17:48
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/19 18:59:03
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bitflipper
Dolly's been at it for a long time. She's 70 now, I think. Plays multiple instruments, too. Go to YouTube and search on her performance at Glastonbury 2014. Pretty impressive.
It'd be even more impressive if they did their own arrangments. Does anyone know if they do?
How do you cover pop songs a capela and not do your own arrangements? Pretty sure there was no beatbox in the 1973 original.
I saw them working with a producer who was feeding them parts, so I imagine it's a little of both. Not sure. There's nothing wrong with that. At the level they're working these days...they might not have time to work out parts etc.
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/20 16:53:18
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Penatonix is really cool. I have a crush on their female singer....I think her name is Christine ?? She's a babe !!
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/20 23:12:19
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She's definitely got an Elvira Mistress of the Dark look going on.
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/21 08:15:13
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bitflipper
Dolly's been at it for a long time. She's 70 now, I think. Plays multiple instruments, too. Go to YouTube and search on her performance at Glastonbury 2014. Pretty impressive.
It'd be even more impressive if they did their own arrangments. Does anyone know if they do?
How do you cover pop songs a capela and not do your own arrangements? Pretty sure there was no beatbox in the 1973 original.
I saw them working with a producer who was feeding them parts, so I imagine it's a little of both. Not sure. There's nothing wrong with that. At the level they're working these days...they might not have time to work out parts etc.
you saw them working with a producer feeding them parts? where? this was an awesome version! when Dolly whispers "oh, Jolene" at the end, I got chills!
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/21 13:01:20
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There's always been a lot more to Dolly than meets the eye.
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/21 13:07:13
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Interesting tidbit - According to Parton, the song was inspired by a red-headed bank clerk who flirted with her husband Carl Dean at his local bank branch around the time they were newly married. In an interview, she also revealed that Jolene's name and appearance are based on that of a young fan who came on stage for her autograph.
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/22 05:21:27
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Oh yess! This reminds of the times when they started showing DP-show in Finland a looong time ago.
At the time Dolly wasn't so well known here, or people knew about her but had never bothered to listen to
that "silicone Barbie".
Little by little my friends had to admit that she is a skillfull artist and a very sane person.
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/26 12:14:32
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/27 02:36:05
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eph221
A sane artist?
Well...they say there are sobre poets...so why not?
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/27 08:51:33
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Re: Dolly Parton and Pentatonix
2016/09/27 09:55:40
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Very nice rendition. Dolly still looks great, especially at her age. But I have to say I can't stand that robe-shirt the one guy is wearing. A very odd look/style indeed.
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