Enough with the redemption, how about a song written by Johnny Cash about his/Porter's stay in the Parkview asylum? Porter Wagoner's new(ish) album - the wagonmaster plays it straight, there are no concessions to Cash-style covers of recent songs. The few spoken asides and stories do nothing but add to the last man standing status Porter has. I find myself thinking it's a shame he doesn't make some new songs his own because he's still in fine voice, he has the gravitas to carry it off and he's very obviously still an entertainer. Stubborn to the end and I wouldn't [...]
My initial reaction was that I was holding out yesterday, but there are some damn good songs on yesterday's post. However, one plus for today, none of my blathering! R.E.M. - Academy Fight Song (This is a Mission of Burma song that I have long thought the Foo Fighters could absolutely own) Ryan Adams - Revelator (This Gillian Welch tune was recorded in 2000 with Gillian & David Rawlings just before the Heartbreaker sessions. Nowhere nearly as powerful as the [...]
What better place to get your music journalism (or any journalism) than a publication best known for its outlandish headlines ? So it's particularly exciting when the New York Post unveils a music-related list. This one's a doozy: the "best 100 cover songs of all time" ! Alas, the list isn't perfect. The first hint: only 3 of the supposedly "best cover songs of all time" appear on the soundtrack to Not Another Teen Movie . Saliva should be so pissed off. While few are likely [...]
Dolly Parton - Jolene ( Jolene / 1974 ) Grateful Dead - friend of the devil ( American Beauty / 1970 ) Phish - Train Song ( Billy Breathes / 1996 ) Mary Lou Lord - shake sugaree ( Got no shadow / 1998 ) John Lennon - be-bop-a-lula ( Wonsaponatime / 1998 ) Image: Udronotto .
It has been 10 days since this deranged student hit Virginia Polytechnic and State University, what a shock, an horrifying story. I have spent one year and a half there, living off campus between Ascot Lane and Prices Fork. I remember when I first receive the University brochures, I couldn't quite figure out what it would be like, all these pictures were so static, such a different cultural background than the one I was used to. I couldnt' be more excited of getting there. John Denver - [...]
The following is an extract taken from the Reverend Doctors recent Church Notices:- The Parish Hall , now in its twelfth year, has recently hosted two distinguished visitors to the Over 60's club. These esteemed visitors attracted many parishioners who do not usually venture out of an evening. It was good to be in the company of so many old and good friends. We were honoured by a rare visit from one of our American brethren Ms Dolly Rebecca Parton who brought us some amusing tales from her childhood days in the Great Smoky Mountains [...]
I wrote this earlier in the week and was holding onto it for a Friday post. Then, this morning pitchfork runs a piece on them. Damnit! WTF are the hipsters @ p4k doing writing a piece on Dolly Parton anyway? Oh well, ninebullets is pretty hand to mouth and I have nothing else to post instead so here is my take on Dolly Parton. --------------------- April saw the remastered and reissue of three of Dolly Parton's earlier albums; 1971's Coat of Many Colors, 1973's My [...]
Mika - Relax Air - Playground Love The Charlatans UK - The Only One I Know Radio America - Aim High In Steering Kate Havnevik - Unlike Me Dolly Parton - Jolene Midnight Movies - Coral Den Mason Proper - My My Deerhoof - Rrrrright (Alex Sanchex mix) Blur - Tender
Big things afoot here at the Mountain. I'm full of unkept promises, but this one is coming to pass, and I think y'all will be right pleased. Really. Keep your eyes peeled over the next month or so. If you're a particularly snoopy individual, you can probably figger out where we're headed. And, in a, ahem, completely and utterly unrelated note, our panel of special guest judges are busily
* Dolly Parton : Little Sparrow (6.0 mb) | Shine (5.5 mb) | Mountain Angel (10.0 mb) From Little Sparrow : Sanctuary Records : SANCD074 <div align=center> </div> For the longest time I was pretty much lukewarm about Dolly Parton . To me, she was a total caricature of a human and I couldn't get past her image. This past weekend though, while extreme grilling (it was single digits fahrenheit), trying to stay warm, drinking beer and [...]
It's probably for the best that Jessica Simpson has asked for her "contribution" to the Kennedy Centre tribute to Dolly Parton to be wiped. After all, how, exactly, does someone pay tribute to a genuine legend by getting some flittering half-life to do one of her songs? "Hey, Dolly, we love you so much we're going to make you sit through the ritual humiliation of one of your tunes." It's a bit like throwing a tribute to a great chef by hiring McDonalds and telling Ronald to ensure it's cheeseburgers all round. Adding insult [...]
Honestly, I'm not sure what that little feller's smiling like that for. Country goodness today.God bless Dolly Parton. Seems the focus is always on her, erm, considerable assets or her theme park. It's too bad, cuz folks are missing out on a tremendous songwriter and interpreter, and a woman who pushed women's independence in Country music long before it was acceptable.We've discussed Jerry
But Enough About Me by Jancee Dunn is totally funny and full of honest dorkiness. It's like a twelve-step program for celebrity obsession! "Jancee has 'dunn' (pun intended) a spectacular job on this book. I am so proud to be a part of it. I was entertained and intrigued by all of the stories, as I'm sure all readers will be." --Dolly Parton Dolly Parton ~ Don't Drop Out [...]
Dolly Parton ~ Stairway to Heaven Buy it
CMT is airing the classic Dolly Parton made-for-TV Christmas flick A Smoky Mountain Christmas right now (and over the next few days as well). I remember watching this when it aired back in 1986, probably at my grandparents' house, because I was fascinated by Dolly. I was especially fond of her big, blonde, curly hairdo. This movie just as dreamy now as it was back then. Watching this has put me in the mood for some Dolly, specifically some Christmas Dolly, so I thought I'd share. Dolly Parton - [...]
Since I'm in Charlotte for Thanksgiving with the in-laws, besides the mad delicious deep-fried turkey I had, I'm thankful that Priscilla emerged from her cranberries-coma to send this column in: 3 Women I'm Thankful For: 1. Lady Sovereign . Or perhaps, in this case, we should be thankful for the production crew who FINALLY got her album out after all these years. Hasn't it been [...]
Excellent news: Dolly Parton is coming to Europe for her first tour on this side of the Atlantic since the days of Abba and punk. She'll be in the UK during March and then doing other bits - Germany, perhaps. Maybe even Rolovonia - following on from that. music dolly parton
I find it a little odd that most people (with the exception of retail) don't work on Labor Day . As Alanis Morissette would say, isn't that ironic? The name doesn't really represent the holiday as far as I'm concerned. Based on the title, one would think it's a day to celebrate working. Why would you ever want to party over the idea of working? It just doesn't make sense. And although Labor Day doesn't hold much meaning to most Americans, it's actually a holiday that's celebrated all over the world (but on May 1st in most [...]
Hvað er uppáhalds lagið þitt? Þessi spurning hefur verið að hrella mig svo áratugum skiptir. Hvort sem það hefur verið à vinabók, myspace quizi, à kumpánalegu samtali eða à sjónvarpsviðtali (OK, ég hef ekki verið spurður à sjónvarpi), þá hefur svarið mitt alltaf verið það sama: - Æj, wá. Ég veit það ekki. Ég gæti à raun bara svarað þessari spurningu með þvà að gera lista. Og nú er þessi listi tilbúinn. Fyrir um ári sÃðan ákvað ég að búa til möppu à itunes sem var ætlaður uppáhalds [...]
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