{"id":117800,"date":"2025-03-17T09:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T02:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/?p=117800"},"modified":"2025-03-17T09:09:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T02:09:02","slug":"dolly-parton-talks-about-i-will-always-love-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/dolly-parton-talks-about-i-will-always-love-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton talks about \u201dI Will Always Love You\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dolly Parton talks about \u201dI Will Always Love You\u201d\n</p><p>The moment Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton took the stage, time stood still. With every note of I Will Always Love You, they wove a spellbinding tribute to Dolly\u2019s late husband, Carl Dean\u2014and left the audience breathless. But here\u2019s the real shocker: On the very same night, Dolly and Carl penned not just Jolene, but I Will Always Love You as well. Two of the greatest songs ever\u2014born in a single night! As Carrie and Dolly\u2019s voices blended, their harmonies became more than music\u2014they became a love letter, a farewell, a story too deep for words. And when they hit that final note? Hearts shattered, tears fell, and the world felt just a little more alive.\n</p><p>The two country singers did a fresh take on Parton\u2019s classic tune.\n</p><p>Carrie Underwood\u2019s dream as a country singer came true when she got to sing with the one and only Dolly Parton in 2009.\n</p><p>During Underwood and Parton\u2019s duet of \u201dI Will Always Love You\u201d they both sang the emotional lyrics in heavenly tones, while crooning with gorgeous country twang.\n</p><p>Listen to their stunning version below\n</p><p><iframe title='\"Carrie' underwood dolly parton will always love you width='\"791\"' height='\"593\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.youtube.com%5C/embed%5C/IRPVcWKrqy0?feature=oembed%5C%22" frameborder='\"0\"' allow='\"accelerometer;' autoplay clipboard-write encrypted-media gyroscope picture-in-picture web-share referrerpolicy='\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"' allowfullscreen>\n<p>Dolly Parton talks about \u201dI Will Always Love You\u201d\n</p><p>Parton wrote the hit tune in 1973, and it was famously covered by Whitney Houston for the 1992 film The Bodyguard. When Parton was on The Kelly Clarkson Show in 2022, she talked about what it was like to hear Houston\u2019s version for the first time.\n</p><p>\u201cI was just driving along and I had the radio on and I just heard this, \u2018If I should stay\u2019\u2026 It\u2019s just one of those things like a dog hearing a whistle, and I go \u2018What is that?\u2019\u201d she said.\n</p><p>Dolly Parton appears in Dolly Parton\u2019s Mountain Magic Christmas; Carrie Underwood attends the 56th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 09, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: NBC; Taylor Hill\/FilmMagic via Getty Images\n</p><p>\u201cThat\u2019s the first time [I heard it]\u201d she continued. \u201cThey hadn\u2019t sent it to me. They did nothing. I heard it on the radio. And so when it went into \u2018And I,\u2019 I just freaked out. I had to pull over to the side because, honestly, I thought I was \u2018gonna wreck. It was the most overwhelming feeling. And you know how great that was.\u201d\n</p><p>What to know about Dolly Parton\u2019s NBC Christmas special\n</p><p>Dolly Parton\u2019s wonderful 2022 Christmas special, titled Dolly Parton\u2019s Magic Mountain Christmas, took place in Parton\u2019s theme park, Dollywood, and follows Parton on a journey to discovering the true meaning of Christmas after being visited by the three wise men. It was nominated for two Emmy awards, including Outstanding Television Movie and Outstanding Contemporary Costumes For A Limited Or Anthology Series or Movie.\n</p><p>\u201cI just feel like that it was time for me to do another special like this, with good music, with comedy, with meaningful things,\u201d Parton told People of why she created the special. \u201cAnd to kind of make you feel entertained for a couple hours just to get away from everything else.\u201d\n</p><p>She continued, \u201cBeing magical is to lift up out of yourself and your troubles for a little while. To me, if you can even do that, even with one song, then that is magical. I just think the whole idea of trying to make things uplifting is magic within itself.\u201d\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Dolly Parton talks about \u201dI Will Always Love You\u201d The moment Carrie Underwood and Dolly Parton took the stage, time stood still. With every note of I Will Always Love You, they wove a spellbinding tribute to Dolly\u2019s late husband, Carl Dean\u2014and left the audience breathless. 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