No Dolly Parton thread? Well then -- classic or hyperclassic?

Excellent examples, thanks!

I assumed it meant stoned. like, more than baked.

Hah, same here. Yeah, I get mixed feelings about these sudden outpourings of celebrity adulation. With Dolly, it's fine because (except for her decade of disposable, mega-selling pop) I already loved her music, and as a humanitarian, she was already pretty awesome, even before donating $1+ million to what ended up resulting in the Moderna vaccine (without ANY fanfare to boot - it only came out because they were more or less compelled to list her as one of the financial benefactors after completing their clinical trials).

But it also gets ridiculously smarmy, especially when I've now heard "national treasure" applied to everyone from Julie Andrews to Tom Petty in the last few years - I'm sure they're all good people but c'mon.

(without ANY fanfare to boot - it only came out because they were more or less compelled to list her

Same with her producing "Buffy"!*

* (yeah, I know, but still)

She sure has been baconed huh? It seems everyone loves Dolly. Literally everyone, fascists and eat the rich communists alike. It's magical.

I mean, even her perfume is beloved!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/reviewed/2021/10/15/dolly-parton-perfume-where-buy-scent-above-fragrance/8468511002/

Breaking Good News Alert:

Dolly Parton's Dollywood Parks & Resorts has announced it will pay all tuition costs, fees, and books for employees who pursue higher education.

It includes all part-time, full-time, and seasonal employees from day one on the job.

♥️🎶 pic.twitter.com/wDiqecVgdq

— Goodable (@Goodable) February 9, 2022

The greatest living American.

Your move Bezos.

xp Totally. I think Dolly's one of those rare artists that I absolutely love who seems like someone I would not be intimidated to meet and would actually enjoy knowing IRL. Really sinks in this morning after I was listening to Van Morrison, who I'd be hesitant to meet and really wouldn't want to know at all (even before his past year of asshattery).

❤️ pic.twitter.com/Z6LKfWtlxg

— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) March 14, 2022

haha, never change 🙏

I wasn't gonna vote for her anyway, but now I can not vote for her completely guilt-free.

Good for her. It's not like the RnR Hall of Fame is the apex of all musical achievement; they act as if, if you're truly exceptional in some other genre, we'll let you Rock.

Didn't wanna have to go to Cleveland.

Doing everything she can to facilitate Devo’s induction

ignore the lede and focus on dolly being amazing and "piddle around and doodiddle around"

That one time Dolly Parton shut Barbara Walters right on up 😂 pic.twitter.com/qA126plBK0

— Jzon Azari (@JzonAzari) December 31, 2022

https://www.vinylmeplease.com/pages/vinylmeparton?

relentless baconing

wonder if it will include her xmas record with Jimmy Fallon

I've long posited that Dolly and "Weird" Al remain two of the least sullied and most universally beloved people in American music, if not *the* two. That is, no one has a bad thing to say about them personally, and musically their reputations seem pretty secure, too. In celebration and out of respect we were trying to think of what "Weird" Al would do with a Dolly song. The best we came up with (and granted, we spent two minutes) was rewriting "Jolene" as "Eat Beans," about a guy that just sits around and eats beans a lot.

Anyway, Happy Birthday Dolly Parton! You should be on our money.

I'd add Stevie to that list, but then again, of course I'd add Stevie to that list

Oh shit, duh, yeah. Though Stevie's public prominence and musical output has faded significantly over the last few years.

Honestly, come to think of it, I don't know much about Stevie Wonder personally. Is he a nice guy?

True on the public prominence. His musical output has trailed off considerably but, then again, so kinda has Dolly's

I was about to say! Parton released an album a couple months ago but it's not like she's been more prolific.

huh, I guess that's true.

Come to think of it, Al has not released a new album in 10 years, either.

And with that, Dolly moves decisively into first place!

There are certain features to Dolly Parton that are classic. Two of them, actually...
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, November 11, 2003 3:14 PM (twenty years ago)

Remind me to have you killed.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, November 11, 2003 3:19 PM (twenty years ago)

willie?

Yo-Yo Ma?

lol I came home to my wife playing "Rockstar." This album sucks.

(many xp) I thought you meant Stevie Nicks.