Jolene (song)
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"Jolene" is a song written and performed by Dolly Parton
from her album Jolene
(1974), produced by Bob Ferguson
. It is ranked #217 on the Rolling Stone
magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
.
Parton has said that the inspiration for the story was a tall, red-headed bank teller who Parton believed was flirting with her husband, and her husband's apparent vulnerability to the teller's charm as indicated by his sudden interest in making frequent trips to the bank. In her live performances of the song, Dolly often states she fought this woman tooth and nail for her husband. The name "Jolene" came from a beautiful little red-headed girl with green eyes who sought her autograph at a concert.
* 19 June 2008
's version of "Jolene" is featured on her 1976 album Come on Over
.
Sherrié Austin: Sherrié Austin
's version of "Jolene" is the second track on her 2001 album Followin' A Feeling.
The White Stripes: "Jolene (Live Under Blackpool Lights
)" was released as a live single by American garage rock
band The White Stripes
. The single reached #16 in the UK singles chart in November 2004. The White Stripes previously released a studio version of "Jolene", as the B-side to their 2000 single of "Hello Operator
", from the album De Stijl. In Australia, the song was ranked #10 on Triple J
's Hottest 100 of 2004. Another live performance of the song is featured on the 2010 live album Under Great White Northern Lights
.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes: The punk cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
cover the song on their sixth album Love Their Country
, released in October 2006.
The Sisters of Mercy: Post punk band The Sisters of Mercy
often covered this song in concert as part of a series of tasteful but goth
-"uncool" covers to provoke the audience. It can be heard on their live bootleg Amphetamine-Boeblingen.
Darcy Clay: New Zealand
singer-songwriter Country Punk Rocker Darcy Clay
included a cover version of the song on his EP
Jesus I Was Evil
.
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra: Norwegian Electric and Experimental duo Susanna and the Magical Orchestra
covered the "Jolene" in 2004 for them debut album List of Lights and Buoys.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: British
popstar Sophie Ellis-Bextor
covered the song in 2008, and it was used on the new BBC
series Beautiful People
.
Laura Marling: British singer-songwriter Laura Marling
has covered this song with Mumford & Sons
.
Anneke van Giersbergen: Dutch singer Anneke van Giersbergen
, ex singer of the Dutch band The Gathering
, has covered this song, a few times, live on stage.
Strawberry Switchblade: Scottish female pop group Strawberry Switchblade
released an electro-pop version as a single in the UK and Japan in 1985, and it was later included on an expanded edition of their 1985 s/t album.
Other versions: In addition to the above, "Jolene" has been performed by numerous performers, including Natalie Merchant
, Keith Urban
, Paula Cole
, Jill Johnson
on the 2007 album Music Row
, Reba McEntire
, Mindy Smith
, Katie B
, Sherrié Austin
, Rhonda Vincent
, the Geraldine Fibbers
, Lacrimosa
, Queen Adreena, Ashley Arrison, Alison Krauss
, 1980s Scottish
pop-goth group Strawberry Switchblade
(1985), dance music act One Dove
, the Macedonian
-German
singer Alexander Veljanov
, the Iran
ian singer Leila Forouhar
, the Dutch singer Patricia Paay in 1977, the Japanese bubblegum pop trio Candies, Norwegian
singer Elisabeth Andreassen
in 2004, Irish American musician Moira Nelligan, British singer Ellie Goulding
in 2009 and season 7 American Idol contestant Brooke White
, Season 8's Alexis Grace, and also in the third season of Australian Idol by Klancie Keough. The version with Mindy Smith was performed on stage with Dolly Parton, who is also featured in the official music video.
A version by Swedish show group Spirella Girls
in 1992 was named "Brolin, Brolin" and was about Swedish soccer player Tomas Brolin
.
In 2010, Parton's original version was featured and performed by Jessica Lowndes
as Adrianna Tate-Duncan
in the 90210
episode "What's Past is Prologue".
In 2011, John Mayer
, Keith Urban
, and Norah Jones
performed the song at the Grammy Awards as a tribute to Dolly Parton. Vicci Martinez covered the song on The Voice
.
Also in 2011, Samuel Larsen performed this song in the finals of Oxygen
's reality competition series The Glee Project
. Samuel won the competition along with a fellow contender.
It was also performed on the show Glee
by Dot Marie Jones who portrays Coach Beiste in the episode "I Kissed A Girl". The episode aired on November 29th, 2011.
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
from her album Jolene
Jolene (album)
-Personnel:*Dolly Parton – vocals, guitar*Jimmy Colvard – guitar*Dave Kirby – guitar*Bobby Thompson – guitar*Chip Young – guitar*Pete Drake – pedal steel guitar*Stu Basore – pedal steel guitar*Bobby Dyson – bass*Jerry Carrigan – drums*Larrie Londin – drums...
(1974), produced by Bob Ferguson
Bob Ferguson (music)
Robert Bruce "Bob" Ferguson Sr was an American songwriter, record producer who was instrumental in establishing Nashville, Tennessee as a center of country music; movie producer, and Choctaw Indian historian. Ferguson wrote the bestselling songs "On the Wings of a Dove" and "The Carroll County...
. It is ranked #217 on the Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
History
"Jolene" tells the tale of a housewife confronting a voluptuous seductress who she believes is trying to steal away her husband and begging her "please don't take my man". Throughout the song, the housewife implores Jolene "please don't take him just because you can." The song became Parton's 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 chartUK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
Parton has said that the inspiration for the story was a tall, red-headed bank teller who Parton believed was flirting with her husband, and her husband's apparent vulnerability to the teller's charm as indicated by his sudden interest in making frequent trips to the bank. In her live performances of the song, Dolly often states she fought this woman tooth and nail for her husband. The name "Jolene" came from a beautiful little red-headed girl with green eyes who sought her autograph at a concert.
Chart performance
| Chart (1973–1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 60 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 44 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 84 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 40 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 7 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 8 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 16* |
| Danish Singles Chart | 19 |
Covers
Olivia Newton-John: Olivia Newton-JohnOlivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...
's version of "Jolene" is featured on her 1976 album Come on Over
Come on Over (Olivia Newton-John album)
Come On Over is an album by Olivia Newton-John, released in 1976. It peaked at #2 on the Country album charts, and #13 on the all-genre chart....
.
Sherrié Austin: Sherrié Austin
Sherrié Austin
Sherrie Veronica Krenn is an Australian actress and singer, known professionally as Sherrié Austin. Active as a singer since her teenage years, Sherrié initially recorded as one half of the duo Colorhaus, which also featured Phil Radford...
's version of "Jolene" is the second track on her 2001 album Followin' A Feeling.
The White Stripes: "Jolene (Live Under Blackpool Lights
Under Blackpool Lights
Under Blackpool Lights is the first official DVD released by The White Stripes. It has since been out of print and hailed as a must for White Stripes fans....
)" was released as a live single by American garage rock
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
band The White Stripes
The White Stripes
The White Stripes was an American rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The group consisted of the songwriter Jack White and drummer Meg White . Jack and Meg White were previously married to each other, but are now divorced...
. The single reached #16 in the UK singles chart in November 2004. The White Stripes previously released a studio version of "Jolene", as the B-side to their 2000 single of "Hello Operator
Hello Operator (single)
"Hello Operator" is a song from De Stijl, the second album by the Detroit, Michigan garage rock band The White Stripes and the first track from it to be released as a 7" single. It was released in May 2000. It is backed by The White Stripes' off-kilter cover of Dolly Parton's "Jolene"...
", from the album De Stijl. In Australia, the song was ranked #10 on Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
's Hottest 100 of 2004. Another live performance of the song is featured on the 2010 live album Under Great White Northern Lights
Under Great White Northern Lights
Under Great White Northern Lights is the documentary film and first live album by The White Stripes. The film, directed by Emmett Malloy, documents the band's summer 2007 tour across Canada and contains live concert and off-stage footage. The album collects various recordings from throughout the...
.
- Track listing
- "Jolene (Live Under Blackpool Lights)"
- "Black Math (Live Under Blackpool Lights)" (only on cd version)
- "Do (Live Under Blackpool Lights)" (only on vinyl flip side)
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes: The punk cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock supergroup and cover band that formed in 1995. The Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band. The band is named after a children's book of the same name by Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane V. Cirincione...
cover the song on their sixth album Love Their Country
Love Their Country
Love Their Country is the fifth studio album, and sixth overall by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. It was released on October 17, 2006 by Fat Wreck Chords. The album consists of cover versions of country and western songs....
, released in October 2006.
The Sisters of Mercy: Post punk band The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band that formed in 1980. After achieving early underground fame in UK, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company...
often covered this song in concert as part of a series of tasteful but goth
Goth subculture
The goth subculture is a contemporary subculture found in many countries. It began in England during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre. The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify...
-"uncool" covers to provoke the audience. It can be heard on their live bootleg Amphetamine-Boeblingen.
Darcy Clay: New Zealand
New Zealand
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singer-songwriter Country Punk Rocker Darcy Clay
Darcy Clay
Darcy Clay was an Auckland, New Zealand singer/songwriter, who was made famous in 1997 for his minor hit "Jesus I Was Evil", in which he recorded all instruments in his bedroom on a 4-track recorder...
included a cover version of the song on his EP
Extended play
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Jesus I Was Evil
Jesus I Was Evil
Jesus I Was Evil is an EP by New Zealand musician Darcy Clay. It was released on Antenna Records in 1997. All songs except for "In The Middle" were recorded on a 4-Track. "Jolene" is a cover of the Dolly Parton song. Many people interpreted the name of the album as "Jesus the First Was Evil"....
.
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra: Norwegian Electric and Experimental duo Susanna and the Magical Orchestra
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra is the moniker of singer Susanna Karolina Wallumrød , and keyboard player Morten Qvenild . Their style of music can be described as quiet, slow pop mixed with elements from electronica and jazz...
covered the "Jolene" in 2004 for them debut album List of Lights and Buoys.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: British
United Kingdom
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popstar Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional DJ. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s...
covered the song in 2008, and it was used on the new BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
series Beautiful People
Beautiful People (UK TV series)
Beautiful People is a British comedy drama television series based on the memoirs of Barneys creative director Simon Doonan. The series takes place in Reading, Berkshire in 1997, where thirteen-year-old Simon Doonan and his best friend Kylie dream of escaping their dreary suburban surroundings and...
.
Laura Marling: British singer-songwriter Laura Marling
Laura Marling
Laura Beatrice Marling is an English folk musician from Eversley, Hampshire.Initially prominent within the London folk scene, she has also toured with a number of well-known indie artists in the UK. Her debut album Alas, I Cannot Swim and her second album I Speak Because I Can were nominated for...
has covered this song with Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons
Mumford & Sons are a British folk rock band. The band consists of Marcus Mumford , Ben Lovett , Country Winston Marshall , and Ted Dwane...
.
Anneke van Giersbergen: Dutch singer Anneke van Giersbergen
Anneke van Giersbergen
Anneke van Giersbergen is the former lead singer of the Dutch progressive/alternative rock band The Gathering which she departed in August 2007. Since then, she has been involved in a solo project called Agua de Annique which also included her husband & drummer of the band, Rob Snijders...
, ex singer of the Dutch band The Gathering
The Gathering (band)
The Gathering is a Dutch alternative rock band, founded in 1989 by brothers Hans and René Rutten and vocalist Bart Smits in the small city of Oss, North Brabant....
, has covered this song, a few times, live on stage.
Strawberry Switchblade: Scottish female pop group Strawberry Switchblade
Strawberry Switchblade
Strawberry Switchblade was a female pop rock band formed in Scotland in 1981 by Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall, best known for their song "Since Yesterday" in 1985.-Before being signed:...
released an electro-pop version as a single in the UK and Japan in 1985, and it was later included on an expanded edition of their 1985 s/t album.
Other versions: In addition to the above, "Jolene" has been performed by numerous performers, including Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Anne Merchant is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She joined the alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and left it to begin her solo career in 1993.-Early life:...
, Keith Urban
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
, Paula Cole
Paula Cole
Paula Cole is an American singer/songwriter. Her single "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997, and the following year she won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.-Early life:...
, Jill Johnson
Jill Johnson
Jill Anna Maria Johnson, , is a Swedish country- and pop-singer and songwriter. She performed the Melodifestivalen 1998 winning song Kärleken är, and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she again entered Melodifestivalen...
on the 2007 album Music Row
Music Row (Jill Johnson album)
Music Row is a cover album by Jill Johnson, recorded in Nashville and released on 28 November 2007. The album sold platinum in Sweden.-Track listing:#Rhythm Guitar - 3.20#Jolene - 3.30...
, Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
, Mindy Smith
Mindy Smith
Mindy Smith is an American singer-songwriter. Her music can be classified as all of the following: folk, country, Americana, bluegrass, pop, rock, and even alternative. Her voice and music have been compared to that of Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, Norah Jones, and Alison Krauss.-Biography:Smith...
, Katie B
Katie B
Katie Rox is a Canadian singer-songwriter from a farm on the outskirts of Airdrie, Alberta, who currently lives in Vancouver. She performed in the past under the name Katie B.-Career:...
, Sherrié Austin
Sherrié Austin
Sherrie Veronica Krenn is an Australian actress and singer, known professionally as Sherrié Austin. Active as a singer since her teenage years, Sherrié initially recorded as one half of the duo Colorhaus, which also featured Phil Radford...
, Rhonda Vincent
Rhonda Vincent
Rhonda Lea Vincent is a bluegrass singer, songwriter, mandolin player, guitarist, and fiddle player.Her musical career started as a child in her family's band, The Sally Mountain Show, and has spanned almost four decades...
, the Geraldine Fibbers
Geraldine Fibbers
The Geraldine Fibbers were an alt-country band founded in 1994 by Carla Bozulich. Initially, band members included Bozulich, Daniel Keenan, Julie Fowells, William Tutton and Kevin Fitzgerald...
, Lacrimosa
Lacrimosa
Lacrimosa is a duo led by German Tilo Wolff, the main composer, and Finnish Anne Nurmi, currently based in Switzerland, but originally from Germany...
, Queen Adreena, Ashley Arrison, Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss
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, 1980s Scottish
Scotland
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pop-goth group Strawberry Switchblade
Strawberry Switchblade
Strawberry Switchblade was a female pop rock band formed in Scotland in 1981 by Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall, best known for their song "Since Yesterday" in 1985.-Before being signed:...
(1985), dance music act One Dove
One Dove
One Dove was a Scottish alternative dance music group active in the early 1990s, consisting of Dot Allison, Ian Carmichael and Jim McKinven, a former member of Altered Images.-History:...
, the Macedonian
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
-German
Germany
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singer Alexander Veljanov
Alexander Veljanov
Alexander Veljanov became famous through singing in the darkwave band Deine Lakaien which he founded with Ernst Horn in 1985.- Biography :...
, the Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian singer Leila Forouhar
Leila Forouhar
Leila Forouhar is a singer and actress from Iran. She relocated to Los Angeles after the Iranian Revolution.-Career:Leila is the daughter of the late Iranian actor Jahangir Forouhar, who had already established a solid background in the Iranian entertainment industry by the early 1970s. She speaks...
, the Dutch singer Patricia Paay in 1977, the Japanese bubblegum pop trio Candies, Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
singer Elisabeth Andreassen
Elisabeth Andreassen
Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen - also known as just "Bettan" - is a Swedish-Norwegian singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest....
in 2004, Irish American musician Moira Nelligan, British singer Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding
Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding is an English singer-songwriter. In 2010 she became only the second artist to both top the BBC's annual Sound of... poll, and win the Critics' Choice Award at the BRIT Awards in the same year, following Adele's win of both in 2008...
in 2009 and season 7 American Idol contestant Brooke White
Brooke White
Brooke Elizabeth White is an American indie pop/folk-pop singer-songwriter and actress from Mesa, Arizona who was the fifth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. In 2005, White released her first studio album, called Songs from the Attic.White's first post-Idol album High Hopes &...
, Season 8's Alexis Grace, and also in the third season of Australian Idol by Klancie Keough. The version with Mindy Smith was performed on stage with Dolly Parton, who is also featured in the official music video.
- Las Chicas Del CanLas Chicas Del CanLas Chicas Del Can is an all-female merengue group from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Originally created by Wilfrido Vargas, several teams of female vocalists and musicians have alternately performed under the name Las Chicas del Can throughout the group's history.Originally founded in 1982,...
covered this song in the 1980s. - Mindy SmithMindy SmithMindy Smith is an American singer-songwriter. Her music can be classified as all of the following: folk, country, Americana, bluegrass, pop, rock, and even alternative. Her voice and music have been compared to that of Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, Norah Jones, and Alison Krauss.-Biography:Smith...
covered "Jolene" in 2003 both for her debut album One Moment MoreOne Moment MoreOne Moment More is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Mindy Smith, released in 2004.-Track listing:#"Come to Jesus" – 4:14#"Falling" – 3:35#"Raggedy Ann" – 4:55#"Fighting for It All" – 3:19#"Train Song" – 3:22#"It's Amazing" – 3:40...
and the Dolly Parton tribute album Just Because I'm a Woman. The Song has also been parodied by Australian satirical comedy show The Chaser's War on EverythingThe Chaser's War on EverythingThe Chaser's War on Everything is an Australian television satirical comedy series broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television station ABC1. It has won an AFI Award. The cast perform sketches mocking social and political issues, and often feature comedic publicity stunts...
. The title was altered to "Pauline" in a reference to former One Nation PartyOne Nation PartyOne Nation is a far-right and nationalist political party in Australia. It gained 22% of the vote translating to 11 of 89 seats in Queensland's unicameral legislative assembly at the 1998 state election and made major inroads into the vote of the existing parties...
leader Pauline HansonPauline HansonPauline Lee Hanson is an Australian politician and former leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, a political party with a populist and anti-multiculturalism platform...
. - The chilean cumbiaCumbiaCumbia is a music genre popular across Latin America. The cumbia originated in the Caribbean coast of Colombia, where it is associated with an eponymous dance and has since spread as far as Mexico and Argentina...
compositor Paskual Ramirez made a 'spanish-translated' cover with cumbiaCumbiaCumbia is a music genre popular across Latin America. The cumbia originated in the Caribbean coast of Colombia, where it is associated with an eponymous dance and has since spread as far as Mexico and Argentina...
rhythms, partially based on the translation made by Las Chicas del CanLas Chicas Del CanLas Chicas Del Can is an all-female merengue group from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Originally created by Wilfrido Vargas, several teams of female vocalists and musicians have alternately performed under the name Las Chicas del Can throughout the group's history.Originally founded in 1982,...
for the LP: "Fantasía Vol. 1" (1991) and a Techno-cumbia re-arrangement of the cover for the disc "Paskual y su Alegría - Internacional" (2000). His mate Claudia sang in the 1st version and his daughter Eva sang in the 2000's rearrangement.
A version by Swedish show group Spirella Girls
Spirella Girls
Spirella Girls was a Swedish pop group consisting of Nina Aller Branch, Anna Axelson, Richard Frohm, Asa Mjörndal and Roger Broman ....
in 1992 was named "Brolin, Brolin" and was about Swedish soccer player Tomas Brolin
Tomas Brolin
Per Tomas Brolin is a Swedish former professional football player who had a successful period with A.C. Parma during the early nineties winning the 1992 Coppa Italia, the 1993 Cup Winners' Cup, the 1993 UEFA Super Cup and the 1995 UEFA Cup.Brolin also played for the Swedish national team,...
.
In 2010, Parton's original version was featured and performed by Jessica Lowndes
Jessica Lowndes
Jessica Lowndes is a Canadian actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Adrianna Tate-Duncan on TV series 90210.-Personal life:Jessica Suzanne Lowndes was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
as Adrianna Tate-Duncan
Adrianna Tate-Duncan
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in the 90210
90210 (TV series)
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episode "What's Past is Prologue".
In 2011, John Mayer
John Mayer
John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
, Keith Urban
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
, and Norah Jones
Norah Jones
Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress.In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies...
performed the song at the Grammy Awards as a tribute to Dolly Parton. Vicci Martinez covered the song on The Voice
The Voice (U.S. TV series)
The Voice is an American reality talent show that premiered on April 26, 2011 on the NBC television network. Based on the reality singing competition The Voice of Holland, the series was created by Dutch television producer John de Mol. It is part of an international series...
.
Also in 2011, Samuel Larsen performed this song in the finals of Oxygen
Oxygen (TV channel)
Oxygen is an American cable television specialty channel with television programming marketed towards women, with a format similar to Lifetime.- History :...
's reality competition series The Glee Project
The Glee Project
The Glee Project is an American reality television series from Oxygen. It serves as an audition for the FOX TV series Glee. Although originally planned to begin broadcasting in late May 2011, The Glee Project premiered on June 12, 2011...
. Samuel won the competition along with a fellow contender.
It was also performed on the show Glee
Glee
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by Dot Marie Jones who portrays Coach Beiste in the episode "I Kissed A Girl". The episode aired on November 29th, 2011.