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Quotes:

When asked on "Late Night with David Letterman" whether Dollywood (her theme park) has rides, similar to Disneyland's Space Mountain, she gestured to her bosom and said... "Space Mountain? I've got Twin Peaks!"
Submitted by: LucidLupin
I wanted to be the first woman to burn her bra, but it
would have taken the fire department four days to put it out.
Submitted by: bookwurm2010
There are additional music quotes available.

Jokes:

Q. What's the only key that Dolly Parton can't sing in? A. B-flat
Submitted by: Ruby Spinel
My friend Joe can listen to most any song standing up and rarely be the least bit fazed by any. But whenever he hears Dolly Parton sing "Jolene," he's never still standing by the end of the song.
Submitted by: Richard Wetfuss
There are additional music jokes available.

Music Performer Nicknames:

Known informally as: Mightymouse Powerhouse. Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.

Known informally as: Backwoods Barbie. Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.

Singers Who Act:

Notable Acting Credits
Comments & Submitter Name
"Steel Magnolias"How could anyone miss Dolly in "Steel Magnolias"? - Lynnetta Lore
"9 To 5; Best Little Whorehouse In Texas; Rhinestone; Straight Talk"How could anyone miss Dolly? - Country

New Song Names:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"'95""9 to 5"Robert D. Arndt Jr.
"Right on Time""9 to 5"Robert D. Arndt Jr.
"'95""9 to 5"Robert D. Arndt Jr.
"Killin' Time""9 to 5"Robert D. Arndt Jr.
"Love Is Like A Dragonfly""Love Is Like A Butterfly"Megan Ura

There are additional new song names available.

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"It's All Wrong But It's All Right,"It can't be both, Dolly.Lynnetta Lore
"Love Is Like A Butterfly,"Love is not like a butterfly or any insect.Lynnetta Lore
"Butterfly Rock,"Butterflies are not rocks.Isac
"Slow Dancing With The Moon,"The Moon is incapable of dancing.Yvette Bristle

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
"I Call It Love," Mel McDaniel"Don't Call It Love," Dolly Parton
"Where's The Party?," Madonna"Two Doors Down," Dolly Parton
"How Long?," Ace"9 To 5," Dolly Parton
"Movies," Alien Ant Farm"9 To 5," Dolly Parton
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"My Blue Teas" originally "My Blue Tears"
Yvette Bristle
"Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To Yo" originally "Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You"
Can't use 'can'; that removes 2 characters
Travel Agent Orange Juice Newton
"Slow Dancing With The Moo" originally "Slow Dancing With The Moon"
Yvette Bristle
"Sow Dancing With The Moon" originally "Slow Dancing With The Moon"
Yvette Bristle
"Low Dancing With The Moon" originally "Slow Dancing With The Moon"
Yvette Bristle

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Love His Like A Butterfly" originally "Love Is Like A Butterfly"
Love his WHAT like a butterfly?
Norma Lehigh
"May Blue Tears" originally "My Blue Tears"
Yvette Bristle
"My Bluer Tears" originally "My Blue Tears"
Yvette Bristle
"Old Flamers Can't Hold A Candle To You" originally "Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You"
Samantha Wayland
"Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To Your" originally "Old Flames Can't Hold A Candle To You"
...can't hold a candle to my what?
Travel Agent Orange Juice Newton

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter:

"My Blue Fears" originally "My Blue Tears"
Yvette Bristle
"My Blue Pears" originally "My Blue Tears"
Yvette Bristle
"My Blue Bears" originally "My Blue Tears"
Yvette Bristle
"My Flue Tears" originally "My Blue Tears"
Yvette Bristle
"My Blue Rears" originally "My Blue Tears"
Yvette Bristle

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Secrets""Dinners"Duc4AmIRight
"Jolene""Bactine"Dr. Oliver Clozoff
"Jolene""Jason"LoriLoud33
"Jolene""Joe Greene"Porfle Popnecker
"Jolene""So Lean"Porfle Popnecker
"Jolene""Vaccine"Leo Jay
"Nine to Five""Seven to Four"Glynn Leaney
"Working 9 to 5""Wrestling CNN"Peter Andersson a.k.a K1chyd
"The Bargain Store""The PBS Store"punkballetdancer99
"Jolene""Chlorine"Darren Lynchj

There are additional song parodies available.

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Eagle When She FliesGolf TournamentWendy Carpenter
Here You Come AgainViagrakelli

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
He's AliveMorgue/CemetaryDiddims
Coat Of Many ColorsTailor/Fashion DesignerCountry Boy

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Love Is Like A Rock
   Donnie Iris
Butterfly Rock
   Dolly Parton
Love Is Like A Butterfly Rock
Prince Daisy
You're Not Drinking Enough
   Don Henley
Applejack
   Dolly Parton
You're Not Drinking Enough Applejack
Britney Spears into pruning hooks
I Count The Tears
   The Drifters
My Blue Tears
   Dolly Parton
I Count My Blue Tears
Alicia Sturdivant
Love Potion Number Nine
   The Clovers
Love Is Like A Butterfly
   Dolly Parton
Love Potion Number Nine Is Like A Butterfly
Marge Pegram
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Dolly Parton Dots
Dolly Parton combined with Dolly Dots
Submitted By: Bob
Dolly Parton DeLuxe
Dolly Parton combined with Dollie DeLuxe
It's really what's up front that counts!
Submitted By: Todd W. Zimmerman

Misheard Lyrics:

"9 to 5"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look at 90 flies
Original Lyrics:
Working 9 to 5
"Tennessee Homesick Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tonight I'd sleep in my old pillow bed
Original Lyrics:
Tonight I'd sleep in my old feather bed
"Here You Come Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Miracles again
Original Lyrics:
Here you come again
"Think About Love"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've been on Nightline
Original Lyrics:
You've been on my mind
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Tennessee Homesick Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eatin' grits and gravy and country ham, Go to church on Sunday, with dinner on at Gram's
Original Lyrics:
Eatin' grits and gravy and country ham, Go to church on Sunday, with dinner on the ground

Story about this misheard lyric by: Dawn

I'm a Catholic from New York, and had never heard of "dinner on the ground" after church. For over 30 years, I thought she was talking about going on to her Grandma's for Sunday dinner after church. And "Gram's" does rhyme with "ham".

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Jolene"
Better Lyrics:
Gilzean, Gilzean, Gilzean, Gilzean. I'm beggin' of you please don't shoot my man. Gilzean, Gilzean, Gilzean, Gilzean. Please don't shoot him just because you can.
Original Lyrics:
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene. I'm beggin' of you please don't take my man. Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene. Please don't take him just because you can.
Submitted by: Edward
"9 to 5"
Better Lyrics:
Work for minimum wage
What a way to squeeze survival
Original Lyrics:
Working nine to five
What a way to make a living
Submitted by: Sheogorath
"Jolene"
Better Lyrics:
Jo lean, Jo lean, Jo lean, Jo lean_____ .

BOOM! [Jo fell over.]
Original Lyrics:
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene______,

I'm begging of you, please don't take my man.
Submitted by: Tori Spelling Bee

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"9 To 5"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Pour myself a cup of ambition
Why They're Nonsensical:
Ambition is not a substance. You can't pour ambition, and it can't be contained in a cup.
Submitted by: Candy Welty
 

Misrhymed Song Lyrics:

"9 to 5"
The Misrhymed Lyrics:
They just use your mind, and they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it
The next verse in the song...
They let you dream just to watch 'em shatter
You're just a step on the boss-man's ladder
Why They're Misrhymed:
*credit* and *let it* don't rhyme; neither does *shatter* and *ladder* (nonetheless it still makes sense lyrically, and was a huge hit for Dolly in early 1981).
Submitted by: PJ
"I'll Make Your Bed"
The Misrhymed Lyrics:
I'm not the kind of girl that married dear dad
I don't make apple pies and cookies from scratch
Later in the song...
I promised forever on the day that we met
That I'll love you truly and I'll make your bed.
Why They're Misrhymed:
I don't know why Dolly thinks that 'Dad' rhymes with 'scratch," because they just simply DON'T. 'Met' and 'bed' is perhaps understandable, but still pushing it.
Submitted by: Raphael
There are additional misrhymed lyrics available.

Inappropriate Song Lyrics:

"Me and Little Andy "
The Inappropriate Lyrics:
If you don't love, us no one will
Why They're Inappropriate:
She's talking about a little girl being neglected by her dad. Earlier in the song she says "my mummy ran away again" and later she says "my daddy's drunk again in town" insinuating that he's an alcoholic and possibly abusive towards her and her mum when she's there.
Submitted by: Louise Mills
"Love Is Like A Butterfly"
The Inappropriate Lyrics:
Together we belong like daffodils and butterflies.
Why They're Inappropriate:
Before writing this generally delightful song, Dolly Parton would have done well to observe whether she ever actually saw daffodils and butterflies together or not. Chances are she seldom if ever would have seen such an association. To begin with daffodils are late winter to early spring blooming flowers. Than means, at any give location, they bloom at a time of year earlier than when butterflies start appearing there in substantial numbers. Furthermore, even if butterflies were to find daffodils in bloom, they are hardly among the flowers they'd seek out for nectar (which is why butterflies visit flowers). You can find numerous references to what plants are good for growing in 'butterfliy gardens' to attract butterflies. You won't see daffodils listed among them. That is not only because of daffodils' blooming times. It is because flowers best suited for butterfly nectaring, at whatever season they might find them, are flowers that occur in clusters of numerous small flowers (that includes Composite family 'flowers' such as dandelions, goldenrod, etc., which are clusters, not single flowers). Daffodils would be further unsuitable because of their corona, the cup-like structure on top of the petals, a structure few flowers have. Such a corona's rim would be a particularly unsuitable place for a butterfly to try to perch and seek nectar.
Submitted by: Valerie Cameron

Dated Song Lyrics:

"Straight Talk"
The Dated Lyrics:
Straight talk, straight talk - there's nothing like the truth
Just tell me all your troubles -- pretend I'm Donahue
Why They're Dated:
Phil Donahue's eponymous talk show went off the air in 1996 and he later hosted a political show also titled "Donahue" on MSNBC that went off the air in 2003.
Submitted by: Tarzan
"Straight Talk"
The Dated Lyrics:
Straight talk, straight talk - turn loose and let it go
You can tell me anything - just like on Oprah's show
Why They're Dated:
Oprah's eponymous talk show went off the air in 2011.
Submitted by: Tarzan
There are additional dated lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Cowgirl And The Dandy"
The Lyrics:
Then somewhere in between
His Harvey's Bristol cream
And the beer that I kept sippin'
at his table.
Product Brand Name:
Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry
Submitted by: Country
"Cowgirl And The Dandy"
The Lyrics:
I was Mogan David wine
He was Chablis fifty-nine
But there we sat
The cowgirl and the dandy
Product Brand Name:
Mogan David Wine
Submitted by: Country

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"God Won't Get You"
The Song Lyrics:
Torn between two lovers just keeps playing.
Song They Mention:
A direct reference to "Torn Between Two Lovers" by Mary MacGregor.
Submitted by: nally
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Here You Come Again"
Opening Lines:
Here you come again, just when I'm about to make it work without you
Comments:
Submitted by: Candy Welty
"Love Is Like A Butterfly"
Opening Lines:
Love is like a butterfly, as soft and gentle as a sigh
Comments:
Submitted by: Candy Welty
There are additional spelling lyrics available.

Band Name Anagrams:

No Portly Lad Submitted by: Tiffany Furlong
Nor any lad of any description
Patron Dolly Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Try A Poll, Don Submitted by: Kara Oke
No Doll Party Submitted by: Kara Oke
Top Doll Yarn Submitted by: Kara Oke

There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.

Song Title Anagrams:

"Eighth Lying Vendor" originally "Holding Everything"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Torn High Vinyl Edge" originally "Holding Everything"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Regent Hid Vinyl Hog" originally "Holding Everything"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Regent Hid Vinyl Hog" originally "Holding Everything"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Deer Hog Vinyl Thing" originally "Holding Everything"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle

There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.

Song Title Acrostics:

HE: "Holding Everything"
Submitted by: Candy Welty
BIB: "Baby I'm Burnin'"
Submitted by: Candy Welty

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Love Fizz Like A Butter Lie" originally "Love Is Like A Butterfly"
Submitted by: Blake DeKalb
"Do Door's Town" originally "Two Doors Down"
Submitted by: Marge Pegram
"Mall Tan" originally "Tall Man"
Submitted by: Lisa Basil
"Debtor Bay" originally "Better Day"
Submitted by: Samantha Wayland
"Low Jean" originally "Jolene"
Submitted by: Millie Henry

Lyrics Spoonerisms:

"Jolene"
The Lyrics:
Please don't take him just because you can.
Why:
Teas don't cake him just because you plan.
Submitted by: Rhoda Dohr
There are additional Lyrics Spoonerisms available.

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Potty Darlin' originally "Dolly Parton"
Submitted by: Bungee Jumping Jack Flash Gordon Lightfoot
Dolly Tarpon originally "Dolly Parton"
Ever suspect something fishy about her?
Submitted by: Brianna Holden
Polly Darton originally "Dolly Parton"
want a cracker?
Submitted by: ChuckyG

Performers with Handicaps:

"Endometriosis"
It's a very painful condition that causes the lining of the uterus to grow on other organs in your body so she had a partial hysterectomy and therefore, can't get pregnant.
Submitted by: dayna

What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):

"Godmother to Miley Cyrus"
Dolly Parton is Miley Cyrus' godmother according to her website. To honor her, Cyrus has posted a new video on her YouTube account that presents an excellent rendition of Dolly Parton's early-'70's country classic "Jolene."
Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
"Her Enormous Breasts"
Recently, they are causing her to have back aches.
Submitted by: JD

Movies Named After Song Titles:

"Jolene"
2008 film with Jessica Chastain
Submitted by: Sutch

Missing Parts:

"Two Doors Down"
She skipped the first door.
Submitted by: Country

TV and Movies Mentioned in Lyrics:

"Straight Talk"
The Lyrics:
You can tell me anything-just like on Oprah's show
Why:
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Submitted by: Tarzan
 

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