Huh...Dolly Parton on the Daily Show?

[pstans]

Do they just want people to skip the Daily Show and just turn into the Colbert Report?

[NWHarkness]

1. What's wrong with Dolly Parton?

The Daily Show has lots of non-political celebrity guests. Why complain about Dolly?

[longship]

2. Dolly is great. Love her.

Bet it's a funny show.

[CottonBear]

3. I love Dolly. She is an authentic, honest & and amazing musician.

Dolly is the real deal. She is from the mountains of Appalachia like my family.
Dolly is an incredible songwriter and singer. I thinks she's wonderful.
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[Tom Yossarian Joad]

16. She IS the mountains of Appalachia....

And she did great tonight!

[CottonBear]

25. She IS the Mountains of Appalachia. She is an authentic American.

I just love her. Her music and songs are so beautiful. :)

:hi: Tom! We need to have a GA DU meetup this fall! :hi:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

27. Sounds great!

[FreedomAngel82]

41. And I also agree with what Stewart said about her

That she goes beyond left vs right. Everyone can love and respect Dolly. She's just a sweet person all in all and nice to everybody. :)

[tabasco]

78. I have read that about her many,many times.

She is just a good, sweet person. And a little bit ornery.

[lectrobyte]

74. add "twin peaks" joke here.

[peekaloo]

28. Praise!

:D

Dolly is awesome. An American original/icon.

[Kurovski]

35. I vote for Dolly with Cotton Bear.

And on top of everything else she's as sweet as a bowl of berries!

[cynatnite]

4. Dolly's hilarious...

She's got a great sense of humor and is a talented artist. I love her.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

5. "Honey, it takes A LOT of money...

to look this cheap"

I :loveya: Dolly!

[oasis]

6. Dolly's a great gal. She is always upbeat and leaves folks with a positive

outlook.

The only trouble with Dolly is that there is only one of her.:loveya:

[Field Of Dreams]

7. I've grown to respect Ms. Parton...

While country is not my favorite music genere, I enjoy her live performances. Also found out recently that she donates one book a month to every child born in her home county in Tennesee. The donations continue until the kids graduate high school. The graduation and literacy rates have gone up a great deal since she started this program. She's a charitable person and very proud of her humble beginnings.

[BuelahWitch]

22. That's so cool!

I love Dolly too. I was surprised to see her with Jon, but I think he likes her.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

33. I never knew that about her

Now I like her even more, thanks for sharing, I'm always glad to know more good things about a good person.

I don't enjoy country music but I do enjoy Dolly Parton. She's a special lady in a sea of ordinary.

[FreedomAngel82]

43. Yep!

She teamed up with Governor Bredesen (a democrat and not DLC either!) for their pre-k program he started. From the time the program started every year until the child turns five they recieve a free book. Bredesen is really big on pre-k education. You can find out more at http://www.tennessee.gov

Here she is with our governor:

[IntravenousDemilo]

52. I think she has also donated to the Democratic party. n/m

[mac56]

54. Not just Tennessee.

She's expanded it to other counties in other states too.

[ComerPerro]

61. Wow, that's stunning.

[Gregorian]

8. Well, there's always giant ants.

We love the Daily Show.

And trust them on their guests. They have a secret agenda. Maybe.

[XOKCowboy]

9. What do you have against Dolly?

Not only is she an amazing talent, she's funny, honest and self deprecating. Is it because she's southern? If so then I think you need to get over yourself.

[Blue_Roses]

10. LOL--"I'm not political and I'm totally clueless like George Bush"

:rofl:
:rofl:

[IChing]

11. that was good... she is saying some good things

[Blue_Roses]

14. she always does

she's pretty cool

[jayctravis]

15. Bob Dylan didn't want to sing with her!

She looks amazing and sounds like she's still got it.

[chalky]

18. I LOVE Dolly--worked with Cat Stevens!?!?

"He's gotten some bad press lately, but I think he wants to save the world, not destroy it."

You go, girl.

[FreedomAngel82]

44. I thought that was cute and funny

:P She got him there.

[ComerPerro]

62. LMAO.

[cynatnite]

12. 'Dolly does Dylan'

That was a hell of way to end the show. :rofl:

[Dudley_DUright]

13. "Dolly does Dylan"!?!?

:rofl:

[jayctravis]

30. She told about how she'd asked Dylan to sing one of his songs with her

on her new album...and she said she might have to change her mind about an album she'd wanted to do of his songs; "Dolly does Dylan".

[madrchsod]

17. dolly is great

one of the few people in show biz that`s not full of shit.

[spacelady]

19. Dolly Parton gave a great interview. Never disappointing--think of her

acting performances in 9 to 5 and Steel Magnolias.

Superb singer & songwriter & I don't even like country music.

[Gloria]

34. She had a good role as a radio psychologist... of course, the

character wasn't one, but was just full of common sense! James Woods was her co-star, it was great!!!!

Plus, she was in a TV movie with Roddy McDowell as an angel...with common sense!

I love Dolly Parton, she's so much more fun that those pre-fab "country" singers around today...

[Kurovski]

39. I remember when they filmed that in Chicago.

There was a mock billboard of her character's radio show up.

At least I'm pretty sure that happened, my memory likes to slap me around.

[cynatnite]

73. She was awesome in Steel Magnolias n/t

[Tatiana]

20. "Why did the chicken cross the road?"

To start a global pandemic.

:rofl:

Colbert Report.

[Tatiana]

21. "I don't trust books. They're all facts and no heart."

LMFAO! If you think about Harriet Miers of course the nomination is absurb.

Flash to Bush quote saying, "I know her heart."

Doesn't taking Saddam out feel right, down here? :rofl:

[AngryAmish]

23. Do not disrespect Dolly

[Straight Shooter]

24. Dolly Parton is a genuine person.

What you see is what you get. I'm not a fan of country music, but if I could meet anyone in that industry, it would be Dolly. She's a classic.

[johnaries]

26. I hate country Music, but I love Dolly!

Dolly is the most up-front, in-your-face, I-am-what-I-am person in the world despite the wigs and the boobs.

Dolly isn't RW, she's not Leftist - she is what she is and she's not ashamed to tell you what she thinks and why she thinks that way. I hate Country music, but I LOVE Dolly!

[flygal]

29. What johnaries said!

[Xavius]

31. Umm.. Dolly Parton is

one of the sweetest, adorable, big-boobed creatures god ever put on this planet. Who would say a bad thing about Dolly Parton? The terrorists win if you diss Dolly.

[Kurovski]

40. Welcome to DU, Xavius!

:hi: What's the point of an America without Dolly Parton? :-)

[Xavius]

72. Thanks for the welcome guys!

Thank you :D And I have twice been close to Dollywood and not gone due to time constraints. I think Dolly actually walks around the park hugging people and telling them they can do anything they want if they put their minds to it.

Or maybe that's just my dream :(

[HeeBGBz]

69. Welcome to DU, Xavius

I agree with you.

"I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else." ~Dolly Parton

[stanwyck]

75. we're glad you're here

and I was totally charmed by Dolly last night.
I'm going to iTunes and get a few of her new songs.

[Rowdyboy]

32. That makes one vote against, and 31 votes for....

And that speaks for itself.

[Occulus]

36. 32.

She's just as beautiful- body and soul- as she was when I was growing up.

Here's to ya, girl. :toast:

[Buns_of_Fire]

81. 33+

And I actually DO have a couple of her CDs. They sit proudly right along with The Who, Metallica, and Mozart. I'd have her baby in a heartbeat! :loveya:

[FreedomAngel82]

37. It was a pretty good interview

Short and sweet. :) I enjoyed it. But of course I'm a Dolly fan anyways. I grew up listening to Dolly.

[otohara]

38. Love Dolly

She's an amazing lyricist - she's written hundreds of tunes. You've probably heard them by other artists and didn't know she wrote them.

[Kurovski]

45. One of the most famous is the one that Whitney houston mangled.

"I Will Always Love You".

Dolly's version will not only have you believing that she REALLY will always love you, but your eardrums will remain intact.

[FreedomAngel82]

46. That's my favorite

I love Dolly's version so much better because it's not with loud vocals and all that. It's just a beautiful song. Only Dolly can sing it with grace and beautiful vocals. I just love Dolly. :) People like her and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill and Al Gore all make me proud to be a Tennessean. :)

[Kurovski]

47. Here's to Tennessee!

:thumbsup: And don't forget the beautiful Tennessee Walking Horse!

Oh, and Jack Daniels! Although I haven't had any in 18 years, it's the real deal!

[Field Of Dreams]

60. Made my first trip to Tennessee this past summer!

What a beautiful state. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is incredible -- I'll be going back this Spring.

[cynatnite]

50. I second that! n/t

[SpiralHawk]

57. Giga dittoes, Kurovski. Whitney Houston KILLED that song

Dear Whitney, it is not about how HARD and LOUD you sing. Ewwwwww. Give us all a break.

Please listen to a recording of Ms. Parton singing her own song, and GET A CLUE. Dolly really knows how to sing, and she elevates her own song to the realm of Real Music.

Go Dolly !

[Kurovski]

76. I just wanted to say that I like Whitney, she just bollixed Dolly's song.

Loud (intense, really) worked well for Whitney's "He Fills me Up" (is that the title?) there was something going on there. Her spirit seemed transcendent, and the clip I saved when she sang it on SNL still gives me chills. IMHO.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

55. I heard the White Stripes do "Jolene."

Only much later did I realize Dolly had written it.

[HeeBGBz]

65. I love that song

I've not heard the White Stripes version.

[SoCalDem]

79. and, Dolly had the guts to speak out when country music "shifted"

She was all over the place giving interviews about how payola-like consolidation meant that the people who ARE country music were not getting air time, and the cross-over pop stars were.. Lots of the "older" country music stars backed her up on her mini-crusade..

I don't like country, but for a long time it was a genre that was loyal to it's founders and no matter how old they got, they were still revered..

Dolly is still working to try & get respect for the older C&W people..

[FreedomAngel82]

42. Check this out what I found out about Dolly!

http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=20019

<Taking sides in a cultural battle, some of the nation's top artists -- including Mandy Moore, the Dixie Chicks and Dolly Parton -- have contributed to a CD that benefits the nation's largest homosexual activist organization.

All of the proceeds from the CD, "Love Rocks," will go to the Human Rights Campaign -- a homosexual activist organization that has figured prominently in the push to legalize same-sex "marriage" nationwide and works to promote "lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights." >

[lpbk2713]

48. I'd like to see Dolly do a turn co-hosting TDS for a while.

I like her sense of humor and she's a sweet person.

[fortyfeetunder]

49. I like Dolly

Maybe I am not a country music fan, but I've liked her acting and her genuine personality. I am so enjoying this interview.

[donheld]

51. I saw Dolly on TDS - Dolly is great

Sorry if you thought i should skip it.

[REP]

53. "I Don't Know a Thing About Politics - Just Like George Bush" - Dolly P.

There's Nashville crap, and then there's real country music. Dolly Parton is not only an actual musician, she's a decent human being who is impossible to dislike.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

56. Check the songs out that are on her new CD! Many anti-war songs.

Being a Northern woman, I have always adored Dolly! She is smart, sweet, authentic, and very talented. Her honesty and truth shine through her.

I don't know if you watched, but she was promoting an album of cover songs. She even got Cat Stevens to collaborate with her.

She seems to have deliberately done this album at this time for a reason. Check out the songs she performs.

Those Were The Days

1. Those Were The Days (w/ Mary Hopkin and The Opry Gang)
2. Blowin In The Wind (w/ Nickel Creek)
3. Where Have All The Flowers Gone? (w/ Norah Jones & Lee Ann Womack)
4. Twelfth Of Never (w/ Keith Urban)
5. Where Do The Children Play (w/ Cat Stevens)
6. Me And Bobby McGee (w/ Kris Kristofferson)
7. Crimson And Clover (w/ Tommy James)
8. The Cruel War (w/ Alison Krauss, Dan Tyminski & Mindy Smith)
9. Turn, Turn, Turn (w/ Roger McGuinn)
10. If I Were A Carpenter (duet w/ Joe Nichols)
11. Both Sides Now (w/ Judy Collins and Rhonda Vincent)
12. Imagine

[Bridget Burke]

58. Sounds like a fine album!

Unlike some here, I DO like country music. I remember watching her on the Porter Waggoner show. And Porter is COUNTRY! She wrote "I Will Always Love You" when she left the partnership--it was not a romance but they were close.

She's a fine songwriter & has a lovely voice. Graham Norton (the gay Irish talk show host) devoted a Christmas show to her; they visited Dollywood.

I didn't catch the Daily Show but will watch the rerun for sure.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

59. I am sure that the interview will be up to view at ComedyCentral.com

within a day or so. Just go to The Daily Show, and then check for interview videos!

The first version I heard of I Will Always Love You was done by Whitney Houston and I was floored when I heard that Dolly wrote it. It might be sappy by some standards, but having known great love and having lost it (he died), it decimates me every time I hear it.

[mopinko]

64. think i will have to get this one

i don't own any dolly albums, out of the bazillion that she has made (seriously, it is in the hundreds), and i think this would be a good one to pick up.
i am happy to see so many people umping to her defense. she is probably the most amazing person ever, if you ask me. she is about 1,000 times smarter that her image.
as far as her politics, she has common sense, and the most genuine respect for poor. common people ever. more than many of them have for themselves, i'd wager. she'd make a great congressman.

[HeeBGBz]

66. Wow, great set list

I love Nickel Creek. And Cat Stevens! I have to listen to this one.

[lpbk2713]

71. I might buy that just to hear her do Me and Bobby McGee

with Kris.

[Lisa]

80. I wish she WOULD go ahead with "Dolly Does Dylan"

Sounds like a great idea to me. She's a decent, generous person who got to where she is with a lot of hard work -- and without being greedy and mean-spirited. She represents the "old America" to me ... not like those spoiled, shallow types who pretend to be patriotic.

[RumpusCat]

84. Thanks for reminding me to pick that up!

I was just thinking that I needed a new CD, and had forgotten that this one sounded great. I remember reading about it a few months ago. I'm gonna go get it tonight--can't wait!

[leesa]

63. She's really quite funny and intelligent. Give her a try.

[Tsiyu]

67. Anyone who does not like Dolly cannot be my friend

:hi: Dolly! Hope you DU, too!

[npincus]

68. I like her

[Cats Against Frist]

70. Yeah - I gotta come out on the side of Dolly

She's totally awesome.

[bridgit]

77. Dolly's all right, she says straight up she's not political and her...

"Dolly does Dylan" line alone was worth it watching Stewart crack up, it took him off guard and that's hard to do, i think she's funny :D Colbert's gig was all right, but he needs to find his proper gear = funny (we knew it was going to be funny) but didn't seem as fluid as Daily Show imo

[wicket]

82. I love Dolly!

She rocks!

[Horse with no Name]

83. Dolly transcends generations and politics

She is a one of a kind.
Sorry you are missing out.