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No auto tune. No multiple takes.No electronic manipulation. Just talent.

She owned all the rights to this song and made a ton of money when Whitney covered it.
Elvis wanted to record it but he wanted the rights to it and she said no.

I luv this song. I think Dolly sings to you while Whitney sang it at you. Both very great versions.

She wrote this to her employer- Porter Waggoner- on whose show she wanted out of to pursue her solo career. Theres another video where she explains it all before she sings the song. 😊
Her “ Coat of Many Colors” is amazing- she came out of poverty in the Appalachians.   Her dad was a sharecropper and they lived in a one bedroom shack- a family of 14.

So true. Whitney turned this song into a power ballad and apparently Dolly always respected her for making it her own in terms of her interpretation. Dolly's version was written to be gentle and intimate. Whitney's version is an epic.

Both different but both deeply impactful 💕

it has been done many times, beautifully...But! Dolly!  It is HER SONG!!!

Elvis wanted to record this song. Dolly was invited to the recording session. The day before Elvis was to record his version, Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis’ manager) called up and wanted all or half the publishing rights. Dolly already had a number one hit with the song, and she simply told him NO. Dolly is an amazing businesswoman. She knew her worth, and she wasn’t afraid to say no, even to the Elvis empire.

She has written 1000s of songs. She wrote this and Jolene in the same evening. When asked about Whitney singing this she says she smiles all the way to the bank!

React to her song COAT of Many Colors.   Dolly is awesome.  ❤❤❤❤❤

She wrote this and Jolene in the same night

Dolly is a colossal songwriter like maybe 3000 songs ,,,even Tina Turner took one of Parton's songs for her first solo album in the 70s and many others .

Dolly is a remarkable song writer and can play multiple instruments. She grew up very poor and is extremely charitable. She has a reading program that anyone can sign up for a their children will get a free age appropriate book every month. I recommend you do more from this legend.

Dolly retained the rights to this song. When asked about her decision to allow Whitney to record it, Dolly said "When I sang this song, I took it to the bank. When Whitney sang it, I bought the bank."

She made it famous herself. Look at the facts.

Dolly is a prolific song writer and wrote many hits songs for others. She has the voice to do this Whitney’s way but she loved Whitney doing it. She wrote a song for Elvis Presley and he loved it but it was never recorded. The Colonel told Dolly she had to pay him half of her song writing rights or he wouldn’t let Elvis sing. He was a pig and a liar. He wasn’t a Colonel, his name wasn’t Tom Parker and he was an illegal immigrant.
Dolly is not a pushover and she told him she was sad that Elvis wouldn’t be singing her song. Dolly came up hard with nothing and a lot of siblings in a shack in the mountains. She often didn’t have shoes in Winter. Many of her first hits were based on her early life and they are worth hearing. Like Coat of Many Colours or Apple Jack. Dolly really has a heart of gold. She runs Dolly World so she can send books to children who do not have any all over the world. She knew what it was like to not have a book. A couple of years ago her count was over 3 million books sent to children in need. She couldn’t have children so she helped raise many of her siblings children. Dolly is a giver and if you look you will find so many ways she gives her money away. So it was never the money with the Colonel, it was the principle. Thank you.

I agree there is something special about country music.

She always wore wigs and is almost 80 years old now. Whitney and Dolly are both American treasures. This song is unforgettable!

I think Dolly’s best performance of the song was in  the movie BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS  where she sings it to Burt Reynolds. He is the local Sheriff and she is a Madam. He has just closed down her house. He wants to go into politics and she is telling him that it won’t work between them  Her performance brought me to tears. Maybe it was the fact that a the song had a context.  The movie is a great musical comedy and well worth the watch.  It is funny as hell. It stars, Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, Jim Nabors, and a long list of other great actors.y

She wrote this song to Proter Wagner when she worked on his show,then went on her own. Please listen to more of her music. ❤