Jolene

(Simcha here)

Oh, oh, speaking of glamour:  I heard this song, “Jolene,” on A Prairie Home Companion, and groused to my husband, “That girl doesn’t have the voice to sing that song!”  But I couldn’t remember who did sing it well.  It turned out, of course, to be a Dolly Parton song.  I always forget how good she is.  Take a listen:

Man!   That nylon hair, that tight polyester suit!  And that’s just the guy who introduces her.  I dithered a bit about whether to post a clip with just audio, because that spangly, hairsprayed, honky tonk insanity can be pretty distracting.  But, you know, it’s Dolly Parton — that’s how she does it.  Just put on your grown-up ears and listen to one of the great voices of the century.

You see, The Anchoress?  Garrison Keillor.  Dolly Parton.  Danielle Bean handing out gum.   This is what you walked away from when you got that passport stamped.