The queen of country, who said she grew up on a farm just like "Mr Eavis" and so was used to mud, was soon dancing and prancing across the vast stage to her feel-good hits including "Why Don't You Come In Here Lookin' Like That", "Jolene" and soulful "Islands in the Stream".
Television's "Marquee Moon" (sixty favorites), Nick Drake's "Pink Moon" (sixty), Dolly Parton's "Jolene" (sixty-six), Sky Ferreira's "Everything Is Embarrassing" (seventy), XTC's "Making Plans for Nigel" (seventy-seven), Amerie's "1 Thing" (seventy-seven), and Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love," which, with eighty-nine favs, was a solid winner.
Jolene and Kenton – thank heavens for some propriety round here – are actually getting married.
Rooms from £25pn B&B Jolene Jolene Hope Hostal Maria Casa, La Serena, Coquimbo In La Serena on the Chilean coast, Maria and "Pancho" run a lovely little guesthouse-cum-leather workshop from their family home.
But listening to a long sample of crickets chirping, I reflected that most modern albums aren't as consistently excellent as, say, Dolly Parton's "Jolene".
On the other hand, we get a great performance of the lesser-known but equally wonderful "Shelter" from his debut (also called Trouble), and a stunning, stripped-down "Jolene".
"Jolene: a Life" happily breezes through Jolene's romantic misadventures, never stopping to pause for reflection or rumination.
Expect some newer songs from her January-released 42nd studio album Blue Smoke, but classics "9 to 5" and "Jolene" should provide memorable singalongs.
Short story about Jolene, a teen-ager who escapes her abusive home to marry at fifteen, is seduced by her husband's middle-aged uncle, which causes her young husband to suicide, and sent the uncle to prison as a statutory rapist.
Bev drives to Memphis with Jolene for the weekend.
I had never noticed the line where the singer tells Jolene, "I had to have this talk with you / My happiness depends on you / And whatever you decide to do, Jolene".
