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- "These Old Bones" "These Old Bones," taken from Dolly's 2002 album Halos & Horns, is based on a true story in which the young singer visited an old woman who the Los Angeles Times described as "a rumored witch who told a young Parton she was 'anointed.'"
- "If I Had Wings" Deadline offered the following synopsis for the episode, based on a song from 2014 album Blue Smoke: "After receiving invitations to the 70th birthday party of their decades-long estranged father Tom Freeman (Gerald McRaney), three disparate siblings, Clay (Ben Lawson), Nancy (Brooke Elliott) and Phyllis (Michelle Weaver) converge on a Mississippi farm where they test the bonds of blood and issues of faith, all to confront the sins of their father."
- "JJ Sneed" "JJ Sneed," taken from the singer's 1971 album Joshua, is the story of a bank-robbing woman in the Wild West who is betrayed by the former "outlaw lover" who gives the song its title.
- "Jolene" "Jolene had to be in the show," Parton said, "that is the most recorded song that I have ever written." In the song, which leads the 1974 album of the same name, a woman pleads an auburn-haired woman to not steal away her boyfriend.
Nov 26, 2019 · Surprisingly, the song, which provides the plot of Dolly Parton's Heartstrings Episode 1 on Netflix, is partly based on an eight-year-old girl, whom Dolly met in the 1960s while working on the...
- Jolene
- Two Doors Down
- If I Had Wings
- Cracker Jack
- Down from Dover
- Sugar Hill
- J. J. Sneed
- These Old Bones
It should be no surprise to see "Jolene" on this list of songs. It is one of Parton's most famous singles, and has been covered by artists like Miley Cyrus and the Pentatonix. "Jolene" is the story of an auburn-haired beauty who threatens to lure away the narrator's partner. Rather than confront her man, the narrator pleads with the other woman, Jo...
Parton introduces this episode with a message of acceptance; she argues that everyone would be happier we could all learn to love and accept each other, “because what it all comes down to, is love is love”. That's a powerful thing. "Two Doors Down" is ostensibly a song about a party, and similarly, the episode “Two Doors Down” is essentially a stor...
Parton's 2014 song "If I Had Wings" may be one of her more recent recordings, but its sound and style is among her oldest. In the episode's introduction, Parton states that when she wrote the song, it reminded her of her Mama, Avie Lee Parton, “when she would sing the old mountain songs.” These “songs were stories of sadness and struggle. But they ...
So many of Parton's great songs are based on stories from her childhood. "Cracker Jack" is no exception. The original song is a reflection on a scrawny dogthe narrator found in the woods as a child. She takes the pup home, and the two become close companions. The narrator suggests that throughout her life, she has never formed another bond like the...
Dolly wrote the song "Down from Dover" in the late sixties – a time when female country artists were pushing back against the patriarchy with controversial songs highlighting the plight women faced. Hits like “Harper Valley PTA” by Jeannie C Riley and “Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin” by Loretta Lynn. Dolly’s version was no less controversial: "Down from...
Of all the episodes, “Sugar Hill” most closely follows the original song it's inspired by. Parton released the song on her 2002 album Halos and Horns. The song’s title is taken from Sugar Hill Records, the bluegrass and Americana label that produced the album. The song overtly a tribute to hometown memories, but it is as much that as a celebration ...
“J. J. Sneed” is Parton’s tribute to westerns – with a twist. The song reimagines a basic cowboy plot with a female adventurer in the lead. The narrator is in love with another bandit, J. J. Sneed, who happens to be her partner in crime. The two outlaws live on the run together. Despite the many times she had his back and nursed his wounds, J. J. S...
All of Parton’s songs are personal, even the ones that tell other people’s stories. As Parton says in the episode’s introduction, she’s written many songs about people she would have like to have met. “These Old Bones” is a tribute to a real-life woman that Parton actually did meet – a woman from her past who made an impression on her. The song off...
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On December 19, 2018, it was announced that Terry McDonough would direct an episode based on the song "JJ Sneed" from another script by Strain. On February 11, 2019, it was announced that that other four episodes would be based upon the songs "Two Doors Down", "Down from Dover", "Sugar Hill", and "Cracker
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Nov 22, 2019 · We explain the real-life inspiration behind every episode and song in Dolly Parton's Heartstrings, her new Netflix anthology series.
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Nov 22, 2019 · Dolly Parton's Heartstrings Songs: All the Songs the Series is Based On. Read more.
Nov 21, 2019 · Jochan Embley November 21, 2019. Dolly Parton is a natural storyteller, so a TV series based on her music seems to make perfect sense. Netflix agrees — and the streaming giant has teamed up...
