Dolly Parton doesn’t just write songs — she builds short stories. Some are tender, some are sharp, some are heartbreaking in that quiet, unshowy way she does better than almost anyone else. These are the songs that remind you she’s a writer first, a voice second, and an icon because she can do both at the same time. Tonight is for the narratives, the characters, the turns-of-phrase that linger long after the last note fades.
Down from Dover (1970):
Just Because I’m a Woman (1968):
The Seeker (1975):
Early Morning Breeze (1971):
To Daddy (written 1973, recorded by Dolly 1994):
This is an open thread
