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Has anyone heard the slowed down version of "Jolene" by Dolly Parton.
Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” Song Is Completely Transformed When Slowed to 33 RPM
It's not unusual for a classic tune to be reimagined. Most of the time, this is done when another musician performs it as a cover song, but its recreation can be even simpler than that. Many years ago, Dolly Parton’s 1973 hit “Jolene” was slowed down from the original 45 RPM record to just 33 RPM. While not all songs can handle this drastic change in tempo, “Jolene” is transformed in more ways than one.
In the original “Jolene,” the catchy chorus invites a fierce soprano sing-https://mymodernmet.com/dolly-parton-jolene-slowed-down/effect is now a song about a man begging Jolene to have mercy on him as his partner is likely to stray.
https://mymodernmet.com/dolly-parton-jolene-slowed-down/
It's not unusual for a classic tune to be reimagined. Most of the time, this is done when another musician performs it as a cover song, but its recreation can be even simpler than that. Many years ago, Dolly Parton’s 1973 hit “Jolene” was slowed down from the original 45 RPM record to just 33 RPM. While not all songs can handle this drastic change in tempo, “Jolene” is transformed in more ways than one.
In the original “Jolene,” the catchy chorus invites a fierce soprano sing-https://mymodernmet.com/dolly-parton-jolene-slowed-down/effect is now a song about a man begging Jolene to have mercy on him as his partner is likely to stray.
https://mymodernmet.com/dolly-parton-jolene-slowed-down/
My son played this for me recently and I was amazed. What do you think?
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