Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You (Live, 1979)

[@MultiKamil97]

I know this song by Whitney Houston but when I found out it's Dolly Parton who is the original singer I fell in love with the original. Dolly captures more emotions, her voice is like a velvet and it fits this song more.

[@katherinemoore4294]

Dolly Parton wrote this song for Porter Wagner

[@franky-fr9ow]

Yes its Dolly song though Whitney popularized it.

[@janecox4173]

Just been played at my dad's funeral. Dad previous country and western dj

[@TheJofrica]

Her vocals don't fit the song, her vocals are the song

[@baritonebynight]

@@franky-fr9ow More importantly, she made a whole lot of money for Dolly with it.

[@SmallTownJoshua]

Yes I'm still listening to this song in the year of 2023 I will always love you dolly parton

[@llambert6951]

I think this is one of her best live vocals

[@kimmason6809]

Breaks my heart what a wonderful voice my dad loved her I played it at his funeral the words mean so much especially as she says it I cry for my dad every time miss you dad xx

[@WillockRudger-q7s]

Hello how are you doing today 😊

[@freetomato]

30 years ago, a man and I fell in love. We never quite managed to be single at the same time. We missed it by months. We saw each other at a funeral last summer. On the way out, we hugged tight, and acknowledged our star-crossed status. *sigh*

[@labrujasuspiros]

But why You were not with him????? 😢

[@franky-fr9ow]

The arrangement, the lighting, the background singer & Dolly herself make this performance heart warming. I almost cried thats how good this is.

[@VeraHoward-q6u]

I always cry when Dolly Parton sings this song I Will Always Love You she is so sincere the song is so heartfelt. She is a true Entertainer who always gets her point across I remember this song frokthe movie "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," which starred Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds she was amazing and when she sang the song in that movieI cry every time I hear the song. Great actress out standing performance; She was so sincere and believable I cried when she left Bert Reynolds. Dolly the world will always love you. Bravo encore🎉 every song she ever sang is a winner.🇺🇸🎇🎇🎇🎇✌️ spectacular!

[@CivitoRoz]

This is so damn beautiful.

[@franky-fr9ow]

Agreed

[@nem_ito]

Well, I must admit it's the first time tonight I'm taking a look at the original version(s) of "I will always love you" by its writer. I've always thought it was Whitney's song, even though it was written by Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton looked so kitsch to me - I'm French and don't know much about country music. And then, tonight, I was watching the videoclip for "We are the world", wondered who the attractive bearded guy was (Kenny Rogers) and then watched his duet with Dolly on "We've got tonight". Didn't know Dolly at all but loved the funny joke about "Who needs Sheena Easton", her teasing smile and the complicity between the two. I'm just discovering who she is. And I find her very touching behind the excentric look, the hair, the big lips and boobs (she was very cute when she was young). I love her voice, the sensitive way she sings her own song. Much more powerful and moving than Whitney's (that I love, though). I'm going to listen to everything she's done! Thanks for sharing! :)

[@valentinadasilva6562]

The same happened to me, I'm a big fan of Dolly now. You should watch her interview with Barbara Walters, in that interview she explains why she wears wigs and eccentric outfits, because she wants everyone to recognize her. Iconic artists like Dolly have done the same, some examples Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley.

[@ljdidit2916]

Same thing here.. This is the first time I have heard the original version.. I fell in love with Dolly Parton today.. My goodness! Lol I think I've watched every video of her singing this song. 803SC

[@Kidmarquezz]

Hun you haven’t seen big lips but you ain’t wrong bout the rest

[@marymurphy937]

You should listen to Dolly and Porter Waoner singing ' The pain of Loving you' Also ' That was before I met you' .. 'We found it' ... 'Run that by me one more time' ..and The right Combination' and if you know anything about body language you can clearly see that they were in love. The intimate glances, flirting and the chemistry between them is magical. I have no doubt that the rumours of a love affair are well founded. She wrote ' I will always love you' for Porter when she was leaving his show after 7 years to further her career. She kept her promise to always love him and was at his bedside, with her hand over his heart , singing ' I will always love you' when he died, aged 80 yrs.

[@Wong_To_Yuck]

Good luck listening to everything she’s done! She’s very prolific! 😅

[@Jayden-rg2xx]

WOW. Dolly Parton the seventh richest singer in history. The greatest singer in history too ❤

[@jennysmith330]

She has the sweetest and most beautiful voice.

[@johnwaldock3449]

Her voice reflects her personality. 😊 Well done to Dolly.

[@Scooter-bh9my]

And we will Always Love You Dolly Parton!

[@qrandy86]

She "plumb" and just the way I like her here! voice is still got that pureness in it..I will always love this song no matter how old she gets!

[@mariomuccino6040]

She is as beautiful as her voice is.

[@fsavaluationservice2099]

My brother Nathan loved music and particularly loved this song. Sadly he died this year. My cousin Liz sang this song at the funeral in his memory. I cried uncontrollably. My cousin Liz's version is my favourite. I love the Whitney Houston version but Dolly is a close second to my cousin. It is a great song that many great artists cover. Thank you Liz, Dolly, and Whitney for the memories!

[@hezekiahkinuthia7392]

I will always love you Dolly Parton.

[@sveta2201]

❤

[@bhattaraisahil5818]

Vietnam flashback.

[@pearlray6500]

ME TOO!

[@gordonm.7387]

Great performance! Sinatra-esque phrasing! Spine-tingling stuff! Dolly is among the great stars, God bless her!

[@franky-fr9ow]

Definitely spine tingling especially starting at 2:00 minute mark with the background gave me tingles in my spine & chills whew fantastic.

[@DonaldKaloba]

C'est comme ça qu'on doit chanter. Je sens les emotions, c'est comme si on la chantait pour moi.

[@Rajbharath10]

What a vocal 😊😊😊😊 this is the song I'm looking for many years

[@edwardellery3032]

There's been some great country lady singers but Dolly your the top doll.this song I have listened to for over forty years and probably the best song,love it still in 2021.

[@caringman42]

Oh my God what a beautiful rendition of her song

[@JoLiang05]

What a beautiful song and what a warm voice！

[@IgnacioCortez-n8r]

I love this song I will all was love you you have a wonderful voice and I know Kenny Rogers all ways be in our hearts I love your and Kenny Rogers music always love you

[@frankbaileyjr4329]

Loves ❤️ this song

[@nancylee8968]

This is my favorite song of all time..!!

[@seanjenkins331]

Obviously Whitney Houston is one of the greatest singers ever. But the original composition of this song is awesome too. This is just a beautifully written song

[@EvenStevenSays]

Whits version has the power and Dollys has the emotion.

[@OlmerMD]

Whitney one of the greatest? Maybe compared to Beyonce, but Whitney was not so unusual and special.

[@1jay288]

сори, эту красивую и проникновенную песню написала Белая женщина,извините за срыв повестки.

[@meetgreet922]

@@OlmerMDyou don’t know about singing I fear. I prefer dolly’s version too, but technically, and about power and nuances, Whitney was the greatest vocalist of all time.

[@OlmerMD]

@@meetgreet922 Nonsense. The best female singer of all time is Floor Jansen.

[@Jayden-rg2xx]

So easy to see why Dolly had not one but two number one hits with this song before Whitney sung it. Dolly had already made million's from it and made even more by letting Whitney borrow her song and then also making Dolly Parton the only person in history to have had a triple number one hit with the same song. Dolly is a smart women as well as the greatest singer/songwriter in history.

[@ginny5937]

Yes!!👏💐💗

[@debbietomlin231]

This song by Dolly is a country (ballad ) aka love song. I don't mind covers. I just don't like it when people always says it's a Whitney Houston song. Dolly not only wrote it as it's her song about a real story going all the way back to 1974. Oh yes Whitney did make it her own but many times I prefer thee original then any cover. When songs get recycled people forget whom the original artist and song were performed by. I love the way she sings it as it was country song not pop etc

[@alyssapain4537]

I personally like this version better - just in the sense that it's a sad song. I love Whitney Houston, but I didn't get that it was about a girl leaving her lover when she sang it. I understood it better when I heard this version.

[@debbietomlin231]

@@alyssapain4537 Actually this isn't the kind of love song you are thinking of. She wrote this song for her manager. He didn't believe it was wise for Dolly to get married. He thaught it would hurt her career. Well she did get married and hid it. She's been married to her husband all this time.

[@alyssapain4537]

I know how she came to wrote it. I know it was for her manager. Just saying I didn’t get it was her leaving somebody

[@franky-fr9ow]

​@@alyssapain4537 totally at first never crossed my mind that this were a breakup song. All I knew were the whitney version then I came here then dolly's clearly noted breakup really clearly. I know to most ppl whitney popularized the song but Dolly's is the OG actually this one is more tasteful really heartfelt.

[@arnaldodenila102]

I love the original version by Dolly Parton.

[@kerryg100]

I will love you always Dolly

[@eleanormacmorran1147]

Sheer beauty, in every sense of the word

[@True-11]

Мне понравилась это версия, романтично, веет теплом.

[@lenorawilliams4927]

Best one of all time ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉

[@isagalindo1412]

🤩Wow qué canción tan linda en el año que yo nací😁,en la voz dulce y country de dolly parton y en su letra original🎉❤

[@teriw56]

Dolly is anointed

[@Adam_C52]

All these people.. i didn't know Dolly sung it first ... she WROTE it .. about something that actually happened to her .. cant beat that emotion no matter how good the vocals.

[@JacobSnell1998]

Sweetest country dumpling alive

[@mariuka_2024]

Спасибо!

[@tosibou]

voice waving my heart wave so much

[@DonMcDiarmid-w4f]

So true❤

[@mariuka_2024]

Какая прелесть!!!!

[@qu33nie143]

I love that color on her!

[@Izuver100]

Прекрасная южная певица. Олицетворение настоящего народа Штатов Америки.

[@qualitycheckandratings2783]

Never heard such a beautiful song, This gave soul back to music which was killed by current musicians

[@Madeleine99444]

Very cool! 👍👍

[@zoechatembwa3111]

My favorite song

[@michelpaquette2722]

DOLLY LOVELY DOLLY SO SWEET THIS SONG.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@trishbresolin8212]

Sing it beautiful Dolly

[@sonienuswantara1585]

I think she is THE American sweet heart !!! I love her spirit,her look & her songs 🤗😘🤩

[@maskot5pu]

Piękna piosenka w najlepszym wykonaniu Dolly Parton jest najlepsza!!!!

[@lillianmcgrew217]

Love Dolly ❤❤

[@frankbaileyjr4329]

Best live

[@Madeleine99444]

I like this original song much better! 👍👍🥰

[@jonathanpaylor6006]

Utterly beautiful! She's the person who wrote it performed it and meant in l comparissonserformance and t 3:20

[@marymurphy937]

Dolly wrote this song for Porter Wagoner who gave her the first big break on his weekly Grand Ole Opry tv show that was watched by millions of people. She stayed on the show for 7 yrs and it was a love hate relationship. Looking at them singing duets like ' The pain of loving you' and' Run me over that one more time' the chemistry between them is magicsal. It is evident they really loved each other. However they fought a lot over their music and production so much that Dolly decided to leave the show and move on. Wagoner wouldn't hear of it and Dolly decided that the only way she could get him to listen was to write the song to let him know that her going did not mean she would stop loving him. Porter filed lawsuits against her claiming a % o

[@marymurphy937]

Of her earnings i.e a €3 million lawsuit. Dolly settled out of courtfor €1 million. They didn't talk for yrs but eventually became great friends again . Dollykept her promise to always love him and she was at his bedside , holding his hand and singing this songto him, when he passed away in 2007, age 80 yrs.

[@theLabradorite]

@@marymurphy937 That's beautiful. What a genuine, classy lady. So rare in this business.

[@Makabrayan2009]

That my birth day this live and i like well

[@vinicus508]

When I first heard dolly partons version of her own song I couldn’t help it but to compare with Houston’s version and immediately didn’t like it. But bro now I’m in absolute love with her version and voice. It’s not a fair comparison because the same song is sung in different ways/contexts. I now literally have both versions on my playlist haha and Dollys version is less likely to be skipped

[@marianomaximodamianhuamani2089]

20-09-21......siempre será mi favorito 😍😍😍😍.... alguien escuchando en plena PLANDEMIA...FALSA BKN...NOM...??????Y NO ME VACUNARE CON ESA SUSTANCIA TOXICA... TRANSGENICA.....SALUDOS DE PERÚ.

[@patriciamonaco9674]

A very good lady with a great voice, God bless her.

[@VirgeinaThornton]

The art of movie making

[@Captaraknospider]

she wrote this it doesn't matter if Witney sang it better. Dolly is the original .

[@juanbordon2118]

Conocí esta canción gracias a Whitney pero cuando escuché a Dolly debo admitir que me gustó más 😍 (Por algo es la canción original)

[@reemonkhanona]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mariapedagogia8389]

Gostei mais dessa versão,é uma suavidade tocante 😢😢😢😢

[@judithzunk1380]

Yes Baldwin Jone's I will always love you ❤❤❤❤

[@WillockRudger-q7s]

Hello how are you doing today 😊

[@НиколайИванов-ш3х8п]

Подружка и наставник майли🌷🌷🌷🍎👍

[@ruthieenrikez9652]

🌹💘🌹💘DOLLY 🌹💘🌹💘

[@talgatseysenbaev8486]

Вечная песня

[@picka1967]

😢😍

[@kaczerm]

@biebergirl563 dolly owns this song they are two differnt people from differnt times. in 1992 whitney borrowed the song. they are both great singers.

[@poetcomic1]

Her first recording of this was heard by Elvis and he told her he was going to buy it exclusively and offered her a REALLY big sum for the song. Dolly said....n o. He supposedly DOUBLED the offer and she still said no and Elvis was miffed. This song has made Dolly many millions of dollars and has been covered by Whitney and so many others. People thought she was a dumb blonde but as Dolly herself said, "I'm not dumb and I"m not blonde."

[@aarontritt9355]

I will always love you too BABY.

[@maysarazka31]

❤

[@sibusisosibanyoni4421]

You know when the owner of sgnature sing this song you wil get the deep meaning of the song

[@tyshonjones8263]

Comparing Whitneys voice to Dollys is like apples and oranges. Its unneccessary. Dolly sang it best but Whitney took the song and made it into a international hit because of the sheer way she hit those notes like a freight train! Both versions are amazing

[@pobbinista]

I think she's as beautiful as Marilyn xx

[@EdinizSilva]

Ouça Miriam lima o cenário foi mudado no KZbin ❤❤❤❤amo dolly

[@АлександрКнутов-и9п]

Редкий случай когда красота и голос гармоничны

[@TitaR30]

Keren

[@kevinfernanded7703]

This is so beautiful and soothing..original is always the best..rather that d other end Whitney Houston’s screaming…different is original song gives you an heartache..Whitney give you an headache…

[@aarontritt9355]

💋Sweet Sweet KISSES 💋

[@andtomill1]

While i agree Dolly does not have the power in her voice that Whitney has, i gotta say that i think Dolly's version of the song is far better, she has more emotion in her little finger than Whitney has in her whole body. This is how the song should be sung. Dolly all the way.

[@ericmoura9197]

The Illuminati Is it really necessary to compare Whitney's and Dolly's version?

[@gregorywolford6005]

I think both versions stand by themselves both are great but I prefer Dolly’s version more so because you can hear the words and understand it better where as most of Whitney’s version is basically pro longing the love part where as Dolly wrote the song and sung it the way she intended. Either way both versions are great.

[@candlemelt]

this comment gives off bad vibes. They are different versions Whitney’s still has emotion I- r u deaf? Or r u deaf when it comes to black women singing👀. Dollys is a calmer emotion Whitney’s is bold emotion. There is no “this is the way the song should be sung” people obviously liked Whitney’s since it over shadowed dollys.

[@marymurphy937]

@@candlemelt Whichever version of the song prople prefer is a matter of

[@marymurphy937]

@@candlemelt Whichever version of the song people prefer is a matter of personal taste so arguing over which version is the best , is pointless. Personally, I prefer Dolly's version because it was written by her from the heart for a special person in her life whom she loved dearly i.e Porter Wagoner whose show she performed on for 7 years. It is not only her voice, but the feeling and emotion thay inspired her to write the song is what captures my heart.. I heard her introduce the song once on stage by saying " In everybody's life there is always a special person that they love more than anybody else in the world , and I wrote this song for that special person in my life". She was referring to Porter Wagoner whose show she worked on for 7 years.

[@dollylove46]

@princesslilianza1 I do agree that Dolly's way better than Whitney is or will ever be. She sang the song the way it ought to be sang, the way she wrote it. She is so incredible. & yes Bieber needs to go die. But as for the "before your time" comment, i'm 15 myself, we're not all uncultured. A select few of us have taste. (; Thanks for the comment.

[@gandriy19]

❤️❤️❤️🇺🇦

[@CausticTapp]

If you say Whitney's version is better you toe deaf

[@sveta2201]

I didn't know it's Dolly's song, all the time I thought she just sang a cover to this film... WOW, just wow, I love this❤ Anyway she deserves more fame with this song than Whitney, it's HER song and Whitney just stole it!!!😭

[@MrTrueLanguage]

sveťa K Jolly ol' Dolly was WELL aware of 'THE VOICE' Whitney, covering her song. In fact, she okay'd it.....and it made Whitney more famous and Dolly more rich -- so it worked out on both ends.

[@sveta2201]

TwiNlethapy Ok then, it's balanced :)

[@sveta2201]

TwinNiethapy But still many people don´t know this version and it´s sad because then they think it´s Whitney´s song and that´s not the true

[@MrTrueLanguage]

sveťa K I call BIRD SHIT on that! There is nothing like a simple Google search engine that will allow those to briskly educate themselves on their favorite artists' writing cred. Bottom line, Whitney made her ass richer and in return she will go down as THE VOICE whom covered a country legend's song -- and sang it better than her.

[@sveta2201]

TwiNlethapy But no with such emotions... Anyway, I know Whitney is one of amazing singers of all the time, but you know, it isn´t it always about VOICE. But ok, it´s your opinion :)

[@adriennecomedy453]

I love both versions and we don't have to argue about who version is better when the proof is in the sales 😊😊😊 #Whitney

[@ajaykustomer6639]

If you want this song screamed out, I agree, Whitney's version is better. But if you want this song sung absolutely beautifully and deeply, sensitively from the heart, hands down, Dolly Parton will always and forever be, not only the creator of, but also the Master of 'I Will Always Love You'.

[@twintina17]

Aric Williams I thought i was the only one who also love both Whitney's and Dolly's version

[@twintina17]

A Jay KUSTOMER well said

[@CausticTapp]

Tone

[@racheljohnson5306]

Sorry some of the words got messed up because I have to speak the message message

[@mariuka_2024]

Долли партон круче Уитни Хьстон

[@ЮрийТихомиров-и2щ]

Как ты прав дружище. К тому же она автор этой песни. 😊

[@adammc2339]

Dolly > Whitney

[@WilsonMaja-ve3dv]

Ya ya My Apai and Mama a Viagra , blue tank, not L.a.u. used by Momoko or super Fast. Did God ever showed us how it happen?

[@racheljohnson5306]

Dolly Parton's version in 1974 was so much better than now she's so pretentious now Whitney Houston she just screamed the song it wasn't a good Friday my goodness she ruined the Dolly for institute Whitney Houston for making the song so ugly

[@mariuka_2024]

Хьюстон круче исполняла

[@princesslilianza1]

@biebergirl563 Dolly Parton is a WAY better singer than Whitney Huston. She was famous before Whitney was even born. FYI...this is how they sung back then. Get a life, or at least research before you say stuff. Oh, and Bieber sucks. Go listen to that crap and leave the classics alone. This is way before your time and mental capacity to like.

[@biebergirl563]

Wow she DOES NOT have a powerful voice like Whitney Houston But it's still _ok_

[@m__a__u]

Shannon Carney She doesn't need it, her voice is very beautiful and sweet

[@melodymoon900]

Her's is more soulful

[@franky-fr9ow]

Dolly puts soul into it more emotion.

[@racheljohnson5306]

I can't believe she ruined your own song it was so beautiful when she sang it in 1973 but now she's just overreacting and yep she ruin your own song by trying to look glamorous instead of loving😢😢😢😅😢😂🎉😢 that's terrible

[@RaymondKHessel01]

Dolly conveys such confidence and emotion singing this song. But most of all the comfort and nurturing is there as well. One of the best songs ever and I’m a die hard metal head

[@dennismccallister3994]

Love her, it's a raw version, but so good

[@hezekiahkinuthia7392]

I will always love you Dolly Parton.