Dolly Parton, the country music icon, has been making waves with her foray into rock 'n' roll. She revealed that some of her songs were considered too controversial for country radio. Her album in the rock genre has been a commercial success, topping the Billboard sales charts. Parton's take on the '90s anthem 'What's Up?' reflects a deeper meditation on time passing. Additionally, she explained that her heavy metal protest song 'World On Fire' was necessary as her words are her tools and weapons.
"I’m not one to be marching in the streets with a sign or holding a gun or a knife, but my words are my tools and my weapons": Dolly Parton on why her heavy metal protest song World On Fire needed to be written https://t.co/xk8Beghyla
Dolly Parton seems to find something personally resonant in her “Rockstar” take on the ’90s anthem “What’s Up?,” as she transforms a song about a quarter-life crisis into a deeper meditation on time passing. https://t.co/mOg5tHIwhy
Q with Tom Power: Dolly Parton on entering her 'Rockstar' era (@tompowercbc @DollyParton - @QwithTomPower) https://t.co/GCqR6cty1H
Dolly Parton's foray into rock and roll immediately proved to be a commercial success and one of the best-performing albums of her career on the Billboard sales charts. https://t.co/8k34a2FaTM
As @lindsayzoladz argues in the new Amplifier newsletter, Dolly Parton has "been reshaping rock ’n’ roll in her own style for her entire career." https://t.co/mOg5tHIwhy
. @DollyParton reveals which of her songs country radio thought were just too controversial: https://t.co/E1cJztIpLb