♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY,

WE'RE BACK WITH JUST SUPERSTAR OF EVERY KIND, DOLLY PARTON.

IN MAY, YOU RELEASED A SONG ABOUT THE PANDEMIC WHICH IS

CALLED, "WHEN LIFE IS GOOD AGAIN."

WHAT KIND OF SONG DO YOU THINK THE WORLD NEEDS RIGHT NOW IN

THESE-- IN THESE TROUBLED TIMES?

>> WELL, I THINK THEY NEED-- I THINK THEY NEED MORE OF THAT

KIND OF STUFF.

AND I REALLY FELT LED TO WRITE THAT.

AND I'VE WRITTEN SOME OTHER SONGS ALONG THOSE LINES ABOUT

THE PANDEMIC AND MAYBE, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO PUT SOMETHING

ELSE OUT.

I HAVE ALL THIS CHRISTMAS STUFF AND EVERYTHING GOING NOW.

BUT I DO HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS WRITTEN ABOUT THIS TIME GOING

ON.

SO I JUST REALLY FELT LIKE I SHOULD WRITE SOMETHING, AND THAT

ONE HAS SOME REALLY GOOD LINES THAT I THINK EVERYBODY STARTED

LOOKING AT THEMSELVES A LITTLE DEEPER THAN THEY HAD BEFORE.

WHEN IT SAYS, "WHEN LIFE IS GOOD AGAIN, I'LL BE A BETTER FRIEND,

A BETTER PERSON WHEN LIFE IS GOOD AGAIN, I'LL

OPEN UP MY HEART AND LET THE WHOLE WORLD IN WHEN LIFE IS GOOD

AGAIN, AND LAUGH AND DANCE AND SING WITH OUR FRIENDS," AND THAT

SORT OF THING.

IT WAS AN UPLIFTING THING THAT LET'S PEOPLE KNOW IT'S GOING TO

BE ALL RIGHT.

WHEN LIFE IS GOOD AGAIN WE'LL DO MORE FUN STUFF.

AND I HOPE WE WILL.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS YEAR TO BE OVER, CAN YOU.

>> Stephen: NO, I CAN'T.

>> CRAZY, CRAZY.

>> Stephen: I SAID I WANT A FAST-FORWARD BUTTON, AND THAT

WILL BE NICE.

EVERYBODY HAS THEIR FAVORITE DOLLY PARTON SONGS.

I GOT TO SING MINE WITH YOU, "BUTTERFLY."

WHAT ARE YOUR-- AND THIS WILL BE DEFINITIVE SO I WANT YOU TO GIVE

IT SOME THOUGHT, DOLLY PARTON-- WHAT ARE YOUR TOP THREE DOLLY

PARTON SONGS?

>> WELL, MY VERY FAVORITE SONG FROM A VERY PERSONAL LEVEL IS

"THE CODE OF MANY COLORS."

IT'S KIND OF A SIGNATURE SONG OF MINE.

AND IT'S MORE THAN ABOUT THE LITTLE COAT.

IT'S ABOUT MY MOM, IT'S ABOUT MY FAMILY.

IT'S ABOUT ACCEPTANCE AND IT'S ABOUT TOLERANCE, AND IT EVEN

SPEAKS TO BULLYING, HOW THE KIDS MADE FUN OF ME AT SCHOOL.

THEY TEACH IT IN SOME OF THE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS AROUND IN

TENNESSEE.

AND THEY USE THAT LITTLE SONG ABOUT NOT MAKING FUN OF PEOPLE,

THAT IT'S OKAY TO BE DIFFERENT.

WE ARE WHO WE ARE AND WE NEED TO ACCEPT AND LOVE EACH OTHER.

THAT ONE, CERTAINLY, I LOVE BECAUSE OF MY MOM, AND IT'S A

TRUE STORY, AND I HAVE TREASURED MEMORIES OF THAT.

AND AS FAR AS A SINGER/SONGWRITER, ALL SINGERS

LOVE TO HAVE A SONG THAT YOU CAN SING TENDER, AND THEN YOU CAN GO

BIG IF YOU WANT TO.

YOU CAN SING LOUD OR SHOW HOW MUCH VOLUME YOU KNOW YOU HAVE,

AND HOW MUCH RANGE AND ALL.

SO I WOULD THINK THAT THE "I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU" SONG IS

REALLY GOOD FOR THAT.

BECAUSE I CAN SING IT LITTLE OR I CAN SING IT BIG.

AND SO NOT JUST BECAUSE I WROTE THEM, BUT THAT ONE IS REAL

SPECIAL.

BUT I LIKE SONGS THAT I'VE RECORDED IN ALBUMS THAT A LOT OF

PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD.

THERE'S A SONG CALLED "DOWN INTEREST DOVER" AND A LOT OF

PEOPLE LOVE IT.

IT'S ABOUT A GIRL THAT GOT PREGNANT AND SHE HAD TO LEAVE

HOME AND GO OUT AND LIVE ON A FARM WITH AN OLD LADY AND ALL

THAT.

SO BACK AT THE TIME, WHEN I PUT IT OUT ON A RECORD, THEY

WOULDN'T PLAY IT ON THE RADIO.

LORD, NOW, YOU CAN HAVE A BABY RIGHT ON TELEVISION.

SEATS LIKE-- IT'S ALL DIFFERENT.

SO I REALLY LOVE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF MY SONGS LIKE THAT THAT TELL

STORIES.

AND, OF COURSE, "JOLENE" IS EVERYBODY'S FAVORITE.

AD I ENJOY SINGING THAT ONE.

MOST OF MY SONGS THEY LOVE THE BEST ARE SONGS THAT NOBODY'S

EVER HEARD, SO TO TALK ABOUT THEM THEY WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW

WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

BUT I JUST ENJOY A LOT OF STORIES.

THAT'S WHY I'M A SONGTELLER.

>> Stephen: DOLLY, IT'S SO LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

>> SEE YOU LATER.

>> Stephen: "DOLLY PARTON: SONGTELLER" IS AVAILABLE

NOVEMBER 17.

IT WOULD MAKE A GREAT CHRISTMAS PRESENT, SO WOULD HER CHRISTMAS

ALBUM.

DOLLY PARTON, EVERYBODY.

>> THEY'RE JUST THE RIGHT SIZE!

>> Stephen: EXACTLY.

THERE YOU GO.

>> I COULD USE THE MONEY!

I NEED THE MONEY!

>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY TY DOLLA SIGN.

BYE, DOLLY.

>> BYE!

THANK YOU.

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