Dolly Parton reacts to Lil Nas X’s cowl of ‘Jolene’

“I used to be so excited when somebody advised me that Lil Nas X had executed my music ‘Jolene.’ I needed to discover it and take heed to it instantly…and it is actually, actually good,” wrote Parton. “After all, I like him anyway. I used to be shocked and I am honored and flattered. I hope he does good for each of us. Thanks @lilnasx “
The “Business Child” singer had carried out the music final week on the BBC Radio 1 Dwell Lounge.
Lil Nas X responded on social media, with, “HOLY S—.”
He had defined on SiriusXM on Tuesday how he selected “Jolene.”
“We initially have been going to do a Nirvana music after which we have been type of goofing round and you recognize, like doing Jolene, it was like, wait a minute. What if we really did Jolene?” he mentioned.
He continued, “And I really feel like, you recognize, the context to it, like fully adjustments as you simply mentioned, I used to be like, ‘Oh, that’d be actually cool.’ So I went for it. Hey, [I] have my historical past with nation. So I used to be like, ah, that is good.”
Parton thinks so too.