The '70s Breakup Hit That Wasn't: The Real Meaning Of Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You

The '70s Breakup Hit That Wasn't: The Real Meaning Of Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You

The relationship that inspired Dolly Parton's hit song "I Will Always Love You" wasn't a romantic one at all, and it hit a sour note after she found success.

Dolly Parton Prepared Us For The End

I was an adult when I encountered Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” for the first time. I grew up thinking Whitney Houston’s 1992 cover was the original; I can’t say exactly when my ignorance was rectified but Twitter was almost certainly where. There was a type of tweet that would, and maybe still does, reliably go viral about the origins of the song, usually referring either to the fact that Parton wrote it and “Jolene” in the same day o…

'I had no idea': Netizens react after discovering that 'I Will Always Love You' was Dolly Parton's song

Netizens reacted on X (formerly Twitter) after discovering that 'I Will Always Love You' was originally Dolly Parton's song.

Whitney Houston Had One Big Worry After Recording Dolly Parton’s Most Famous Song

Parton originally wrote and recorded "I Will Always Love You" in 1973 as a farewell to her longtime musical partner, Porter Wagoner.