History YMMV / DollyParton

* DeadpanSnarker: Has her moments, often leavened with SelfDeprecation. Among her famous quotes: "It takes a lot of money to look this cheap," and "I don't mind all the DumbBlond jokes because I know I'm not dumb. And I know I'm not blonde."

** And a few country fans think she wrote "Shine"...

* TearJerker: "Me and Little Andy", "I Will Forever Hate Roses", "Down From Dover" and "Hard Candy Christmas".

** "Baby I'm Burnin' " is a couple-times-removed musical cousin of ElvisPresley's "Burning Love".

* ArchivePanic: Released her first single in 1959, her first album in 1967, and her latest album in 2016. All told she's recorded over 50 albums. And there are literally hundreds of career compilations to choose from as well.

* ValuesDissonance: Jolene. In the 21st Century the speaker sounds co-dependent as hell, and the man sounds like a cheating bastard.

* TearJerker: "Me and Little Andy," "I Will Forever Hate Roses" and "Down From Dover."

** "Two Doors Down" is an unusual case. It was originally a cut on the ''Here You Come Again'' album, then a cover version by Zella Lehr became a Top 10 hit on the country charts. Recognizing that the song had hit potential but not wanting to undercut Lehr's success, Parton re-recorded the song and aimed it at the pop market, where it became a Top 20 hit. But Parton's re-recorded pop version still got a huge amount of country radio airplay and Lehr's version was quickly forgotten.

** "Two Doors Down" is an unusual case. It was originally a cut on the ''Here You Come Again'' album, then a cover version by Zella Lehr became a Top 10 hit on the country charts. Recognizing that the song had hit potential but not wanting to undercut Lehr's success, Parton re-recorded the song and aimed it at the pop market, where it became a Top 30 hit. But Parton's re-recorded pop version still got a huge amount of country radio airplay and Lehr's version was quickly forgotten.

** "Here You Come Again" was written for Brenda Lee, who turned it down, and was first recorded by B.J. Thomas.

* "Here You Come Again" was written for Brenda Lee, who turned it down, and was first recorded by B.J. Thomas.

** "Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You" was first released by Joe Sun.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic / SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}: "Coat of Many Colors" is often considered one of the most sincere, heartfelt country songs of all time.

** Even though Parton released it ''three times'', many people still believe that "I Will Always Love You" is a Whitney Houston song. Among them, Dolly herself. She will happily admit if she's "lost" a song, and she says that while she might have wrote it (and had a hit with it herself,) it's now Whitney's song.

* TearJerker: "Me and Little Andy." and "I Will Forever Hate Roses"

* TearJerker: "Me and Little Andy."

* [[SugarWiki/HeCanReallyAct She Can Really Act]]: A big part of her success comes from looking people expecting her to be a DumbBlonde only to realize she's actually highly intelligent and a very talented singer and actor.

* [[HeCanReallyAct She Can Really Act]]: A big part of her success comes from looking people expecting her to be a DumbBlonde only to realize she's actually highly intelligent and a very talented singer and actor.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome / CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: "Coat of Many Colors" is often considered one of the most sincere, heartfelt country songs of all time.
* [[TearJerker TearJerker]]: "Me and Little Andy."

** Even though Parton released it ''three times'', many people still believe that "I Will Always Love You" is a Whitney Houston song.

* [[TearJerker TearJerker]] "Me and Little Andy."

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome / CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: "Coat of Many Colors" is often considered one of the most sincere, heartfelt country songs of all time.