Reply #27: Whitney's version was fantastic. It's a great study in how the same song can be totally different. [View All]

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Dolly sings it as a heartwrenching pledge to an impossible love. Still makes me cry every time I hear it. I swear that's the song that first made me feel what love feels like.

Whitney's is a triumphant declaration of her love. It's a little sad, but mostly proud, like an anthem. I love both versions. I love Dolly's more, but still love Whitney's.

It amazes me how they can make the same words and lyrics mean something different just by how they sing it. You can add Leanne Rhymes in there, too, she does a great version of it.

It's all Dolly's songwriting, though. She's an amazing songwriter. I think Jolene and "Coat of Many Colors" may be even better written.