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A few years ago a British Dolly Parton fan played a 45 rpm vinyl single of Dolly Parton’s Jolene at 33 rpm and posted the results on the interweb. The video (since removed) became a viral hit, not because it was funny but because the slowed-down version sounded good, and was a bit of a revelation; at the very least, it exposed the incredible rhythmic precision and soulfulness of Parton’s phrasing, which can’t always be limned when she’s trilling and warbling at breakneck speed. Without further ado, here’s a recently posted version, with improved audio, of Jolene at 73.3%.
If there are any offended Dolly fans out there, I’ll half-unoffend you with a slowed-down version that’s been electronically corrected to normal pitch, and make further reparations with the original version here.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.

35 Replies to “Reader Tips”

  1. EBD;
    That’s not Dolly at 73 1/3 RPM
    At that speed she’d sound like a chipmunk on helium.

  2. Ok, you said %, not RPM.
    I was thinking of those other things filled with helium, not her voice. My bad.

  9. Living space? What the Sam Hill is that. I have a sure fire way of getting rid of spiders and other insects in our house, and that being a fly swatter or my shoe.
    I guess some people have two screws loose. I’ll bet she would get downright huffy and not so mealy mouthed if a real conservative showed up. Must be a liberal.

  10. Bet she’s still single too. Will undoubtedly stay that way. Most decent men have a allergy to those kind of nuts.

  12. She’s a stupid twit. Spiders are useful predators, they eat insects.
    For catching/killing insects a hand vacuum is more effective and a lot less messy than a filthy flyswatter.

  15. The inevitable disclaimer at the end of north of 60 link:
    “changes in how we classify cancer or the introduction of new screening or diagnostic tests” could affect this, according to the study.
    One bright note: Cancer mortality rates started decreasing in 1991.
    Heart disease accounted for a large portion of deaths in 1900, and that’s still the case today. Overall, though, life spans are increasing.”

  16. For what it’s worth ……. I AM Joe Molnar in Woodstock Ontario and I AM flying an old Canadian flag (which my late father loved) from our back deck… in his HONOUR!
    As an immigrant FROM HUNGARY TO CANADA IN 1924… HE LOVED CANADA… HOME OF THE FREE and frankly …. SO DO I!
    I AM JOSEPH MOLNAR WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO, CANADA

  17. Hand vacuum? Actually you got something there, and I think this qualifies as a Reader Tips.
    The year our oldest daughter had her high school grad there were tons of mosquitoes around and after the come and go in our house our house was black with mosquitoes. One of the last guests suggested using our central vac. I did and after a half hour they were all gone. Worked like a charm.

  18. If that woman’s house had lots of spiders then she must have had lots of other bugs too. After all, spiders go where the food is. Maybe she should get off of youtube and try cleaning her “living space”. Food crumbs on the floor or dirty dishes tend to attract flies and roaches.

  19. Socialism’s natural end result.
    “… after the ruling Socialist party has come under pressure to release the reins of government following its poor showing in European Parliamentary elections on May 25.”
    …-
    “Bulgaria Arrests Five Men Amid Efforts to Stop Run on Banks”
    “Bulgarian police detained five men in connection with an alleged organized attack on the financial system as the eastern European nation’s government moved to stop the worst run on banks in 17 years.”
    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-29/bulgaria-arrests-two-men-amid-efforts-to-stop-run-on-banks.html

  20. Of Liberals Lezzy Wynne and Lois Lerner.
    …-
    “IRS: So… Our Computer Crashed And Erased All Of Lois Lerner’s Emails”
    http://news.yahoo.com/irs-computer-crashed-erased-lois-lerner-emails-203605784.html
    …-
    “Tech expert allegedly linked to deleted emails had contract with Liberals”
    “TORONTO — Ontario’s Liberals have confirmed that an outside tech expert police allege was given access to 24 computers in the premier’s office last year had a contract with the governing party that was cancelled just two days ago.
    Government house leader John Milloy says computer expert Peter Faist was also under contract to the Liberal caucus office at Queen’s Park, but that contract ended when former premier Dalton McGuinty left office.”
    http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/tech-expert-allegedly-linked-to-deleted-emails-had-contract-with-liberals-1.1753735

  22. Re: Jolene!
    I`ve often wondered about older songs and recordings (that are on Youtube etc.) if indeed they`re running at the right speed or not.
    My Grandfather had an Edison drum type gramophone that had a clock like mechanism with a wind up crank and a speed governor. Depending on why type of lube oil was used, the speed varied greatly. We had to adjust it manually, and by ear. When we lubed it with Singer Sewing Machine O79ail, it seemed to run the best. My Dad used to say, ”Maybe our brains aren`t all running at the same speed, that`s why we can`t get it right.”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIo9Jlvx5fA
    If you listen to the Edison in the link, it sure sounds like it`s running a tad slow! But then there`s nothing saying that the video is in real time.
    As for Dolly Parton, I knew she`d had a reduction, but I thought it was more than 78%!

  23. Corrected version. Sorry–something went wrong here!!!
    Re: Jolene!
    I`ve often wondered about older songs and recordings (that are on Youtube etc.) if indeed they`re running at the right speed or not.
    My Grandfather had an Edison drum type gramophone that had a clock like mechanism with a wind up crank and a speed governor. Depending on what type of lube oil was used, the speed varied greatly. We had to adjust it manually, and by ear. When we lubed it with Singer Sewing Machine Oj9yxil, it seemed to run the best. My Dad used to say, ”Maybe our brains aren`t all running at the same speed, that`s why we can`t get it right.”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIo9Jlvx5fA
    If you listen to the Edison in the link, it sure sounds like it`s running a tad slow! But then there`s nothing saying that the video is in real time.
    As for Dolly Parton, I knew she`d had a reduction, but I thought it was more than 78%!

  24. Re: Jolene! (Corrected Version)
    I`ve often wondered about older songs and recordings (that are on Youtube etc.) if indeed they`re running at the right speed or not.
    My Grandfather had an Edison drum type gramophone that had a clock like mechanism with a wind up crank and a speed governor. Depending on what type of lube oil was used, the speed varied greatly. We had to adjust it manually, and by ear. When we lubed it with Singer Sewing Machine Oil, it seemed to run the best. My Dad used to say, ”Maybe our brains aren`t all running at the same speed, that`s why we can`t get it right.”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIo9Jlvx5fA
    If you listen to the Edison in the link, it sure sounds like it`s running a tad slow! But then there`s nothing saying that the video is in real time.
    As for Dolly Parton, I knew she`d had a reduction, but I thought it was more than 78%!

  26. AGW Regress Report.
    …-
    “Antarctica sets new record for sea ice area”
    “The sea ice surrounding Antarctica, which, as I reported in my book, has been steadily increasing throughout the period of satellite measurement that began in 1979, has hit a new all-time record high for areal coverage.
    The new record anomaly for Southern Hemisphere sea ice, the ice encircling the southernmost continent, is 2.074 million square kilometers and was posted for the first time by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s The Cryosphere Today early Sunday morning.”
    http://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/06/29/antarctica-sets-new-record-for-sea-ice-area/#more-112180

  28. NOOOO! Obama is not a Muslim. More facts on how Christianity is under attack;
    Military Bans Bibles But Forces Soldiers to Adhere to Ramadan Rules
    The US Air Force kicked Christian Gideon’s volunteers off base in March.
    The Bibles were too offensive and violated the separation of church and state rule.
    But US military personnel are expected to adhere Islamic practices during Ramadan.
    Stars and Stripes reported:
    U.S. personnel accustomed to drinking their coffee on the drive to work will have to put that habit on hold for about a month. It’s one of a few lifestyle changes Americans will have to make during the holy month of Ramadan.
    Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Officials expect Ramadan to begin at sunrise on Saturday, depending on when the new moon is sighted. The holy month lasts for approximately 30 days — until about July 28. For Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a month of fasting and devotion to God. Most Muslims fast from dawn to sunset, when families gather for Iftar — the meal that breaks the fast.
    http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/06/military-bans-bibles-from-bases-but-forces-soldiers-to-adhere-to-islamic-practices-during-ramadan/

  30. H/T Liberal Justine and Mohammed.
    …-
    “World Pride: 12000 marchers turn downtown streets into sea of colour
    Toronto Star”
    …-
    “Misopaedia and the Insolence of Gay Monarchy”
    “Today’s issue of depreciating childhood dovetails perfectly with my previous installment on infantilizing adults: both are reflecting a loss of the sense of maturity and responsibility in our Western culture. For instance, today every newborn is burdened with a four to six figure number of debt depending on his or her whereabouts ( cf. David Willets; “The Pinch – How the Baby Boomers took their Children’s Future-and why they should give it back”, Atlantic Books London: 2010, p.259, 269). Now the first dramatic example of instrumentalizing childhood…”
    http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/5086
    …-
    “Pakistani family slits throats of young couple who married for love
    New York Daily News”

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