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Paladin

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30. I refuse to participate in the Dolly vs. Whitney contest.

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Tue Sep 16, 2025, 11:35 AM

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On account of all the many country-western sites out there, right now, whining about the current quality of C-W music---and longing for the "good old days" where 90% of such music was rendered by white guys, with another 9% done by white women, and Charley Pride plugged into the remaining 1%. These sites didn't spring up until artists like Beyonce successfully encroached on cowboy radio. I've seen a dozen of them on Facebook in the last few months.

No disrespect meant, sir pball...

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Dolly was better than Whitney. [View all] sir pball Thursday OP

Dolly was different from Whitney... DUMember24 Thursday #1

Music is a subjective experience Keepthesoulalive Thursday #2

Disagree iemanja Thursday #3

Whitney sings it *at* you, and she does it extraordinarily well... sir pball Thursday #4

That's the perfect way to describe it. Aristus Friday #12

And Who Was it That Wrote the Song?? Sane1 Friday #5

Dolly iemanja Friday #6

Dolly wrote the lyrics and the music MacKasey Tuesday #31

Chevies are better than Fords Oeditpus Rex Friday #7

Okay Torchlight Friday #9

And...my dog's better than your dog .. Sequoia Tuesday #28

Both are good SheLiberal Friday #8

Dolly does do a good job. But I think Whitney did it with more emotion and a full throated pitch. Fla Dem Friday #10

Strong disagree. Whitney did it stronger and more full-throated for sure sir pball Saturday #15

I thought Whitney's was more heartfelt. Elessar Zappa Tuesday #25

Apples & Oranges justaprogressive Friday #11

I didn't mean to diss Whitney sir pball Saturday #16

You didn't justaprogressive Sunday #18

and I think Karen Carpenter was better than all today's bubblegummy pop singers combined Skittles Friday #13

She was so nice when I met her. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #23

wow Skittles Tuesday #33

And so talented! OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #35

They both knocked it out of the park. Iggo Friday #14

Oh, for sure sir pball Saturday #17

Dolly Rebl2 Sunday #19

I admire your courage. Once, I commented about a superstar & got *blasted* by a super-fan. UTUSN Monday #20

YES!!!!! yellowdogintexas Monday #21

Dolly music is not my taste but she's very unique Skittles Tuesday #22

If you do not weep during this, I cannot help you. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #24

Can you imagine being Porter Wagoner hearing that tune? Raven123 Tuesday #26

He was always one of my favorites. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #34

I prefer Whitney's version Bev54 Tuesday #27

Whitney was loud The Blue Flower Tuesday #29

I refuse to participate in the Dolly vs. Whitney contest. Paladin Tuesday #30

It's all personal preference, but Dolly wrote it, recorded it first, and cashes all the royalty checks for it ms liberty Tuesday #32