“Sweet Summer Lovin’” (1979) is an optimistic mood piece with the same level of musical detail as “Early Morning Breeze” and “Light of a Clear Blue Morning”, if certainly not the same quality of lyrics (Parton didn’t write it). Watch the video for Me and Little Andy from Dolly Parton's Greatest Hits for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Dolly Parton - Me and Little Andy (Letra e música para ouvir) - Late One Cold and Stormy Night I Heard a Dog-a-barkin / Then I Thought I Heard Somebody At My Door a Knockin / I Wondered Who Could Be Outside in Such An Awful Then there’s a wealth of songs, often variations on the classic country break-up song format, where it’s the parents failing to live up to their responsibility of beings parents, the essential one being love. Wagoner speaks the last half of the song over music, heightening the melodrama, the Halloween effect, the sentimentality; all of it. Thank you for listening! “Me and Little Andy”, from 1978’s Here You Come Again, even more of a sentimental ghost story, and gets even stranger when Parton starts emulating the voice of the child Sandy, the one who shows up at our narrator’s door with her little dog Andy, asking only to be taken care of. The future is still bright. In the didactic, previously unreleased “What Will Baby Be” (1972, redone in 1993 for Slow Dancing With the Moon), she pins a child’s future on the demeanor at home and the strength of the parents’ love. She was just a little girl, not more than six or seven But that night as they slept the angels took them both to heaven God knew little Andy would be lonesome with her gone Now Sandy and her puppy dog won't ever be alone Ain't ya got no gingerbread Ain't ya got no candy Ain't ya got an extra bed for me and little (whispers) Andy I love to knit, crochet, craft and share my patterns. The tragic stories told in “The Bridge” and “Down From Dover” are only the beginning. "Two Doors Down" peaked at No. By B e r n a d e t t e M 62 In the Style Of Dolly Parton 145 Views 5 Comments 4 Audio Recorded on Oct 13 at 5:44pm. Can we stay all night. The four-CD set Dolly starts even before that beginning. 2 on the US Billboard Easy Listening chart. Similar in its central observations to “God’s Coloring Book”, “Everything Is Beautiful (In Its Own Way)” (1969) better expresses the way her vision of the world maintains a space for darkness and sorrow. The giddiness of the 1980s material sort of brings Dolly full circle, back to the innocence of youth. Many of her best, though, distinctly tap into currents of guilt and defiance, wrapped in familial shame and devotion. Then I Asked Her to Come in and This Is What She Said. Patty cake and bakersman. Here You Come Again is the nineteenth solo studio album by Dolly Parton. Academy of Country Music Awards How Dolly could ever sing it without completely bursting into tears, is beyond me. It was Parton's first album to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, for shipping a million copies. My mommy ran away again. After the pregnant protagonist is left by her lover, the baby dies stillborn: “I guess in some strange way / She knew / She’d never have a father’s arms to hold her”. It also rates highly with me though, because it is a *Story* song. Correction: Dolly Parton - Me And Little Andy (ukulele) Comment. (Dolly Parton) Late one cold and stormy night I heard a dog a' barkin' Then I thought I heard somebody at my door a' knockin' I … Note the fixation in these story-songs, and in Parton’s music overall, on parents rejecting their children and the children yearning, for the rest of their lives, to receive the love they were robbed of. We Was All Alone and Didn't Know What Else to Do, The earliest songs were recorded in 1959, when she was just 13. Ain't'cha got an extra bed for me and little Andy? Sorry, you have Javascript Disabled! G A D G Patty-cake and baker's man, my mommy ran away again, A and we was all alone and didn't know what else to do A7 D I wonder if you'll let us stay with you? 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. Her fear, they realize, was really one of death, which came from her awareness that she was always “destined to die”. 7 on the RPM Canadian Singles chart and No. When it comes to an icon with a discography as large and rich as Parton’s, declaring one time period as the worthiest is more about music critics than the music. "Ain't Ya Got no Gingerbread? The album was reissued in the late 1980s, minus the cuts "Applejack", "Heartbreak Express", "Me and Little Andy" and "Hard Candy Christmas". By B a b y _ B i r d 91 In the Style Of Dolly Parton 11 Views 2 Comments 2 Audio Recorded on Oct 13 at 7:29pm. 1 on the RPM Canadian Country Singles chart, No. Pattycake, a baker's man My momma ran away again We was all alone and didn't know what else to do Wondered if you'd let us stay with you Giddy-up tiny horse goin to the mill Can we stay all night? Both are central to her music. It also rates highly with me though, because it is a *Story* song. How Dolly could ever sing it without completely bursting into tears, is beyond me. This the era of Rhinestone and 9 to 5, of “Islands in the Stream” and Dollywood: when she became even larger-than-life as a celebrity. In the child-death tale “Jeanie’s Afraid of the Dark”, a couple can never understand why their sole child is afraid of the dark, until she dies. PopMatters is wholly independent, women-owned and operated. "PMS Blues" and "Me and Little Andy" are among the little-known songs in Dolly Parton's catalog that should've been huge hits. Parton also often connects ‘home’ to her spiritual upbringing, to the Bible. Thank you for listening! That faith-based optimism is central to Parton’s music, but it’s also always a tear-stained optimism, never ignorant of the reality that life is hard and things don’t go as planned. To Handy Little Me Hi! I'm Louise. She was just a little girl, not more than six or seven But that night as they slept the angels took them both to heaven God knew little Andy would be lonesome with her gone Now Sandy and her puppy dog won't ever be alone Ain't ya got no gingerbread Ain't ya got no candy Ain't ya got an extra bed for me and little (whispers) Andy And still the cycles of time push beyond the boundaries of Dolly. little Andy be lonesome with her gone. “Single Women” (1981) tells of the struggles of young women, but in a moving-up show tune. She had a successful performing/recording relationship with Porter Wagoner which eventually dissolved and gave way to a successful solo career. The most dire situations are central to some of Parton’s best songs, story-songs where she swiftly encapsulated so many human quandaries and conflicts within one narrative. Big Hugs xoxoxox. Its strength lies in how plainly stated the tragedy is, and how that plays against the moody, sensitive tone of the music. Her first #1 hit was “Joshua” in 1970. I wonder if you'll let us stay with you [Verse 3] Giddy up trotty horse, going to the mill. little Andy be lonesome with her gone. “Here is where it started / and here is where I’ll end it”, she sings and then the song ends, abruptly as death. In Canada, the single peaked at No. Even some of her love songs have a strong spiritual bent, like 1971’s “Here I Am”, from The Coat of Many Colors. God knew little Andy would be lonesome with her gone Now Sandy and her puppy dog won't ever be alone Ain't ya got no gingerbread Ain't ya got no candy Ain't ya got an extra bed for me and little (whispers) Andy. As sentimental and strange as “Me and Little Andy” is, the go-for-broke courage of it is typical of Parton as an artist. Stream Me And Little Andy by The Nash Rambler from desktop or your mobile device 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. Parton didn’t stop making music in 1993, when Dolly ends. But even those who have seen her perform will have to be at least mildly surprised at how naturally proficient Dolly is at jumping into a completely new bag."[7]. If you don't love us no one will. In a certain way that boldness comes to a head in her more pop-leaning music of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Check out Me and Little Andy by The Prettiots on Amazon Music. In other words it’s optimism with empathy for people, a trait key to Parton’s songwriting. All across Dolly are songs of leaving and returning. Way beyond, to a career as one of country music’s legendary performers and best songwriters, to the status of larger-than-life pop-culture icon. [Verse 2] D Before I could say a word, she said, "My name is Sandy, D And this here is my puppy dog, its name is little Andy." Add Selected to Playlist. She was just a little girl, not more than six or seven But that night as they slept the angels took them both to heaven God knew little Andy would be lonesome with her gone Now Sandy and her puppy dog won't ever be alone Ain't ya got no gingerbread Ain't ya got no candy Ain't ya got an extra bed for me and little (whispers) Andy They don’t want her to be afraid, even in death, so they put a light at her grave. Watch the video for Me and Little Andy from Dolly Parton's Greatest Hits for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Parton will sing of a child finding support and wisdom from her parents (in the classic “The Coat of Many Colors”, for example), but then also of children disappointing their parents, as in “I’m Not Worth the Tears” (1967), where a rejected and pregnant teenager blames herself for disgracing her parents. Lyrics to 'Me And Little Andy' by Dolly Parton. 7 on the RPM Canadian Easy Listening chart. And we was all alone and didn't know what else to do. In Australia, the single peaked at No. Sign up for Deezer and listen to Me And Little Andy by Dolly Parton and 56 million more tracks. "[6], In the October 22, 1977 issue, Cashbox published a review saying, "Dolly's winning ways have convinced more than a few former non-believers that country and western audiences have no right to a monopoly on this songbird's talents. Ain't Ya Got no Candy? I think it's just a sad story about an abused little girl looking for a safe place to die, it's such a sad song. Every so often a flash of lightning would shoot through the white rose drapes and thunder shake my house. In the ‘80s she became an actress and all-around celebrity personality while continuing to have hit records. Me And Little Andy. Sign up for Deezer and listen to Me and Little Andy by Dolly Parton and 56 million more tracks. The version of "Two Doors Down" issued on the single was recorded by Parton in January 1978 and features a more pop sound than the album version. There are the Porter Wagoner years, the solo years, the ‘80s ‘pop’ years, etc. "Me and Little Andy" is quite simply the saddest song ever written. It and subsequent hits caught Porter Wagoner’s ear, which took her to the Grand Ole Opry, to a successful career as a singer, and beyond. 12 on the US Billboard Easy Listening chart. Family always matters, in Parton’s songs, one way or another. Of course Dolly tells more than one story, just as her music would be ill-served by us just looking at it as a series of phases, as is often done. It also rates highly with me though, because it is a *Story* song. 1969’s “Down From Dover” is less musically drastic but in many ways more extreme and powerful in its drama. If you don't love us no one will. 10 on the ARIA Top 100 Singles chart. search engine by freefind: advanced: Type in an artist's name or song title in the space above for a quick search of Classic Country Music … So simple and very beautiful but supreme in it's heartbreaking. She’s gone through at least a couple more creative periods since then: a trio of bluegrass albums and then fun country-pop album Backwoods Barbie. Listen online or download the iHeartRadio App. As Yoakam accurately puts it, “Daddy” is “a succinctly elegant commentary on life’s disappointment and unfulfilled promise in love and family”. This album includes the 1982 version of "I Will Always Love You". Preview Add correction. How Dolly could ever sing it without completely bursting into tears, is beyond me. G A D Then I asked her to come in and this is what she said: [Chorus] D "Ain't ya got no gingerbread? Based on Dolly Parton's song Me and Little Andy. The same thing happened in her music itself. Me And Little Andy. (Dolly Parton) Late one cold and stormy night I heard a dog a' barkin' Then I thought I heard somebody at my door a' knockin' I … The album's first single, "Here You Come Again", was released in October 1977 and peaked at No. Songs like “Jolene” and “Coat of Many Colors”, and the albums of the same names, were commercially successful and remain hugely influential on musicians across genre. I hope you enjoy my blog and come back often to see what's new! G A D G Patty-cake and baker's man, my mommy ran away again, A and we was all alone and didn't know what else to do A7 D I wonder if you'll let us stay with you? In 1967’s “False Eyelashes”, a singer is ashamed to return home because her family and town may realize she’s not the big star she claims to be. Me And Little Andy by Dolly Parton. The promise of love and family is a great theme on Dolly, one that motivates her songs and characters again and again. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.com. If you don't love us no one will I promise we won't cry Dolly Parton - Me and Little Andy (Letra e música para ouvir) - Late One Cold and Stormy Night I Heard a Dog-a-barkin / Then I Thought I Heard Somebody At My Door a Knockin / I Wondered Who Could Be Outside in Such An Awful Essaying the pop culture that matters since 1999. 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