Word: parton
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...solid work, what ends up standing out is a function of the song at hand - there's no faulting Patty Loveless and Dwight Yoakam, but their selections are less memorable than "Blue Night" (Mary Chapin Carpenter), "On the Old Kentucky Shore" (Joan Osborne & Ricky Skaggs) and especially Dolly Parton's rendering of "Cry, Cry Darlin'," a standout by any standard...
...walk off the hurt. It's pain recollected in wisdom. "If you ever loved me the way I loved you/You would be lonely too." "As much as you burned me, baby/I should be ashes by now." Womack attacks these bruised sentiments in a voice that carries odd echoes: Dolly Parton without the wink and giggle, Alison Krauss after three years of therapy. Womack can play a tune choir-girl straight or give it a twist of bluegrass (which she can not only sing but also singe with wildfire intensity). Each rendition has the clarity of a soul that realizes loss...
...Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan 2. Kiss - Prince (tied with "Paisley Park") 3. Happy - Jagger/Richard 4. Jolene - Dolly Parton 5. Passionate Kisses - Lucinda Williams 6. I Fall to Pieces - Harlan Howard/Hank Cochran 7. Angel From Montgomery - John Prine 8. Tennessee Stud - Doc Watson version 9. Pretty in Pink - Psychedelic Furs 10. Avalon - Roxy Music...
...size doesn't matter, catch a street act called Josh (the trainer) and Tarzan (a six-year-old chimp) on the sidewalk near Harrah's. Tarzan does somersaults, a nifty impression of Dolly Parton and the only Vegas striptease whose last article of clothing is a diaper. At the end he cadges tips. Save some quarters from your slots stash...