I have my trusty mp3 player and I am at work listening to Dolly Parton's bluegrass rendition of Stairway to Heaven. Now before you guffaw, I thought the same thing when I heard that she remade it. It is actually quite good. She is one of the few country artists that I really like. She is a great singer and a great actor. Just look at Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, 9 to 5, and Steel Magnolias if you want proof. Anyhow, back to the song, it is really good, she changes some of the words, but it really works. She also just released an album of all cover songs. She even redid one of my favorite Cat Stevens songs, Where Do the Children Play?, which is usually a sacrilege. I was actually surprised to have liked it, and to make it better Cat Stevens himself plays acoustic guitar on the song. Most Cat Steven's remakes have fallen flat in my opinion, like Sheryl Crow doing her vapid rendition The First Cut is the Deepest. Then a few years back I think it was Mr. Big who did a remake of Wild World...yeach. Anyhow to make a long rant short, her bluegrass updates of some famous songs are actually quite refreshing. If anyone wants to hear any just drop me a line.
