[DOLLY
[DOLLY PARTON JOLENE PLAYING]
HEATHER:
HEATHER: DOLLY PARTON IS TURNING SOME OF HER HITS INTO INDIVIDUAL
MOVIES.
MOVIES.
MOVIES. IT'S PART OF A NETFLIX SERIES
CALLED DOLLY PARTON'S
HEARTSTRINGS.
HEARTSTRINGS. KELLY HAS THE GREATEST JOB IN
THE WORLD AND SAT DOWN WITH
DOLLY PARTON ON WHAT SHE HAD TO
SAY.
SAY.
SAY. I
SAY. I ADORE HER AND I HOPE SHE IS AS
NICE IN PERSON AS SHE COMES
ACROSS ON THE TV SCREEN.
>> I WAS IN THE SAME BOAT AND
SHE IS.
SHE IS.
SHE IS. SHE IS SO DELIGHTFUL AND SO
FUNNY, SO GENUINE THAT EVEN
AFTER ASKING SEVERAL PEOPLE IN
THE PARK IF THEY HAD MET DOLLY,
EVERYONE LOVED HER.
HEATHER: SHE'S ONE OF THE PEOPLE
THAT UNIVERSALLY EVERYONE LIKES.
THE SONG "I WILL ALWAYS LOVE
YOU" IT WAS A RESIGNATION
LETTER.
LETTER.
LETTER. >> IT IS SUPER INTERESTING
BECAUSE THE WAY THINGS PLAN OUT.
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU IS ONE OF
HER BIGGEST HITS EVER.
WHITNEY HOUSTON WENT ON TO
RECORD IT AND TO WILD SUCCESS.
ELVIS PRESSLEY WAS INTERESTED IN
RECORDING IT.
RECORDING IT. DOLLY TURNED HIM DOWN AND THERE
IS AN INTERESTING STORY AROUND
IT.
IT.
IT. WHILE
IT. WHILE SHE WANTED HIM TO HEAR IT,
SHE NEEDED TO PROTECT ROYALTY
RIGHTS.
RIGHTS.
RIGHTS. I
RIGHTS. I TALKED WITH HER ABOUT MAKING
TOUGH DECISIONS, AND THE
INDUSTRY WANTED HER TO GO MORE
POP AND SHE SAID I'M COUNTRY AND
STUCK TO THOSE ROUTES.
THANKFULLY SHE DID.
HEATHER: HERE'S KELLY'S
INTERVIEW WITH DOLLY PARTON
WHERE SHE TALKS ABOUT
HEARTSTRINGS AND WHY,
ULTIMATELY, ELVIS DID NOT RECORD
THE SONG.
THE SONG.
THE SONG. >> GET YOUR PRETTY LITTLE BUTT
UP HERE AND HELP ME.
[APPLAUSE]
[APPLAUSE] ♪
♪
♪ >>
♪ >> THOSE EYES COULD TURN A MAN
TO SALT.
TO SALT.
TO SALT. >> IN A SERIES THAT SAYS THE
GREATEST SONGS OTHER ONE THAT
WITHSTAND THE TEST OF TIME AND
THOSE ARE THE ONE THAT COME FROM
THE HEART.
THE HEART. THIS IS TRUE OF YOUR CAREER AND
WE GET TO SEE THEM SHOWCASED.
MAYBE FOR YOU, SHARE AN EXAMPLE
OF WHAT WE WILL SEE AND HOW
IT IMPACTED YOUR LIFE.
>> I'M SO HAPPY TO HAVE THE
SONGS AND MOVIES.
ALL THROUGH THE YEARS, I THOUGHT
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A LOT OF MY
SONGS DONE AS MOVIES.
ALL EIGHT OF THEM SO FAR, WE MAY
CONTINUE HOPEFULLY, BUT THEY ARE
ALL COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WITH
DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES, LIKE
CHILDREN ARE.
CHILDREN ARE. I ALWAYS SAY MY SONGS ARE LIKE
MY KIDS AND I EXPECT THEM TO
SUPPORT ME WHEN I'M OLD.
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] THE FACT THAT WE CAPTURED ALL
THIS, USED DIFFERENT DIRECTORS
AND DIFFERENT WRITERS ON THE
INDIVIDUAL SONGS, THEY ALL HAD
THEIR OWN PERSONALITY, BUT SONGS
LIKE JOLENE, THEY DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT BECAUSE IT'S A
LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT
PEOPLE THINK.
PEOPLE THINK. IT'S AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
THEM OUT THERE AND LET PEOPLE
SEE THEM.
SEE THEM.
SEE THEM. >> IT TAKES COURAGE AND WISDOM
TO NAVIGATE THE MUSIC INDUSTRY,
SO I LOVE HEARING STORIES OF HOW
YOU CHOSE TO RECORD COUNTRY,
PUSHED ELVIS PRESSLEY AND WANTED
TO MAKE SURE YOU CAPPED AND
RETAINED RIGHTS FOR PUBLISHING
AND SO FORTH.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE HEART
DECISION-MAKING, HOW DO YOU DO
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? >>
THAT? >> THAT WAS AN EASY ONE BECAUSE
THAT WAS MY NUMBER ONE.
I NEVER HAD -- I HAD A NUMBER
ONE SONG WITH I WAS LOVE YOU AND
IT WASN'T ABOUT ELVIS'S MANAGER,
WHICH I ADMIRE HIM.
YOU HAVE TO GET THE BEST DEAL
YOU CAN FOR YOUR ARTIST.
BUT, I WASN'T WILLING TO GIVE UP
HAPPY -- HALF OF THE COPYRIGHT.
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I WOULDN'T LET HIM HAVE IT
BECAUSE OF MY FAMILY.
I THOUGHT THAT IS MY NUMBER ONE
COPYRIGHT, AND WHATEVER MY
THINGS ARE, I WANT TO LEAD TO MY
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. I
PEOPLE. I DIDN'T WANT TO SCATTER ALL OF
MY STUFF AROUND, SO, TO ME, THAT
WAS A TOUGH DECISION.
BECAUSE IT WAS ELVIS PRESSLEY, I
WAS SO EXCITED HE WAS GOING TO
SING THE SONG, I COULD IMAGINE
IN MY MIND HOW WONDERFUL THAT
WOULD HAVE SOUNDED, BUT AFTER IT
BECAME SUCH A HUGE HEADS, THE
BIGGEST SONG I WOULD EVER WRITE
PROBABLY, I KNEW I HAD MADE THE
RIGHT DECISION.
RIGHT DECISION. I DREW FROM THE SPIRITUAL PART
ABOUT THAT, THE FAMILY, THE LOVE
OF GOD, JUST GOING INTO MY OWN
GUT TO SAY THIS IS THE RIGHT
THING TO DO, EVEN IF IT IS HARD.
THAT'S HOW I MAKE ALL OF MY
DECISIONS AND WHY AM HERE TODAY.
♪
♪
♪ HEATHER: I KNOW WHAT I'M
WATCHING ON FRIDAY.
THAT'S WHEN IT COMES OUT.
THE SONG JOLENE, WHICH I WILL
HAVE STUCK IN THE REST OF MY --
STUCK IN MY HEAD FOR THE REST OF
THE DAY, THAT IS ONE OF THE
MOVIES.
MOVIES.
MOVIES. >> EACH OF THE SONGS IS BROUGHT
TO LIFE THROUGH A STORY INSPIRED
BY IT THROUGH THE LYRICS OF THE
SONG, BUT IT IS NOT A MUSIC
VIDEO.
VIDEO.
VIDEO. THE SONG DOESN'T PLAY THROUGHOUT
IT, SO TO SPEAK.
DOLLY HAD SEEN A GAL FLIRT WITH
HER HUSBAND AND SHE DIDN'T LIKE
IT -- LIKE THE WAY IT MADE HER
FEEL.
FEEL.
FEEL. JOLENE CAME FROM A LITTLE GIRL
WHO MET AND SAID I WOULD USE IT
FOR A SONG.
SHE MARRIED THEM TOGETHER.
IN THE MINI MOVIE WE HAVE SEEN,
JULIANNE HOUGH PLAYS JOLENE.
WE SEE HER KIND OF THE WAY SHE
INTERACTS WITH OTHER MARRIED
MEN, AND IT'S VERY INTERESTING
AND KIND OF FUN TO SEE THEM
DEPICTED ON SCENE AND WITH
TALENTED, GREAT ACTORS.
HEATHER: YOU HAVE MORE FOR THE
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE.
WEBSITE. >> I GOT A CHANCE TO GO TO THE
PREMIERE AND I TALKED WITH
KIMBERLY WILLIAMS AND JULIANNE
HOUGH.
HOUGH.
HOUGH. KIMBERLY WAS A HUGE BROTHER OF
THE 5 -- FATHER OF THE BRIDE
FAN.
FAN.
FAN. WE
FAN. WE TALKED ABOUT HER MARRIAGE AND
HOW -- AND DO THEY HAVE DATE
NIGHTS, WHERE DID THEY GO ON
FAMILY VACATIONS?
FAMILY VACATIONS? SHE WAS VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT
HOW SHE FIRST CAME TO HOLLYWOOD
AND HOW SHE KIND OF HAD
SELF-DOUBTS ENTER INTO HER AND
WHO SOME OF HER MENTORS ARE.
WE GOT REAL ON THE CARPET.
HEATHER: THAT WILL BE ON THE
WEBSITE ON CBS8.COM.
THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE -- IT'S
GOOD I DIDN'T DO THAT INTERVIEW
BECAUSE I WOULD GIVE HER ONE OF
THOSE LONG, AWKWARD HUGS AND NOT
LET GO.
LET GO.
LET GO. SHE IS SO LOVABLE.
>> SHE EVEN EMBRACED ME BACK.
HEATHER: GOOD.
HEATHER: GOOD. NO RESTRAINING ORDERS WILL BE
FILED BY THE END OF THAT.
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] STELLA: THANKS FOR ANSWERING THE
QUESTION ABOUT JOLENE.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW WHO SHE
WAS AND WHY DOLLY DIDN'T WANT
HER TO TAKE HER MAN.
HEATHER: YOU DON'T WANT ANY