Dolly Parton Teams Up with 4 Non Blondes' Linda Perry for New Cover of Band's Signature Hit 'What's

23/09/2023

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Dolly Parton Teams Up with 4 Non Blondes' Linda Perry for New Cover of Band's Signature Hit 'What's
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00:00 Dolly Parton teams up with 4 Non Blondes' Linda Perry for new cover of band's signature

00:04 hit "What's Up".

00:05 "First of all, I love Linda Perry.

00:07 Second of all, I love this song written by Linda," said Parton of her fresh take on

00:11 the 1993 hit.

00:13 Dolly Parton and Linda Perry want to know what's going on.

00:16 On Friday, the two singer-songwriters teamed up for a new cover version of Perry's band

00:20 4 Non Blondes' signature 1993 hit "What's Up," which will appear on Parton's upcoming

00:25 rockstar album.

00:26 "First of all, I love Linda Perry.

00:29 Second of all, I love this song written by Linda," said the country superstar in a press

00:32 release of the cover, which arrives alongside a sweet music video featuring the pair harmonizing

00:37 together while Perry, 58, plays the guitar.

00:40 Interspersed between shots of Parton, 77, and Perry in the clip is footage of children

00:45 playing and enjoying life, and many kids join the two performers throughout the video, directing

00:50 the song's frustrated sentiment toward the youth's future in an uncertain world.

00:53 "Third of all, I love being a part of this video to try to make people think about what's

00:58 going on in this world today," continued Parton's statement.

01:01 "Shout out to the little children that helped with the video.

01:04 If our children don't make it, then what will?

01:06 Again, I ask 'What's Up?'

01:08 Enjoy."

01:09 The Jolie musician's admiration for Perry isn't one-sided.

01:12 The former 4 Non Blondes member was equally, if not more, excited to work with Parton.

01:17 Dolly Parton teams up with Linda Perry for moving "What's Up?"

01:20 video

01:21 Dolly Parton rolled out the latest song from her upcoming all-star debut rock record Rockstar

01:25 November 17 on Friday, September 22, a moving cover of the 1993 4 Non Blondes song "What's

01:32 Up?"

01:33 And because the country legend was determined to make her first 4E legit, she collaborated

01:37 on the song with former Non Blondes singer Linda Perry.

01:40 The superstar songwriter/producer Christina Avelera "Pank" Adele also appears in the

01:45 just-released video for the song, which was filmed at a Nashville elementary school on

01:50 the hottest day of the year.

01:51 "First of all, I love Linda Perry.

01:53 Second of all, I love this song written by Linda."

01:56 Parton said in a statement about the song that perennially asks a question with no clear

02:00 answer about the state of the world today.

02:01 "Third of all, I love being a part of this video to try to make people think about what's

02:06 going on in this world today."

02:07 Parton, 77, added.

02:08 "Shout out to the little children that helped with the video.

02:12 If our children don't make it, then what will?

02:14 Again, I ask 'What's Up?'

02:16 Enjoy."

02:17 The visual for the poignant take on the tune finds Parton singing the song on a stage,

02:21 with Perry gently strumming an acoustic guitar as children from Nashville's Eakin Elementary

02:25 School sit at her feet.

02:27 Parton has long supported childhood literacy through her Imagination Library project, which

02:31 has distributed more than 200 million books since 1995.

02:35 How is one supposed to react when the greatest and most prolific songwriter in the world

02:39 wants to cover a song you wrote?

02:41 Perry said in a statement.

02:42 "Her version of 'What's Up?' is so good.

02:45 Her spin on it made me feel like it was her song."

02:47 No surprise there.

02:48 "Being on set making the video was a comfortable, easy experience.

02:51 The vibe on set was chill and dolly and I got to catch up and laugh a lot.

02:55 I could go on and on.

02:56 Obviously, I'm a fan."

02:58 The Perry track is the latest preview of the anticipated 30-song collection.

03:01 21 covers, 9 originals, following last month's Paul McCartney/Ringo Starr-assisted cover

03:07 of The Beatles' "Let It Be," originals "World on Fire" and "Bygones," featuring

03:12 Judas Priest's Rob Halford, as well as covers of Queen's "We Will Rock You/We Are the

03:16 Champions" and Heart's "Magic Man."

03:19 Among the rock world luminaries joining Parton on the album are Sting, Every Breath You Take,

03:24 former Journey singer Steve Perry, Open Arms, John Fogarty, Long As I Can See the Light,

03:29 Joan Jett, I Hate Myself for Loving You, Godad or Miley Cyrus, Wrecking Ball, Debbie Harry,

03:35 Heart of Glass, and Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Heartbreaker, among many others.

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