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Show me where to look
And tell me what will I find
What will I find
Lay me on the ground
Fly me in the sky
Show me where to look
And tell me what will I find
What will I find
Yeah, oh
Heaven let your light shine down, ohh
Heaven let your light shine down, ohh
Heaven let your light shine down, ohh
Heaven let your light shine
Love is in the water
Love is in the air
Show me where to go
And tell me will love be there
Will love be there
Teach me how to speak
Teach me how to share
Teach me where to go
And tell me will love be there
Will love be there
Yeah, oh
Heaven let your light shine down, ohh
Heaven let your light shine down, ohh
Heaven let your light shine down, ohh
Heaven let your light shine
Gimme a word, gimme a sign
Show me where to look
And tell me what will I find
What will I find
Lord, teach me how to speak
Teach me how to share
Teach me where to go
And tell me will love be there
Will love be there
Yeah, oh
Heaven let your light shine down, ohh
Heaven let your light shine down, ohh
Heaven let your light shine down, ohh
Heaven let your light shine
Oh, heaven let your light shine down
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
Heaven let your light shine down
Let it shine
Heaven let your light shine down
Shine, heaven let your light shine down
Heaven let your light shine down
Shine, shine
Just gimme a word
Gimme a sign, shine
Let it shine, let it shine
Teach me how to share
Teach me where to go
Tell me will love be there, shine
Can I get an Amen to that?
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Amen! No other station has the range, or the balls to play it.
Surprisingly good for such s "made" woman. Awesome band backing her. Hard to believe I'm giving the Dollster an 8, but this is a great cut.
She does a great cover here and sings with real conviction. I'm not a huge country fan but I'd love this if this was her original.
Can I get an Amen to that?
Highlow
American Net'Zen
hello, somebody!
until she became a shill for Pfizer
Bummer, didn't know that.
All hail our Lady and savior Dolly Parton! She is a bright light in the world and makes everything around her better.
until she became a shill for Pfizer
Can I get an Amen to that?
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Amen!
Love this song Love Dolly Amazing version. I am sure the boys of Collective Soul were honored to have agenius songwriter cover their most popular tune
I Agree!!
Amen,
As a Scot who grew up during the Punk era, I have to thank my good lady wife for educating me that Dolly is a real star. A few weeks we watched a documentary about Dolly, Emmy Lou and Linda. Me being a real pleb, (secret fan of Linda) had never heard of the collaboration between these Queens of US music. Funny thing is, on the male singer front Scotland and the UK in general is miles in front of the US, when it comes to male singers, but when it comes to ladies - hats off to the USA - Dolly, Linda, Emmy-lou, Janice, Joni, Tracy, Diana, Aretha, Billy, Debbie and countless others are marvellous and adorable. But who on the male side can beat Mercury, Ure, Sommerville, Jagger. Plant, Lake, Clapton, Gabriel, Alex Harvey (remember him) etc etc.
Amen Sir Scott. I grew up in NY in the punk era as well and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE RP and have done so for 20 years.
Thanks ya'all.
Great description!
I'm pretty sure that's Jerry Douglas on slide. I guess Dolly couldn't find any GOOD musicians...
c.
Just GREAT ones...
Great description!
I'm pretty sure that's Jerry Douglas on slide. I guess Dolly couldn't find any GOOD musicians...
c.
Love me some Jerry! A little research indicates she recorded it with Nickel Creek, but Jerry is credited on the album. So I think it's him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
On a Tennessee ant hill"
The musicianship alone is a solid 7.
Something I didn't know I needed until finding RP...
Fun and enjoyable.
I’ll go a nine.
Great description!
I'm pretty sure that's Jerry Douglas on slide. I guess Dolly couldn't find any GOOD musicians...
c.
And, today at least, played after Collective Soul's Reunion. Nice.
This
Can I get an Amen to that?
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Amen,
As a Scot who grew up during the Punk era, I have to thank my good lady wife for educating me that Dolly is a real star. A few weeks we watched a documentary about Dolly, Emmy Lou and Linda. Me being a real pleb, (secret fan of Linda) had never heard of the collaboration between these Queens of US music. Funny thing is, on the male singer front Scotland and the UK in general is miles in front of the US, when it comes to male singers, but when it comes to ladies - hats off to the USA - Dolly, Linda, Emmy-lou, Janice, Joni, Tracy, Diana, Aretha, Billy, Debbie and countless others are marvellous and adorable. But who on the male side can beat Mercury, Ure, Sommerville, Jagger. Plant, Lake, Clapton, Gabriel, Alex Harvey (remember him) etc etc.
Thanks RP for continually expanding my boundaries.
Oh. Well colour me surprised.
ME TOO!
Often times I come to the song comments page to post a comment, only to find that I posted the same comment years ago. This time, though, I don't agree with my 13 year ago self - I am surprising myself now by realizing that I like this version better than Collective Soul's. In my opinion, the lyrics just fit better with Dolly's voice and style, and the great bluegrass backing works really well too. So, I guess it goes to show that musical tastes CAN change over time!
Ms. Parton has been consistently wonderful with just about everything she tries and in surrounding herself with very capable musicians. She manages to pull this off well, despite the odds. I'm impressed!
AhhtheMusic wrote:
What do you mean by "despite the odds". Confused..
I think they meant that the odds are usually against you of taking a good rock song and making a good cover of it, perhaps even more so when you cover it in a different music genre altogether. I concur with the original poster here, I'm impressed too.
Oh. Well colour me surprised.
It's now a seven in my book.
What do you mean by "despite the odds". Confused..
I'm sure that can wait. You should finish burning all the books first...
Wow.
This is definitely an improvement on the original. Color me impressed.
There are few artists with the grace, confidence and skill set that Dolly Parton has. She is a true American treasure.
There are four RP channels now; should be something that pleases you. (And once a week is too often? How did you survive in the era of FM radio?)
That would only necessarily be true if it played at regular intervals; your assumption of that is questionable.
An American treasure she is! I'm going 8 to 9 today....this is a gem of a track that I would never have thought I'd listen to, let alone like, without BillG's guidance....Long Live RP!!
Awesome picking
SEE I've made a comment 5 days ago and this is written that this song played only twice in a month. This is false , it's more than 6 times/months .
Can I get an Amen to that?
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Can I get an Amen to that?
Highlow
American Net'Zen
Parton's music includes 25 Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)-certified gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. She has had 25 songs reach No. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, a record for a female artist (tied with Reba McEntire). She has 41 career top-10 country albums, a record for any artist, and she has 110 career charted singles over the past 40 years. She has garnered nine Grammy Awards, two Academy Award nominations, ten Country Music Association Awards, seven Academy of Country Music Awards, three American Music Awards, and is one of only seven female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award. Parton has received 47 Grammy nominations.
In 1999, Parton was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. She has composed over 3,000 songs, including "I Will Always Love You" (a two-time U.S. country chart-topper, as well as an international pop hit for Whitney Houston), "Jolene", "Coat of Many Colors", and "9 to 5". She is also one of the few to have received at least one nomination from the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, Tony Awards, and Emmy Awards. As an actress, she has starred in films such as 9 to 5 (1980) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982), for which she earned Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress, as well as Rhinestone (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989), Straight Talk(1992) and Joyful Noise (2012).
The Dollster made herself, but I ain't no fan of what she did to Pigeon Forge with Dolly Wood, cringe. Although she has done much good with her $$. Great cover IMO.
I do?
I'd even go so far as to say it's a perfect song for Dolly to sing....and she does SHINE....and a CLASS ACT if there ever was one....Long Live Dolly and Long Live RP!!
Why not just skip the song? We have the marvels of technology these-a-days.
(as for me, I'm staying put)
Genau mein Freund, such an amazing voice may indeed cause a momentary impairment of speech abilities. Just sit comfortably, have some green tea.
STEREOGUM: What was it like for you when Dolly Parton covered “Shine?”
ROLAND: Aw, that was awesome. An icon and such a sweet lady, she was so kind and said nice things. I was in Arizona at the time, and my father, who was in Atlanta, called me and goes, “you’re not gonna believe this; Dolly Parton’s doing “Shine” on David Letterman.” I said, “that’s awesome! But what are you doing up watching David Letterman?” I excused myself from dinner and went home and sat there and waited. I sent her flowers.
https://www.stereogum.com/1978474/ed-roland-of-collective-soul-talks-about-the-legacy-of-shine-making-albums-at-home-the-increasing-rarity-of-the-riff/franchises/tracking-down/
I call it a good and righteous proper Jam!