The beautiful lovesong sang Dolly Parton in the orginial version in the 7o'ths and later sang Whitney Houston this song in the beginnig of the 90'ths.
Which version do You like more and why?
I like more the orginial of Dolly Parton.
2007-08-28 07:05:56 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Country
Dolly sings this lovesong with her heart and her soul and it is so fine.Whitney signgs this song for a movie with big orchester, but "I always love You" is a sentimental song.
2007-08-29 08:45:47 · update #1
Dolly Parton's version is so much better!
It's unfortunate that "I Will Always Love You" will forever be tied in the public mind to Whitney Houston's repulsively overwrought cover from the soundtrack to The Bodyguard, at one time the largest-selling single in history. Houston's version is so boomingly bombastic and glutinous with self-approbation that the tenderness of Dolly Parton's song is lost in the mire. In contrast, Parton's 1974 original is one of her simplest '70s productions, with the traditional countrypolitan orchestrations held to the barest minimum and her lovely, expressive vocal front and center over a simple piano and electric guitar setting. The lyrics, long held to be a farewell to her former partner Porter Wagoner, with whom she had recently split, have a heartbroken dignity to them that suits Parton's persona and performance beautifully. Alongside "Jolene" and "Coat of Many Colors," it's one of Parton's early masterpieces.
2007-08-28 07:10:47 · answer #1 · answered by Ellen 2 · 15⤊ 0⤋
The Dolly Parton version is much, much better. My favorite version is when Vince Gill and Dolly did it in a duet in the 90's.
2007-08-29 03:28:03 · answer #2 · answered by dragonmomof3 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I LOVED the Dolly Parton version and adapted to like the Whitney Houston version.
2007-08-28 10:33:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
When Dolly Parton sings this song, you can really feel the emotion...it makes the song mean so much more. Dolly's version is like a bittersweet longing...
2007-08-28 07:31:30 · answer #4 · answered by Chrissy 4 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Dolly Parton's version hands down!!!!
2007-08-28 18:21:30 · answer #5 · answered by heatherz9 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dolly Parton's is the best version it's her song she wrote it, Dolly Parton is the best singer ever
2007-08-28 10:36:34 · answer #6 · answered by RandyOrtonfan84 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I like Dolly's better..I can't hit Houstons High notes so Dolly's is better for me to sing along with .
2007-09-02 18:47:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like Dolly Parton's version better of course.
2007-08-28 07:41:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Dolly Parton all the way!
2007-08-30 13:34:05 · answer #9 · answered by Dragons Slayer 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am not a big fan of Dolly but, Whitney should have left that song alone. She ruined it for me.
2007-08-29 12:33:15 · answer #10 · answered by loretta 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋