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So last night on American Idol, Alexis got the boot after singing a so so rendition of Dolly Parton's song Jolene. I thought it had some promising moments and I thought it was better than several other singers, but what do I know. Anyway I was listening to the lyrics:
Jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene Im begging of you please dont take my man Jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene Please dont take him just because you can Your beauty is beyond compare With flaming locks of auburn hair With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green Your smile is like a breath of spring Your voice is soft like summer rain And I cannot compete with you, jolene
He talks about you in his sleep Theres nothing I can do to keep From crying when he calls your name, jolene
And I can easily understand How you could easily take my man But you dont know what he means to me, jolene
Jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene Im begging of you please dont take my man Jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene Please dont take him just because you can
You could have your choice of men But I could never love again Hes the only one for me, jolene
I had to have this talk with you My happiness depends on you And whatever you decide to do, jolene
Jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene Im begging of you please dont take my man Jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene Please dont take him even though you can Jolene, jolene
And I was thinking "what's wrong with this picture?" I don't care how dang pretty Jolene is, you don't just "take" somebody's man. I mean seriously, folks, what's she going to do, duct tape him and haul him away? Of course not. Either he's going to go with her or he isn't. I think she's appealing to the wrong person here. Oh well, it's just a silly song...
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1. melissaruth1 (3531) | 9 months ago | I was shocked. On a blog I read that the judges kept telling her she should be more dirty, and she was not comfortable with that. I think if that is true, then it is not only unfair, but disgusting. I liked her, I do not think she did bad at all, and am very disappointed.
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | If she wasn't comfortable with it, she shouldn't have done it. But sometimes people listen to the so-called "experts' when they shouldn't. But yeah I was shocked. Maybe she couldn't have won but she deserved to be on the tour more than some other people.
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | Kind of my point, if you're with somebody who doesn't return your feelings the same way, he already isn't yours. It's not that the other woman is stealing him.
And yea, Alexis wasn't at the top of her game but she certainly wasn't the worst the other night either.
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | Yep if your guy is loyal and your relationship is what it should be, he isn't going to be available to be stolen. But oh well, just a song.
And yeah, Alexis did well enough that she should have stayed. But then it isn't really a singing contest. It's a popularity contest and the winner is the one with the most avid fans.
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4. jesssp (1219) | 9 months ago | That is a silly song. And ya, I'm pretty sure Jolene didn't just up and whack him over the head with a 2X4 and drag him off. I do wonder if the song is about a real Jolene though. I also wonder what she thinks of it (if she's real)!
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | Dear Jolene, if you are here on myLot, could you please respond and let us all know if you "stole" Dolly's man or if he's just a scumbag user who wasn't ever going to stay with her anyway? lol
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5. sparkofinsanity (3446) | 9 months ago | Ok, I'd admit it, I'm a closet AI fan. There I said it! And I'm sooooooo glad it wasn't Scott that was eliminated. He's such a cool dude, and has a wonderful quality to his voice. The judges are right though, he needs to vary his song selection......that said, what did you think of Adam's rendition of "Ring of Fire". At first it was a bid weird, hearing in my head as I did, Johnny Cash's voice, but by the end I was standing up and cheering, it was so cool and such a great twist and so original. Adam singing country is not in the cards anyway, so I thought he was great! He's my fav..........can you tell? LOL Anyway, to get back to your discussion..............Women steal other's men all the time. That's why there are so many divorce lawyers and country songs! ROFL
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | Adam's rendition kind of reminded me of the Beatle's India period. I thought it was interesting but I don't see myself buying the CD. But I really like him too.
But do those women steal those men or was there something wrong with the man and/or the relationship to begin with? That sort of where I was going with that...
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sparkofinsanity (3446) | 9 months ago | Actually Adam's rendition was based on Jimmy Buffet's rendition........ As for the man stealing........country folk don't dance to the same drummer (lol) and so it could have been the man, but more than likely it was just the woman deciding she had more going on than the SO of the man of her choice and decided to strut her stuff. You know men. They'll follow what the little brain says more often than the larger one! LOL
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | Yeah I heard Adam's version was based on Jimmy Buffet's but I'm not familiar with it.
Guess that's true for a lot of men. Not all though....
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sparkofinsanity (3446) | 9 months ago | No, not all.....but enough that songs like Jolene get written. lol
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | Yup, I wonder if Dolly knew one...
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sparkofinsanity (3446) | 9 months ago | I thought she had a sister named Jolene? Could be wrong about that, but I remember an interview on tv with Dolly years back and the name Jolene came up and I took note of it because I'd never heard it before.........
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | OK I had to Google it. Dolly has apparently given a couple different explanations for the inspiration for the song, but the most common one has to do with an attractive bank teller who was flirting with her husband. But no siblings with that name...
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sparkofinsanity (3446) | 9 months ago | I do believe you've told me that before dawn! ROFL
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | Naw, must've been somebody else. My memory is perfect. And by the way, must've been somebody else.
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sparkofinsanity (3446) | 9 months ago | LOL, so's mine when I can remember what it is I'm trying to remember.
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | What were we talking about? Oh yea, lunch....
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sparkofinsanity (3446) | 9 months ago | I think I'm having a hot turkey sandwich.............wait, I'd better check.......
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | enjoy, I had salami...
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sparkofinsanity (3446) | 9 months ago | I ended up with tea and sliced carrots..................forgot I was on a diet! LOL
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | haha when I forget I'm on a diet I don't end up with something healthy!!!
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sparkofinsanity (3446) | 9 months ago | After tea, I went out and bought some frozen icecream/yogurt! LOL
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | zero calorie, right?
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | Thems' those things on boxes that don't exist if you don't read them...
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sparkofinsanity (3446) | 9 months ago | LOL. I deliberately leave my reading glasses at home when I go shopping.
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | Mine live on my nose with my regular glasses, so can't do that!
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sparkofinsanity (3446) | 9 months ago | Cut off your nose? ROFL (sorry, that just popped into my head!)
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | yeah NO lol
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | This post contains content of a mature nature. You must be Signed in or Registered to have the option to view this content.
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | depending on content - great!!!
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7. rocketj1 (2201) | 9 months ago | I don't know about that! It sounds like Jolene has eyes for her husband. I would definitely want her to go bye-bye! I wouldn't want to go around picking up after her. Go to the source! Get her GONE!
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | I agree with get her gone, but if hubby's looking around there will probably be another Jolene I"m thinking...
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rocketj1 (2201) | 9 months ago | Sometimes they are really not looking. There are women who make it their hobby to come on to men. Especially married ones. They throw themselves at them. Show up at your door. Call your hubby for a favor etc. Kind of hard for a man to ignore that kind of woman. A man would do the same if another man was trying to woo his wife.
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | I suppose there are, but you'd wish that a guy would not fall for that foolishness!
A man wouldn't be singing a song, he'd be throwing the guy over a cliff!
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rocketj1 (2201) | 9 months ago | LOL!!! True.
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| 8. dreamblur (30) | 9 months ago | Maybe Jolene is a massive woman able to carry the average-sized man in her arms without much effort. If so, then what can the other woman do but watch as Jolene steals her man. So tragic!
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | hahaha good one!
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9. polachicago (7865) | 9 months ago | I was not impressed by Alexis. My favorite in this competition is Adam. Hard to say who is the best, because all voices are with good quality. This competition is by eliminating and eventually we will have only one person left. This year they have good singers and nice people in general.
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | I like Adam a lot. And yeah they do have a good group. Nobody to hate this year, just a few people that I don't like as much as others.
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10. SuzyQ12 (1893) | 9 months ago | I was shocked she was voted off as well. Even more shocked the judges were thinking of saving her and in the end they didn't. I thought Michael would be the one gone. His singing is okay but in my opinion he needs to spice up his performances. Yes- Noone would should even try to take another's man. That is just wrong!
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dawnald (9498) | 9 months ago | yeah maybe she didn't deserve to win but she deserved to be on for at least a few more rounds.... Oh well.
yeah too bad men don't have immunity to women like that (at least some don't)...
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