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myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships9 months ago

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. myLot reputation of 92/100. melissaruth1 (3531)   ranked 2,515 out of 23,098 in relationships   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.


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  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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2. myLot reputation of 95/100. riyasam (10750)   ranked 455 out of 23,098 in relationships   9 months ago

loli was wondering what you were hinting???but then again i would there are many such silly people in this world who give their heart to someone knowing fully well that their love wont be returned.....................


myLot reputation of 92/100. hornetlover (2590)   ranked 3,313 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

or maybe, the man was so tired of Dolly's big booby? hehelol maybe Jolene have a normal shape? rasp

when i saw Alexis last night singing that song, I can tell that her voice was tired. Cara was right when she said Alexis was a little pitchy because her voice was tired, it was so obvious. I like her, though. she was so pretty and cute. happy


myLot reputation of 95/100. riyasam (10750)   ranked 455 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

wink(dont men like everything big)??dont blame her,wasnt she appealing???wink


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  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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3. myLot reputation of 92/100. 4mymak (1429)   ranked 5,461 out of 23,098 in relationships   9 months ago

true..
if your guy is plain loyal to you, no 'jolene' can 'take' him away from you.. glare
but i think it is common reaction for anyone - to get rid off the 'temptation', 'possible risk factor'.. - no temptation - no one will be tempted..??
and i guess a song - begging for your man to not leave you - is just too common and too boring..??

* i thought alexis sang well last night, too. sad


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  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. myLot reputation of 99/100. jesssp (1219)   ranked 50 out of 23,098 in relationships   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)!


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  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. myLot reputation of 82/100. sparkofinsanity (3446)   ranked 490 out of 23,098 in relationships   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


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  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...


myLot reputation of 82/100. sparkofinsanity (3446)   ranked 490 out of 23,098 in relationships  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


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  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....


myLot reputation of 82/100. sparkofinsanity (3446)   ranked 490 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

No, not all.....but enough that songs like Jolene get written. lol


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

Yup, I wonder if Dolly knew one...


myLot reputation of 82/100. sparkofinsanity (3446)   ranked 490 out of 23,098 in relationships  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.........


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  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...


myLot reputation of 82/100. sparkofinsanity (3446)   ranked 490 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

HAHA made you look it up!
ROFL


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

now I see how you are.... rasp


myLot reputation of 82/100. sparkofinsanity (3446)   ranked 490 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

I do believe you've told me that before dawn! ROFL


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

Naw, must've been somebody else. My memory is perfect. And by the way, must've been somebody else.


myLot reputation of 82/100. sparkofinsanity (3446)   ranked 490 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

LOL, so's mine when I can remember what it is I'm trying to remember.


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

What were we talking about? Oh yea, lunch....


myLot reputation of 82/100. sparkofinsanity (3446)   ranked 490 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

I think I'm having a hot turkey sandwich.............wait, I'd better check.......


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

enjoy, I had salami...


myLot reputation of 82/100. sparkofinsanity (3446)   ranked 490 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

I ended up with tea and sliced carrots..................forgot I was on a diet! LOL


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

haha when I forget I'm on a diet I don't end up with something healthy!!!


myLot reputation of 82/100. sparkofinsanity (3446)   ranked 490 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

After tea, I went out and bought some frozen icecream/yogurt! LOL


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

zero calorie, right?


myLot reputation of 82/100. sparkofinsanity (3446)   ranked 490 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

What's a calorie?lollollol


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

Thems' those things on boxes that don't exist if you don't read them...


myLot reputation of 82/100. sparkofinsanity (3446)   ranked 490 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

LOL. I deliberately leave my reading glasses at home when I go shopping.


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

Mine live on my nose with my regular glasses, so can't do that!


myLot reputation of 82/100. sparkofinsanity (3446)   ranked 490 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

Cut off your nose? ROFL (sorry, that just popped into my head!)


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

yeah NO lol


myLot reputation of 82/100. sparkofinsanity (3446)   ranked 490 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

rasp

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6. myLot reputation of 67/100. LoudnProud (6260)   ranked 3,290 out of 23,098 in relationships   9 months ago

I was watchin Idol Dawn but then i lost track of when it was on so
aint saw it recently.I did get the latest info fae a friends forum but she closed it
cos of...Muppets... w00t

As for jolene..aye shes braw like rasp


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

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myLot reputation of 67/100. LoudnProud (6260)   ranked 3,290 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

braw is pronounced like...raw!

Its meaning varies depending on context...

brave or grand or dressed all pretty like

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myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

depending on content - great!!!

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7. myLot reputation of 91/100. rocketj1 (2201)   ranked 524 out of 23,098 in relationships   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!


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

I agree with get her gone, but if hubby's looking around there will probably be another Jolene I"m thinking...


myLot reputation of 91/100. rocketj1 (2201)   ranked 524 out of 23,098 in relationships  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.


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  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!


myLot reputation of 91/100. rocketj1 (2201)   ranked 524 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

LOL!!! True.

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8. dreamblur (30)   ranked 10,395 out of 23,098 in relationships   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!


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

hahaha good one!


myLot reputation of 91/100. rocketj1 (2201)   ranked 524 out of 23,098 in relationships  9 months ago

lol!!!

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9. myLot reputation of 97/100. polachicago (7865)   ranked 903 out of 23,098 in relationships   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.


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  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. myLot reputation of 93/100. SuzyQ12 (1893)   ranked 828 out of 23,098 in relationships   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!


myLot reputation of 95/100. dawnald (9498)   ranked 39 out of 23,098 in relationships  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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