My 100 Favorite Charted Country Songs: My Blue Tears
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (86949)
United States
October 27, 2024 11:18am CST
Well, lookie who’s back! Your favorite duo, Dolly! 
(Funny aside: there’s a great top ten list of Dolly Parton’s pet peeves from Letterman, and she said that one of the pet peeves was “I get introduced as ‘here they are, Dolly Parton!’” ) Same album as before, too! Let’s get going with another great country song.
My Blue Tears - Dolly Parton
Well, truth be told, this is far more bluegrass than country. While “Coat of Many Colors” is far more personal, Dolly has gotten a lot of mileage out of this song. She re-recorded it with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris for the Trio album (Ronstadt had also recorded it herself), and then she re-recorded it with Duran Duran’s Simon LeBon for her “rock” album. (Personally, I think Dolly was more rock when she didn’t try to be…see “Potential New Boyfriend.”)
This is the way bluegrass usually is: bouncy, happy, upbeat tune with heartbreak lyrics. What’s not to love!
My Blue Tears
Written by Dolly Parton
Recorded by Dolly Parton
From Coat of Many Colors, 1971
Peak chart position: #17
Today’s rock song: “Moonlight Gambler”
Go spread your blue wings:
(Funny aside: there’s a great top ten list of Dolly Parton’s pet peeves from Letterman, and she said that one of the pet peeves was “I get introduced as ‘here they are, Dolly Parton!’” ) Same album as before, too! Let’s get going with another great country song.
My Blue Tears - Dolly Parton
Well, truth be told, this is far more bluegrass than country. While “Coat of Many Colors” is far more personal, Dolly has gotten a lot of mileage out of this song. She re-recorded it with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris for the Trio album (Ronstadt had also recorded it herself), and then she re-recorded it with Duran Duran’s Simon LeBon for her “rock” album. (Personally, I think Dolly was more rock when she didn’t try to be…see “Potential New Boyfriend.”)
This is the way bluegrass usually is: bouncy, happy, upbeat tune with heartbreak lyrics. What’s not to love!
My Blue Tears
Written by Dolly Parton
Recorded by Dolly Parton
From Coat of Many Colors, 1971
Peak chart position: #17
Today’s rock song: “Moonlight Gambler”
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@FourWalls (86949)
• United States
28 Oct 24
Not her final appearance on the list…
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@porwest (112928)
• United States
29 Oct 24
@FourWalls Excellent. I look forward to future thumbs up.
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@LindaOHio (222986)
• United States
28 Oct 24
I listened! Not for me. Have a good week.
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@FourWalls (86949)
• United States
28 Oct 24
Now why’d you do that? You really expect Dolly to be anything but the real deal???? 
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@LindaOHio (222986)
• United States
29 Oct 24
@FourWalls I enjoy Islands in the Stream, 9-5, and a couple of other ones.
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@RasmaSandra (98191)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Oct 24
Dolly and the song yes, yes, yes, Do you remember a song Goldie Hawn once sang Blue Memories? Just asking because I remember it was blue something,
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@FourWalls (86949)
• United States
28 Oct 24
It was actually this song that she covered.
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@FourWalls (86949)
• United States
28 Oct 24
I wonder how much of her earlier music is known these days. And yes, Trio was a powerhouse.
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@FourWalls (86949)
• United States
28 Oct 24
Yes, that was a true “superstar group” album!
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@FourWalls (86949)
• United States
28 Oct 24
No argument from me! And what a great human being on top of it.
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@Beestring (15372)
• Hong Kong
27 Oct 24
This is the first time I hear this song. I like it. I like Dolly Parton.
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@FourWalls (86949)
• United States
28 Oct 24
While her body has seen a lot of plastic surgery, her talent is genuine.
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