Music review: Dolly Parton – 鈥楶ure and Simple鈥�
Paul McCartney once sang, 鈥淵ou鈥檇 think that people would have had enough of silly love songs/I look around me and I see it isn鈥檛 so/Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs/And what鈥檚 wrong with that/I鈥檇 like to know.鈥�
Apparently, Dolly Parton feels the same way.
On the country music icon鈥檚 43rd album and latest release, the Tennessee native celebrates the joy that comes from being a true soulmate to the love of your life.
鈥淧ure and Simple鈥� is aptly titled with its minimalistic songwriting formula and sparse instrumental backing. The most honored female country performer of all time gathers inspiration from her 50-year marriage to Carl Dean.
Parton delivers heartfelt messages for other couples to find inspiration and use as a road map for keeping a relationship strong and vibrant.
The title track opens the album with Parton announcing, 鈥淓very time I think about you/I get chills along my spine.鈥�
The remaining nine selections possess the same sentiment.
鈥淪ay Forever You鈥檒l Be Mine鈥� follows and serves as an appropriate tune to use in conjunction with the wedding vows with its imagery of being totally devoted to your partner for always and forever no matter what the circumstances.
The 70-year-old鈥檚 voice is still strong and comfortably charming, especially on the love letter that is 鈥淣ever Not Love You鈥� and with the traditional country feel of 鈥淭omorrow Is Forever.鈥�
On 鈥淥utside Your Door鈥� and 鈥淗ead Over High Heels,鈥� Parton effortlessly pulls off a sassy and sexy attitude that comes from being totally over the moon with that special person who makes your heart race whenever they enter the same room as you.
Parton sums up the mood of the album best when she declares, 鈥淚 just love you pure and simple/Pure and simple/Sweet and fine.鈥�
Scripture tells us that love never fails and neither does the latest offering of the heart from Parton.
Silly love songs indeed.
And what鈥檚 wrong with that?