Dolly PartonandKelly Clarksonknow how to give fans what they want!
During an appearance onTheKelly ClarksonShowon Thursday, the “9 to 5” singer revealed the story behind how she heard Whitney Houston’s iconic cover version of “I Will Always Love You” for the first time.
She continued, “I was just driving along, I had the radio on and I heard this..,” she recalled. “When I heard the first ‘If I…’ I just freaked out. I had to pull over to the side because I honestly thought that I was gonna wreck. It was the most overwhelming feeling and you know how great that was.”
Dolly Parton and Kelly Clarkson.Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty (2)
She then went on the praise the 40-year-old “Since You’ve Been Gone” singer for herperformance of the track at the ACM awardsin March — which she did as a tribute to Parton.
“I’ve been meaning to tell you, that whole crowd, Whitney, she would’ve been so proud of you. It was incredible,” the “Jolene” singer told Clarkson.
Then, Clarkson turned to the audience members, who were requesting they sing the legendary song on the spot — and she declined. Instead, Parton insisted she would sing it while Clarkson harmonizes.
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And just like that, the two icons sang a brief portion of “I Will Always Love You” together, and the audience cheered them on.
“Your breaks in your voice are so magical. You’re like a magical fairy human,” Clarkson told Parton.
Elsewhere during the episode, the two artists sang a cover version of “9 to 5” for the series' daily Kellyoke segment. The performance came three months after they teamed up to record a duet version of the song for the documentaryStill Working 9 to 5, which premiered on Sept. 16.
Clarkson continued, “I hope y’all like what we did, but even if you don’t, remember I got to sing a duet with the magical Dolly Parton, and now have bragging rights til the end of time!”
source: people.com
