Dolly Parton - Jesus & Gravity at American Idol '08

[TheSolaris810]

Great song writer, poet, singer and performer. She has genius. No auto-tune or lypsynching for this truely genuine and great talent. And what a song!!!!

[vbrockin27]

I love this song

[KenjiSan92]

she makes it seem so effortless, GO DOLLY!!!!

[Mamaluvsmambo]

It'S ALL Jesus.

[jobhunt11]

I LOVE Dolly!!

[coolcabs10]

She's so cute and down to earth, nobody else like her!!!

[missrunbunnyrun]

love dolly gets better with every song

[barbsreviews]

Those are some cool up loads keep up the good work!

[dancercoaster2008]

Dolly is just inspirational, and true woman of God...she is such a encouragment..i love it...Halluejuiah right Simon lol

[Squizree]

Cuz I've got Jesus and Dolly, and that's all I need.

[MrCairokid]

The road to Heaven begins with repentance, and being washed in the blood of Jesus. We all need Jesus!

Dolly and Mandisa should release a duet of this song.

[BLUEOHIO]

Dolly is everyone dreams!!!!!!!!!!! Shes a country singer but even became a hit in pop even hard rockers loves her singing ..They do remakes of her songs but its ok why they love Dolly!!

[BLUEOHIO]

Dolly is like the best even pop singers likes to be her!!!

[xAcousticAngelx]

i went to dolly land and literally started bawling my eyes out i was so happy. Im 17 and grew up on Dolly Parton and Shania Twain And even Johnny Cash <3

[ljduvall]

This may not be an extremely stellar performance.. but there is no doubt that she is the most genuine celebrity that i have ever seen and she was singing from the heart... she doesnt care about her "performance" she cares about the message of the song and glorifying God...

Also at the end she doesnt take all the credit she thanks the band and the choir.. Why cant all performers be like her?

[StewNWT]

@ljduvall her and Reba both, just loveable likeable people

[lythamcharlie]

Even though she doesn't sound as good as she usually does, she is still 100 times better than anyone else. she has a magical tone to her voice, and a magical quality to her personality. If only more "stars" these days would take a leaf out of her book!

[dudesouth14]

How many people at age 64 are still considered relevant enough to pop culture to be on the top rated television show in modern times, American Idol?  Dolly Parton, that's who. Congrats Dolly, you are an American treasure!

[pikitpikit]

love this song.. i love u Jesus coz u lift me up!!! thanks for sharing..nice job dolly!!

[moonbowfalls]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mikescope]

She is just amazing. So great.....I just love her.

[Lisdoonvarna1]

The woman is a force of nature. Her songwriting ability alone, much less the pure, country mountain voice, the work she's done to help millions, her savvy as a businesswoman. Unbelievable and still going strong in her 60's.

[javinishot]

Dolly Parton - a Legend :)

[sirlonghair]

dolly is often giggling about her gifts she makes tit jokes all the time and has more talent than boob and simon is just fodder under her she could destroy him with a flip of her tong but she is nice enough to praise him and lend her tentative ok to his job she dose a polite backstep

[guzzettahall]

After all that mentoring, my throat would be soar and horse as well...she's a great sport and her voice is still there....see her live and you'll understand.

[philochs]

I loved Rhinestone, but I only watched it once because I watch everything Stallone does. Good tune, very good, did she write it? Nice christian music, and I don't even really like country or gospel too much at all. She pulls it off great though. I guess she may be one celebrity who isn't afraid to say that Jesus is our last and only hope of salvation. God bless her then, even if she does own an empire. Unless she donates to TBN or is affiliated with any strange cults or political parties.

[dalexx80]

Such a shame Dolly wasn't feeling well on the night and didn't sound as good as normal BUT full marks for still singing live and sounding better than a lot of other stars on their best nights!

[bg11215]

Dolly is magical!!!

[rondelespirit]

It doesn't add up, I haven't done my part... Sorry, but I promise I will, I love you Dolly thank you for putting me back on track!

[juanniG]

such a beautiful spirit

[songspiritUSA]

Mentioning Jesus on a mainstream show!!! You GO, Dolly!!!

[callethathegreat]

Yes, dolly does indeed GO :D haha

[bishop2726]

She is signing live and prettty damn good!

[aennil25]

YES I AGREE!

[xSugarHillx]

What does she mean with "i've got jesus and you've got simon"? i don't really get it :P

[KristinChenoweth1]

like Simon acts like he's sooooo important all the time, he acts like he's on the same level as jesus :P

[DegrassiInstantStar]

Simon was like "WTF Lady get off the stage, you're full of it."

[sirlonghair]

she could buy ,sell and flatten him with her left tit and giggel about it

[sptfgpn]

She doesn't seem like the violent type.

[sirlonghair]

it's called a boob joke she is the first one to crack them and giggle at herself she is a talented powerful woman

[lovetakescourage1127]

Ahh she is amazing.

[icklecherri]

loveher where does she play ?

[DollyFreak01]

I can tell you it is the sound systen at AI,that screws up the singer,Dolly was just fine.

[THECUTEGIRL2]

wow dolly's amazin i love her

[dugite100]

People who think Dolly didn't sound so great would get a shock if they had to listen to most of todays big stars without their auto tuners fixing up their crappy live vocals. For someone who wasn't in top shape physically on the night Dolly did a fantastic job. It's a bit hard to suck in a lung full of air with a sore back and lack of breath seemed to be her only problem, the voice was great.

[juntosaym]

THANK YOU so much  for that comment! This is a very sincre ,talented. and classy lady.Thank you again.

[hehe7510041]

ear to ear smile here

[xrherman]

im sure dolly parton used to be a great singer but i just felt so bad for her shes obviously lost it a little bit. im sorry but i couldnt stop laughing when i watched this.

[hilldolly]

She was recovering from a back injury. She still sings amazingly in person. This was just one of those nights and unfortunately it was on this show.

[2live45]

yea I agree w/ hilldolly, I just watched "shine" live and it's pretty good

[mcworld999]

This would make a good gospel tune.

[mcworld999]

Dolly is a great songwriter. always writes her own songs and covered by other artists in diff. genres in pop, rnb, soul, etc.

[somuchbetrthanb4]

dolly is honestly so so so adorable.

[LOLCOPTER]

this is a niceeeee song alright!, shes making me clappppppppp clap clap clap clap. *smiles*

I'm loving herrrrr. i love God *smiles*

[rumorradar]

sooo great

[18steps]

Dolly Pardon what you did was powerful because of your stand with Jesus!!! God bless you girl

[free2bfierce]

"I've got Jesus! He's my everything!" Thank God for a TRUE message on this show! Praise the Lord for American Idol!

[szewei85]

wow dolly is still surviving now...she is the best damm thing 4 country genre now after tammy wynette RIP 10 years ago...hope she can live with us 4 another 50 years...i still could not resist the voice of yours :D

[dollywood48]

Dolly rules! :)

[RubyDiamond2008]

Damn i want her OUTFIT!!!! Can anyone sew like that .. if so get in touch wiht me

[Seds1212]

i like that dress to and its a beautiful dress. i think that it really fits to her personality and her body too!

[LoveFromShinola]

Doesn't it? She wore something like that for the first half of my concert with her and I just remember thinking: OMG, I want that dress! But first I need figure. I've got the boobs alright, I just need the waist...I'm getting there...

[FrogFace17]

is it just me or does she wear white a lot?

[lapetiteombre]

cuz she's an angel. don't mean to be cheesy. it's true!

[joshuawislon20]

l love you

[brandon02012]

i love this song!

[sugarspicexoxo]

man...dats a true idol!

[idinnaeken]

I think these are lyrics she belives in!! It's very though provoking!

[idinnaeken]

Agree !!

[D2Parton]

Yet another standing ovation just for walking on stage!

[devindra08]

love the song

[Timothysimamora]

He's my friend He's my light He's my wings He's my God and I've got Somethin' lifting me up Somethin' holding me down Somethin' to give me wings and Somethin' to keep my feet on the ground I've got all I'm gonna need, I got Jesus, I got Jesus

[suwanchan]

she is so wonderfull...alex

[LivJulie]

I love Dolly! She is so talented! Sounds like she has a sore throat here though...

[OceanSunRise4]

I agree, but still an amazing job!

[wrnrzch]

she is the best

[penguinbabe10125]

Doll is my idol! i love her soooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!

[clva83]

Beautiful Song :-)

[Huntinbear]

folks, please check Dolly's official music video for this song, which is also posted here on YT.

[wrnrzch]

what

[rebalover51]

I love her style of clothes she is just beautiful I love her!!

[paulasuporter]

OMG! I looovvee Dolly!! She is my idol!! This song helps me out during some bad times. ^_^

[louihowe]

me too actually. cool.

[LLFSVideo]

good lyrics and singer

[wrnrzch]

she is so good

[BaileyPooMonster]

i cant believe shes 89 pounds! when she appeared on Hannah montana for the first time, she was a healthy weight. now shes too skinny!

[XxNeverAgain93xX]

dolly is a true legend. she will never be forgotten as well as those like reba, patsy cline, etc. i love dolly so much & i love that she sang this song on american idol.

[DutchCountryAngel]

She has singed better, but even when she talks you her something about her voice, maybe a bad day..?? But we know she can sing and write!!

[xujessexa]

i fuckin love that angel and her voice which is not bad (^_^)

[CoolMage101]

Haha.....bad voice....not that good.....bit pitchy .....but a good song writer

[nq2f]

shut up u can prolly do no better

[CoolMage101]

so?. The point was i don't like her voice. who cares if I can't do better? I have heard her. bad singing voice. so cut the "you can't do any better" crap.

[deerw132]

then dont watch it if you dont like it!

[Angielovesyeew]

gosh dolly was running out of breath

[harloz2]

very unusual voice.. haha