Dolly wrote exceedingly "dark" songs back then. There was little it seemed that she *couldn't* turn into a song: incest ("Robert"), teen pregnancy ("I"m Doing this for Your Sake"), miscarriage ("Down from Dover"), wife-swapping ("If I Lose My Mind"), suicide ("The Bridge", "Gypsy, Joe and Me"), female sexuality ("Just Because I'm a Woman"), and insanity ("Daddy, Come and Get Me"), as well as female independence ("Just the Way I am", "When Possession Gets too Strong"). Her writing has always..
this was country back in the day and listen to Dolly back then and listen to her today dolly will always have a voice like an angel
jimbob5599 1 year ago
A very good song.
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taxbenen 2 years ago 2
Thank you! Thank You!
awhtboy 3 years ago
thanks for this !!! love dolly !!! sad song but awesome !!! x
LILMISSKIKI099 3 years ago 2
Dolly wrote exceedingly "dark" songs back then. There was little it seemed that she *couldn't* turn into a song: incest ("Robert"), teen pregnancy ("I"m Doing this for Your Sake"), miscarriage ("Down from Dover"), wife-swapping ("If I Lose My Mind"), suicide ("The Bridge", "Gypsy, Joe and Me"), female sexuality ("Just Because I'm a Woman"), and insanity ("Daddy, Come and Get Me"), as well as female independence ("Just the Way I am", "When Possession Gets too Strong"). Her writing has always..
mthivier 3 years ago 8
(cont.) been remarkable, but those late '60s topical songs are exceedingly unique and stirring.
mthivier 3 years ago 5
"Down from Dover" involved a stillbirth, not a miscarriage.
asbpab1966 2 years ago
I stand corrected.
mthivier 2 years ago