It has been hailed by critics as one of the most expressive songs in the country genre and has been recorded by artists such as The White Stripes, Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus and Olivia Newton-John.
It is also the song that launched its writer Dolly Parton into the mainstream pop market and became her first big crossover hit, encapsulating in two minutes and forty one seconds her straight-talking Tennessean roots with a storyline and hook that would resonate with millions across the globe.
