![]() It was her co-star Kevin Costner who suggested 'I Will Always Love You', playing her Linda Ronstadt's 1975 version. Read more: Kevin Costner's beautiful relationship with "one true love" Whitney Houston revealed She was originally going to record a cover of Jimmy Ruffin's 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted' as the lead single, but when it was discovered that it was to be used for Fried Green Tomatoes, Whitney requested a different song. In 1992, Whitney Houston recorded a new arrangement of the song, for the soundtrack to The Bodyguard, her film debut. Whitney's cover was Kevin Costner's idea.But, eventually, when Whitney recorded it, I was glad I held out." "I would have killed to hear him sing it. She told Mojo in 2004: "My songs were what I was leaving for my family and I wouldn't give them up. Read more: Dolly Parton reveals she clashed with Elvis Presley over a song and "cried all night" This proved to be the right decision, considering how popular it was to become in the future. Elvis Presley wanted to cover it, but Dolly turned him downĭolly Parton on Elvis recording 'I Will Always Love You'ĭolly was interested in Elvis' cover, but his people insisted that he be given a share of the publishing rights if he recorded it, which was a common demand at the time.I will always love you, but I have to go.'" "I wrote that song to say, 'Here's how I feel. She played the song to him the morning after she wrote it, as her way of letting him know she had made her decision, and to show just how she felt about him.ĭolly later said that Wagoner was in tears when she finished, and he called it "the prettiest song I ever heard." Wagoner thought Dolly leaving was a mistake and that she had been disloyal. She wrote the song for him to show her appreciation for their time together. However, her huge talent soon eclipsed that of her mentor, and she moved on to bigger things. In 1967, Dolly was invited by country star Porter Wagoner to co-host his TV show, where they became famous for their duets. She included it on her 1974 album Jolene. Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You 1974Ĭountry legend Dolly Parton wrote the song in 1973, for her one-time partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, from whom she was separating professionally after seven years. ![]()
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