Dolly Parton Shares The Miley Cyrus Song Almost ‘Wrecked’ Her

Dolly Parton recently participated in a commemorative podcast celebrating the 10th anniversary of Miley Cyrus’ hit song ‘Wrecking Ball.’ During the podcast, Dolly recounted the first time she encountered the song and likened her reaction to when she first heard Whitney Houston’s ‘I Will Always Love You’:

“I remember the first time I heard ‘Wrecking Ball.’ It hit me the same way it did the first time I heard ‘I Will Always Love You’ by Whitney Houston. I was driving, heard that one, and I almost wrecked. And when I heard ‘Wrecking Ball,’ I almost wrecked again! I thought, when it started into that chorus, I thought it hit me like a wrecking ball. I thought, ‘Well, how great can a song be?'”

In a separate interview in June, Dolly mentioned her participation in Miley’s special ‘Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party’ the previous year and also expressed her love for ‘Wrecking Ball’:

“People just had a fit over it, it got really great reviews. So when I got ready to do this album I said, ‘I’m gonna do ‘Wrecking Ball’ and you’re gonna sing it with me right?’ And she said ‘Well, duh!’ So we did it and that’s one of my favourite tracks on the whole album. I love that song and I love Miley. I think her voice is really beautiful.”

In a 2013 interview, Miley mentioned what Dolly means to her in her life and what she taught her:

“Dolly Parton’s my godmother. She’s taught me a lot about how you treat people. She always says hi to the person on the bottom of the call sheet. I love that.”

In 2021, regarding Dolly Parton’s support for the LGBTQ+ community, Miley said:

“There’s a theory that you shouldn’t meet your heroes, but I wish everyone had the chance to meet Dolly Parton because she’s even better than your sparkliest dreams.”

You can listen to the whole interview below.