Dolly Parton Recalls Hearing Miley Cyrus' 'Wrecking Ball' For The First Time

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Dolly Parton is opening up about how she reacted to hearing Miley Cyrus‘ “Wrecking Ball.” The 77-year-old country legend, who is also Miley‘s godmother, revealed to the Wrecking Ball 10 podcast, via Billboard, just what happened when she heard it for the very first time, and likened the song to another infamous one. Keep reading to find out more… Speaking to the podcast, which celebrates the release of the song 10 years later, Dolly recalled said she almost wrecked a car, and how it reminded her to Whitney Houston‘s rendition of her song, “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,” she shared. Dolly added, “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?’” Just recently, Miley reflected on the track and the heated feud with a late singer that came with it. Miley and Dolly aren’t the only famous godparent duo.