Dolly Parton has explained why she never let Elvis Presley cover her hit ‘I Will Always Love You’.Presley had apparently loved the song and expressed interest in recording a cover, but Parton revealed in a new interview with BBC Radio 2 why it never materialised.Parton explained that her decision wasn’t because of Presley, but rather because of a conflict with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.“‘I wouldn’t let Colonel Tom Parker [have the rights to the song],” she clarified. “Elvis loved it.
I talked to Priscilla not very long ago – she said, ‘Elvis sang it to me when we were on the courthouse steps after we got divorced’.“‘He loved the song and wanted to do it.
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