Dolly Parton still agonizes over turning down Elvis’ cover request

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Ariana Grande And Lady Gaga Will Perform “Rain On Me” At The 2020 MTV VMAsThe hit song gained popularity and soon became a chart-topper, instantly recognized by Elvis himself, and expressing his desire to record his own version of the track.

Dolly was invited to join Elvis and his manager Colonel Tom Parker in the studio, however it was his manager who called first and said, “now you know Elvis don’t record anything unless we get half the publishing.”Parton felt a strong sense of financial responsibility and turned down the proposal after Presley and Parker insisted on half the publishing profits, describing it as one of the hardest decisions she ever had to take, specially because she was delighted by the idea of Elvis covering one of her.