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Beautiful & Heart-Touching Cover of, "Southern Accent" by Dolly Parton

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by DeBigLeezard, Apr 21, 2024.

  1. DeBigLeezard

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    Gator Fans...Tom Petty Fans...
    Check out this beautiful version of, "Southern Accents."
    Tom Petty's song, covered by Dolly Parton.
    Makes one proud to be a Floridian!!
     
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  2. fox

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    Popped up on Tom Petty Channel on my drive today. Nice tribute!
     
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  3. 92gator

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    Absolutely beautiful. My favorite Tom Petty song. A sincere tribute and poignant memorial to Tom Petty. I suspect Tom Petty himself, would have found it deeply moving (not to mention flattering), had be been alive to hear it.

    Thank you Dolly Parton for the beautiful cover.

    RIP Tom Petty.

    Thanks for posting/sharing.
     
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  4. scooterp

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    Awesome. Very well done. Thanks for sharing.
     
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  5. StrangeGator

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    Almost as good as Miley Cyrus' cover of Wildflowers.
     
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  6. Gatorrick22

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    That was awesome! Loved it.
     
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  7. garettk

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    Best thing I’ve seen today.
    Some of the fans that only know his songs from the radio might not even be familiar with this song. Maybe this will help more to know and enjoy it. One of my favorites of his.
    Thank you.
     
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  8. LTG61

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    This is a great thread.......for the Pub.
     
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    This just won the internet.
     
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  10. AgingGator

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    Probably my favorite Petty song. Johnny Cash did a great job covering it, but this…..WOW!!!!
     
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  11. Distant Gator

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    Well, sort of...
    It's a great thread and belongs on every board on SG. Including the pub, Too Hot, NBN and all others.
    So the max amount of people can see it and appreciate our own Tom Petty.
     
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  12. 4everaGator

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    I seem to have excess moisture in my eyes...
     
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    What a great cover by Dolly! Both her and Petty are national treasures.

    This cover is from a new compilation album called Petty Country coming out in June of country artists covering Tom's songs.
     
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    When I was a young boy growing up in Charlotte NC we visited relatives in Chicago. Their neighborhood friends called me dum for having a southern twang. I called them stupid for not knowing their times tables. lol. I purposely lost most of my accent over it
     
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    I was in Gainesville during the days of Mudcrutch and followed Petty & The Heartbreakers' career through the years. What a great band and what a great legacy of songs. Dolly is one of the all time greats - she's just awesome. What a rendition of that song!!
     
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    What an awesome tribute to Tom Petty - and to Gainesville! Thanks for sharing Leezard
     
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    Mudcrutch Farms
    and Dub’s of course!
    Oh the memories
     
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  18. DeBigLeezard

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    Dub's!!!
     
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    Lovely.
     
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  20. foot

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    Gone way too soon. Dolly is a legend.

    Does anyone know, if his old house on the hill is still there? Did they make it an historical landmark?

    Anyone else have one or two drinks at that location?