It has been covered by countless acts over the years, from artists like Mindy Smith.
Olivia Newton-John, Darcy Clay, and even Parton’s goddaughterMily Cyrus(via360 Degree Sound).
So what does Dolly think of all these renditions of her legendary song?
Well, she’s actually come forward and shared her thoughts on some of them.
It has been recorded worldwide over 400 times in lots of different languages by lots of different bands."
She continued, “The White Stripes did a wonderful job of it, and many other people.
But nobody’s ever had a really big hit record on it.”
And who does she think has the star power to do that?
None other than Queen B herself, of course: Beyonce.
“Someone like Beyonce.”
She added: “Still to this day I take a lot of pride in that.”
