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“Songteller” tells the story of “my life in lyrics,” for Parton considers herself primarily a songwriter, with some 3,000 songs to her credit. “Coat of Many Colours” was written on the back of a receipt for Porter Wagoner’s dry cleaning. Her most successful song, “I Will Always Love You,” is not about romantic love, but about her professional split with Wagoner, her mentor, all the while hoping to remain friends.
The title got my attention, “Songteller.” Parton writes songs, which is one artistic expression of storytelling — poetry adorned by the mathematics of music. A story endures to the extent that it conveys an enduring truth. That’s why so many songs are about love — desired, despairing, requited, unrequited, honoured, betrayed. Love is what most endures.
“I know that there are many songwriters in this world who are much greater than I am,” writes Parton. “But I know for a fact that no writer in this world enjoys it more than me.”
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