Even after Parton became a huge star, this song remained her favorite out of the 3000+ songs she had written, saying,
Parton kept the famous coat, which later became a popular attraction at her Dollywood Museum, where it is kept in an exhibit along with her handwritten lyrics to the song. Dolly with patches on her britches and holes in both her shoes dashed to school, just to find the others teasing and laughing at her for wearing a coat made of rags.Ĭoat of Many Colors, Song of Many Inspirationsĭolly Parton would present this song in concerts as “ a true story about a little patchwork coat my Momma made me from a box of rags”. While sewing, she tells the biblical story of Joseph and his coat of many colors. The song tells of how Parton’s mother stitched a coat for Dolly out of rags given to the family. In April 1971, she recorded the song making it the title song for her ‘Coat of Many Colors album’. Of course, Wagoner put the receipt on a frame. Consequently, writing on the back of a dry cleaning receipt from one of Wagoner’s suit, the song undeniably became a hit. She could find no paper as the song came to her. In her 1994 ‘My Life and Other Unfinished Business’ memoir, she cited how it happened. On a tour bus, she composed the song while traveling with Porter Wagoner in 1969. Dolly’s Most Favorite CompositionĪs she described on a number of occasions, ‘Coat of Many Colors’ is the personal favorite among all the songs she wrote. Dolly’s much-loved ‘Coat of Many Colors’ is once such song. However, there are few songs woven in what seems to be a moment’s time. Some songs can take years to write, while others can be crafted in just a few hours.
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