Editor’s note: Arachnophonia is a regular feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library‘s collection.
All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question or to additional relevant information from around the web.
Today’s installment of Arachnophonia is by student assistant Allison (class of 2022) and features . Thanks, Allison!
I recently came across a Vouge interview of Dolly Parton which piqued my interest of her and her work. While our generation mainly knows of Dolly Parton from her appearances in Hannah Montana, many of us aren’t aware of her earlier musical and acting ventures.
Dolly’s career started as a songwriter for other artists and then released her debut album in 1967. For the next two decades her songs topped the country music charts and she also began acting. In 1980, she starred in the film 9 to 5 along with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.
She wrote the song “9 to 5” for that movie and it is also one of her most popular songs. “9 to 5” is not only a catchy tune, but the lyrics highlight workplace issues that are very relevant in both the 80’s and today. I would highly recommend giving the song a listen!