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Alice Randall, Holly Williams, Dolly Parton on “Jolene”

“You know what that feeling is like, ‘that girl’s prettier.’ ... There’s something about that line in Jolene, “please don’t take him just because you can,” that just is so heart wrenching and is so heartbreaking.” — Holly Williams

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