Dolly Parton adds pandemic hero to list of accomplishments
Dolly Parton is being celebrated in song — a rewritten version of her own Jolene — for her contribution to an experimental coronavirus vaccine. Ryan Cordell, associate English professor at Northeastern University in Boston, posted a video on Twitter of himself performing a tweaked version of Parton's signature song, renamed Vaccine, that has drawn tens of thousands of views. The lyrics, "Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine / I'm begging of you, please go in my arm / Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine / Please just keep me safe from COVID harm," were written by linguist and author Gretchen McCulloch, who posted them online and invited people to record them. "I love that song. I love Dolly Parton. And I don't know — I was inspired," Cordell told The Boston Globe on Tuesday. "So I went and grabbed my guitar." CLick here and earn CLick here and earn CLick here and earn CLick here and earn CLick here and earn CLick here and earn CLick