{"id":21375,"date":"2025-07-19T13:31:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T13:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=21375"},"modified":"2025-07-19T13:31:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T13:31:31","slug":"dolly-partons-funeral-song-choice-revealed-and-its-not-what-youd-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=21375","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Parton\u2019s Funeral Song Choice Revealed \u2013 And It\u2019s Not What You\u2019d Expect"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When we think of Dolly Parton, we often picture a larger-than-life persona: a country music legend with an undeniable presence, warm heart, and unforgettable voice. However, like all of us, she\u2019s given some thought to the inevitable \u2013 and her choice of funeral song may surprise you.<\/p>\n

In a world where many gravitate toward songs that reflect lasting love and heartbreak, Parton\u2019s choice is deeply rooted in family, faith, and sentimentality. The country icon has expressed a strong wish for the hymn \u201cIf We Never Meet Again\u201d to play at her funeral, a song that takes on personal significance due to its religious origins and its connection to her family\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

During a 2014 conversation with Entertainment Weekly, Parton candidly shared her hopes, though she was not optimistic that her family would adhere to her request. \u201cI\u2019m sure they\u2019ll be playing \u2018I Will Always Love You\u2019 when I die, just like they did with Whitney Houston,\u201d she said, referring to the iconic ballad she wrote and made famous. \u201cWhen they picked her coffin up and started in on that song, I started to cry, and I thought, \u2018Oh my Lord.\u2019 That\u2019s when it hit me that she was really gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite this inevitable association with her most famous song, Parton\u2019s heart remains tied to \u201cIf We Never Meet Again,\u201d a moving country-gospel tune that reflects the idea of reunification in heaven. She explained that it was a song her father adored, and it was also sung at his funeral in 2000. Parton\u2019s connection to the song goes even further: decades before her father\u2019s passing, she included the very same lyrics in her 1974 track \u201cSacred Memories\u201d, from her album Love Like A Butterfly. In that song, Parton sings:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we never meet again this side of heaven,
\nI will meet you on that beautiful shore,
\nWhere the charming roses bloom forever,
\nAnd where separations come no more.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lyrics reflect her spiritual upbringing and connection to her family\u2019s church, where she first discovered music. For Parton, this song not only ties into her religious roots but also encapsulates the love and bond she shares with her late father. It\u2019s a poignant and fitting tribute to a life well-lived and a legacy that will continue on in the hearts of those who knew her best.<\/p>\n

As she expressed, she hopes that this hymn will be sung as she \u201cwaves goodbye to planet Earth,\u201d a gentle reminder that her life, like the song, has come full circle. For the woman whose music has touched so many, it is only fitting that her final moments be underscored by the song that connected her to her most cherished memories.<\/p>\n

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