Steve is a composer, a pianist, and an occasional DJ. Playing Jolene vinyl record slowed down to 33 rpm and soloing guitar on top of it. He’s won several awards for his pioneering work with National Prison Radio in the UK, and he teaches radio production skills. He’s created short-form and long-form features for BBC Radio 4 (where he’s also a continuity announcer) as well as BBC Radio 3, KCRW’s Unfictional, and In The Dark (UK).
Steve Urquhart has been producing radio for around twenty years. and discovers some unexpected gems along the way. Why? Does music of a particular era or genre produce the best results? Does it help if the songs are already familiar? Does the listener’s age make a difference?Īs he turns 40 – perhaps he’s preoccupied with the idea of “slowing down time”? – radio producer Steve Urquhart tries to find out. Playing records at the wrong speed can lead to some strange results, but this 33 rpm version of Jolene sounds awesome Not every record yields gold when. Search for “slowed down to 33” (or similar), and you’ll find hundreds more examples of old 7-inch singles playing at 33rpm, rather than 45rpm. “The best thing on the internet.” “It just sounds… right.” Even Dolly Parton herself said, “I might have made a better male singer than a female singer”.īut ‘Jolene’ was just the beginning. Dolly Partons hit song 'Jolene' (from her 1973 album sharing the same name) sounds unexpectedly good when slowed down to 33 RPM. and the Nocturnals performed a notably slowed-down version of the song. ' Someone uploaded a slowed-down version to YouTube – and the reaction was extraordinary. Jolene is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dolly Parton. She’s like an ambassador from a world where hard times make you stronger, but they’re still to be avoided where you escape your past not by running away but by planting a ladder where you stand and climbing up.It started with ‘Jolene. As Andrea DenHoed notes in The New Yorker, Slow Ass Jolene, below, transforms Parton’s baby-high soprano into something deep, soulful and seemingly, male. As she tells it, Dolly the multimillionaire and international star is a direct product of Dolly the little girl, who decided to model herself after the local hooker in the backwoods-Tennessee town where she grew up. A 45 of Dolly Parton’s 1973 hit Jolene played at 33RPM not only sounds cool, it also manages to change the meaning, if only through the actual sound of her voice. “It costs a lot to look this cheap,” she likes to say. And it is pretty amazing how well it turned out. What happened next was as unexpected moment of. No, this isn't some dude singing, this is the actual 45 rpm recording of Dolly Parton singing 'Jolene' slowed down to 33 rpm. In what can only be described as a Bob Ross-like ‘happy accident’ somebody at some point, put on their 45 of Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ and forgot to change the turntable speed from 33 rpm to 45 rpm.
Jolene was released in 1973 and was ranked in number 217 in the Rolling Stone’s. you should it sounds amazing Slow down Jolene to 33 RPM (revolutions per minute) and listen to the new incredible. The Result You Won’t Believe Your Ears January 18.
Some listeners have even compared the result with Cher’s and Tracy Chapman’s voices. He Slowed Down Dolly Parton’s Jolene To 33 RPM. She’s never tried to hide or apologize for her tackiness or her self-sculpting. If you Slow Down Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ It Sounds Totally Different Yet Amazing. Slow down Jolene to 33 RPM (revolutions per minute) and listen to the new incredible version of the track. Even “I Will Always Love You” (lest we forget, a Parton composition long before Whitney), is both a love song and a breakup song.Īnd then there’s Parton herself, with breasts like launching missiles and the wardrobe of a seven-year-old with resources. See more of Oz Music Reviews on Facebook. Email or Phone: Password: Forgot account Sign Up. Many of her songs float lightly on dark currents-if you scan her compositions from the past fifty years, you’ll find plenty of dying children, abandoned women, and paralyzing poverty dished up in catchy tunes and warbling tones. Dolly Partons Jolene Slowed Down To 33 rpm Sounds Absolutely Amazing. While not all songs can handle this drastic change in tempo, Jolene is transformed in more ways than one. That’s how Dolly Parton works, both as a musician and a celebrity. Many years ago, Dolly Parton’s 1973 hit Jolene was slowed down from the original 45 RPM record to just 33 RPM. Of course, that can be found in the original version, but the brisk clip of the performance and the chime of Dolly’s voice bounce over the concreteness of the despair.
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