The Country Song Dolly Wrote in Anger — And Why She Has Never Regretted a Single Word

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The Country Song Dolly Wrote in Anger — And Why She Has Never Regretted a Single Word

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The Country Song Dolly Wrote in Anger — And Why She Has Never Regretted a Single Word

"Just Because I'm a Woman" was released in 1968. Dolly Parton was 22 years old. It was, by the standards of country music at that moment in history, an almost shockingly direct piece of work.

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The song's premise: a woman is confronted by her partner about her sexual history before their relationship. He is troubled by the fact that she is not the first man she has been with. The song's response, delivered in Dolly's clear, unhurried voice, is a question that lands like a verdict: why should my past be held against me when yours is forgiven without comment?

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