Today, we're featuring two national treasures.
The first is the #1 hit - and 2025 Grammy nominee song written by Sabrina Carpenter, Jack Antonoff and Amy Allen, and performed by Sabrina Carpenter. The single following her enduring hit "Espresso", THIS song was her first #1 single in the US ("Espresso" only made it to #3). It was, in fact, the 16th biggest US hit of 2024 by any artist (to be fair, "Espresso" was 7th).
Anyway, this song - a country-tinged masterpiece (more on that performance in a moment) is delightful and fun, and the video gritty and somewhat hilarious, featuring Carpenter's then-boyfriend Barry Keoghan.
I mentioned two national treasures.
The second is Dolly freaking Parton.
This version, a duet between Dolly and Sabrina, was released in early 2025 as part of a deluxe version of the Short 'n Sweet album - reached #17 on the US Country charts (Carpenter's first appearance on that chart, not surprisingly).
Also, I have now learned that we can't swear in front of Dolly - but also, leaving out the word "motherfucker" was probably a concession to country music radio.
This twangier version is still delightful.
TO be fair, Sabrina made the lyric change when performing it live in BCC's Live Lounge as well.
She definitely did NOT change the lyric for NPR, though. However, she also talks about the song and how it came to be, and it's a great story (and a great performance).
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