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Help[Opinions] Re: Jolene
in reply to a message by Pickles
I'm torn here.
On the one hand, I think the sound is actually rather ugly and unfeminine.
On top of that, I could only imagine how old it would be to get the song sung at you on the regular. (I will say, in 2014, I saw Miley Cyrus in concert, and she sang the song as a part of the show that featured covers - she sang that and an Arctic Monkeys song. In between the versus, Cyrus hurled profanity-laden insults at the fictional Jolene: "Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, F*** YOU YOU WH*RE!" That could possibly be more entertaining than Parton's more straight-laced version.)
On the other hand, I have developed a great deal of admiration for former Rep. Jolene Unsoeld (D-WA), an undersung US congresswoman who served from 1989 to 1995. I think that admiration has endeared the name a bit to me.
So... I'm not a fan. Though I have a bit of a soft spot for it, regardless.
As far as middle names: I think it needs to be paired with something more traditionally feminine, maybe even girly: Jolene Ophelia, Jolene Katarina, Jolene Catherine, Jolene Alexandra, etc.
Andrew
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On the one hand, I think the sound is actually rather ugly and unfeminine.
On top of that, I could only imagine how old it would be to get the song sung at you on the regular. (I will say, in 2014, I saw Miley Cyrus in concert, and she sang the song as a part of the show that featured covers - she sang that and an Arctic Monkeys song. In between the versus, Cyrus hurled profanity-laden insults at the fictional Jolene: "Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, F*** YOU YOU WH*RE!" That could possibly be more entertaining than Parton's more straight-laced version.)
On the other hand, I have developed a great deal of admiration for former Rep. Jolene Unsoeld (D-WA), an undersung US congresswoman who served from 1989 to 1995. I think that admiration has endeared the name a bit to me.
So... I'm not a fan. Though I have a bit of a soft spot for it, regardless.
As far as middle names: I think it needs to be paired with something more traditionally feminine, maybe even girly: Jolene Ophelia, Jolene Katarina, Jolene Catherine, Jolene Alexandra, etc.
put a smile on your face - make the world a better place (:
This message was edited 7/25/2022, 10:32 PM
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