The country standard began with a bank teller and an autograph request. Five decades later, it remains a flexible reference point across genres.
Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” started with a red-headed bank employee who paid her husband too much attention. Parton later joked about his excessive trips to the bank. The title came from a young girl asking for an autograph; Parton repeated
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