Dolly Parton Teams Up With Kelly Clarkson For ‘9 To 5’ Duet In New Documentary
etcanada.comDolly Parton will be revisiting one of her biggest hits, and she’s joined by Kelly Clarkson. As Entertainment Weekly reports, Parton has teamed up with Clarkson for a new duet of “9 to 5”, the hit single from the 1980 workplace comedy in which Parton co-starred with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. READ MORE: Dolly Parton, Kate Bush And A Tribe Called Quest Among 2022 Rock Hall Of Fame Nominees The new version is part of “Still Working 9 to 5”, an upcoming documentary about the enduring impact of the movie, set to debut during the 2022 edition of SXSW; a snippet of their duet can be heard in the sizzle reel, just after the 49-second mark.
While “9 to 5” is regarded as a feminist classic, Tomlin notes in the trailer that studio execs were “nervous” to produce a film featuring “three female leads.” In addition to new interviews with Parton, Tomlin and Fonda, “Still Working 9 to 5” also features Rita Moreno (who starred in a TV sitcom version of “9 to 5”, and Allison Janney, who headlined a Broadway adaptation. READ MORE: Dolly Parton On 55 Years Of Happy Marriage: ‘Nobody Wants To Make Out With A Slouch’ This new version of the song isn’t Clarkson’s first experience with “9 to 5”, which she recorded for a teaser promoting her then-new daytime talk show in 2019.
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