Dolly PartonThe late husband, DeanWas PrivilegeHowever, his superstar wife still celebrated him in his music - and occasionally ribs him.

One of the most famous songs of the country Icon, "Jollen", was inspired by an event where a bank created a feeling of Teller's Dean, who married partons in 66666.

Parton told the NPR in the 21st, "She got this terrible crush on my husband." And he just liked to go to the bank because he paid so much attention to him. It was like a joke between us - when I was saying, 'Hell, you are spending a lot of time in the bank. I don't believe we have received this kind of money. 'So it's really an innocent song all around, but it seems awesome "

Dean, Who died in March 2025 At the age of 12, several part of the partner also inspired the love songs. And while he was away from public eyes, he was a great fan of his wife's music. In 2023, he told the Associated Press that "my blue tears" "is one of the favorite songs of my husband I wrote."

The track originally appeared on his 2001 album, SparrowHowever he has recorded a new version with Duran Duran Simon The Good For Its 2023 rock album, RockstarThe "I thought, 'Okay, here I put one of the favorite one of Carl's favorite here," he explained.

Continue scrolling to break the songs that Parton wrote about Dean during their wedding:

'Simply because I'm a woman' (1968)

This famous cut is not a love song, but it is one of the largest part of the partner - and it was directly inspired by his conversation with Dean early in their relationship. "My husband does not like to say it for me, but she is old enough now, so she doesn't really give no big," she said Rolling stone In 2003. "See, I had sex before we met, but I didn't mention it, and he didn't ask. We were married for eight months, and suddenly he decided to ask him the truth. And it broke his heart. I couldn't get it for a long time. "

Parton later wrote "Only because I'm a woman," which lines start with, "I can see you are disappointed / The way you look at me / and I'm sorry that I don't / you thought that the woman thought I won't."

'Tomorrow forever' (1970)

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Parton originally recorded this song in 1970 for a duet album with 1970 Porter Wagner Title Porter Wayne and Dolly RebeccaThe He re -sorted it for his 2016 album, Authentic and easyWhich both old and new were full of love songs.

"When I decided I wanted to write a love album - you know, I got 50 years of marriage with my husband Carl this year - I had two songs that I wrote on our first days, at the beginning of our wedding," She says Cosmopolitan In 20 2016. … I remember these two songs as my favorite two love songs that I have ever written, so I just thought, 'Well, it's been many years, many of my fans have never even heard these songs.' "

'Say forever you will be mine' (1975)

This song originally appeared with the same name wagner on his 1975 Dwight album and it was the second wine track that he brought back Authentic and easyThe He said, “I wrote on the early days of our wedding, at first Rolling stone In 20 2016. "So I just pulled them back because I thought they were worth it."

'From here to the moon and behind' (2012)

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Parton wrote this track for his 2012 movie, JoyIt also played Queen Latifah - and he made it based on his original romance with Dean. "When I wrote 'from here to the moon and behind', 'I have to write a beautiful love song," he explained Boot In 202. It was about my husband in the movie, acting ChrisSo I thought to make it really and truly touching it, I would write about my real, true emotions that I really love and love for more than half of my life. "

A dual version with Willie Nelson Later appeared on the album 2014 in partner, Blue smokeThe

'Forever Love' (2016)

For Authentic and simpleParton wrote "Forever Love" in honor of her and Dean's gold wedding anniversary. "This is what I consider our wedding song because in our fifth anniversary we re -married on May 30," he said Rolling stone In 2016 "I thought I had to have a short wedding song, so it was. I intentionally tried to write a wedding song and I thought it would be a good wedding song for someone's wedding."

And some cover in his honor

Although his wife was a legend of a country, Dean was also a huge rock fan - and his disguise included a few nodes in his taste. Her 2002 album, Halos and hornLED included a cover of "paradise from the stairs" which was one of Dean's favorite.

“My husband's music has such a strange taste and she likes Led Jepelin. He was led by the first day and liked Bluegrass and Big-band music. 'Heaven from the ladder' was always Carl's favorite, "He explained in an interview." It was like 'our song' because at romantic times or sweet time, we would just ride in the car and if it came to the Lord, he just wanted to turn the whole explosion out of our car. "

Parton has included another version of "heaven from the stairs" in his 2023 rock album, RockstarThe A cover of "Magic Man" with LP heart is also featured Un -Wilson That Parton Checkley Title, "Magic Man (Curl version)."