Actress Reese Witherspoon recently caught up with country music legend Dolly Parton for tthe very first installment of her new DirecTV Now series dubbed “Shine On With Reese.” The Hollywood star visited Parton’s home to discuss the singer-songwriter’s trailblazing career, womanhood, and even got to check out Dolly’s closet full of stage costumes.
Enjoy clips from the interview below!
Reese explains her latest project and why she chose Dolly as her first guest!
Watch Reese and Dolly jam out to the classic hit “Coat of Many Colors” together!
Dolly gets real about ambition! Preach.
The ladies enjoy ‘Friendship Tea.’ Get the recipe…
Dolly Parton talks being a woman in the modern world.
Yes, Reese got to check out Dolly’s closet…
“I’ve always imagined Dolly Parton’s closet opens and sequins come flying out,” Witherspoon quipped.
“Well, it did,” the Parton joked after a sequin flew off of a garment the actress was holding. “Actually that happens all the time. Sometimes when I’m stage, I’m always popping beads and stuff, and they go sweep them up. They give it back to us to sew them on and they call them ‘Dolly droppings.’”
Wow. Love these two together. Can Dolly and Reese have their own show?
“Shine On with Reese” premiered on Tuesday, July 17th via DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW, and U-Verse through the Hello Sunshine Video On Demand (VOD) channel. Share this with other fans of these two outstanding ladies!
Now for the official “Coat of Many Colors” audio because it’s such an iconic country music tune…
“Coat of Many Colors” Lyrics
Back through the years
I go wonderin’ once again
Back to the seasons of my youth
I recall a box of rags that someone gave us
And how my momma put the rags to use
There were rags of many colors
Every piece was small
And I didn’t have a coat
And it was way down in the fall
Momma sewed the rags together
Sewin’ every piece with love
She made my coat of many colors
That I was so proud of
As she sewed, she told a story
From the bible, she had read
About a coat of many colors
Joseph wore and then she said
Perhaps this coat will bring you
Good luck and happiness
And I just couldn’t wait to wear it
And momma blessed it with a kiss
My coat of many colors
That my momma made for me
Made only from rags
But I wore it so proudly
Although we had no money
I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me
So with patches on my britches
Holes in both my shoes
In my coat of many colors
I hurried off to school
Just to find the others laughing
And making fun of me
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me
And oh I couldn’t understand it
For I felt I was rich
And I told them of the love
My momma sewed in every stitch
And I told ’em all the story
Momma told me while she sewed
And how my coat of many colors
Was worth more than all their clothes
But they didn’t understand it
And I tried to make them see
That one is only poor
Only if they choose to be
Now I know we had no money
But I was rich as I could be
In my coat of many colors
My momma made for me
