Dolly Parton’s song “Jolene” is one of her most popular songs ever, do you agree?

If you are a fan of the Netflix series Heartstrings, then you know that these are stories based on Dolly Parton’s most beloved songs.

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It has been 47 beautiful years since world-renowned singer and songwriter Dolly Parton released her hit single “Jolene.” But, as they say, classics will never go out of style.

That’s why she’s giving her fans a once in a lifetime chance to participate in a challenge.

Only one more week until "Heartstrings" is here ❤️ Share your best version of "Jolene" now using the hashtag #JoleneChallenge and watch "Heartstrings" November 22 on Netflix! pic.twitter.com/h0Ym8ZZwBW

— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) November 16, 2019

Dolly calls this the #JoleneChallenge, and she’s asking the public to share their own version of her song using the said hash-tag.

She made the announcement along with Julianne Hough, the artist who plays the character, Jolene, in Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings.

Who is Jolene anyway?

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We may have loved the song or even felt that we can relate to the lyrics, but did you ever wonder why Dolly Parton wrote this song?

Dolly shared in an old interview with a Norwegian TV channel that once, she met a beautiful little girl who came up to her for an autograph.

She was smitten by the child’s beauty that she asked for her name, and the little girl replied, “Jolene.”

Dolly said, “Well that’s just about the prettiest name I ever heard. I’m gonna write a song about you and if you ever hear it, you’ll know it was about you.”

But, that’s just the beginning. We now know the reason behind the name, but what about the lyrics?

According to her interview with Independent, it was about a red-head bank teller who began flirting with Dolly’s husband, Carl Dean.

Dolly said, “I wrote that [song] years ago when my husband … was spending a little more time with Jolene than I thought he should be. I put a stop to that. I got rid of that redhead woman in a hurry … Had it not been for that woman I would never have written ‘Jolene’ and I wouldn’t have made all that money, so thank you, Jolene.”

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We can all relate to Dolly, right?

So, back to #JoleneChallenge. There is this family who wanted to take on the challenge- and it looked like they were born ready to take on a challenge like this one.

All the family members knew how to play musical instruments, and what’s amazing is that they also have equally impressive voices!

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This multi-talented family band is from Branson, Missouri, and they were able to put on one of the best versions of Dolly Parton’s well-loved song, “Jolene’.”

No wonder their cover has more than 8.5M views!

There is nothing more beautiful than playing music with your beloved family. The Petersen family will show everyone that they can give the best version of this song.

The band consists of their mom, Karen Petersen(bass), Katie Petersen(fiddle), Emmet Franz(dobro), Ellen Petersen(banjo), Julianne Petersen(mandolin), and of course, Matt Petersen(guitar).

What a lovely family! What great talent!

There are so many things that you can appreciate about this song cover! We love the harmony of the music! It’s very relaxing; each instrument that is being played by every member of the family is superb!

Their voices- just wow! We love how their voices blended with their beautiful music. Of course, who wouldn’t love the grand finale of this cover?

Each member of the Petersen family had their chance to play their instrument solos. What a great way to end an amazing performance?

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We expected great covers for Dolly Parton’s song, but we certainly didn’t expect to find this treasure!

Don’t forget to follow this amazing family on their social media accounts.

Go ahead and experience this unique “Jolene” cover in the video below.

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Source: The Petersens, petersenbluegrassband, dollyparton, msn, dollyparton Twitter, goodhousekeeping, Independent