the Buzz for December 12th, 2010

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Dec

If you missed any of last week’s tunes, below is a quick recap:

MONDAY: Blake Shelton — “Ol’ Red”
(from Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton) — Ol' Red - Loaded: The Best of Blake Shelton

TUESDAY: Daniel Bedingfield — “Blown It Again”
(from Gotta Get Thru This) — Blown It Again - Gotta Get Thru This

WEDNESDAY: Cyndi Lauper — “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”
(from She’s So Unusual) — Girls Just Want to Have Fun - She's So Unusual (Remastered)

THURSDAY: Zac Brown Band — “Colder Weather”
(from You Get What You Give) — Colder Weather - You Get What You Give (Deluxe Version)

FRIDAY: Natasha Bedingfield — “Little Too Much”
(from Strip Me) — Little Too Much - Strip Me (Deluxe Version)

SATURDAY: Kenny Loggins (with Stevie Nicks)
“Whenever I Call You Friend” (from The Essential Kenny Loggins) — Whenever I Call You

SUNDAY: Dolly Parton — “Think About Love”
(from The Essential Dolly Parton) — Think About Love - I Will Always Love You - The Essential Dolly Parton One

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Dec

Dolly Parton — “Think About Love”
(from The Essential Dolly Parton) — Think About Love - I Will Always Love You - The Essential Dolly Parton One

A took a trip to San Antonio yesterday afternoon to see Miss Dolly’s musical 9 to 5, and he requested that I make what I assume to be one of the show’s songs today’s dispatch from the hive. I, however, was not familiar with the tune he chose, but having literally grown up with Parton’s music, it wasn’t at all difficult to pick one I did know. Coming as it does from Dolly’s often-underrated pop-leaning years — long before Shania ever even knew what a midriff was, Parton and Juice Newton practically invented the notion of the megasmash country crossover, honey — this gem sometimes gets overlooked when compilers set out to assemble Dolly best-ofs, but I say you’ll be hard-pressed to find a catchier ringer in her repertoire.