FBF ( Flash back Friday ) - Memorable song "Jolene" by Olivia Newton John

'Jolene' 1976 by Olivia Newton John

This is another memorable music/song which I really loved.

However I didn't know who was the singer or what title of music until 2 days ago.

When I first listened to this song " Jolene ", I was 13 years old, in the first grade of middle school in 1976.

In the middle school, I was belonging with an Acting club for 3 years in the school 's club activity which all the students needed to join and which was in Friday afternoon, also after class.

It had many kinds of categories, which are indoor and outdoor.

I chose acting club, because I was interested in that but I also admired to belong with tennis club and Kendo club.

However when I joined the trial for all of them, tennis club and Kendo club and also all the other outdoor activities, they required to run marathon for training.

Marathon was one of my most disliked things , so I canceled to join these outdoor sports and decided to join the acting club.

Every autumn season in the end of October, the school held a festival which each class and also clubs which are indoor showed their special performances or creativity.

and I and all the members ( students ) of the acting club were practicing for the theater acting stage until around 7 pm , sometimes it got 8pm, when it got close to the festival date.

One of the student boys, who was originally not belonging with our acting club, but was helping us to play a boy's acting in the stage, was always bringing a radio cassette tape recorder.

and he was often playing the song " Jolene " after finished training in the evening.

That song was spinning in my head often at that time.

The acting practice usually finished around 7 to 8pm when it got close to the festival and it was already dark outside and the air was cool, almost cold, really autumn air.

and at that time I felt something fresh & exciting feeling to stay with other students until such late times, until the sun goes down which I rarely experienced.

and somehow, the melody of the song/music "Jolene " and the singing was making my feeling sentimental.

On the way home at night, the song was spinning in my heard .

But I had no idea who was the singer of the song and the title of it ,

and I don't know why but I didn't ask the boy about the song.

All I remember was the words " Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene " and the melody of the song and the singer's singing voice.

and time past, and I forgot to find about the song until recently.

By listening to the song " Jolene " ( sang by Olivia Newton- John ) many scenes at that time returned back to my memory.

Besides the scene of the activities of acting club, I had other things which was often in my head at that time, so this music also reminds me of it.

At that time, there were two student boys who I really adored , who were third grade students, two years older than me .

They were both different type of characters but many school girls who were in all the grades adored them, they were popular in the school.

I feel that was my first love, people who I fell in love with seriously but it was more of longing/love.

From first grade students, third grade students looked very adult and tall, so I felt they looked very adult.

On the other hand, when I became third grade in the middle school, first grade students looked very tiny and children.

At that time, when I happened to see one of them or both of them , I felt super happy and felt like what a lucky day today whenever I had the opportunities.

On the other hand, I was very shy and when happened to bump into one of them in the hall way and caught eye to eye made me super butterflies.

Also when the day went with no luck to see them, my feeling went down and disappointed.

I had a close friend who had similar situation as me with different boy who was also third grade who was a dreamer same as me.

Third grade students classes were located in the first floor and their class was the closest in the entrance of the school where many shoe boxes for students shoes.

And the first grade classes were located in the fourth floor.

I always got very nervous whenever I went through first floor especially in front of their class.

The song " Jolene " sang by Olivia Newton John reminded me of many scene in that times.

Those adore boys story still continued.

I feel I was doing law of attraction naturally at that time and it was definitely working for me.

They are still my very memorable people who I really adored in my middle school generation.

Sweet but sentimental memory.

Now I finally found who was the singer of it and the title of the song !

I thank you to internet and youtube.

This song's original singer and the singer song writer is Dolly Parton.

and when I first time listened to it and saw it in the youtube video , I felt it's not the one which was in my memory but the melody seems this song is definitely the one.

Singing style can change the impression of the song.

and then I searched it again with the keyword "Jolene",

then found it was also covered by Olivia Newton-John in 1976.

and I listened to it,

I felt " Yes ! This is it ! "

My husband also remembers the song " Jolene ".

He was also surprised to hear that, with Olivia's singing, it became like a different song.

It's no offense to Dolly Parton, just my taste of it and especially the Inspirations of song from first time may be more strongly implanted in my brain.

Now I'm listening to this music every day.

I still really love this song. Lyrics is something sad but I didn't know the Lyrics of the song until now ), but I was impressed with the melody of the song and the singing.

There is one more memorable song which is from 70s, when I was a teenager, but I remember only the part of melody and singing voice.

I feel music and songs which are from until 80s, there were many beautiful impressive melodies in most of music, and after that people started to depending on computers, and less melody, and care only for rhythm.

Maybe this is the reason computer music are not so heartfelt for me and sounds cold ??

Music and song's melody itself has the message , it's very touching in my heart.

Anyways, Here is the lyrics of the song " Jolene ".

Jolene - Lyrics

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

I'm begging of you please don't take my man

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

Please don't take him just because you can

Your beauty is beyond compare

With flaming locks of auburn hair

With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green

Your smile is like a breath of spring

Your voice is soft like summer rain

And I cannot compete with you, Jolene

He talks about you in his sleep

There's nothing I can do to keep

From crying when he calls your name, Jolene

And I can easily understand

How you could easily take my man

But you don't know what he means to me,

Jolene Jolene, Jolene Jolene, Jolene

I'm begging of you please don't take my man

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

Please don't take him just because you can

You could have your choice of men

But I could never love again

He's the only one for me, Jolene

I had to have this talk with you

My happiness depends on you

And whatever you decide to do,

Jolene Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

I'm begging of you please don't take my man

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

Please don't take him even though you can

Jolene,

Jolene,

Jolene

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