- Content: Dolly Parton Covers ‘We Are the Champions,’ Promotes 2024 Paris Olympics
By Movieguide® Contributor
Dolly Parton classifies herself as an Olympics super-fan, and this year, she covered Queen’s “We Are the Champions/We Will Rock You” to promote the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“I love the Olympics!” Parton shared. “I do my best to plan my schedule to watch as much of it as I possibly can. I tape it just in case I miss the live action on a certain day and watch it back as soon as possible. I laugh, I cry, I scream, there are no losers in the Olympics as they have all spent a lifetime preparing but I celebrate with the ones that go away with the gold, silver and bronze medals.’”
Julia Grassie with NBC Olympics reported, “The video was done in collaboration with NBCUniversal and celebrates the one year countdown to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.”
“Dolly Parton is an American Icon whose popularity and recognition across generations is unmatched,” Jenny Storms, CMO, Entertainment and Sports, NBCUniversal, said. “She is also a close member of the NBCUniversal family, an Olympic super-fan, and has a new version of two of the greatest sports anthems of all time. So, she was the perfect choice to get America excited about Team USA and next summer’s Paris Olympics.”
“The video begins with Parton singing in an empty stadium. As the tenor of the song builds, the video is infused with a spectacle of moving pictures that only the Olympics can provide— spectacular Opening and Closing Ceremonies from the past, iconic highlights known the world over, and athletes enduring adversity, demonstrating perseverance, and becoming champions,” the press release stated.
“Olympians and teams featured in the video include Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Noah Lyles, Katie Ledecky, the women’s soccer team, men’s and women’s basketball teams and a host of international athletes,” it continued.
“The video also features Parton performing in front of a sparkling Eiffel Tower and concludes with her surrounded by fans in a full stadium all singing ‘We Are the Champions’ until it crescendos and transitions into ‘We Will Rock You,’” the statement concluded.
Dolly Parton is an icon of country music, a versatile singer-songwriter and an inspiring cultural figure. Her distinctive voice, heartfelt lyrics and engaging performances have captured millions worldwide and left an indelible mark on the music industry. Her career spans several decades, during which she has become a symbol of empowerment and resilience.
The press release noted, “The 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics will be presented across the networks of NBCUniversal and Peacock in the summer of 2024.”
Movieguide® previously reported on Parton’s faith:
The 73-year-old country singer Dolly Parton is an iconic artist who continues to pursue her faith and career…
Parton is candid about her faith in God and said that she knew to follow God’s plan for her life from a young age…
“I really feel like I have a calling,” Parton said. “I feel like God had told me early on in a feeling that I was supposed to go till He told me to stop and He [hasn’t] said nothing yet about quitting. And so I ain’t said nothing about retiring yet.”
Parton also lives out her faith in prayer.
“Every day I pray for God to lead me and to take out all the wrong things, wrong people in my life, bring all the right things, right people in, and to let me glorify Him and uplift mankind,” Parton said. “Let me be a light, and a vessel to be used…I just really want to do what I can in this world to make things better, if I can.”
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