Kacey Musgraves performed "I Will Always Love You" for Dolly Parton at the VMAs last night—no pyrotechnics, no backup dancers, just voice and song.
Parton, who died last month, wrote the track in 1973 as she left Porter Wagoner's show. It was a farewell rooted in respect, not spectacle.
For one brief moment on a stage built for noise, the room went quiet. The performance doubled as tribute and reminder: some songs don't need a gimmick to land.
Parton, who died last month, wrote the track in 1973 as she left Porter Wagoner's show. It was a farewell rooted in respect, not spectacle.
For one brief moment on a stage built for noise, the room went quiet. The performance doubled as tribute and reminder: some songs don't need a gimmick to land.