Singing I Will Always Love You is a tough challenge– But Carrie Underwood is always up to take on the impossible. For Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Storyteller Tour, Underwood left an entire arena in awe with her powerful vocals and effortless grace as she paid tribute to one of the greatest songs ever made. She proved yet again that she is among the finest vocalists America has.
Underwood always adds a bit of her twist to covers; this one maintains a reverence for the song, but the individuality shines through with Underwood’s voice, which she utilizes at full force, sending chills through the audience. Nonetheless, the reverence is evident when she decides to control her breath and phrasing to the accuracies of how this song was once sung by Dolly Parton, making this cover an unforgettable ode to the original!
Carrie Underwood- I Will Always Love You (Storyteller Tour: Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Recorded in 1973 by Dolly Parton, this song has an incredible history, as Parton wrote it as a farewell ballad to her long-time collaborative partner, Porter Wagoner! Becoming a country hit and hitting the charts twice (1974 and 1982), this song is one for the times.
But the history does not stop there: After this, Whitney Houston recorded it in 1992 and took the song to even further unimaginable heights, as she brought it to the world of R&B and Pop– Houston’s (literal) breathtaking vocals brought it to the cover-hemisphere, making it a cover royalty akin to Parton’s other hit, Jolene!
Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton Singing ‘Jolene’
Carrie Underwood yet again proves her might with I Will Always Love You and also demonstrates that this song is timeless and can survive any genre. The music is universal, and Underwood honors it as such!
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