Pat Benatar has honored Dolly Parton in a pretty sweet way. As reported by People, she dedicated a performance of her hit song "Heartbreaker" to the icon.
In case you weren't aware, the song has a pretty significant meaning to their relationship together. On Dolly's legendary 2023 album Rockstar, they worked together on a reimagined version of the country song.
"Our last project that we did together was this song together as a whole combo," she mused. She was performing as a part of the One805LIVE! event at Kevin Costner's estate on Saturday, September 26.
"Heartbreaker" was the breakout hit for the rock legend - meaning it was so much more than just a Dolly collab. But we all know that Dolly brought a special kind of magic to everything she touched.
She ended up dedicating the performance to her "sweet friend".
Benator has previously spoken fondly of Dolly in the past. In an interview with ABC News in November 2023, she said that she knew "Dolly was born to rock".
"It doesn't matter what avenue, which genre of music she chose to do," she explained, "she always rocked at what she did. She walked so we could fly. That's where it starts, before us, because that was her alone by herself just figuring it out and just doing it. I'm happy to have finally done something together."
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'Rockstar' Joined Dolly Parton Together With Other Rock Icons, Too
Of course, with an album name like Rockstar, you'd expect Dolly to have done a little more than a single collab with a rock legend. And you'd be right - she brought together multiple all together!
Who, you ask? Well, if you haven't listened to the album, let me fill you in - the likes of Elton John, Stevie Nicks, Sting, Pink, Brandi Carlile, the list goes on!
Dolly Parton recalled how she was setting up the collabs in an interview with NPR at the time. "I just sent them a love note through their managers," she recalled.
"And all the people I reached out to said, 'Yes, we'd love to,' and I was very honored and very proud and very humbled by that," she explained.
