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Sabrina Carpenter Teams Up with Dolly Parton for Redesigned 'Please Please Please'

Sabrina Carpenter's updated song 'Please Please Please' featuring Dolly Parton celebrates new musical journey and Grammy wins, with family-friendly lyrics and insights into a past romance.

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Carpenter is a newly minted two-time Grammy-winner, with accolades earlier this month for best pop vocal album for “Short n’ Sweet” – on which “Please Please Please” appears – and best pop solo performance for “Espresso.”
Dolly Parton harmonizes with Sabrina Carpenter for cute, cleaned-up redux of ‘Please Please Please’
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Carpenter is hot off her Grammy Awards performance earlier this month, where she performed "Please Please Please" and "Espresso" for the live audience.
Dolly Parton and Sabrina Carpenter shade pop star’s ex Barry Keoghan in ‘Please Please Please’ duet
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The pop single was remade with a tinge of country flavor and a lyric change, but all we can hear is the squeaky sound of Carpenter’s voice trying to keep pace with a true legend.
Dolly Parton Makes Rare Misstep, Partners With Heretical Pop Star Sabrina Carpenter For New Song
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Feb 15th, 2025, 2:45 AM ET

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Sabrina Carpenter has unveiled a new version of her hit "Please Please Please," featuring Dolly Parton, coinciding with the deluxe edition of her "Short n’ Sweet" album released on Valentine’s Day. The updated track replaces explicit lyrics with family-friendly lines, retaining the song's essence. The black-and-white music video showcases Carpenter and Parton in a vintage pickup truck, having fun on a getaway while nodding to Carpenter's past relationship with Barry Keoghan. Carpenter expressed her gratitude for collaborating with Parton, who added her signature falsetto to the song. Both artists recently celebrated Carpenter's Grammy wins for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance.

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