Fans are over the moon as Bebe Rexha released her new album "Bebe" late last month and many were surprised that the pop star was able to get a collaboration with Dolly Parton. However, the team-up was not easy as it took them a while before deciding which song to sing.
The "Take Me Home" hitmaker recently dropped by "The Kelly Clarkson Show" to promote her latest record and she also discussed how the collaboration happened.
The musician, whose real name is Bleta Rexha, revealed that she "tried hitting up" the country legend's manager many times and her team told her to send us the song demo in CD form.
Initially, the singer was confused as she doesn't know how to make a CD but ultimately made it work.
Bebe Rexha, Dolly Parton Duet
The pop singer, who collaborated with David Guetta a few times before, and the country star landed in the song "Seasons," but there was another track that Rexha wanted to do with Parton, but she refuses to due to its religious themes.
"I had another song prior to ['Seasons'], and it was a song about heaven and hell and stuff like that," the "Hey Mama" songstress said. (via People Magazine)
The musician then shared a sweet story of how Parton wrote her a handwritten letter, explaining why she didn't want to sing about heaven and hell as she "didn't want to invest in that kind of conversation" and didn't want to "go into that energy."
This led Rexha send the song "Seasons" which Parton loved. A week later, the country star shared her verse and the track was finalized.
Regarding the pop superstar's dream to work with the legend, she previously said in an interview that the "Jolene" songstress has been an inspiration to her not just because of her music, but also as a human being.
Upon hearing Parton's voice in the track, Rexha admitted to crying because it's "so beautiful," explaining that the song revolves around the topic of going through the same thing in life despite their age difference.
Dolly Parton Religion
In her 2021 book, "Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics," the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee explained that she's not religious, but she's very spiritual.
According to Distractify, the musician's upbringing was very religious and she grew up with "a Bible background," which she's thankful for as she knows Bible stories.
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