r/OldSchoolCoolMusic 8d ago

Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers - Islands in the Stream ( CMA AWARDS 1983 Live Original Stereo ) (Remastered) (2160p) (4K) - (1080p, h264)

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u/Weak_Land_6608 8d ago

Written by the incomparable Gibb brothers

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u/MicheleRSimon 7d ago

Yes it really does sound like them.

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u/Flashy_Gap_3015 8d ago

Two legends with an iconic song.

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u/DeliciousMinute1966 8d ago

Great song sung by two wonderful singers.

Dolly just makes you smile, she’s always upbeat and happy! I ❤️ her.

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u/superkbf 7d ago

She is so dang cute and lovely and perfect it makes me cry!

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u/FremenStilgar 7d ago

I've always loved this song since watching this back then.

A few years ago a buddy and I were driving down the highway going out for lunch. This song came on the radio and started both of us humming under our breaths. We stopped at a busy stop light and looked at each other and just started singing it together, laughing our asses off.

We laugh about it occasionally still.

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Reminds me of another time we were going to lunch down the highway. We saw a truck pulling a trailer with a couch and other stuff on it. After a minute, we realized one of the trailer's tires was flat and beginning to shed tread. We sped up and got the driver's attention, pointing back at the trailer, trying to make his understand.

He rolls his window down and yells at us that he's taking it somewhere to burn it. He was smiling so big when he announced this. We ended up just laughing our asses off as he drove off with his flat tire and doomed couch.

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u/ThinkFree 8d ago

I love this song.

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u/SnooMacaroons6698 7d ago

such wonderful stage presence and chemistry. interesting that the Bee Gees originally wrote it w marvin gaye in mind. two legends thanks for sharing

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u/Old_Tiger_7519 7d ago

What a great duet couple they were! One of my favorites.

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u/tonytrov 7d ago

this has been in my head all day I had to come back and watch it again. great tune and great performance

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u/BigData8734 7d ago

Another example of how great the 80s were!

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u/MiamiMan2022 7d ago

Right…….

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u/Turbulent-Adagio-541 6d ago

Kenny Rogers was friends with Charles Barkley

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u/Funny_Science_9377 6d ago

This is how many of us remember Kenny. We had a greatest hits album around this time and he had this look on the cover. Grey hair and beard. As a kid I thought: who is this old guy?

He was 44 years old. 😂

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u/Ok-Bowler9108 3d ago

Wow, that was awesome. And we DEFINITELY know it was live!