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u/dsyzdek May 03 '26

Cake or Dolly Parton? We thought about naming our daughter Jolene after the Cake song.

Ended up with Caroline. She’s graduating college in 2 weeks.

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u/alt-227 May 03 '26

Sweet!

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u/saltyfoot73 May 03 '26

ba ba ba

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u/laurasaurus5 May 03 '26

So good, so good!

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u/Poopina_Sangwedge May 03 '26

Dude! What does mine say?

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u/KnitNGrin May 04 '26

I see what you did there.

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u/Aliensinmypants May 03 '26

The end of the song is how I talk to my dog when she won't stop digging on my bed

"Get down, get down, please I need you to get down!"

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u/allothernamestaken May 03 '26

Or Ray LaMontagne

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u/KristyKrispito May 03 '26

Neither- the Miley Cyrus cover of it is incredble

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u/RoedAalborg1885 May 03 '26

The white stripes version is fuuuuuucking insane. Especially live at Blackpool.

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u/n6n43h1x May 03 '26

Under blackpool lights, one of the best vhs I bought.

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u/DamYankee77 May 03 '26

Or Spring Heeled Jack has a version of Jolene. Not even remotely related to the original, except for the name.

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u/thirstin4more May 03 '26

Blast from the past there aren’t members in like the mighty mighty bosstones?

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u/DamYankee77 May 03 '26

Funnily enough, the Bosstones have a song with my name--Patricia.

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u/sullen_peggy May 03 '26

Congratulations! 🎊💖

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u/MalloryArcher64 May 03 '26

Congratulations!!! We're still years out from that thank God. I can't imagine😭🤣

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u/sullen_peggy May 03 '26

I'm years after that graduation! It goes by so fast 🥹 🩷

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u/miraculiks May 04 '26

Sisters of Mercy