MOTHER DOLLY GETS TO DECIDE IF WE'RE SWEARING OR NOT.

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The video leverages the star power of both Sabrina Carpenter and Dolly Parton, tapping into audience interest in celebrity interactions and personal anecdotes. The relatable discussion about fame and the heartwarming story of mentorship create an engaging narrative.

Summary

Sabrina Carpenter discusses the overwhelming nature of fame and how she navigates it by surrounding herself with supportive people. She shares a particularly special moment of collaborating with Dolly Parton on a song, highlighting Parton's kindness and wisdom.

Structure

1Discussing the challenges of fame
2The importance of supportive relationships
3Recounting a special collaboration with Dolly Parton
4Reflecting on Dolly Parton's mentorship and kindness
5The surreal nature of memorable career moments

Product placement

Dolly Parton (singer, actress) - appears in a split screen with Sabrina Carpenter, and is mentioned as a collaborator on a song. Her presence is incidental to the main conversation about Sabrina's fame, but she is a subject of discussion. Removing her mention would change the topic of conversation. "Please, Please, Please" (song) - mentioned as the song Carpenter and Parton collaborated on. Removing it would change the topic of conversation. CBS Mornings (news program) - the show where the interview is taking place. Its logo appears in the corner. Removing it would not change the content of the video. CBS Mornings (website) - mentioned in the creator's bio link. It is the source of the content. Removing it would not change the content of the video.

Original caption

#SabrinaCarpenter called #DollyParton “one of my favorite people” while speaking with @Gayle King last year about their collaboration on a version of her song, “Please, Please, Please.” Carpenter called Parton “an angel,” and shared about hearing “the stories of a lifetime” from the country music legend.

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2025 MOTHER DOLLY GETS TO DECIDE IF WE'RE SWEARING OR NOT. HOW ABOUT YOU IN TERMS OF FAME? BECAUSE YOU ARE SO WHITE HOT RIGHT NOW, IN TERMS OF YOUR CAREER. EVERYONE'S, SABRINA, SABRINA. SABRINA, HOW ARE YOU HANDLING ALL THE ATTENTION AND THE FAME? IS IT HARD FOR YOU? DOES IT WORRY YOU? 'CAUSE I THINK SOME— NOT EVERYBODY'S PREPARED FOR IT, WHEN IT HITS THE WAY IT'S HITTING YOU. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE, LIKE, SOME SORT OF FILTER ON, BUT I DO THINK MAYBE BECAUSE I STARTED QUITE YOUNG— YOU KNOW, SOME OF IT'S STILL WEIRD. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU DEAL WITH A INTERACTION OR SOMETHING WHERE YOU'RE LIKE, THAT'S KIND OF STRANGE. OR, LIKE, PEOPLE DON'T MAYBE TREAT YOU LIKE A NORMAL PERSON. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, I FEEL REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE GRAVITATED TOWARD PEOPLE THAT FEEL LIKE PEOPLE. AND I TRY TO KEEP THEM AROUND ME AS MUCH AS I CAN. NOW, WHEN YOU SAID IT'S KIND OF WEIRD, WOULD DOLLY PARTON BE ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS? BECAUSE I LOVE THAT SHE'S ON “PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.” I KNOW, ME TOO. I ALSO NOTICED, SABRINA, THAT YOU SAID— BUT WITH HER, IT WAS, "LIKE THE OTHERS." MOTHER DOLLY MOTHER DOLLY GETS TO DECIDE IF WE'RE SWEARING OR NOT. I NOTICED THE LYRICS CHANGED FOR THAT, YES. YEAH, I WOULD CHANGE THE WHOLE SONG FOR HER IF SHE WANTED. BUT IS THAT ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHERE YOU GO, I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SITTING IN THIS CAR? AND SHE SAYS THAT YOU NOW HAVE HER HEART AND HER HEAD, THAT SHE FEELS SO PROTECTIVE OVER YOU. BUT WAS THAT ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS? YOU'RE IN THE CAR WITH DOLLY PARTON AND YOU'RE SINGING A SONG TOGETHER? I THOUGHT THAT WAS COOL. I THINK THAT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS, YOU ACTUALLY CAN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. YOU JUST STARE AT HER AND YOU'RE LIKE, IS IT REAL? BUT SHE'S AN ANGEL. I GOT THE STORIES OF A LIFETIME FROM HER, AND SINGING THAT SONG TOGETHER. I THINK THE BIGGEST COMPLIMENT WAS THAT SHE SAID, SHE WAS LIKE, DON'T YOU JUST THINK OUR VOICES BLEND SO WELL TOGETHER? SHE'S LIKE, YOU REMIND ME OF A LITTLE ME SOMETIMES. SHE'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GET OLDER, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ALL THE INFO YOU NEED AND, YOU KNOW, GET YOU ALL THE WIGS AND GET YOU ALL THE DOCTORS AND ALL THE THINGS. YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU GIVE ME EVERYTHING, 'CAUSE YOU ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE. SHE'S JUST SO SPECIAL, SO SPECIAL. AND I JUST THOUGHT, JUST TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH HER, I THOUGHT WAS REALLY SPECIAL.

Transcript

Mother Dolly gets to decide if we're swearing or not. How about you in terms of fame? Because you are so white hot right now, in terms of your career. Everyone's, Sabrina, Sabrina. Sabrina, how are you handling all the attention and the fame? Is it hard for you? Does it worry you? 'Cause I think some— Not everybody's prepared for it, when it hits the way it's hitting you. Yeah. I don't know if I have, like, some sort of filter on, but I do think maybe because I started quite young— you know, some of it's still weird. Every once in a while, you deal with a interaction or something where you're like, that's kind of strange. Or, like, people don't maybe treat you like a normal person. But for the most part, I feel really lucky to have gravitated toward people that feel like people. And I try to keep them around me as much as I can. Now, when you said it's kind of weird, would Dolly Parton be one of those moments? Because I love that she's on “Please, Please, Please.” I know, me too. I also noticed, Sabrina, that you said— but with her, it was, "like the others." Mother Dolly Mother Dolly gets to decide if we're swearing or not. I noticed the lyrics changed for that, yes. Yeah, I would change the whole song for her if she wanted. But is that one of those moments where you go, I can't believe I'm sitting in this car? And she says that you now have her heart and her head, that she feels so protective over you. But was that one of those moments? You're in the car with Dolly Parton and you're singing a song together? I thought that was cool. I think that's just one of those moments, you actually can't really understand what's going on. You just stare at her and you're like, Is it real? But she's an angel. I got the stories of a lifetime from her, and singing that song together. I think the biggest compliment was that she said, she was like, Don't you just think our voices blend so well together? She's like, You remind me of a little me sometimes. She's like, you know, when you get older, I'm going to give you all the info you need and, you know, get you all the wigs and get you all the doctors and all the things. You know what? You give me everything, 'cause you are one of my favorite people. She's just so special, so special. And I just thought, just to be able to do that with her, I thought was really special.