

I really loved that, and so did he.Īs a matter of fact, I was with Porter when he died.

We got to perform the song together on a special show at the Grand Ole Opry, and that was a real special time for me. Of course time mellows you out, and we got to be really good friends again. We had our big separation when we first left (each other), and there were a few years that went by, but I always loved Porter, and he always loved me. There were two times, that year, and then a little bit later on as Porter was really in his last days, that this song was performed with and for Porter. In 2007, Miss Parton, it was a special time for you to come back together with Porter. When I finished, he said, "Well, hell! If you feel that strong about it, just go on - providing I get to produce that record because that's the best song you ever wrote." I've written something I think you need to hear." I started singing "I Will Always Love You," and he started crying. I took it back to the office the next day. He's not listening to reason when I want to go!" So I went home and I thought, "Well, what do you do best? You write songs." So I sat down and I wrote this song. So, finally, I thought, "How am I gonna make him understand how much I appreciate everything, but that I have to go? He won't listen to me. So we were going around and around with that. It was his show, and I understood all that, but I still wanted to go. Well, five years passed, and I was still in the show. I had told Porter that I would stay with the show for five years. We kind of butted heads all the time, but we loved each other. We had one of those relationships where we were just so passionate about what we did it was like fire and ice. I was with Porter for seven years, and I learned so many things from Porter. 1 syndicated show in country music back in the '60s and '70s, and I started working with Porter in 1967. I worked with a show called "The Porter Wagoner Show." It was the No. I think most everybody, my fans, know the reason that I wrote it. Why did you write "I Will Always Love You?" Watch Video: Story Behind the Song: 'I Will Always Love You'
