Dolly Parton retunes her iconic work anthem 9 to 5 for the Super Bowl
The new version calls out to entrepreneurs working overtime. Share Updated: 6:41 PM PST Feb 7, 2021 Caroline Hallemann
The new version calls out to entrepreneurs working overtime. Share Updated: 6:41 PM PST Feb 7, 2021 Caroline Hallemann Digital News Director Forty-one years after “9 to 5” debuted, Dolly Parton is reimagining her iconic work anthem.For Squarespace s 2021 Super Bowl ad, Parton retuned the 1980 hit with lyrics about entrepreneurs putting in the extra hours to launch their own businesses after their day jobs (with a little help from the website builder, of course). “Working 5 to 9 you ve got passion and a vision cause it s hustlin time a whole new way to make a livin ,” she sings in the clip, which can be viewed above. “Gonna change your life do something that gives it meaning with a website that is worthy of your dream
February 2, 2021
Dolly Parton’s hit song “9 to 5” is a rousing critique of the American workplace. Released in 1980 as the theme song for the film
9 to 5, co-starring Parton, the lyrics tell the story of an ambitious, hard-working woman with a job that barely pays the bills and a boss who takes her ideas without giving her credit. It’s a song about keeping your spirits up while railing at a system that’s rigged against you. “It’s a rich man’s game / No matter what they call it,” Parton concludes, “And you spend your life / Putting money in his wallet.”