Dolly Parton's final song is duet with U2's Bono

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Dolly Parton's final recorded song before her death in August was a duet with U2 frontman Bono called 'Torn'.

Dolly Parton sang about a fractured family in what is believed to be her final recorded song before her death in August. The country music icon collaborated with U2 frontman Bono for a heartfelt ballad titled 'Torn', which features as the closing track on the Irish rock band's 16th studio album, 'Carnaval De Luz'.

The song explores themes of family division. In the chorus, Parton and Bono sang together: 'Torn apart these loving hearts / That beat and break the same / We share a house divided / And the blood that fills our veins.' Parton added in the second verse, 'Nothing hurts a mother more than a family at war.'

Parton recorded her vocals in June, just two months before she passed away on 25 August following a secret battle with cancer. She was 80. Speaking to Rolling Stone in September, Bono recalled that she insisted on participating despite her health struggles. 'When she got ill, she got out of her bed to sing this song,' he said. 'She sang her heart out, and I cannot believe that's an 80-year-old woman. It's very moving to have had these intimacies with such a figure.'

How it is being reported

• U2's Bono remembers teaming up with Dolly Parton for "Torn," her final recordingThere's new music from beloved country star Dolly Parton, who died in August. Parton collaborated with U2 on "Torn," her final recording before her death. Anthony Mason spoke with the band about the recording in his podcast "Alchemy."CBS News · 13 Nov, 16:00
• Dolly Parton sings about a ‘family at war’ on her final recorded songThe late country icon's duet with U2 frontman Bono, "Torn," features as the closing song on the band's new album, "Carnaval De Luz."New York Post · 13 Nov, 14:24

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