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How U2 recruited Dolly Parton for posthumous duet Torn

Headline via ABC News (Australia) · first report 13 Nov, 00:00 IST, latest 13 Nov, 10:30 IST

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3 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from ABC News (Australia) at 13 Nov, 00:00 IST; the latest is from Billboard at 13 Nov, 10:30 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report13 Nov, 00:00 IST
Latest report13 Nov, 10:30 IST
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Torn, U2's new duet featuring Dolly Parton, is the country music legend's swan song.
Dolly Parton’s last words have arrived. The iconic singer’s last recorded vocals have been released on “Torn,” the final track on U2’s just-released album “Carnaval de Luz.” On the song, Parton and Bono sing about what seems to be a metaphor for our country’s…
Co-written by U2, Parton and Snow Patrol‘s Johnny McDaid, "Torn" is the country great’s last recorded vocal performance.

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