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Dolly Parton's Final Recording Released As U2 Duet With Bono

Dolly Parton's Final Recording Released As U2 Duet With Bono

Curtis Hilbun, CC BY 3.0 (Parton); Daniel Hazard, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Bono); via Wikimedia Commons

Dolly Parton's last ever vocal performance has reached fans, as a country version of Torn, her duet with Bono, premiered on radio today. The late star recorded her part in Nashville in June, two months before she died aged 80. Bono said she got out of her sickbed to sing it. The song closes U2's new album Carnaval De Luz, which is released on Friday.

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