January 29, 1981 –
Dolly Parton’s theme song for the film 9 to 5 went to No. 1 on the Billboard Charts on this date.
In a 2009 interview with 60 Minutes, Parton talked about the unlikely inspiration for this song: her fingernails. She had very long, acrylic nails, and discovered that when she rubbed them together she could create a rhythm that sounded like a typewriter, and since the movie was about secretaries, she was able to use that sound to compose the song on the set. She even played her fingernails as part of the percussion sound when she recorded the track. (Let;s all hope Dolly’s health is improving.)
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