美國鄉村樂天后［桃莉芭頓］早期作品──流行搖滾曲──［Happy, Happy Birthday Baby／生日快樂寶貝］

Happy, happy birthday baby
Although youre with somebody new
Thought Id drop a line to say
That I wish this happy day
Would find me beside you
Happy, happy birthday baby
No, I cant call you my baby
Seems like years ago we met
On a day I cant forget
Cause thats when we fell in love

Do you remember
The names we had for each other
I was your pretty
You were my baby
Oh, how could we say goodbye

Hope I didnt spoil your birthday
Im not acting like a lady
So Ill close this note to you
With good luck and wishes too
Happy happy birthday baby

１９６４年高中畢業後，美國創作歌手桃莉．芭頓（Dolly Parton）前往納許維爾鄉村樂壇發展

起初以詞曲作家獲得成功

１９６５年與Monument Records 簽約，一開始被公司包裝成泡泡糖流行歌手．

１９６５年，１９歲的桃莉推出單曲［Happy, Happy Birthday Baby／生日快樂寶貝］

這是翻唱美國團體The Tune Weavers１９５７年的歌曲（Pop#5, R&B#4），

由Margo Sylvia & Gilbert Lopez創作，

芭頓版被製作成一首流行搖滾曲，在緩慢的速度中，桃莉以她嬌脆的嗓音娓娓演繹．

［Happy, Happy Birthday Baby］仍未打入排行榜，只拿到告示牌單曲榜外的＃１０５

一連串商業失利的單曲讓唱片公司決定讓桃莉嘗試她想要的鄉村樂路線．

１９８２年，芭頓與鄉村樂巨星威利尼爾森（Willie Nelson）合唱［Happy, Happy Birthday Baby］

這項錄音採用芭頓１９６５年的原唱，並剪輯尼爾森的新歌聲以組成“二重唱”．

收錄在Kris Kristofferson，Willie Nelson，Dolly Parton ，Brenda Lee四人合作專輯［The Winning Hand］（Monument Records 發行）中．

1965

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q86Tp42LedI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1TQAg20rc8

1982　Dolly Parton & Willie Nelson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbQ7PcEw8DE

Live　Dolly Parton & Willie Nelson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKYJMOA_u1s

Dolly Parton & Willie Nelson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86p4xAB6c9A