Sabrina Carpenter Goes Country with a Cover of Dolly Parton's '9 to 5' at Short n' Sweet Tour Stop in Nashville

Mar. 15, 2025

Sabrina Carpenter in October 2024; Dolly Parton in October 2019.Photo:TheStewartofNY/FilmMagic; Terry Wyatt/Getty

TheStewartofNY/FilmMagic; Terry Wyatt/Getty

Sabrina Carpenteris having a country moment.

During the “Espresso” hitmaker’s Short n' Sweet Tour stop at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Oct. 16, she performed a cover ofDolly Parton’s “9 to 5” as a surprise for fans — who seemed to love her rendition.

Parton’s 1980 hit was chosen as Carpenter’s nightly surprise cover song in a game of spin the bottle, according tofan footage on social media. The crowd cheered upon seeing the track title on screen, and theTall Girlstar asked them to sing along with her.

Sabrina Carpenter performs in New York City in September 2024.Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty

The lyrics of “9 to 5” were displayed on screens in the venue as dancers surrounded Carpenter, whose rendition of the Grammy-winning song was quite faithful to the original.

Shania Twain in September 2024; Sabrina Carpenter in September 2024.Tibrina Hobson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty; Taylor Hill/Getty

Tibrina Hobson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty; Taylor Hill/Getty

“I mean, [Carpenter is] such a talented person! She’s smart, so it’s a compliment,” added Twain.

The Short n' Sweet Tour continues its North American leg through November 18, before the European leg runs for 14 shows in March 2025.

Earlier this week, Carpentertook to Instagramafter her recent shows in Philadelphia, Montreal and Chicago and told fans “the crowds are crowding” at her concerts. “I love you guys so much,” she wrote.

Sabrina Carpenter performs in New York City in September 2024.Christopher Polk/Rolling Stone via Getty

Christopher Polk/Rolling Stone via Getty

In a recent interview withTIME, Carpenter spoke about how one song in particular has been resonating with crowds on tour — the chart-topping “Please Please Please.”

“This just really hits for the girls that have every right to go back to someone who isn’t good for them, and know that those mistakes are absolutely human to make, and repeatedly,” she told the outlet.

“The amount of times that we’ve all been with people we shouldn’t be,” added Carpenter. “We either learn it the hard way, or we are a miracle and we end up marrying that person.”

source: people.com