Clear rhinestones sparkle in a fold of rich pink satin.

Original artwork, not a still

Dolly Parton

It takes a lot of money to look this cheap.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Cheap becomes a choice, and an expensive one at that. Dolly takes a word meant to put someone down and makes it part of the fun. The joke leaves her firmly in charge of how she looks.

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