Ms. Parton cannily exploited — and transcended — rural stereotypes and kitsch to fashion a folksy chic entirely her own.

 

Ms. Parton cannily exploited — and transcended — rural stereotypes and kitsch to fashion a folksy chic entirely her own. (“A country girl’s idea of glam,” she called it in the song “Backwoods Barbie.”) In the process, she became an international celebrity who headlined stadium tours, starred in Hollywood movies, built a business empire and appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone. Her at times girlish soprano notwithstanding, she was anything but the “dumb blonde” invoked in the title of her 1966 single.

多莉·帕頓巧妙地利用並超越了鄉村刻板印象和媚俗風格，創造出完全屬於她自己的質樸時尚。 （她在歌曲《鄉村芭比》中稱之為「鄉村女孩眼中的魅力」。）在此過程中，她成為了國際巨星，舉辦體育場巡迴演唱會，出演好萊塢電影，建立商業帝國，並登上《滾石》雜誌封面。儘管她有時略帶少女般的嗓音，但她絕非1966年單曲標題中所描述的「金髮傻妞」。

“I’ve created this and played it up — the makeup, the whole persona,” Ms. Parton said, alluding to her plastic surgeries as well as her colloquial “Dollyisms” in a 2002 interview with The Times.

“But this isn’t all I am,” she added. “It’s not even most of what I am. Hopefully people can see beneath the hair to know there’s a brain, beneath the boobs to know there’s a heart and behind all the other stuff to know there’s some talent.”

多莉·帕頓巧妙地利用並超越了鄉村刻板印象和媚俗風格，創造出完全屬於她自己的質樸時尚。 （她在歌曲《鄉村芭比》中稱之為「鄉村女孩眼中的魅力」。）在此過程中，她成為了國際巨星，舉辦體育場巡迴演唱會，出演好萊塢電影，建立商業帝國，並登上《滾石》雜誌封面。儘管她有時略帶少女般的嗓音，但她絕非1966年單曲標題中所描述的「金髮傻妞」。

「我創造了這一切，並將其發揮到了極致——妝容，整個形象，」帕頓女士在2002年接受《泰晤士報》採訪時說道，她指的是自己做過的整容手術以及她那些帶有口語色彩的「多莉式」表達。

“但這並非我的全部，”她補充道。 「這甚至還不是我全部的模樣。希望人們能透過我的頭髮看到我的頭腦，透過我的胸部看到我的善良，透過其他一切外在的東西看到我的才華。”

The phrasal verb "play up" means to emphasize something, misbehave, or malfunction, depending on the context. [1]

Main Meanings and Examples

1. To Emphasize or Highlight

To make something seem more important or prominent, or to draw attention to your best qualities. [1, 2]

Example: "During the job interview, you should play up your past leadership experience." [1]

2. To Misbehave or Cause Trouble (Chiefly British Informal)

When children or animals act badly or throw tantrums. [1, 2, 3]

Example: "The children were tired and started to play up during dinner." [1]

3. To Malfunction or Work Erratically (Chiefly British Informal)

When a machine, vehicle, or piece of technology fails to work properly. [1, 2]

Example: "My laptop is playing up again and won't connect to the Wi-Fi." [1]

4. To Give Pain or Cause Physical Trouble (Chiefly British Informal)

When a part of the body hurts or acts up. [1, 2]

Example: "I have to sit down because my back is playing up today." [1, 2]

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