Kelly Clarkson and Dwayne Johnson paid fitting homage to late country music great Loretta Lynn by duetting her 1967 song, “Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind).”
Johnson and Clarkson performed the stunning arrangement on Monday’s broadcast of The Kelly Clarkson Show, trading off verses of the song’s introduction and coming together in harmony for the chorus.
The honky-tonk song depicts the narrative of a lady who rejects her lover’s overtures when he returns home following a night of drinking.
“No, don’t come home a drinkin’ with lovin’ on your mind / Just stay out there on the town and see what you can find / ‘Cause if you want that kind of love, well, you don’t need none of mine / So don’t come home a drinkin’ with lovin’ on your mind,” Clarkson and Johnson sang.
The musical tribute comes nearly two weeks after Lynn’s death at the age of 90. During her six-decade career, Lynn had over a dozen No. 1 hit songs and sold more than 45 million records worldwide.
Her family announced that the beloved singer-songwriter died of natural causes on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. “She was surrounded by her loving family,” she said.
“Our lovely mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills,” the family stated, requesting privacy while they mourn.
Lynn has 51 Top 10 hits during her career, and she released 54 studio albums and 15 compilation albums. Among her biggest hits: “You Ain’t Woman Enough (to Take My Man),” “Fist City,” One’s on the Way,” “Dear Uncle Sam” and “One’s on the Way.”
In 2010, she received her fourth GRAMMY, the Lifetime Achievement Award, and President Barack Obama conferred upon her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.