I Will Always Love You

Imagine a song that starts with a country singer and then travels all the way around the world! That's what happened to 'I Will Always Love You.' It was first sung by Dolly Parton, a famous country music star. She wrote it to say goodbye to a friend she worked with. It was a hit in the country music world, but that was just the beginning of its amazing journey!

Later, a super-talented singer named Whitney Houston sang this song for a movie called 'The Bodyguard.' She sang it in a different style, like a beautiful, big ballad. Her version was SO popular that it stayed at the top of the music charts for a really, really long time. It was like the song was wearing a crown for 14 weeks straight!

This song is so special that lots of other singers have wanted to sing it too! People like Linda Ronstadt and LeAnn Rimes have made their own versions. It's like a favorite toy that everyone wants to play with. It shows how a great song can be loved by many different people and in many different ways.

Why do we still hear 'I Will Always Love You' today? Because it's a song about saying goodbye, but in a way that still shows love. It's a feeling many people understand. It's been played on the radio so many times, it's like it's been played for every person in a big city, over and over again!