Kelly Clarkson & The Rock Honor Loretta Lynn With ‘Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ Duet After Her Death

It was an extra-special variation of “Kellyoke” connected the Oct. 17 occurrence of The Kelly Clarkson Show. Host Kelly Clarkson and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson celebrated the beingness and bequest of the precocious Loretta Lynn with a mentation of “Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind).” Loretta, who passed away connected October 4 astatine property 90, had galore large duets successful her time, but this breakthrough deed wasn’t 1 – until now. Kelly, 40, and Dwayne, 50, each traded disconnected lyrics earlier coming unneurotic for the last chorus. Kelly killed it, arsenic expected, but  The Rock did a beauteous bully job, arsenic helium infused his undeniable charisma into the performance.

Oddly enough, this isn’t the archetypal clip that The Rock has performed a Loretta Lynn song. In 2005’s Be Cool, helium covered “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man),” per Country Music Nation. Two years later, Johnson would screen Elvis Presley’s “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” for The Game Plan. That opus besides holds a spot successful The Rock Lore: helium performed the Presley deed during his archetypal clip hosting Saturday Night Live in 2000. The then-WWE Superstar had assistance from 2 improbable sources: Paul “The Big Show” Wight and Mick Foley, who came successful arsenic The Rock’s backup singers. And, of course, The Rock besides sang “You’re Welcome” from Disney’s Moana.

“Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed distant peacefully this morning, October 4th, successful her slumber astatine location successful her beloved ranch successful Hurricane Mills,” the household of the state euphony fable said successful a connection (h/t AP News). Loretta grew up successful Butcher Holler arsenic the girl of a ember miner, which would go the rubric of her breakout deed successful the 1960s.

The Rock and Kelly Clarkson (NBC)

“Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “You Ain’t Woman Enough,” “The Pill,” “Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ connected Your Mind),” “Rated X” and “You’re Looking astatine Country” established Loretta arsenic an honorable dependable successful state music, 1 that would proceed to animate performers up until her death. She would duet with Conway Twitty, Willy Nelson, Elvis Costello, Tanya Tucker, and more.

“Today is simply a bittersweet day,” said Sissy Spacek in a statement pursuing Loretta’s death. Sissy, 72, won the Oscar for Best Actress for her portrayal of Loretta successful the 1980’s biopic Coal Miner’s Daughter. “The satellite mislaid a magnificent quality being,” said Spacek. “Loretta Lynn was a large artist, a beardown and resilient state euphony pioneer, and a precious friend. I americium heartbroken. I nonstop my deepest sympathies to her fantastic family, her friends, and her loyal fans.”