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\n\tKesha<\/a> honored Dolly Parton<\/a> during her concert at the Pavilion at Star Lake in Pittsburgh last night, showcasing a cover of Parton\u2019s 1980 hit \u201cOld Flames (Can\u2019t Hold a Candle to You.)\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tThe singer shared her familial connection to the song, which was originally released by Joe Sun in 1978 and then popularized by Parton a few years later. Kesha noted that her mom, Pebe Sebert, was one of the writers on the tune. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI just want to say thank you for bringing me so much joy today, because earlier today, I\u2019m sure many of y\u2019all know that we lost Ms. Dolly Parton,\u201d Kesha told the crowd. \u201cWe literally lost an angel. But through her art and through her kindness and through her love, she will live forever. And I want to talk about her a little bit. For those of you who don\u2019t know, I come from a long lineage of songwriters and before I was born, my mom actually wrote a song for Dolly Parton. And that song bought us a house, like a roof. That song put me through school.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tParton later recorded a duet of \u201cOld Flames (Can\u2019t Hold a Candle to You)\u201d with Kesha for her 2017 album Rainbow<\/a><\/em>. The album was recorded while the singer was involved in a highly-publicized legal battle with her former music producer Dr. Luke.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFor those of you who don\u2019t know, I was making that album in the middle of a very scary litigation, and I was in the #MeToo movement, and having such a legendary woman do this song with me and stand beside me, it made me really feel like God was on my side,\u201d Kesha said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s how it feels working with Dolly Parton. So in honor of her incredible legacy and her beautiful life, I\u2019d like to sing the song that my mom wrote for her.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tKesha has spoken previously about Parton\u2019s impact on her. In 2022, she told Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> that the country star had been a \u201cguiding light\u201d for her growing up. \u201cDolly didn\u2019t seem like a real human to me,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was almost like when you talk about unicorns. I remember as a little kid, it was like she was this fable, like untouchable, unhuman, just badass.\u201d<\/p>\n