Does joan jett sing "crimson and Clover"? if not who does?

and the song im thinking of is a woman singing but not dolly parton.

she does.

the original was Tommy James & The Shondells

Yes it's her!

yes she does a version of it

Yes she does and I love that song!

Jimmy Eat World?

Actually, it was a guy, Tommy James (of Shondells fame), whom Jett covered in what sounded to my ears a better rendition of "Crimson and Clover." Wikipedia has details on both the Tommy James and the Shondells original and all notable cover versions, at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_and...

Addendum: If you're wondering if Jett did sing it, she in fact did, and her cover version became a single.