Beyoncé took Dolly Parton‘s most well-known hit about begging a lady to keep away from her man and switched it up — happening the offensive … and invoking the infamous “Becky.”
It was one in all many surprises on Bey’s new album “Cowboy Carter” — together with her observe “Jolene” not essentially being a pure cowl of DP’s iconic music … however extra so a remix, the place she drastically modified the lyrics and shifted the main focus over who the music is basically about.
Whereas Dolly’s model is kind of actually pleading with a lady named Jolene — who’s portrayed as a magnificence who’s seducing Dolly’s fictional husband — Bey did the other … and fired off warning pictures to this “Jolene” and informed her to steer clear from her personal hubby.
Beyonce sings … “You’re stunning, past evaluate // Takes greater than magnificence and seductive stares // To come back between a household and a contented man // Jolene, I am a lady too // Thе video games you play are nothing new // So you do not need no hеat with me, Jolene.”
If it feels like Beyonce goes after a selected girl right here — properly, you would be appropriate … one thing Dolly herself alludes to in an interlude that comes earlier than the music … the place she notes that Beyonce’s fury is aimed toward a fictional lady named Becky, a la “Lemonade.”
Keep in mind … Beyonce devoted portion of that album to the notion that one other lady was making an attempt to return between her and Jay-Z … and it blurred the road between pretend vs. actual.
This was most likely the most important shock on the album … however there have been a number of others too.
Her collabs with Willie Nelson, Miley Cyrus and Publish Malone have all been extremely praised — and the album at massive is getting a ton of affection, particularly for its distinctive strategy to nation.
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There’s one different tidbit that people are latching onto from the document — particularly, the truth that Bey appears bent out of form over the actual fact she hasn’t received the coveted Album of the Yr Grammy … one thing Jay himself lately spotlighted, and which she does as properly on ‘CC.’
She sings this lyric on “SWEET HONEY BUCKIIN” … “A-O-T-Y, I ain’t win (Let’s go) / I ain’t stung by them / Take that s*** on the chin / Come again and f*** up the pen.”
Clearly, she’s simply gonna maintain it transferring and carry on cranking out music … and never let the Grammy snubs hassle her, despite the fact that it is clearly on her thoughts since she referenced it right here. Contemplating how extensively beloved this new album appears to be, ya gotta marvel if this can win.
Huge day in music, and massive day within the nation scene … Beyonce’s out right here shaking it up!
