It seems like Dolly Parton aptly suggested it. After the national icon stated that she believed Beyoncé would pattern or interpolate her 1973 classic “Jolene” for her new album, Bey did just that, including covering the song with altered lyrics and musical construction on her highly anticipated new album. “Cowboy Carter.”
Parton hasn’t let the cat out of the bag entirely — she makes two cameos in the archive, performing the country song “Tyrant” and having her own “Dolly P” interlude just before “Jolene.” “Hey Miss Honey B, it’s Dolly P. You notice that bitch with that pretty hair you sing about?” says Parton in “Dolly P,” referencing Beyoncé’s 2016 song “Sorry” and the “Becky with the Good Hair” road. “Reminding me of someone I knew when, besides having flaming locks of red hair, bless his heart. Just a hair of a different color, but it hurts just the same.
Beyoncé puts her personal, fiery spin on “Jolene,” altering the lyrics and overall tone of the unique song. Where Parton begs and pleads with a woman not to steal her man, Bey sends warning photos to a suitor: “I can easily understand why you’re interested in my man / But you don’t want that smoke, so shoot it for someone else.” She goes on to express her revenge even further, singing, “I needed to have this talk with you, ’cause I hate having to act like a fool / Your peace is determined by how you progress, Jolene.”
Parton referenced the “Jolene” cover on Wednesday night, posting a photo of the album’s tracklist to her Instagram Stories and writing, “Play the original while you wait for ‘Jolene’ by @beyoncé.” On Thursday, she posted an old photo of herself. to her grid, captioning the photo “Just call me Dolly P” and using Beyoncé’s “Texas Keep ‘Em” as the connected sound.
“Jolene” is one of two notable covers of “Cowboy Carter,” while Beyoncé duets with Tanner Adell on a version of the Beatles’ “Blackbird” (titled “Blackbird”). Elsewhere on the album, she adds some interpolations, including a reference to the Seaside Boys’ “Good Vibrations,” Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made For Walkin’” and reportedly Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” in the Miley Cyrus duet “ II Most Desired.”
“Cowboy Carter” arrives less than two months after Beyoncé surprise-released her twin singles “Texas Keep ‘Em” and “16 Carriages” during the Super Bowl in early February. She explained in an Instagram post that she was inspired to create “Cowboy Carter” after an incident in which she didn’t feel “welcome,” likely referring to a controversial performance alongside the Dixie Chicks (as they were then). . identified) at the 2016 Nation Music Affiliation Awards.
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