Queen Bey’s rendition of the classic song has caused ripples, including getting a sweet message from Dolly Parton on social media.
Many were intrigued by Beyoncé’s less pleading version of Dolly Parton’s 1973 song ‘Jolene,’ which features a woman pleading with her lover’s mistress to leave him alone.
Earlier this year, Beyoncé announced her decision to venture into the Country music scene with two songs, ‘Texas Hold’ Em’ and’ 16 Carriages’. The Renaissance hitmaker teased fans with snippets in a Super Bowl commercial before releasing the whole album.
Queen Bey’s eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, is already making waves on social media. The star-studded album includes duets with Miley Cyrus and Post Malone, as well as covers of Dolly Parton’s Jolene and The Beatles’ song Blackbird.
“Cowboy Carter, “released on March 29, is a country-infused follow-up to 2022’s history-making “Renaissance,” Beyonce said this is to be the second installment of a trilogy of albums.
On the album, she reinvents a country and western classic: Dolly Parton’s 1973 song “Jolene.” The song originally features a woman pleading with her lover’s mistress to leave him alone.
However, Beyoncé’s version has less begging and more of a directed reminder of the “Daddy Lessons” she announced in her 2016 album “Lemonade.”
“You know that hussy with the good hair you sing about reminded me of someone I knew back when, ‘cept she has flaming locks of auburn hair, bless her heart. Hair of a different color, but it all hurts just the same,” Parton herself remarks in a voicemail-style interlude that functions as the introduction to “Jolene.”
Shortly after the album’s release, Dolly Parton supported Beyoncé’s version of her song.
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The country music icon posted a picture on Twitter/X with the caption, “Wow, I just heard Jolene. Beyoncé is causing problems for that girl, and she deserves it!”
The post had a heart emoji and “signed” Dolly P, the name of Parton’s interlude.
