Beyonce Inflicts Unspeakable Horrors on Dolly Parton’s “Jolene”

[Lord Long Rod]

Beyoncé inflicts unspeakable horrors on Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’

It is a truth universally acknowledged that all sane and decent people like, if not love, Dolly Parton. Another universal truth is that Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” is one of the greatest country songs ever written. But one of the truths...

www.americanthinker.com

It is big news that Bouncy (Beyoncé) has pulled a genre bender and put out country music. Even I am mystified by this move. Perhaps it is a move to feature her in Daisy Duke cut-offs?

The R&B/soul/pop queen has recorded a version of Dolly Parton’s iconic song, “Jolene”, and completely re-did the lyrics to make it about a ghetto “Queen” getting ghetto with the “bitch” that wants to get with her man.

Now, we all know this is the antithesis of the original “Jolene”. It is like re-writing the “Star Spangled Banner” to lament losing a battle to the American colonists.

You do not simply step into another genre of music and take a dump on a classic. “Jolene” epressed the vulnerability emotional angst of every trad wife for generations; i.e., the Power of the Strange (POS). Some men are powerless to it. The title character - Jolene - is the prototypical homewrecker.

Bouncy screws all this up by her attempt to convert the song to some sort of vision of “I am woMaN, hear me Roarrrr!!” I have no qualm with this message, per se. But do it in an original and creative way rather than completely bastardizing someone else’s work.

I find Bouncy’s act to be gross, shallow, lazy, and tacky. It is also rather contradictory in a sense since she is still married to “Jay-Zzzz”, even though he has cheated on her many, many times. This fact makes Bouncy’s remake of “Jolene” seem sort of unhinged and a delusional sense of herself.

There is more alleged country music she had released. I pray that it never reaches my ears. Also of note in the linked article is the mention that Hannah Montana Miley Cyrus is related to Dolly Parton, which explains the popular success of the former child star. This never made sense to me, even with a country singer daddy famous for a song called “Achy Breaky Heart”.

 

[Hellbilly]

Beyoncé inflicts unspeakable horrors on Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’

It is a truth universally acknowledged that all sane and decent people like, if not love, Dolly Parton. Another universal truth is that Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” is one of the greatest country songs ever written. But one of the truths...

www.americanthinker.com

It is big news that Bouncy (Beyoncé) has pulled a genre bender and put out country music. Even I am mystified by this move. Perhaps it is a move to feature her in Daisy Duke cut-offs?

The R&B/soul/pop queen has recorded a version of Dolly Parton’s iconic song, “Jolene”, and completely re-did the lyrics to make it about a ghetto “Queen” getting ghetto with the “bitch” that wants to get with her man.

Now, we all know this is the antithesis of the original “Jolene”. It is like re-writing the “Star Spangled Banner” to lament losing a battle to the American colonists.

You do not simply step into another genre of music and take a dump on a classic. “Jolene” epressed the vulnerability emotional angst of every trad wife for generations; i.e., the Power of the Strange (POS). Some men are powerless to it. The title character - Jolene - is the prototypical homewrecker.

Bouncy screws all this up by her attempt to convert the song to some sort of vision of “I am woMaN, hear me Roarrrr!!” I have no qualm with this message, per se. But do it in an original and creative way rather than completely bastardizing someone else’s work.

I find Bouncy’s act to be gross, shallow, lazy, and tacky. It is also rather contradictory in a sense since she is still married to “Jay-Zzzz”, even though he has cheated on her many, many times. This fact makes Bouncy’s remake of “Jolene” seem sort of unhinged and a delusional sense of herself.

There is more alleged country music she had released. I pray that it never reaches my ears. Also of note in the linked article is the mention that Hannah Montana Miley Cyrus is related to Dolly Parton, which explains the popular success of the former child star. This never made sense to me, even with a country singer daddy famous for a song called “Achy Breaky Heart”.

Dolly wanted her to record Jolene.

 

[Lord Long Rod]

Dolly wanted her to record Jolene.

I bet Dolly did not want THAT version!

 

[Hellbilly]

I bet Dolly did not want THAT version!

I doubt Dolly is as close minded as you are.

 

[Lord Long Rod]

I doubt Dolly is as close minded as you are.

How exactly is my subjective opinion “close minded”?!? LOL!

 

[Manonthestreet]

thug version

 

[Hellbilly]

How exactly is my subjective opinion “close minded”?!? LOL!

You chose Beyonce( a black woman) and not Miley Cyrus (a white woman) who also recorded that song. All this hate for Beyonce is because she is black. You know and I know it

 

[1srelluc]

Terrible.....She did OK on her Blackbird cover.

 

[Natural Citizen]

I like this version that Miley Cyrus did...

 

[westwall]

You chose Beyonce( a black woman) and not Miley Cyrus (a white woman) who also recorded that song. All this hate for Beyonce is because she is black. You know and I know it

Hatred? No, dismay at the de-evolution of a song loved by millions. Cyrus did a cover, that's a huge difference that a race hustlers, like you, ignores.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

really awful

 

[Hellbilly]

Hatred? No, dismay at the de-evolution of a song loved by millions. Cyrus did a cover, that's a huge difference that a race hustlers, like you, ignores.

Didn’t read my post did ya

 

[westwall]

Didn’t read my post did ya

I did, and as usual you bleat about racism where none was presented.

Dumbass.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Beyoncé inflicts unspeakable horrors on Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’

It is a truth universally acknowledged that all sane and decent people like, if not love, Dolly Parton. Another universal truth is that Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” is one of the greatest country songs ever written. But one of the truths...

www.americanthinker.com

It is big news that Bouncy (Beyoncé) has pulled a genre bender and put out country music. Even I am mystified by this move. Perhaps it is a move to feature her in Daisy Duke cut-offs?

The R&B/soul/pop queen has recorded a version of Dolly Parton’s iconic song, “Jolene”, and completely re-did the lyrics to make it about a ghetto “Queen” getting ghetto with the “bitch” that wants to get with her man.

Now, we all know this is the antithesis of the original “Jolene”. It is like re-writing the “Star Spangled Banner” to lament losing a battle to the American colonists.

You do not simply step into another genre of music and take a dump on a classic. “Jolene” epressed the vulnerability emotional angst of every trad wife for generations; i.e., the Power of the Strange (POS). Some men are powerless to it. The title character - Jolene - is the prototypical homewrecker.

Bouncy screws all this up by her attempt to convert the song to some sort of vision of “I am woMaN, hear me Roarrrr!!” I have no qualm with this message, per se. But do it in an original and creative way rather than completely bastardizing someone else’s work.

I find Bouncy’s act to be gross, shallow, lazy, and tacky. It is also rather contradictory in a sense since she is still married to “Jay-Zzzz”, even though he has cheated on her many, many times. This fact makes Bouncy’s remake of “Jolene” seem sort of unhinged and a delusional sense of herself.

There is more alleged country music she had released. I pray that it never reaches my ears. Also of note in the linked article is the mention that Hannah Montana Miley Cyrus is related to Dolly Parton, which explains the popular success of the former child star. This never made sense to me, even with a country singer daddy famous for a song called “Achy Breaky Heart”.

So let me get this straught:

You are crybabying about an album you have never listened to and will never listen to.

Thin skinned babies

 

[AyeCantSeeYou]

Many would be surprised to know that Dolly helped Beyonce with her album.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article287224470.html

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article287224470.html

and the lyrics of both:

Here Are All the Lyrics Beyoncé Changed From Dolly Parton’s “Jolene”

Below, find a line-by-line comparison of Dolly Parton and Beyoncé's versions of "Jolene." Which version do you prefer?

americansongwriter.com

 

[Natural Citizen]

Personally, I think Jolene got a bad rap in all of this.

The old man was probably the scoundrel the whole time.

Difference in the two different themes of the song, at least to me, is that in Dolly's version, she pretty much puts Jolene on a pedestal and pleads with her, whereas Beyonce's version is like, oh yeah, well I will whip that ass, biatch...

So, then, in Beyonce's version, Jolene is portrayed as the instigator.

In Dolly's version it sounds more like a jealous wife pleading because her old man is infatuated with some other chick.

 

[TheParser]

You do not simply step into another genre of music and take a dump on a classic.

I know nothing about current music, but I do know that in 2024, this Beyonce person can sing any song that she wants and that it would be very unwise to criticize her in public.

 

[okfine]

Dolly wanted her to record Jolene.

And the OP's link told him to hate it.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I heard it. Its legitimately terrible. Its weird Beyonce has good singing chops.

 

[Hellbilly]

I did, and as usual you bleat about racism where none was presented.

Dumbass.

The truth of it is, people like you hate the fact that a black woman can crossover into white music. I’m sure Charlie Pride went through the same thing