Todd In The Shadows Reviews "Jolene" by Beyonce

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Todd in the Shadows does a deep dive into the pre-history of Cowboy Carter, reviews the cover of the country classic, and makes an AOTY prediction in the wake of TTPD's release.

Beyonce's "Jolene"
- Todd in the Shadows (@ShadowTodd) April 4, 2024

Have you added Jolene by Beyonce to your playlist?

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[cbluechicken]

Out of the entire album, I do think Jolene is..just fine. Anyways, stream CC

[irajaxon]

musically, i really like what she did with it, especially after the 2-minute mark with the bridge and outro. lyrically, not so much. even the possibility this may be sung from miss tina's perspective/experience still doesn't save it for me.

[chuckisfuckis]

Exactly.

Tbh imo the OG Jolene song is just OK to begin with 🤭

[rabbitofalice]

i cringe everytime she sings, "I raised that man"

[melancolour]

I don't cringe but I do find it a fascinating thing to say in terms of revealing her thinking around their whole relationship

[spellgabbana]

i made my mom read that lyric when it's on the screen in this video and she was like "raised that MAN? oh noooo!" and that was before i told her about their age gap too.

[alex_haruko]

Lmao my exact thoughts, like honey he's way older than you! Why are you raising that man???

[vibeology_e]

It’s the weakest song on the album for me. But I think the song has an importance on the album and I get why she recorded it.