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"

[stoppelhopser]

I'm a Dolly fan and to me, Beyoncé's version is really good. I like this more aggressive, less submissive version. And Dolly approved, so if it's fine with her, it's fine with me, too.

[goldenhera]

I also think people are missing the throughline of this new version of Jolene and Tyrant which is in some way the perspective of a Jolene-like figure.

[ellie_andrews]

same! i think i prefer Dolly's version but i like that Beyonce did something different w it bc, like Todd, i initially thought "really? another Jolene cover?" lol

[melancolour]

totally agreed

[triggered]

I enjoy the song. Dolly gave her approval that’s all that matters imo.

In terms of the whole album tho it’s my least played.

Nearly a month released and I still am playing it non stop and hearing new details in the production she’s honestly a musical genius.

It’s crazy to me that since 4 I have enjoyed every single song on her albums since.

tldr: stream cowboy carter

[donaestrangera]

it’s the one song I always skip when I’m playing the album!

oh well, the album is really good otherwise, especially love the second half

[mspopstar]

It's an unmitigated lyrical mess, she made an embarrassing pick me song while erasing the queerness of the original.

Bodyguard is on repeat though.