Dolly Parton commends Beyoncé’s cover of ‘Jolene’ and her latest album
Beyoncé’s cover of ‘Jolene’ and her latest album garners praise from Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton praised Beyoncé's recent cover of Jolene and her latest release country music album.
Speaking with E! News, the 9 to 5 songstress revealed her sentiments when learned that the Halo singer did her rendition instead of doing a cover of it.
Parton said, “I think it was very bold of her,” adding “When they said she was gonna do ‘Jolene,’ I expected it to be my regular one, but it wasn’t.”
She noted, “ But I love what she did to it. And as a songwriter, you love the fact that people do your songs no matter how they do them.”
“She wasn’t gonna go beg some other woman like I did,” Parton joked.
The Powerful Women songstress went on to say, “Don’t steal my man.’ [Instead, Beyoncé says] ‘Shit, get out here, bitch. You ain’t stealin’ mine.'”
Parton also voiced her views over Queen Bey's album, Carter Cowboy, saying, “I thought she did a great job in country music, and I thought it was great.”
She added, “And I was just happy she did ‘Jolene.’ I, of course, would have loved to have heard how she would have done it in its original way. But of course, you know, it’s Beyoncé. Yeah, her life is different than mine.”