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Lily Allen says Beyoncé's version of Jolene is "very weird"


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"I just feel like it's quite an interesting thing to do when you're trying to tackle a new genre & you just choose the biggest song in that genre to cover. I mean, you do you, Beyoncé, and she literally is doing her. Or is she doing Dolly?"

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I'm sure if the covers/interpolations weren't Dolly Parton, The Beatles, and Patsy Cline somebody would be fussing about how she's stealing from lesser known artists. Lily has been particularly bitter towards the girls after her career went down the drain. :coffee2:

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who?

 

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honey bey continuously having her most recent eras at the topic of conversation while selling out stadiums which is difficult to get not everyone has that to their credit

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This is not insulting at all :rip: the replies are kinda giving brain worms 

 

EDIT: whew her comments about Beyonce getting help looking young is a DRAG tho 

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2 minutes ago, HonourableVomit said:

This is not insulting at all :rip: the replies are kinda giving brain worms 

this reply basically says it all

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This woman is a Beyonce hater, she's said other unpleasant things about Bey in the past… losers like that, best to ignore.

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Who is lily allen? 

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That woman also said Beyonce has a youthful appearance because she is getting help which is stupid AF to say. Sorry but Black just don't crack especially for BW.

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really don't get all the discourse about this song. For one, it's not a cover. If anything, it's an answer song, which were popular in 1950s country and R&B music, which is... kinda the point of the album. Taking it back to country's roots. Secondly, Dolly Parton is literally on the album, and has an interlude leading into the song. If the author of the original song is clearly co-signing and endorsing it, it's literally not up to anyone else to call it "weird". You can dislike it all you want on a personal level, but that has nothing to do with the integrity of the song. Finally, "Jolene" is far from being the biggest song in the country genre. Sure, it's considered a classic now, but it barely scraped the Top 60 upon initial release.

 

We haven't forgotten that Lily Allen also decided to shade Beyoncé unnecessarily on her 2014 single "Sheezus". Seems like somebody needs to go back to the drawing board, but it sure ain't Beyoncé. :gayoncecat3:

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14 minutes ago, Sheep said:

I'm sure if the covers/interpolations weren't Dolly Parton, The Beatles, and Patsy Cline somebody would be fussing about how she's stealing from lesser known artists.

that part. also how if she hadn't changed it up, people would've dragged it for being unoriginal/too close to the original. sometimes the girls just can't win!

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She's entitled to her opinion, but what I find very weird is that out of everything it's Jolene that's causing discourse :deadbanana2:

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Stream Not Fair the superior country song and heir to Jolene

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Not everyone talking about Jolene when Dolly herself approves Bey's version, has talked about wanting Bey to sing it for years and has the full writing credit on Bey's version. The only opinion which matters is Dolly's who's a full supporter of Beyonce.

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35 minutes ago, LittleStarmen said:

Stream Not Fair the superior country song and heir to Jolene

You can also stream her upcoming country album. Somebody has too…

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36 minutes ago, LittleStarmen said:

Stream Not Fair the superior country song and heir to Jolene

wait this tea

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and her version of Katy Perry was weird

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2 hours ago, dopamina said:

a better songwriter than beyonce

Is she a better vocalist though? Is she prettier? Can she dance? The answer is no. Y'all stay using the songwriting thing for itches who aren't Great Vocalist. Don't quote me. I said What I said.

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32 minutes ago, dopamina said:

a better songwriter than beyonce

Sheezus being worse than anything Bey has ever done mind you and I say that as a fan

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who and why

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This woman cheated on her partner. Of course, she found it "weird". Her puss was getting heated once she heard Bey's warnings. 

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anyway… stream cowboy carter :heart:

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