This Ain’t Country (Woo)
Some honest thoughts about Beyoncé’s cover of “Jolene”
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6 min readApr 16, 2024
You may have heard that Beyoncé has put out some new music. As an occasional country music fan, I have some thoughts.
The opening lines of “Texas Hold ’Em,” a tribute to the Black roots of country-western music with a danceable ‘hoedown’ beat and modern lyrics, are all over TikTok right now: