This Ain’t Country (Woo)

Some honest thoughts about Beyoncé’s cover of “Jolene”

Dr. Casey Lawrence
Reviewsday Tuesday
Published in
6 min readApr 16, 2024

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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:

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Dr. Casey Lawrence
Reviewsday Tuesday

Canadian author of three LGBT YA novels. PhD from Trinity College Dublin. Check out my lists for stories by genre/type.