Dolly Parton is in “love” with the Beyoncé-ed version of her song Jolene, which appeared with a spicy spin on Queen Bey’s new country-flavored album, Cowboy Carter.
About five decades have passed since the legendary country icon released the hit song, in which she begs “Jolene” not to steal her man. After hearing the Single Ladies singer’s version of her 1973 classic, the 10-time Grammy winner said she was “surprised” and had no idea she was going to change things up, including the lyrics.
“Well, I think it was very bold of her,” she told E! News. “When they said she was gonna do ‘Jolene,’ I expected it to be my regular one, but it wasn’t. 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.”
