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More than 50 years after Dolly Parton released one of her most famous songs, we're still singing about Jolene. Beyoncé put her own fiery spin on Parton’s classic 1973 country song 'Jolene' on her country-flavored album “Cowboy Carter,' released March 29.
' Beyoncé’s narrator knows she’s the one with all the power Parton's original 'Jolene' told the story of a woman terrified to lose her man. The narrator knows Jolene has a winning hand and could ruin her relationship, so each verse is tinged with desperation, asking Jolene not to.
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