Joy Behar has labeled Dolly Parton's hit 'Jolene' as "anti-feminist" following the release of Beyoncé's 2024 version.
The 'Crazy In Love' icon made headlines last week after releasing her eighth studio album Cowboy Carter, which serves as the second installment in a potential trilogy following 2022's Renaissance.
The heavily streamed album boasts a whopping 27-song tracklist, featuring collaborations with iconic names such as Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Willie Nelson, and more.
The 42-year-old also released a reimagined cover of the 78-year-old singer's hit track and this has certainly caused a lot of commotion online.
The updated version of Parton's 1973 classic was complete with an interlude message from the singer-songwriter herself, saying: "Hey Miss Honeybee, it's Dolly P. You know that hussy with the good hair you sing about? Reminded me of someone I knew back when, except she has flaming locks of auburn hair. Bless her heart."
In the original track, Parton is "begging" a woman whose "beauty is beyond compare" not to "take [her] man," while the 'Single Ladies' songstress put her own spin, belting: "Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, I’m warning you, don’t come for my man… Don’t take the chance because you think you can."
Toward the end of the song, the country legend pipes that her "happiness depends on you, and whatever you decide to do, Jolene," but Beyoncé significantly changed the lyrics and instead sang: "You don’t want this smoke, so shoot your shot with someone else. You heard me."
Some people on social media have criticized the lyrics in the revised version, claiming that it makes the song less meaningful. For example, one person on X (formerly Twitter) wrote: "I was so excited about ‘Jolene’ – I love Beyoncé, I love that song – but I don’t know how I feel about this."
"I’m not sure that 'Jolene' works when you take the pain out of it. If you’re not threatened by her, why are you plaintively singing her name repeatedly?" they questioned.
However, the View co-host has shared her own opinion, stating that she likes "the subject of Beyoncé taking over the lyrics," and slammed the original version.
"I just think that the original thing with Dolly Parton is so, like, anti-feminist, worrying about some good-looking woman taking your man," the 81-year-old said in an episode of the Behind the Table podcast.
"If it’s so easy to take your man, then take him! Beyoncé says, ‘If you take my man, you’re gonna be in a lot of trouble,’ and I say, ‘Go ahead, take my man, take him!'" she added.
Regardless of what people think, the new 'Jolene' version is Parton-approved.
The Grammy-winning singer took to her social media to write: "Wow, I just heard 'Jolene'. Beyoncé is giving that girl some trouble and she deserves it!"
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