Hey guys thanks for watching I'm COMPLETELY obsessed!! 🤠 BTW sorry for the muting of 16 Carriages I got copyrighted after the video came out yay! If you wanna watch the whole thing with no cuts then you can on Patreon ❤ ▶▶ www.patreon.com/luscent🤠
What a phenomenal livestream. You made me cry at the end there. I think you were really spot on with your thoughts on what Beyonce may be trying to achieve with this album. The genre busting aspect, calling out America's oppressive history & wanting to form a new better future. Her own personal journey reflecting the larger struggle people have with being confined & labelled by others... This album really blew me away too.
The beach boys did that over 50 years ago, nothing about this album is new or genius, all she did was say 'Taylor swift switching to folk has ppl calling her an artist, let me switch to country n maybe critics will think the same'.. when your copying an artistic move by another artist, its not artistic, all she did was copy Taylor but made the album layout a copy of the beatles Abbey Road with the medleys and transitions..nothing new , creative or innovative about this album, her best album since sasha fierce but nothing genius or incredible about it n I feel very sorry for ppl that think it is, just means they've never really listened to great album's n that's very sad
Something you might not be aware of but Paul McCartney has gone on record saying that Blackbird was written for black women's struggles during the civil rights movement. So in some ways it always had that context of hope & liberation for those facing oppression. I really love that Beyonce took it a step further by giving other black women who are country music artists a chance to shine. To have their moment "in the light of the dark black night".
It's self centred n ridiculous lol who takes a song written to a community of ppl as support from someone outside the community n then re makes it for ppl just like them... afr!c @n Americans are the only ppl that have ever only supported and cared about themselves and their freedom and rights..every other community of ppl have supported others except them.. when do u ever hear them sing or talk about justice and freedom and advocate for any other minority ? Ie. Latins, Arabs, lgbt.. almost never , they only care about themselves n its actually kinda disgusting
I was looking for this comment so I wouldn’t have to explain it myself😂 beautifully put sis!❤ what I love is that the new artist that she put on her album, their Spotify views went up 125% after the album dropped and their fan base has doubled.
The whole blackbird recontextualizing is actually perfect. The original song was in fact written for the first black women to attend a non segregated school who were bullied and harassed. Paul McCartney wrote it for them. And now Beyonce is singing it for other black women who, like her, face backlash for singing country music. It’speefect
It's self centred n ridiculous lol who takes a song written to a community of ppl as support from someone outside the community n then re makes it for ppl just like them... afr!c @n Americans are the only ppl that have ever only supported and cared about themselves and their freedom and rights..every other community of ppl have supported others except them.. when do u ever hear them sing or talk about justice and freedom and advocate for any other minority ? Ie. Latins, Arabs, lgbt.. almost never , they only care about themselves n its actually kinda disgusting
I physically can’t stop listening to this album. I catch something new every time I listen to it. It’s GENIUS. Top 5 at the moment are Bodyguard, Alligator Tears, Desert Eagle, Ya Ya, and Tyrant. But I love every single song!!
The fact that "Daughter" came right after "Jolene" gave me the impression that Beyonce was experiencing the natural rage that comes with infidelity. In the lyrics, she is visualizing killing the other woman and her man but knows that it goes against her religious beliefs.
"Alligator Tears" seems to describe a relationship where the man continues to find things to "cry" about knowing that whatever he complains about, she will try to fix. Kind of a "What's your toxic trait?"
A note about Spaghetti: It def has that outlaw feel for a reason. So many country music legends cemented themselves with an "outlaw" image, Johnny Cash most notably! Country fans (i.e. Republican voters) love the outlaw image - as long as its a white man. If a black man makes a rap song about criminality, certain white ppl will use it to point how our "culture" is "ruining america" but a white man can grab an acoustic guitar and sing about the same things, and the country music fans herald them as greats. The inclusion of Shaboozey - a black country rapper - on that song really drives the point home!
the lore of this album runs so deep it’ll be studied in universities for years just like self-titled, lemonade and renaissance have been. the concept of a drunken night listening to a radio station is SO well executed. she goes from lamenting about america’s horrid past, to reminiscing on her childhood, to struggling as a parent, to imagining her mother’s heartache and seeking revenge, to getting high and experiencing a bad trip, to falling in love and losing it then finding it again, imagining herself in a movie, coming down, picking herself up and leaving the bar. all of this executed while also paying homage to americana/folk and country’s black roots, weaving together interpolations and samples from a whole host of other collaborators. she really is a master of her craft AND a student of the past, always paying homage to those who came before her in order to push culture and art FORWARD. 34 years in this business and she ain’t slowing down yet. a LEGEND. many laymans will continue to appear foolish due to their lack of comprehension regarding this album and indeed her career as a whole
Wow…everything I’ve been thinking and yelling. Keep speaking truth because your voice is needed to bring context to not just this masterpiece, but her whole life’s work. The study of Beyonce is an endless exercise in social shifting through artistry. Awww… what a gift to live in the Age of Beyoncé ! 💕💕💕🔥🔥🔥👸🏾👸🏾
thank you baby! @charismao5515 you’re right, with every project we’re forced to delve into history just as she does during her research. she pushes EVERYTHING forward with intention, there’s meaning in all her work ❤️ i’m grateful we get to explore with her
Lemonade nor self titles are studied at university n if they were maybe 1 that did its notn1 I'd send my k!d to lool nothing about this album is new or genius, all she did was say 'Taylor swift switching to folk has ppl calling her an artist, let me switch to country n maybe critics will think the same'.. when your copying an artistic move by another artist, its not artistic, all she did was copy Taylor but made the album layout a copy of the beatles Abbey Road with the medleys and transitions..nothing new , creative or innovative about this album, her best album since sasha fierce but nothing genius or incredible about it n I feel very sorry for ppl that think it is, just means they've never really listened to great album's n that's very sad
what on earth? @jadebel7006 a simple google search will show you that the albums i mentioned are STUDIED IN UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE WORLD. why mention another woman in this comment section? her artistry has nothing to do with beyoncé. this is an AMERICANA album paying homage to the BLACK roots of country, bluegrass & rock whilst incorporating elements of flamenco, irish jig, trap, r&b and hiphop. NOTHING to do with taylor’s album. also beyoncé has long been regarded as an artist. the critics reviews for SELF-TITLED are only a google search away, as are the ones for LEMONADE lmao. nothing to do with taylor, or any other person. you can’t try to rewrite history and dismiss a black artist simply because you prefer your fave. GO AND STAN TAYLOR! that’s fine. no one cares lmao. simply stay away from beyoncé content. “i love taylor therefore i want every other artist to fail, and if they don’t, i will lie to discredit them” - that sums up your attitude. your LIES will not work around here.
I’m truly pleased to have grown up with Beyoncé. Being the same age and remembering playing Destiny’s child albums to having the pleasure of hearing her music with this trilogy is chef’s kiss 🤌🏾 what a time to be alive y’all ❤
Nothing about this album is new or genius or monumental, all she did was say 'Taylor swift switching to folk has ppl calling her an artist, let me switch to country n maybe critics will think the same'.. when your copying an artistic move by another artist, its not artistic, all she did was copy Taylor but made the album layout a copy of the beatles Abbey Road with the medleys and transitions..nothing new , creative or innovative about this album, her best album since sasha fierce but nothing genius or incredible about it n I feel very sorry for ppl that think it is, just means they've never really listened to great album's n that's very sad
@@jadebel7006She said NOTHING about Taylor on this album. The album speaks for itself and is such ANOTHER cultural reset for music and the audience like with Renaissance. Funny thing is this album ties perfectly into that album going against the narrative you're working overtime to push. When I see reactions to this album most ppl understand the cultural, historic and personal aspects of it while you on the other hand run with a delusion if you will that was generated out of pure hate. Music is suppose to make those who gets it happy, so why are you so bitter when its just music? The call is coming from inside the house and you really need to do some soul searching.
@@jadebel7006 your comment is laced with racism, bitterness, enmity and is illogical. Did Taylor stop being an artist when she switched from country to pop? Or, did her status as an artist expire when she got out of her folklore period and reverted back to pop music? You sound like a Taylor Swift Stan who is butthurt because Miley snatched that duet from Tay Tay’s hands (and I state this as someone who is a Swiftie). This album is a work of art and an historical tome. Perhaps you should study more about the themes explored in this album (or if it is easier for you, just replay the final words of the video - it was a terrific wrap up) or read up on American history, especially as it relates to the exploitation of black people and the appropriation of black genius and creativity by white dominated media et al. Or, you back under the bridge you live because it seems you are likely a profligate troll seeking to sow discord and get a reaction from folks (I appreciate I am reacting to your post, but I was bored and your stupidity was too tempting as bread crumbs to pass up).
I don't think you commented on it specifically, but in the YaYa song, she sings "Vote!" in one of the chorus-y bits. I loved that she was basically saying "we gotta keep the faith & we gotta come together to demand the new America we want." It really ties in with American Requiem in my opinion. It's time to stand together & face the wind. It's time to be heard.
ALERT- notice the previous comment: 27 tracks 27 years in the business. Add to that 27 seperate catagories that define the country music genre. Initially she planned on releasing Cowboy Carter as Act 1 in the Renaissance series. But instead she held off until 2 years later. With this musical artist and genius this was deliberate. The artistry and imagination is top notch. As is the music. A music producer observed that the original version of Black bird is folk music. But when Beyonce and her fellow artists teamed up to cover it the way they did, her version is country music. So true: history reveals that country music was orginally folk or recalled "hillbilly" music. But when black people added their brand of blues and gospel to it THEN it became what we call country music. But this is more- I believe this is better described as Americana, a blend of several genres of music (gospel, rock, blues, folk, pop with strong leanings of several kinds of country). This album has all of that and more- rap, hip hop, trap... A true student of music, Girlfriend did her homework! All the negative pushback against her new project worked in her favor, because all it did was draw more attention to this project. As a result millions and millions are absolutely delighted with Cowboy Carter. As am I. BRAVO Beyonce! BRAVO! This is a masterpiece!
The last part of the album flows directly into Renaissance. She recorded this album first, but released Renaissance first because she felt like the people just needed to have fun and dance, coming out of the pandemic. She transports us to another world or galaxy or universe at the end of Cowboy Carter. And that place is where Renaissance lives; pure love and joy and fun 🤗
This, once again, is an album that just keeps getting better with every listen. The one i keep coming back to is ii hands ii heaven, but Ya Ya is a close second and i cannot imagine what that song is gonna be like live. I mean it’s gonna be INSANE.
This album is meant to serve as a musical education of the African Americans historic place w/in Country music, which would sound like Irish Folk (great in It's own right, mind you) if it weren't for the Blues & Gospel of the enslaved Africans. This includes the BANJO, which was created by enslaved Africans in the Caribbean then, later brought to The States. Yes, the banjo wasn't created by the Appalachians but by Africans. I could also go into the Black artists that many of the earlier big name white country artists learned from then portrayed as their style.... as it was with Elvis and Black artists like Roy Hamilton, Big Mama Thornton, Chuck Berry and Sister Rosetta Tharpe - The Godmother of Rock & Roll), but it would take awhile. ;) Beyonce adds a bit of those artists work into this album as well. Her last few projects have been a meld of grand musical production, a mosaic of Black History and how the two interconnect. It appears that Beyonce is in a period of the Reclamation and Rejoicing of African American Culture, trying to correct the record due to the erasure and gate keeping whilst also trying to push The Culture forward in Unity, Knowledge and Beautiful Experiences and Conversations. 😎 It's what she's become known for. The Superficial and surface level won't fully appreciate this album over the more curious and expansive minded.
I love the fact that Daughter is sung in Italian and then you have Spaghetti that has some sounds pioneered in Ennio Morricone’s work for spaghetti western (the whistle) while recontextualizing the western figure of the outlaw as some people explained better than I could. As an Italian I loved this little homage to our contribuition to the western imagery, and she did this to hammer again the point of the cross cultural and cross racial origins country and Americana music. Genius piece of work, not a fan of hers but this is a seminal piece of art.
The fact that Amen transitions SEAMLESSLY to American Requiem if you let the album on loop is crazy to me because the first thing she says is “nothing really ends” like history is bound to repeat itself. And she reinforces that idea by saying “for things to stay the same they have to change again” and I think the idea behind that is that all things we consider the average/normal today were “the different” once and then it becomes the “new normal” again and again.
Fucking incredible I noticed this too after the fact! Also this might be a conspiracy but I swear my Spotify was not set to automatically loop until I listened to cowboy carter...
Hello Beyhive! So happy to be here with y’all. She really is the GOAT, isn’t she? Can’t wait for Act III. Whatever it is hip hop or rock or gospel, I know she will knock it out of the park and make herstory. She’s now up there with Stevie, Prince in my book. A genius.
The run from Jolene > Daughter > Spaghetti > Alligator Tears I always listen to as a story. Jolene is the warning (I’m warning you don’t come for my man; your peace depends on how you move, Jolene), Daughter is explaining the deadly damage caused by her actions (blood strains on my customer couture; I ripped your dress now you’re all black and blue), Spaghetti is reliving the anger and mindset (I got shooters and I BANG BANG; no matter what the charges is, we ain’t gon’ tell the truth), and Alligator Tears is the hangover from what’s happened/what she’s done and why she’s done it (thinking about leaving? Hell no; how does it feel to be adored?) No clue if that’s intended but It’s just the narrative that plays in my mind when I listen to that section of the album
ALLIIGATOR TEARS, i think is about all the critics and haters who fake outcry and tell her what to do and not to do and place unachievable obstacles in her path thinking she can’t and won’t succeed. And then she proves them all wrong by exceeding their expectations. But somehow, they still find something else again to cry about with their alligator tears. And Beyoncé has this kink of always proving them wrong again and again. “I adore, i adore, i adore your alligator tears”
Also that is Willie Jones on the bg vocals for Jolene! He has an amazing voice. All of the black country artists she showcased on the album have two songs. Willie is on Jolene and Just For Fun. Shaboozey on Spaghetti and Sweet Honey Buckiin, Tanner Adell on American Requiiem and Blackbiird. There's others but i cant remember them all lol
Thank you so much for your impeccable voice and honoring Beyoncé’s artistry. It was so fun sharing the magnificence of this masterpiece with you and your audience. Loved this review 💕🔥👸🏾🐝🐝🐝
I’ve watched plenty of reaction videos to Cowboy Carter to take a pulse of how people are receiving her and this album, at least via this forum. I have to say yours has been extremely refreshing for a myriad reasons, the least of which is you actually include a fulsome and thoughtful enquiry and analysis in your final comments. Well done, and I’m pleased to have recently subscribed so I can check out your other posts.
I have actually lost track of how many times I’ve listened to this album. It plays thru once and then goes into American Requiem and before I know it I’m at Amen again. It is INSANELY brilliant, every single track. Thank you for doing the research and getting all the political and historical references as well. Song thoughts: American Requiem is probably the best opening track of an album that I have ever heard. It’s powerful and unapologetic and sets the tone for the size and scope of the album. I added it to my election day playlist because it is a call to arms, to stand up to tyranny and to fight for a better world with love. Speaking of, II Most Wanted is 100% a queer love song and if I’m at a wedding and it starts playing for the first dance I am absolutely going to start bawling. The beginning chords actually sounded like Fleetwood Mac’s Landslide to me, which is another plus to an already gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous song. Their voices were made for each other. That one is definitely in my top 5. II Hands II Heaven also makes me sob - it is transcendental, especially the back half. Her voice and the blending and the harmonies just surround you and lift you into the sky. Insaanneee. The vocal talent on display in Alligator Tears is beyond, the sexual energy of Desert Eagle (a kind of gun but also a sex position) is HOT, and the number of times a day that my brain busts into “buckin’, buckin’, woah, buckin’, like a mechanical bull” is just stupid 😂 That whole song is hard to adjust to at first but then will get stuck in your head, I guarantee it. Bodyguard was an immediate favorite - just the energy and the cute sexiness of it all; also Levi’s Jeans was so cute and fun and sweet. I love that the Levi Jean stock has actually gone up since the album came out. Blackbiird was also amazing and Just For Fun is such a spiritual experience and Protector also makes me cry and then Ya Ya raises me back up again and jfc that’s the album. EVERY 👏🏻 SINGLE 👏🏻 TRACK 👏🏻 IS 👏🏻 GOLD. Thank you again for a wonderful reaction!! x
Beyoncé uses her albums to tell a story. It’s like watching a movie. You wouldn’t want to come in 1/4 of the way through, leave and then come back to watch the end or have people to tell you the best part and then go in just to watch that part of the movie. It’s weird, because I didn’t realize that until I watched someone react to her entire Lemonade album recently. Having said all that, let me give you an overview of the movie that is Cowboy Carter: This whole album is in response to how she was treated at CMA. American Requiem is telling them about themselves. She researched and it took over 5 years for her to develop this album. The album is full of history and reclaiming music that black people/ slaves started, but were kicked out of once it became popular. Blackbird was written by Paul McCartny to give black women/girls hope during the Civil Rights movement . He saw how they were being treated. That’s why all the singers on the song are black women. The others are four black female country singers. Let’s just point out that Country radio has an issue with playing black artists so Beyoncé told everyone about her new venture during the Super Bowl then dropped two country songs. The Bey Hive activated and most country stations played her music. But to top it off, her album is presented as it’s own radio station with country legends presenting her music. This Album was meant to be Act I. This was Beyoncé’s response to how she was treated at the CMA. The requiem funeral procession was trying to let us know that Country Music was rooted and started by blacks. If you look into the history, it started by people putting on black face for minstrel music making fun of the slaves with their banjos. Then people who are credited with starting country, came to black street artists to learn their craft. Once it became big, black people were pushed aside and they started gate keeping the genre. Same thing happened with rock & roll, jazz, blues, and many of the genres that are considered to have been started in America. Thus, Beyoncé is reclaiming all of the music that we’ve been kicked out of that we helped create. It’s why this album delves into all those genres and ends with her buckin breaking down walls and asking if we can hear her now. Then she says that we are the ones who have to clean ourselves of our father’s sins to end the funeral procession .
Someone said that the opera part she used in Daughter is from the baroque period and Baroque came after renessanse...also daughter is track 11 which can be interpreted as 2 which is act 2.. also Jolene might be from her mother perspective and how she would deal with it bc Tina is from Louisianna whe she says creole bitch from Louisiana
The little percussion pieces you were commenting on in Riverdance is actually Beyonce strumming her nails together, which is something that Dolly Parton was known for!
LOVE your reaction and interpretations!! Especially of Daughter, and what you said after Jolene, about Beyoncés solid foundation of family surrounding her. Out of all her accolades and achievements, I'm willing to bet she's most proud of her family ❤
1)Bodyguard she get’s upset at the way another woman is looking at her man 2) Jolene she warns the woman don’t try it 3) The woman learns (black & blue on the floor) what happens if you don’t heed the warning. Some of this can also be from the perspective of her mom since her father cheated and her mom is from Louisiana .
Favs: II HANDS II HEAVEN TYRANT DESERT EAGLE BODYGUARD ALLIGATOR TEARS 16 CARRIAGES II MOST WANTED HM: BLACKBIRD, YA YA, PROTECTOR, DAUGHTER, SWEET HONEY BUCKIN
Here's my interpretation of Riverdance and why I think it is one of her more interesting tracks. First, you have the juxtaposition of the sound of country and house, two genres that do not seem like they go together (even though it works beautifully). Then, you have the juxtaposition of the verses being more serious, describing a relationship that may be toxic, and the refrain/chorus giving off this happy dancing vibe. Then you also have this repetitiveness of the song. Like there is no drastic change in structure (no bridge or anything that shifts the direction of the song). I see that as symbolizing this toxic relationship. Like she sees the bad in the relationship, but she keeps going back to it. The relationship itself doesn't really change, but she's looking beyond it because she's in love, so the toxicity is like cyclical. So many layers of her artistry! Oh, btw, your reaction to the first several songs was like holding a mirror up to myself. Girl, I was a messss 😂😭. Great reaction! Here's my top 5 (ironically I didn't even include Riverdance 😂they're all so good it was hard to choose) 1. American Requiem 2. Sweet ⭐Honey ⭐Buckin 🐎🐎🐎 3. Spaghetti 4. Desert Eagle 5. YA YA
I really hope this leads to artists taking the ART part of making music back from the capitalist part of the business. Make the art they want to make. Don’t let the genre confine them.
Gosh, it's so hard to pick just five... 1. Riverdance 2. II Most Wanted 3. 16 Carriages 4. Ya ya 5. Levi's jeans But then II Hands II Heaven, American Requiem, Daughter, Bodyguard... Daaamn
Not sure where my comment went but Alligator Tears 37:21 is related to people who don’t welcome her/Black artists into the country space. She’s willing to adjust to their demands. “You say change religion now I spend Sundays with you”. You can apply it to: Slaves were forced to switch religions because the Slaveowners wanted them to convert too. Similarly, People demanded her to change her accent, because they thought it was wrong. Small details.
As a self-identified pop culture expert and Beyonce expert I have no notes on this reaction. Lol! Just my two thoughts, "protector" had her daughter's voice @ the beginning. And in "Alligator tears" I personally looked at it as, when your significant other can sometimes be knowingly and playfully helpless and can ask for anything because they know you will give the loves the attention and the Adoration. Thank you for this video well crafted, educated and deeply thoughtful video. P.s. let's start a Beyonce Discussion Group LOL
I really enjoyed hearing your take on this album and I think you were spot on with most of it. I didn’t think about blue jeans also being blues in my genes 🤯
Rumi is her daughter btw! Her son’s name is Sir lol My Rose was dedicated to her son. Background singer in Jolene name is Jerel Duren! Alligator Tears is basically about your partner having fake tears in an effort to get you to do something. But Bey knows they’re fake tears, she’d do it anyway bc she loves him that much.
Yeah blackbird originally was written for black women during the civil rights movement Paul said something like well if he can give them a song that’ll make them feel empowered it’s so cool and gorgeous and I love that people are even learning that blackbird was made for black women and black liberation during the civil rights movement
The Beyince name is the incorrect spelling. Her mother's maiden name was actually her name, Beyonce. That's why she gave her that name to correct the mistake and reclaim her family name. So the fact that Bey is a household name and a global artist is a huge FU to the clerical error made to her mother on her birth certificate.
Top 5 (as of this hour, ask me tomorrow and it's probably different lol) 1. II Most Wanted 2. II Hands II Heaven 3. Daughter 4. Ya Ya 5. Ameriican Requiium
Blackbird featured young up and coming Black female country music singers who have been trying to break through in country music for YEARS but country radio wont support them because they dont fit a certain image and sound of what country music is perceived at
Alligator tears guitar riffs reminds me of a 90s Japanese anime themesong! Rain from Samurai X outro song every episode. Idk why but it reminds me of a japanese vibe.
Flamenco features a flamenco guitar which originated in Spain and has a livelier and grittier tone than classical guitar. The first cowboys (vaqueros) in North America were part of the early Spanish settlers. They brought cattle and horses to New Spain (Mexico) and Florida. Horses had gone extinct on this continent in the prehistoric ice age. So they were the genesis of the American cowboy
My top 5 changes every week at this point cause this album is INSANE but right now it's: 1. YA-YA 2. RIIVERDANCE 3. BODYGUARD 4. ALLIGATOR TEARS 5. II HANDS II HEAVEN
Congratulations Queen!!!❤ Slay and share that history and legacy of your people. Set the bar, those who get it, got it. Let those other self-centered artists ride the wave and chase their stars. Haters, get ya life with ya clean and perfect lives.😊
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Hey guys thanks for watching I'm COMPLETELY obsessed!! 🤠 BTW sorry for the muting of 16 Carriages I got copyrighted after the video came out yay! If you wanna watch the whole thing with no cuts then you can on Patreon ❤ ▶▶ www.patreon.com/luscent🤠
What a phenomenal livestream. You made me cry at the end there. I think you were really spot on with your thoughts on what Beyonce may be trying to achieve with this album. The genre busting aspect, calling out America's oppressive history & wanting to form a new better future. Her own personal journey reflecting the larger struggle people have with being confined & labelled by others... This album really blew me away too.
Dessert eagle is both a sex position and a gun. I’m pretty sure she was talking about both lol
27 tracks for 27 years in the business....the Genius of Beyonce.
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WTF….serving tea today 🫖 love you’re. Thank you!!!!🙏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👸🏾👸🏾👸🏾👸🏾👸🏾👸🏾
The beach boys did that over 50 years ago, nothing about this album is new or genius, all she did was say 'Taylor swift switching to folk has ppl calling her an artist, let me switch to country n maybe critics will think the same'.. when your copying an artistic move by another artist, its not artistic, all she did was copy Taylor but made the album layout a copy of the beatles Abbey Road with the medleys and transitions..nothing new , creative or innovative about this album, her best album since sasha fierce but nothing genius or incredible about it n I feel very sorry for ppl that think it is, just means they've never really listened to great album's n that's very sad
As a black woman i will say thank you for doing your homework. May God always always protect and bless you ever❤❤❤❤❤
2:14 AMERICAN REQUIEM
7:18 BLACKBIRD
12:16 PROTECTER
15:14 MY ROSE
16:19 SMOKE HOUR - WILLIE NELSON
19:18 BODYGUARD
23:15 DOLLY P
23:39 JOLENE
27:42 DAUGHTER
31:39 SPAGHETTII
34:30 ALLIGATOR TEARS
37:45 SMOKE HOUR II
37:58 JUST FOR FUN
40:55 II MOST WANTED
44:46 LEVII’S JEANS
47:57 FLAMENCO
49:47 YA YA
51:27 OH LOUISIANA
58:11 DESERT EAGLE
58:48 RIIVERDANCE
1:01:42 II HANDS II HEAVEN
1:05:23 TYRANT
1:09:32 SWEET HONEY BUCKIN’
1:14:36 AMEN
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You're not a friend, you're a sister
Thnx❤❤❤
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Thank you!!! I thought about doing them then thought again ahahhahaa
You forgot 16 carriages 😊
Something you might not be aware of but Paul McCartney has gone on record saying that Blackbird was written for black women's struggles during the civil rights movement. So in some ways it always had that context of hope & liberation for those facing oppression. I really love that Beyonce took it a step further by giving other black women who are country music artists a chance to shine. To have their moment "in the light of the dark black night".
It's self centred n ridiculous lol who takes a song written to a community of ppl as support from someone outside the community n then re makes it for ppl just like them... afr!c @n Americans are the only ppl that have ever only supported and cared about themselves and their freedom and rights..every other community of ppl have supported others except them.. when do u ever hear them sing or talk about justice and freedom and advocate for any other minority ? Ie. Latins, Arabs, lgbt.. almost never , they only care about themselves n its actually kinda disgusting
I was looking for this comment so I wouldn’t have to explain it myself😂 beautifully put sis!❤
what I love is that the new artist that she put on her album, their Spotify views went up 125% after the album dropped and their fan base has doubled.
I've seen this since what a wonderful story and it plays so beautifully into Beyonces message ❤️
The whole blackbird recontextualizing is actually perfect. The original song was in fact written for the first black women to attend a non segregated school who were bullied and harassed. Paul McCartney wrote it for them. And now Beyonce is singing it for other black women who, like her, face backlash for singing country music. It’speefect
It's self centred n ridiculous lol who takes a song written to a community of ppl as support from someone outside the community n then re makes it for ppl just like them... afr!c @n Americans are the only ppl that have ever only supported and cared about themselves and their freedom and rights..every other community of ppl have supported others except them.. when do u ever hear them sing or talk about justice and freedom and advocate for any other minority ? Ie. Latins, Arabs, lgbt.. almost never , they only care about themselves n its actually kinda disgusting
It really is ugh I get chills thinking about it even now!
I haven’t slept properly since this album dropped. Beyoncé has literally made the world stop 💕🔥👸🏾🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Why am I having dreams about the album and Beyonce almost every night.. 😂😂😂❤❤❤
I physically can’t stop listening to this album. I catch something new every time I listen to it. It’s GENIUS. Top 5 at the moment are Bodyguard, Alligator Tears, Desert Eagle, Ya Ya, and Tyrant. But I love every single song!!
Finally someone who has the same opinion as I on Alligator Tears! THE LOWS 💣💣💣💣
@@thiagoribeiro428 It’s so good. Her voice is so smooth and the I love the instrumentals.
The fact that "Daughter" came right after "Jolene" gave me the impression that Beyonce was experiencing the natural rage that comes with infidelity.
In the lyrics, she is visualizing killing the other woman and her man but knows that it goes against her religious beliefs.
"Alligator Tears" seems to describe a relationship where the man continues to find things to "cry" about knowing that whatever he complains about, she will try to fix.
Kind of a "What's your toxic trait?"
@@triceyg2014alligator tears made me mad
It reminds me of my 7 year old son. 😩😂😂 I fold quickly when it comes to him but I’m getting better lol
"thinkin bout leaving? HELL NO" i was mad af like girl stand up 😂😭@@Lostcause404
Exactly 💯 this!
A note about Spaghetti: It def has that outlaw feel for a reason. So many country music legends cemented themselves with an "outlaw" image, Johnny Cash most notably! Country fans (i.e. Republican voters) love the outlaw image - as long as its a white man. If a black man makes a rap song about criminality, certain white ppl will use it to point how our "culture" is "ruining america" but a white man can grab an acoustic guitar and sing about the same things, and the country music fans herald them as greats. The inclusion of Shaboozey - a black country rapper - on that song really drives the point home!
Ahhh that's amazing so powerful!!
American requiem is a MASTERPIECE!!!!
the lore of this album runs so deep it’ll be studied in universities for years just like self-titled, lemonade and renaissance have been.
the concept of a drunken night listening to a radio station is SO well executed. she goes from lamenting about america’s horrid past, to reminiscing on her childhood, to struggling as a parent, to imagining her mother’s heartache and seeking revenge, to getting high and experiencing a bad trip, to falling in love and losing it then finding it again, imagining herself in a movie, coming down, picking herself up and leaving the bar.
all of this executed while also paying homage to americana/folk and country’s black roots, weaving together interpolations and samples from a whole host of other collaborators.
she really is a master of her craft AND a student of the past, always paying homage to those who came before her in order to push culture and art FORWARD.
34 years in this business and she ain’t slowing down yet. a LEGEND.
many laymans will continue to appear foolish due to their lack of comprehension regarding this album and indeed her career as a whole
Wow…everything I’ve been thinking and yelling. Keep speaking truth because your voice is needed to bring context to not just this masterpiece, but her whole life’s work. The study of Beyonce is an endless exercise in social shifting through artistry. Awww… what a gift to live in the Age of Beyoncé ! 💕💕💕🔥🔥🔥👸🏾👸🏾
thank you baby! @charismao5515
you’re right, with every project we’re forced to delve into history just as she does during her research. she pushes EVERYTHING forward with intention, there’s meaning in all her work ❤️ i’m grateful we get to explore with her
Lemonade nor self titles are studied at university n if they were maybe 1 that did its notn1 I'd send my k!d to lool nothing about this album is new or genius, all she did was say 'Taylor swift switching to folk has ppl calling her an artist, let me switch to country n maybe critics will think the same'.. when your copying an artistic move by another artist, its not artistic, all she did was copy Taylor but made the album layout a copy of the beatles Abbey Road with the medleys and transitions..nothing new , creative or innovative about this album, her best album since sasha fierce but nothing genius or incredible about it n I feel very sorry for ppl that think it is, just means they've never really listened to great album's n that's very sad
what on earth? @jadebel7006
a simple google search will show you that the albums i mentioned are STUDIED IN UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE WORLD.
why mention another woman in this comment section? her artistry has nothing to do with beyoncé.
this is an AMERICANA album paying homage to the BLACK roots of country, bluegrass & rock whilst incorporating elements of flamenco, irish jig, trap, r&b and hiphop. NOTHING to do with taylor’s album.
also beyoncé has long been regarded as an artist. the critics reviews for SELF-TITLED are only a google search away, as are the ones for LEMONADE lmao. nothing to do with taylor, or any other person.
you can’t try to rewrite history and dismiss a black artist simply because you prefer your fave.
GO AND STAN TAYLOR! that’s fine. no one cares lmao. simply stay away from beyoncé content. “i love taylor therefore i want every other artist to fail, and if they don’t, i will lie to discredit them” - that sums up your attitude. your LIES will not work around here.
@@jadebel7006 you really think anyone cares about what you just said huh 😂
I’m truly pleased to have grown up with Beyoncé. Being the same age and remembering playing Destiny’s child albums to having the pleasure of hearing her music with this trilogy is chef’s kiss 🤌🏾 what a time to be alive y’all ❤
Yesss same here
ok…. YOU GET IT!!! It’s so nice to see someone else who understands this monumental piece of music.
Nothing about this album is new or genius or monumental, all she did was say 'Taylor swift switching to folk has ppl calling her an artist, let me switch to country n maybe critics will think the same'.. when your copying an artistic move by another artist, its not artistic, all she did was copy Taylor but made the album layout a copy of the beatles Abbey Road with the medleys and transitions..nothing new , creative or innovative about this album, her best album since sasha fierce but nothing genius or incredible about it n I feel very sorry for ppl that think it is, just means they've never really listened to great album's n that's very sad
@@jadebel7006say that to the critic reviews miss girl. Stay bitter and stay wrong!
@@jadebel7006you've been a hater all over this comment section. Just let people enjoy music without being a hater 😅
@@jadebel7006She said NOTHING about Taylor on this album. The album speaks for itself and is such ANOTHER cultural reset for music and the audience like with Renaissance. Funny thing is this album ties perfectly into that album going against the narrative you're working overtime to push. When I see reactions to this album most ppl understand the cultural, historic and personal aspects of it while you on the other hand run with a delusion if you will that was generated out of pure hate. Music is suppose to make those who gets it happy, so why are you so bitter when its just music? The call is coming from inside the house and you really need to do some soul searching.
@@jadebel7006 your comment is laced with racism, bitterness, enmity and is illogical. Did Taylor stop being an artist when she switched from country to pop? Or, did her status as an artist expire when she got out of her folklore period and reverted back to pop music? You sound like a Taylor Swift Stan who is butthurt because Miley snatched that duet from Tay Tay’s hands (and I state this as someone who is a Swiftie).
This album is a work of art and an historical tome. Perhaps you should study more about the themes explored in this album (or if it is easier for you, just replay the final words of the video - it was a terrific wrap up) or read up on American history, especially as it relates to the exploitation of black people and the appropriation of black genius and creativity by white dominated media et al. Or, you back under the bridge you live because it seems you are likely a profligate troll seeking to sow discord and get a reaction from folks (I appreciate I am reacting to your post, but I was bored and your stupidity was too tempting as bread crumbs to pass up).
I don't think you commented on it specifically, but in the YaYa song, she sings "Vote!" in one of the chorus-y bits. I loved that she was basically saying "we gotta keep the faith & we gotta come together to demand the new America we want." It really ties in with American Requiem in my opinion. It's time to stand together & face the wind. It's time to be heard.
Oh I didn't notice that so cool!
ALERT-
notice the previous comment:
27 tracks
27 years in the business.
Add to that
27 seperate catagories that define the country music genre.
Initially she planned on releasing Cowboy Carter as Act 1 in the Renaissance series.
But instead she held off until 2 years later.
With this musical artist and genius
this was deliberate.
The artistry and imagination is top notch.
As is the music.
A music producer observed that the original version of Black bird is folk music.
But when Beyonce and her fellow artists teamed up to cover it the way they did,
her version is country music.
So true: history reveals that country music was orginally folk or recalled "hillbilly" music. But when black people added their brand of blues and gospel to it
THEN it became what we call country music.
But this is more-
I believe this is better described as Americana,
a blend of several genres of music (gospel, rock, blues, folk, pop with strong leanings of several kinds of country). This album has all of that and more- rap, hip hop, trap...
A true student of music,
Girlfriend did her homework!
All the negative pushback against her new project worked in her favor, because all it did was draw more attention to this project.
As a result millions and millions are absolutely delighted with Cowboy Carter.
As am I.
BRAVO Beyonce!
BRAVO!
This is a masterpiece!
The last part of the album flows directly into Renaissance. She recorded this album first, but released Renaissance first because she felt like the people just needed to have fun and dance, coming out of the pandemic. She transports us to another world or galaxy or universe at the end of Cowboy Carter. And that place is where Renaissance lives; pure love and joy and fun 🤗
Yes!!! Amen not only takes us full circle back to the 1st song but it also flows into I'm That Girl off Renaissance. Her genius should be studied!!!!
I think daughter is partly about the weight of intrusive thoughts, that she "fights" with prayer
“ I ain’t no Regular Sanger come get everything you came for” Beyonce.🐝🔥🌹❤️
This, once again, is an album that just keeps getting better with every listen. The one i keep coming back to is ii hands ii heaven, but Ya Ya is a close second and i cannot imagine what that song is gonna be like live. I mean it’s gonna be INSANE.
Same. II hands II heaven is my 1st, Ya Ya a very close 2nd 👏🏾😉
dolly playing her nails on riiverdance is so cool
This album is meant to serve as a musical education of the African Americans historic place w/in Country music, which would sound like Irish Folk (great in It's own right, mind you) if it weren't for the Blues & Gospel of the enslaved Africans. This includes the BANJO, which was created by enslaved Africans in the Caribbean then, later brought to The States.
Yes, the banjo wasn't created by the Appalachians but by Africans.
I could also go into the Black artists that many of the earlier big name white country artists learned from then portrayed as their style....
as it was with Elvis and Black artists like Roy Hamilton, Big Mama Thornton, Chuck Berry and Sister Rosetta Tharpe - The Godmother of Rock & Roll), but it would take awhile. ;) Beyonce adds a bit of those artists work into this album as well.
Her last few projects have been a meld of grand musical production, a mosaic of Black History and how the two interconnect.
It appears that Beyonce is in a period of the Reclamation and Rejoicing of African American Culture, trying to correct the record due to the erasure and gate keeping whilst also trying to push The Culture forward in Unity, Knowledge and Beautiful Experiences and Conversations. 😎
It's what she's become known for.
The Superficial and surface level won't fully appreciate this album over the more curious and expansive minded.
Beautiful comment and I agree so many people are like oooh just tryna be country now and I firmly correct them 😂😂
I love the fact that Daughter is sung in Italian and then you have Spaghetti that has some sounds pioneered in Ennio Morricone’s work for spaghetti western (the whistle) while recontextualizing the western figure of the outlaw as some people explained better than I could.
As an Italian I loved this little homage to our contribuition to the western imagery, and she did this to hammer again the point of the cross cultural and cross racial origins country and Americana music.
Genius piece of work, not a fan of hers but this is a seminal piece of art.
The fact that Amen transitions SEAMLESSLY to American Requiem if you let the album on loop is crazy to me because the first thing she says is “nothing really ends” like history is bound to repeat itself. And she reinforces that idea by saying “for things to stay the same they have to change again” and I think the idea behind that is that all things we consider the average/normal today were “the different” once and then it becomes the “new normal” again and again.
Fucking incredible I noticed this too after the fact! Also this might be a conspiracy but I swear my Spotify was not set to automatically loop until I listened to cowboy carter...
@@Luscent you know damn well Bey called the CEO of Spotify and said “I have a request…” ahahhaha
@@dihboas she would! I mean Adele managed to get them to change the automatic shuffle thing so maybe!
I cried during Protector..hit me hard as a mother
Beautiful!!
Hello Beyhive! So happy to be here with y’all. She really is the GOAT, isn’t she? Can’t wait for Act III. Whatever it is hip hop or rock or gospel, I know she will knock it out of the park and make herstory. She’s now up there with Stevie, Prince in my book. A genius.
Act iii is gonna ruin me I'm so excited
Bodyguard gives me Fleetwood Mac - it’s the one that made me freak out first lmao
it gives Rita Lee Lança-Perfume too
Underrated
Same!
@@falky8718Very Rita lee ❤
OOO yeah!
The run from Jolene > Daughter > Spaghetti > Alligator Tears I always listen to as a story.
Jolene is the warning (I’m warning you don’t come for my man; your peace depends on how you move, Jolene), Daughter is explaining the deadly damage caused by her actions (blood strains on my customer couture; I ripped your dress now you’re all black and blue), Spaghetti is reliving the anger and mindset (I got shooters and I BANG BANG; no matter what the charges is, we ain’t gon’ tell the truth), and Alligator Tears is the hangover from what’s happened/what she’s done and why she’s done it (thinking about leaving? Hell no; how does it feel to be adored?)
No clue if that’s intended but It’s just the narrative that plays in my mind when I listen to that section of the album
Oh crazy that's so cool!
ALLIIGATOR TEARS, i think is about all the critics and haters who fake outcry and tell her what to do and not to do and place unachievable obstacles in her path thinking she can’t and won’t succeed. And then she proves them all wrong by exceeding their expectations. But somehow, they still find something else again to cry about with their alligator tears. And Beyoncé has this kink of always proving them wrong again and again. “I adore, i adore, i adore your alligator tears”
I think you’re absolutely right. That song is about white fragility to me.
Yesssss!!!
Also that is Willie Jones on the bg vocals for Jolene! He has an amazing voice. All of the black country artists she showcased on the album have two songs. Willie is on Jolene and Just For Fun. Shaboozey on Spaghetti and Sweet Honey Buckiin, Tanner Adell on American Requiiem and Blackbiird. There's others but i cant remember them all lol
My favs!!:
1. Spaghettii
2. Daughter
3. Riiverdance
4. Blackbiird
5. II hands II heaven
Thank you so much for your impeccable voice and honoring Beyoncé’s artistry. It was so fun sharing the magnificence of this masterpiece with you and your audience. Loved this review 💕🔥👸🏾🐝🐝🐝
My personal faves:
1. Ameriican Requiem
2. Daughter
3. Ya Ya
4. Texas Hold 'Em
5. Jolene
I agree!!
YA YA reminded me of Tina Turner she also mentions Gary, which im thinking is Gary Indiana, a town where Michael Jackson was born
Love you caught that❤❤🔥💃🏿🎤
OOO yeah it's so Tina!
1. Yaya
2. American Requiem /Amen
3. Tyrant
4. Sweet☆Honey☆Bucking
5. II Most Wanted
The order changes by the hour/ mood ❤😂❤
I know right! 😂
YaYa always is number one. And II Most wanted is always up there. But the rest change day to day, each time I listen.
1 II most wanted
2 Bodyguard
3 16 carriages
4 Yaya
5 Levi's Jeans
And it switches from time to time xD
Sweet Honey is amazing (THE honey part aaaahhhg)
Yeah mine too!!
Beyonce is a true genius
I’ve watched plenty of reaction videos to Cowboy Carter to take a pulse of how people are receiving her and this album, at least via this forum. I have to say yours has been extremely refreshing for a myriad reasons, the least of which is you actually include a fulsome and thoughtful enquiry and analysis in your final comments. Well done, and I’m pleased to have recently subscribed so I can check out your other posts.
Hello Hive.
If daughter is in not in your top 5 I will be revoking your hive cards.
Thank you very much for your time.
😂😂😂😂
I have actually lost track of how many times I’ve listened to this album. It plays thru once and then goes into American Requiem and before I know it I’m at Amen again. It is INSANELY brilliant, every single track. Thank you for doing the research and getting all the political and historical references as well.
Song thoughts: American Requiem is probably the best opening track of an album that I have ever heard. It’s powerful and unapologetic and sets the tone for the size and scope of the album. I added it to my election day playlist because it is a call to arms, to stand up to tyranny and to fight for a better world with love. Speaking of, II Most Wanted is 100% a queer love song and if I’m at a wedding and it starts playing for the first dance I am absolutely going to start bawling. The beginning chords actually sounded like Fleetwood Mac’s Landslide to me, which is another plus to an already gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous song. Their voices were made for each other. That one is definitely in my top 5. II Hands II Heaven also makes me sob - it is transcendental, especially the back half. Her voice and the blending and the harmonies just surround you and lift you into the sky. Insaanneee. The vocal talent on display in Alligator Tears is beyond, the sexual energy of Desert Eagle (a kind of gun but also a sex position) is HOT, and the number of times a day that my brain busts into “buckin’, buckin’, woah, buckin’, like a mechanical bull” is just stupid 😂 That whole song is hard to adjust to at first but then will get stuck in your head, I guarantee it. Bodyguard was an immediate favorite - just the energy and the cute sexiness of it all; also Levi’s Jeans was so cute and fun and sweet. I love that the Levi Jean stock has actually gone up since the album came out. Blackbiird was also amazing and Just For Fun is such a spiritual experience and Protector also makes me cry and then Ya Ya raises me back up again and jfc that’s the album. EVERY 👏🏻 SINGLE 👏🏻 TRACK 👏🏻 IS 👏🏻 GOLD. Thank you again for a wonderful reaction!! x
It really is that album!!! Thanks and glad you enjoyed!!
Beyoncé uses her albums to tell a story. It’s like watching a movie. You wouldn’t want to come in 1/4 of the way through, leave and then come back to watch the end or have people to tell you the best part and then go in just to watch that part of the movie. It’s weird, because I didn’t realize that until I watched someone react to her entire Lemonade album recently. Having said all that, let me give you an overview of the movie that is Cowboy Carter:
This whole album is in response to how she was treated at CMA. American Requiem is telling them about themselves. She researched and it took over 5 years for her to develop this album. The album is full of history and reclaiming music that black people/ slaves started, but were kicked out of once it became popular.
Blackbird was written by Paul McCartny to give black women/girls hope during the Civil Rights movement . He saw how they were being treated. That’s why all the singers on the song are black women. The others are four black female country singers.
Let’s just point out that Country radio has an issue with playing black artists so Beyoncé told everyone about her new venture during the Super Bowl then dropped two country songs. The Bey Hive activated and most country stations played her music. But to top it off, her album is presented as it’s own radio station with country legends presenting her music.
This Album was meant to be Act I. This was Beyoncé’s response to how she was treated at the CMA. The requiem funeral procession was trying to let us know that Country Music was rooted and started by blacks. If you look into the history, it started by people putting on black face for minstrel music making fun of the slaves with their banjos. Then people who are credited with starting country, came to black street artists to learn their craft. Once it became big, black people were pushed aside and they started gate keeping the genre.
Same thing happened with rock & roll, jazz, blues, and many of the genres that are considered to have been started in America. Thus, Beyoncé is reclaiming all of the music that we’ve been kicked out of that we helped create. It’s why this album delves into all those genres and ends with her buckin breaking down walls and asking if we can hear her now. Then she says that we are the ones who have to clean ourselves of our father’s sins to end the funeral procession .
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Someone said that the opera part she used in Daughter is from the baroque period and Baroque came after renessanse...also daughter is track 11 which can be interpreted as 2 which is act 2.. also Jolene might be from her mother perspective and how she would deal with it bc Tina is from Louisianna whe she says creole bitch from Louisiana
Yesss I agree
Has anyone told him that Rumi is her daughter.
'Spaghetti' is reference to old black 'country songs & singers that were outlawed.
Tyrant is my fav. It took 3 listens for me to get hooked. I love Dollys voice in the beginning and in the end
Yeah it's definitely growing on me too!
The little percussion pieces you were commenting on in Riverdance is actually Beyonce strumming her nails together, which is something that Dolly Parton was known for!
Omg I saw this on insta the other day and screamed it to my bf hahahaha
LOVE your reaction and interpretations!! Especially of Daughter, and what you said after Jolene, about Beyoncés solid foundation of family surrounding her. Out of all her accolades and achievements, I'm willing to bet she's most proud of her family ❤
😭😭😭😭
i cried listening to ii most wanted too 😭
It's so gay I love it haha
1)Bodyguard she get’s upset at the way another woman is looking at her man 2) Jolene she warns the woman don’t try it 3) The woman learns (black & blue on the floor) what happens if you don’t heed the warning. Some of this can also be from the perspective of her mom since her father cheated and her mom is from Louisiana .
Favs:
II HANDS II HEAVEN
TYRANT
DESERT EAGLE
BODYGUARD
ALLIGATOR TEARS
16 CARRIAGES
II MOST WANTED
HM: BLACKBIRD, YA YA, PROTECTOR, DAUGHTER, SWEET HONEY BUCKIN
my favs: 16 Carriages, II Hands to Heaven, II Most Wanted, Blackbird, Levi's Jeans & Daughter.
Here's my interpretation of Riverdance and why I think it is one of her more interesting tracks. First, you have the juxtaposition of the sound of country and house, two genres that do not seem like they go together (even though it works beautifully). Then, you have the juxtaposition of the verses being more serious, describing a relationship that may be toxic, and the refrain/chorus giving off this happy dancing vibe. Then you also have this repetitiveness of the song. Like there is no drastic change in structure (no bridge or anything that shifts the direction of the song). I see that as symbolizing this toxic relationship. Like she sees the bad in the relationship, but she keeps going back to it. The relationship itself doesn't really change, but she's looking beyond it because she's in love, so the toxicity is like cyclical. So many layers of her artistry!
Oh, btw, your reaction to the first several songs was like holding a mirror up to myself. Girl, I was a messss 😂😭. Great reaction!
Here's my top 5 (ironically I didn't even include Riverdance 😂they're all so good it was hard to choose)
1. American Requiem
2. Sweet ⭐Honey ⭐Buckin 🐎🐎🐎
3. Spaghetti
4. Desert Eagle
5. YA YA
I really hope this leads to artists taking the ART part of making music back from the capitalist part of the business. Make the art they want to make. Don’t let the genre confine them.
Totally!
I love listening to you. It was great to hear a review outside of my US of A
Thank you!!
Fantastic analysis & reaction. Loved it!!
Thank you!!
Gosh, it's so hard to pick just five...
1. Riverdance
2. II Most Wanted
3. 16 Carriages
4. Ya ya
5. Levi's jeans
But then II Hands II Heaven, American Requiem, Daughter, Bodyguard... Daaamn
I'm so sorry hahaha
Not sure where my comment went but Alligator Tears 37:21 is related to people who don’t welcome her/Black artists into the country space.
She’s willing to adjust to their demands. “You say change religion now I spend Sundays with you”.
You can apply it to: Slaves were forced to switch religions because the Slaveowners wanted them to convert too.
Similarly, People demanded her to change her accent, because they thought it was wrong.
Small details.
Such a great album .
Always love your reaction videos!
Thank you!!!
ii most wanted was dedicated to Jay's mom & her wife. So you hit the nail on its head with queer love story.
Wow…I didn’t realize that. Jay’s mom got married to her partner last year. Love that 💕💕💕💕💕
OMG YAY I knew my gaydar was on point hahaha
1. Ya Ya
2. American Requiem
3. Sweet Honey Buckin
4. Daughter
5. Riverdance
This video game me life. Feels like I am listening to the album with you, excited about every detail put into it
Aww thank you I loved making it!!
As a self-identified pop culture expert and Beyonce expert I have no notes on this reaction. Lol! Just my two thoughts, "protector" had her daughter's voice @ the beginning. And in "Alligator tears" I personally looked at it as, when your significant other can sometimes be knowingly and playfully helpless and can ask for anything because they know you will give the loves the attention and the Adoration. Thank you for this video well crafted, educated and deeply thoughtful video. P.s. let's start a Beyonce Discussion Group LOL
My favs are in order Daughters, 16 carriages, American Requiem, Blackbird, Jolene. This might change when I continue to listen 😊
1. Bodyguard
2. Daughter
3. Ya Ya
4. Jolene
5. II most wanted
This was a joy to watch ❤️
Aw thank you so much!!!
I've listened to this every day since it's been released, it's so perfect. My 5 favs are bodyguard, daughter, american requiem, yaya, and tyrant
Me too I'm obsessed! Everyones got such different picks!!
I really enjoyed hearing your take on this album and I think you were spot on with most of it. I didn’t think about blue jeans also being blues in my genes 🤯
Omg watching this made me realize how crazy I look trying to keep up vocally with Beyonce 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Rumi is her daughter btw! Her son’s name is Sir lol
My Rose was dedicated to her son.
Background singer in Jolene name is Jerel Duren!
Alligator Tears is basically about your partner having fake tears in an effort to get you to do something. But Bey knows they’re fake tears, she’d do it anyway bc she loves him that much.
Thanks for the facts!! Also I think Bey is the only person alive who can get away with naming her child Sir 😂
I was waiting for your reaction!!!
When you said "maybe it's Jay Z" singing in Jolene I scream laughed 😂
Love your review ❤
-AMERICAN REQUIEM
-YA YA
-DAUGHTER
-RIVERDANCE
-II HANDS II HEAVEN
I really enjoyed your reaction. Did you catch that grammy shade on the song Buckin? Bey said "AOTY I ain't win!" Aka Album of the year! 😉
Yeah blackbird originally was written for black women during the civil rights movement Paul said something like well if he can give them a song that’ll make them feel empowered it’s so cool and gorgeous and I love that people are even learning that blackbird was made for black women and black liberation during the civil rights movement
The Beyince name is the incorrect spelling. Her mother's maiden name was actually her name, Beyonce. That's why she gave her that name to correct the mistake and reclaim her family name. So the fact that Bey is a household name and a global artist is a huge FU to the clerical error made to her mother on her birth certificate.
Ohhhh i see
Alligator tears tho …. Love love love
Top 5 (as of this hour, ask me tomorrow and it's probably different lol)
1. II Most Wanted
2. II Hands II Heaven
3. Daughter
4. Ya Ya
5. Ameriican Requiium
Mine change everyday too I'm currently obsessed with Just For Fun!
Ok…I just started crying with you on the incredible B and Miley duet. Just magical and touching in the most honest way possible. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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1. Ya Ya
2. ii Most Wanted
3. Daughter
4. Bodyguard
5. American Requiem
You explain so many things I miss. I really appreciate your interpretation!
Thank you!!!
Rumi Carter is Beyoncé's daughter. The song "MY ROSE" is for Rumi's twin brother Sir Carter
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I really really appreciate your in-depth review of this album. You are correct in the fact that it’s a masterpiece!!
Aw I'm glad you enjoyed!!! I love for music like this that I can really get my teeth into!
Flamenco is currently my fav. Two days it was Spaghetti, and it’s probably gonna change in a few days lol
Cool pick!! Yeah mine changed everyday atm I'm stuck on Just For Fun
Thank you so much! ❤️
Blackbird featured young up and coming Black female country music singers who have been trying to break through in country music for YEARS but country radio wont support them because they dont fit a certain image and sound of what country music is perceived at
That's so nice and also awful that the radio is so racist
TYRAAANNNTTTTTTT ❤❤❤
mine are:
1. American requiem
2. Bodyguard
3. 16 carriages
4. Riverdance
5. Ya ya
The production of Sweet honey buckin is unbelievable. She proves for good there’s no one like her.
It's so mad!!!
Alligator tears guitar riffs reminds me of a 90s Japanese anime themesong! Rain from Samurai X outro song every episode. Idk why but it reminds me of a japanese vibe.
This is an amazing review! Beyonce has me shook! I saw Niles Rogers and Paul McCartney did guitar on this, she's amazing!
Yeah I saw Nile on there too!! She's really just swinging so my big swings
Flamenco features a flamenco guitar which originated in Spain and has a livelier and grittier tone than classical guitar. The first cowboys (vaqueros) in North America were part of the early Spanish settlers. They brought cattle and horses to New Spain (Mexico) and Florida. Horses had gone extinct on this continent in the prehistoric ice age. So they were the genesis of the American cowboy
The Desert Eagle is a 50 cal semi-automatic pistol by Magnum. It’s very gangster.
My top 5 changes every week at this point cause this album is INSANE but right now it's:
1. YA-YA
2. RIIVERDANCE
3. BODYGUARD
4. ALLIGATOR TEARS
5. II HANDS II HEAVEN
Now I get “Tyrant “! Thanks man!
1. Just for fun
2. ii most wanted
3. American requiem
4. Honey
5. Tyrant
*subject to change
My faves:
1. Daughter
2. II Hands II Heaven
3. Tyrant
4. Jolene
5. Yaya
Congratulations Queen!!!❤ Slay and share that history and legacy of your people. Set the bar, those who get it, got it. Let those other self-centered artists ride the wave and chase their stars. Haters, get ya life with ya clean and perfect lives.😊
Rumi is her daughter, not her son.
My Top 5 are:
1. FLAMENCO (dont know why....maybe because of the god damn vocals
Flamenco is such an interesting pick!