I turned 73 yesterday. Saw the Beatles live twice in my tweens. Went through a long hippie phase in the 60s. Got completely engulfed in punk in the 70s and post-punk in the 80s. In a lifetime of listening to great music, Cowboy Carter has grabbed me and won't let me go. This album is SUBLIME. Lemonade turned me into a Beyonce fan; Cowboy Carter clinched me as a fan for life. Long live Queen Bee!
Oh that's so great to hear 👍🏼 her musical influences are unreal on this album. She really went deep. I'm so blown away as well by the amount of artistry that went into that whole entire album. I have goosebumps currently.
People are going to talk about ‘Jolene’ or ‘Ya Ya’, but THIS song is going to be what’s on movie soundtracks for the rest of our lives. Instant rock classic.
IT'S A LITERAL FUNERAL MASS IN UNDER 6 MINS. LOVE IT. It's structured like a Church service with a clear Opening Hymn, Sermon, Closing Hymn structure, and specifically a Black or Southern Baptist church when it comes to the Sermon portion. A lot of people realize that requiem means funeral mass and what the song means about laying the old ideas and biases to rest but no one is pointing out that the song itself is quite literally a full funeral mass, start to end. During the sermon portion there are vocal interjections as a choir would with a preacher in a call and response sort of way and also preaching chords. IT IS INGENIOUS & BRILLIANT! A clever girl indeed.
"I'm the one to cleanse me of my father's sins"? Beyonce might use church sounds, but that ain't no church message. It's self idolatry. She's dressing in churchface.
Brilliant. This whole album is like a masterpiece. The way it opens with AMERIICAN Requiem and closes with Amen is just a couple of ways it’s perfection. The progression and juxtaposition of Spaghettii and Alliigator Tears have me in a chokehold today.
Thats the one I'm waiting for because Beyonce definitely going to go in I'm not.sure if she's going to go tina turner with it but for the mean time we can enjoy this masterpiece
Oh God... I almost forgot that there's another album coming💀😭😭😳 the fact that she's outdone herself on this already and now she's releasing ANOTHER ALBUM??? WHAT???!! OMG...
After listening to this album in full, I'm going to need Beyonce give us a theater tour. A live version of this would be insane!! She would finally have her Tony!
Soo it!!!!!!!! Anyway, "Hum, play, make sure you get your cream on! We now listening to Big Novie Music, it hits forever, UBreak ¡Don't Judge. Really get into it too. Listen to, Big Novie.
Better than hip-hop at least. It's nice to see music bending back toward a more rootsy sound. Covering a Beatles song w/ acoustic guitar is also a return to music everyone can enjoy.
I feel like Beyonce may be following in the footsteps of country legend Ray Charles. Genius black singer/songwriter of the 60s. In the early 60s, he crossed over from an already successful career in gospel, R&B, and jazz, and moved on to soul, then consciously took elements of all of them to country music, with his landmark album Modern Sounds of Country and Western. Like Beyonce, he introduced fans of the other genres to country & western music. Like Beyonce, he collaborated with many other popular artists. He worked Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Hank Williams, as well as Billy Joel and eventually Van Morrison. What an amazing cross section of artists. I think it is so damn cool that Willie Nelson collaborated with Ray Charles in 1985 AND with Beyonce in 2024. Beyonce is a genius, as was Ray Charles. I could go on about their similarities and potential contributions to musical and societal integration, but I’ll just say this. I am learning to appreciate Beyoncé’s music more as I listen to and study this masterpiece of an album. She is sharing her gifts with us, like so many before her. And I appreciate it.
I'm bawling. This song is for our ancestors who were slaves who died and buried here, who brought us Country, all other genre of music and our culture😭
Imagine recording more than 100 songs for Cowboy Carter, an instant masterpiece of genre-bending and storytelling with some of your best vocals (in a career of many many stellar vocal performances), THEN following that up with Renaissance, a masterpiece in its own right, and one of the greatest dance records to ever be produced. AND still having a whole ass album sitting in the vault waiting for release. BEYONCÉ IS UNSTOPPABLE. This lady is done with the industry’s games. IM ABSOLUTELY SHOOK.
What "industry games" are you referring to? Honest question. Why does there always need to be this undercurrent of anger and protest? She's a married billionaire mom with a #1 album. Beyonce is darn near worshipped.
Up until 3 days ago, I had never listened to a Beyonce song. Then I heard Blackbird and I wept tears of joy . . . and then I heard American Requiem and I was totally mesmerized by the power and the vastness of the intention. Beyonce, you are a force of Nature and you are leading the way towards justice and equality. Thank you.
@@hermanmunster714 here's the thing... when enough of us think *it*, it does bring change. It's never one politician who'll change "the system". It's us, when we decide to be better and do better. Hope you have a nice day ✌
The most heart wrenching sentence on this song is “them big ideas, are buried here” she is referring to all of the billions of people that lived and dared to dream but never got to see those big dreams come into fruition. America, the land of buried dreams.
@@MichaelSmith-ri6ekThe beauty of truly good lyrics is that they can be interpreted by each listener in a different way, with only the essence staying consistent. I love it.
She is truly brilliant, I hate so many people miss out on her work not realizing what they are missing out on. Truly a blessing to be alive while she’s doing this.
Wow, this is INCREDIBLE. Beyoncé they will never let you win because they don’t know what to do with a talent like you. You are out of their scope of understanding and a league of your own. They can’t handle it!
I think you are wrong. She already won every possible award and ist the unofficial official Queen of the USA. That's what many Papers, Talk Show Hosts and Media already Said years ago and it's still Like that. Maybe more than ever. Everybody loves Beyoncé. She's the Winner, she's the Queen.....what else?!
I imagine her gingerly pulling her coat open to reveal her pistol when she sings that part, as if to say, "While I do com in peace and love, YOUR peace depends on how you move." 😂
@@prettygemini3432You dont understand MUSIC. Stop hating on something that clearly u can’t understand, every lyric of this song has its own meaning, so, if u cannot get it LEAVE.
A funeral for fair weather friends, I am the one to cleanse me of my father's sins ... That hit my SOUL so deeply.... I am in tears.... ❤ Thank you for that gift.
I gotta give props to Beyonce’. She’s proven herself and is most definitely an icon. This album has confirmed it for me. I’m not in the Beyhive.. I’m just a fellow musician/songwriter that appreciates her amazing talent. This is indeed a masterpiece. WOW!
Soo it!!!!!!!! Anyway, "Hum, play, make sure you get your cream on! We now listening to Big Novie Music, it hits forever, UBreak ¡Don't Judge. Really get into it too. Listen to, Big Novie.
@@Danieei Speak for yourself! It's definitely MY country. We have more blood, sweat and tears seeped into the foundation of this nation than most people. I dare someone to tell me that this isn't my country
Just an honest opinion. Beyoncé is still on top for me. She had released several critically acclaimed albums throughout her career, where each album showcased her immense talent and versatility as an artist. Each of those albums represents a different phase in Beyoncé's artistic evolution and has left a significant impact on popular music. Beyoncé's ability to reinvent herself with each release while maintaining her signature style and authenticity is what makes her one of the most influential artists of her generation. Truly an artist to other artists! 💘😍✨👑
This was the best possible revenge honestly. I just know they somewhere in a corner seething over the fact that she came out the other end of their ire stronger than when she went in. She’s not even crooning hatred, she’s preaching peace. Building bridges. What a class act. ❤️
I feel like Beyonce is following in the footsteps of country legend Ray Charles. Genius black singer/songwriter of the 60s. In the early 60s, he crossed over from an already successful career in gospel, R&B, and jazz, and moved on to soul, then consciously took elements of all of them to country music, with his landmark album Modern Sounds of Country and Western. He was told “The people who like country music don’t want to hear you sing it, and the people who like to listen to you sing don’t listen to country.” Many artists credit him as the most important influence on country music. Like Beyonce, he introduced fans of the other genres to country & western music. Like Beyonce, he collaborated with many other popular artists. He worked Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Hank Williams, as well as Billy Joel and eventually Van Morrison. What an amazing cross section of artists. I think it is so damn cool that Willie Nelson collaborated with Ray Charles in 1985 AND with Beyonce in 2024. Beyonce is a genius, as was Ray Charles. I could go on about their similarities and potential contributions to musical and societal integration, but I’ll just say this. I am learning to appreciate Beyoncé’s music, and culture, more as I listen to and study this masterpiece of an album. She is sharing her gifts with us, like so many before her. And I appreciate it.
She's taking back what they tried to deny her. I remember that CMA performance, the hate was palpable. Now, they get to see what she can do in this space...that was created by her ancestors. Powerful.
@JessJayEel y'all might as well hold off on the visuals, I honestly don't think the visuals are going to come . Film is money, for act 1 renaissance it has 16 songs and cowboy Carter it has 26 songs, plus we don't know how long the track list for act3 is going to be,I honestly don't think we are going to get visuals, it's going to be more than likely like formation
Nah, it seems pretty straightforward. Beyonce is a fabulously wealthy, successful woman, but she still needs to show that she "struggles". So, she and her 12 co-writers create a vague enemy who tried to hold her back. But, her own awesomeness eventually saved her!
Lol hilarious. The girl from Texas that people did, in fact, say had a voice that was “too country” being told that she’s “not country” when she dabbles in the genre is insane 😂
They're not talking about just the music. They are talking about her right to call herself and people who look like her Americans. Time to stand up and fight the Ameriican Requiem and resist what this country was founded on by evil forefathers who enslaved her forefathers/mothers. Those crying about this album know who she talking to and about.
A requiem is a special church service or musical piece meant to remember and pray for people who have died. It's often used in the Catholic Church. The word "requiem" means "rest," referring to the wish for the dead to find peace.
Yep! She's wishing the Old Guard of the CMA, RIP. What I love is Dolly, Willie Nelson, Linda Martell and Miley are helping her do it. All hail the QUEEN!
@@morgangibbs5836 You can't kill what's already dead. Her performance at the CMAs with The Chicks was, in fact, the removal of Life Support for the genre. Since that performance, the number of African Americans entering the genre is astounding. The CMA has been dying a slow death for decades. It's taken an African American Creole Woman from Houston, TX, to play it's dirge to it's burial site. Country Music is being returned to it's rightful home.
This album really interested me to explore the myriad of black country artists. Beyoncé helped create such a platform. This song means a lot. We are different but our soul should expel love and in that we are one. Let’s share the stage and recognize each other Bey said move over!. It’s time! Love u Bey
I feel like Beyonce is following in the footsteps of country legend Ray Charles. Genius black (blind) singer/songwriter of the 60s. In the early 60s, he crossed over from an already successful career in gospel, R&B, and jazz, and moved on to soul, then consciously took elements of all of them to country music, with his landmark album Modern Sounds of Country and Western. He was told, “The people who listen to country don’t want to hear YOU sing it, and the people who like to listen to you don’t listen to country.” Many artists consider him to be the most important influence on the evolution of country music. Like Beyonce, he introduced fans of the other genres to country & western music. Like Beyonce, he collaborated with many other popular artists. He worked Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Hank Williams, as well as Billy Joel and eventually Van Morrison. What an amazing cross section of artists. I think it is so damn cool that Willie Nelson collaborated with Ray Charles in 1985 AND with Beyonce in 2024. Beyonce is a genius, as was Ray Charles. I could go on about their similarities and potential contributions to musical and societal integration, but I’ll just say this. I am learning to appreciate Beyoncé’s music, and culture, more as I listen to and study this masterpiece of an album. She is sharing her gifts with us, like so many before her. And I appreciate it.
3:57 They used to say I spoke, "Too country" Then the rejection came, said I wasn't, "Country enough" Said I wouldn't saddle up, but If that ain't country, tell me, what is? Plant my bare feet on solid ground for years They don't, don't know how hard I had to fight for this When I sang my song😭😭😭
I'm surprised how did she know that she will receive criticism for doing this album... bcz she recorded this before Renaissance... I think she can see future ... queen for a reason
@@ajoybanik7455It was after The CMAS she was criticized for not being "country enough" in 2016. Daddy Lessons was rejected for country category even after the remix with The Chicks which got her even more backlash
@@AngeBiampandou I like that she held back a bit because that was also a massive comeback for the dixie chicks after they were blackballed, she let them have their moment...That performance was a massive statement in itself because black people are forgotten in country music as if they weren't the originators. After that performance there were loads of racists complaining, while the show had its highest viewer ratings
Everyday on my bike rides since it came out. While I can still hear the perfection, cycling is not a proper way to LISTEN to an album, particularly one that's multi-layered as this. Unfortunately, that's the only time that I listen to music in a back-to-back manner.
Obvious Queen and Prince inspiration. DId we also catch the cords from Buffalo Springfield opening " there's something happening here...everbody stop look around" when she sings,"there's alot of talking going on...looka here, looka dere" FREAKING GENIUS!!!!
This song is definition of EXCELLENCE. Can't stop pushing repeat. It's so empowering, no matter your skin color, gender, status, whatever. This is full of Heart and Positive energy. Thank U Miss Beyoncé for always bringing the A game. **A fan from France sending love to all of'y'all (haters included) 😘
Soo it!!!!!!!! Anyway, "Hum, play, make sure you get your cream on! We now listening to Big Novie Music, it hits forever, UBreak ¡Don't Judge. Really get into it too. Listen to, Big Novie.
im close to tears at this part "goodbye to what has been, a pretty house that we never settled in" this whole song is so beautiful. my heart is touched. thank you once again beyonce
@@imnotfine. How much do you want to bet that the artists you listen to don't 100% write all of their songs but if Beyoncé doesn't write or co-write on some songs, all of a sudden, that's a problem and takes away from her talent and success. Acting like she wasn't recognized for her songwriting skills, isn't also credited as a songwriter for some of her songs, etc. I need people like you to shut the hell up.
My. God. Folks, history is being made with this album. Mark my words, we will look back on this album AND THIS SONG as the moment America changed. This will become part of our culture from this day forward. Long live Beyonce'!
What an opening to an amazing album. Not a huge country music fan but let’s face it Beyoncé can do anything and this album is more than that. She aims. She fires and y’all she scores.
"I am the one to cleanse me of my fathers sins" most underrated line in this whole song. Their are generational short comings that have plagued our black families and she stood there and broke as many as she could. And she got a lot of scars to show from her battles but she did that. Hope i can do that too
I turned 73 yesterday. Saw the Beatles live twice in my tweens. Went through a long hippie phase in the 60s. Got completely engulfed in punk in the 70s and post-punk in the 80s. In a lifetime of listening to great music, Cowboy Carter has grabbed me and won't let me go. This album is SUBLIME. Lemonade turned me into a Beyonce fan; Cowboy Carter clinched me as a fan for life. Long live Queen Bee!
Oh that's so great to hear 👍🏼 her musical influences are unreal on this album. She really went deep. I'm so blown away as well by the amount of artistry that went into that whole entire album. I have goosebumps currently.
Thank you for sharing!! I love how good music brings us together
Happy belated
@@Blaquebarbgamer thanks!
Happiest of belated birthdays!!
The harmonies, the production, the lyrics, this is how an opening track should be made!!
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Can you stand me?
Can we stand?
Can you stand with me?
Chills
Jajajajjajaja
All I'm saying is whaaaaaaat!!!! Took me to church, to the river and back 🙌🏾
People are going to talk about ‘Jolene’ or ‘Ya Ya’, but THIS song is going to be what’s on movie soundtracks for the rest of our lives. Instant rock classic.
Yup! ❤
I thought it was going to be a full country album, but I'm glad she added rock.
Southern Rock.
It's such an incredible opening track! This is a masterpiece of an album
@unknownx7252 isn’t Act 3 going to be rock?
IT'S A LITERAL FUNERAL MASS IN UNDER 6 MINS. LOVE IT. It's structured like a Church service with a clear Opening Hymn, Sermon, Closing Hymn structure, and specifically a Black or Southern Baptist church when it comes to the Sermon portion. A lot of people realize that requiem means funeral mass and what the song means about laying the old ideas and biases to rest but no one is pointing out that the song itself is quite literally a full funeral mass, start to end. During the sermon portion there are vocal interjections as a choir would with a preacher in a call and response sort of way and also preaching chords. IT IS INGENIOUS & BRILLIANT! A clever girl indeed.
🤯
She’s a WOMAN. Not a girl.
I think the sermon part is a kind of interpolation of “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield. Love it
"I'm the one to cleanse me of my father's sins"?
Beyonce might use church sounds, but that ain't no church message. It's self idolatry. She's dressing in churchface.
Brilliant. This whole album is like a masterpiece. The way it opens with AMERIICAN Requiem and closes with Amen is just a couple of ways it’s perfection. The progression and juxtaposition of Spaghettii and Alliigator Tears have me in a chokehold today.
This production is absolutely INSANE!!!
Insanely awful
@@Khsjsj probably bc it's for a different crowd and it may not be what u wanna hear
@@Khsjsjget a job
Lie again
@@mariahscurry19please seek for help, get a life
One of the best opening tracks ever made.
The fact that she gave us an album AFTER this song? This is an opus. Her talent is a divine gift.
Sure. Ok.
@hermanmunster714 it's OK to be a fan boo, only fans come to a page to the artist that they don't like
"her talent" plus 12 other songwriters to come up with this one song.
@@JB-ti7bl and she gives those 12 writers their due as well. It takes a unique individual to do what she does, if not, we would all be a beyonce
@@JB-ti7bland?
This is ART in it's highest form. WOW. Brings back REAL orchestration and choir vocals and harmonies.
this is her A/W
Sort of like her Twerking, right?
THAT ROCK ALBUM BOUT TO CRAZY FOR ACT 3
Thats the one I'm waiting for because Beyonce definitely going to go in I'm not.sure if she's going to go tina turner with it but for the mean time we can enjoy this masterpiece
Act III is going to make me lose my fucking mind omg
I can't wait for the rock era!!!
Oh God... I almost forgot that there's another album coming💀😭😭😳 the fact that she's outdone herself on this already and now she's releasing ANOTHER ALBUM??? WHAT???!! OMG...
I can’t wait! I thought Rock was gonna be act ii
After listening to this album in full, I'm going to need Beyonce give us a theater tour. A live version of this would be insane!! She would finally have her Tony!
That’s a great idea……
She already does have a Tony, from her Lemonade era.
a Peabody not a Tony@@mgmartin1526
She's NEVER received Album of The Year!
@@litaproctor9856it's coming! 🎉
I can’t stop listening to this. It’s so cinematic.
“them big ideas, are buried here' hits so hard, its such a good intro for this album and introduces herself, i love it
Soo it!!!!!!!! Anyway, "Hum, play, make sure you get your cream on! We now listening to Big Novie Music, it hits forever, UBreak
¡Don't Judge. Really get into it too.
Listen to, Big Novie.
A pretty house that we never settled in" this line hits so deep. i kid you not every listen gets me in tears.
Which ideas are she referring to?
I'm not American
@@samfrost9957all the hypocrisy of a supposedly democratic nation
@@samfrost9957she’s referring to the ideas of the people who first created the country genre
THE VOCAL STACK IS TREMENDOUS
Some of her best vocals ever
😂😂😂😂😂
Over a 100 easy
Reminds me of Queen
I agree, Queen put in work! And it shows!!
There's so much Tina and Prince in her voice and at the same time she's so uniquely Beyoncé! Love her so much!
Yup. The vocal distortion got Prince written all over it. I hear a lot of Tina in Yaya. R.I.P to both of these icons
You can tell in her music she is heavily influenced by Prince. Schoolin Life has Prince Tina and Whitney ALL over it! One of my faves.
Some Aretha too
Yes. I definitely heard and felt Prince in that high note
I definitely said Prince immediately
Her voice is TRULY an instrument.
With this album, Beyonce said: Challenge Accepted. Well done. Another artist who didn't box themselves in to one category.
Better than hip-hop at least. It's nice to see music bending back toward a more rootsy sound. Covering a Beatles song w/ acoustic guitar is also a return to music everyone can enjoy.
I feel like Beyonce may be following in the footsteps of country legend Ray Charles. Genius black singer/songwriter of the 60s. In the early 60s, he crossed over from an already successful career in gospel, R&B, and jazz, and moved on to soul, then consciously took elements of all of them to country music, with his landmark album Modern Sounds of Country and Western. Like Beyonce, he introduced fans of the other genres to country & western music. Like Beyonce, he collaborated with many other popular artists. He worked Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Hank Williams, as well as Billy Joel and eventually Van Morrison. What an amazing cross section of artists. I think it is so damn cool that Willie Nelson collaborated with Ray Charles in 1985 AND with Beyonce in 2024. Beyonce is a genius, as was Ray Charles. I could go on about their similarities and potential contributions to musical and societal integration, but I’ll just say this. I am learning to appreciate Beyoncé’s music more as I listen to and study this masterpiece of an album. She is sharing her gifts with us, like so many before her. And I appreciate it.
@JB-ti7bl better than hip hop? Every genre of music brings its own unique sound but um k sure
This is her Bohemian Rapsody! Just incredible! Album of the year, mark my words!
Yes!!🥹
I agree! The intro immediately made me think of the group Queen.
Imagine being so dumb you insult queen like that. My god
yes!!!
Totally
Beyoncé has mastered her voice. Now she's like Grand Supreme. I love her so much 😭😭
Beyonce has lost her voice 😂 she sounds terrible
@@zakariashartley”14 comments on this channel” girl you are obsessed
Sameee she found it it’s her weapon ❤❤
@@zakariashartleyyou can’t hear???
@@zakariashartleyLMAO u r a joke
I'm bawling. This song is for our ancestors who were slaves who died and buried here, who brought us Country, all other genre of music and our culture😭
Yes
Imagine recording more than 100 songs for Cowboy Carter, an instant masterpiece of genre-bending and storytelling with some of your best vocals (in a career of many many stellar vocal performances), THEN following that up with Renaissance, a masterpiece in its own right, and one of the greatest dance records to ever be produced. AND still having a whole ass album sitting in the vault waiting for release.
BEYONCÉ IS UNSTOPPABLE. This lady is done with the industry’s games. IM ABSOLUTELY SHOOK.
FR … And I love how she waited to release it without any haste…Cowboy Carter was supposed to be released prior to renaissance act i
Im still listening to renaissance.... then this comes out.... whoop whoop
What "industry games" are you referring to? Honest question. Why does there always need to be this undercurrent of anger and protest? She's a married billionaire mom with a #1 album. Beyonce is darn near worshipped.
She just fused psychedelic rock, country, and soul (at least). Amazing! 🤩
She pretty much covered all genres except Latin, I’m counting 12-15 Grammy Nod
yesssssss
@@nicholasloving6236she has a lot of Spanish songs actually. Even sung a lot of songs in Spanish like Irreplaceable
how much money do you have
Rap as well and House.
CMA's looka, looka, looka, looka here. She came to sing for yall from a place of peace and love
Screaming 😂
dude....LISTEN TO WHAT SHES SAYINGGGGG PLEASEEEE
Definitely born from the CMA performance. I love it!!!
True 😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂
This album is like a protest on its own. she’s an ICON
The album is a protest?
Why are ppl so obsessed with protesting? It's exhausting. Just enjoy her songs.
@@JB-ti7blcuz folks ain’t got nothing else going on
I guess that's it. Back in the day, when there was a protest, you figured some major event happened. Now it just means...whatever.
Up until 3 days ago, I had never listened to a Beyonce song. Then I heard Blackbird and I wept tears of joy . . . and then I heard American Requiem and I was totally mesmerized by the power and the vastness of the intention. Beyonce, you are a force of Nature and you are leading the way towards justice and equality. Thank you.
Thank you for this comment. 😢❤
Much love. God bless you ❤
Sure if you think so. 🤡
@@hermanmunster714 here's the thing... when enough of us think *it*, it does bring change. It's never one politician who'll change "the system". It's us, when we decide to be better and do better. Hope you have a nice day ✌
The most heart wrenching sentence on this song is “them big ideas, are buried here” she is referring to all of the billions of people that lived and dared to dream but never got to see those big dreams come into fruition. America, the land of buried dreams.
I can see that, on the contrary though, I think it's the ideologys of America that we've been fed and programmed to think.
@@MichaelSmith-ri6ekThe beauty of truly good lyrics is that they can be interpreted by each listener in a different way, with only the essence staying consistent. I love it.
She is truly brilliant, I hate so many people miss out on her work not realizing what they are missing out on. Truly a blessing to be alive while she’s doing this.
Well said, you giving me goose bumps, and bringing tears to this 72 yr old woman eyes, WELL SAID!!!!
It’s homage to a line from Prince’s “For You” album ❤
Wow, this is INCREDIBLE. Beyoncé they will never let you win because they don’t know what to do with a talent like you. You are out of their scope of understanding and a league of your own. They can’t handle it!
I been saying this for years!!!! They can’t handle what they CANT understand!
Who does not understand? @asmooth7758
I think you are wrong. She already won every possible award and ist the unofficial official Queen of the USA. That's what many Papers, Talk Show Hosts and Media already Said years ago and it's still Like that. Maybe more than ever. Everybody loves Beyoncé. She's the Winner, she's the Queen.....what else?!
@misterx4981 we want what album of the year for her. Okay? Give us what's ours and not a penny less
The best that ever did it!!
Sis said "I come in peace and love". I LOVE it.
"For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them"
I imagine her gingerly pulling her coat open to reveal her pistol when she sings that part, as if to say, "While I do com in peace and love, YOUR peace depends on how you move." 😂
The harmonies?? HELLO. This is how you open an album 😍😍
The BEST Opener in the history of Openers. My personal favorite from this album
Girl this makes me feel like I’m driving through the south of America 🇺🇸 somewhere I have never been 🤷🏽♀️
Mine too!! The lyrics, instruments, background singers, her voice!! Such a great song!! ❤
The intro is better than some peoples entire albums…like this track is a journey all on its own!! Beyoncé always has an insane opening track!! 😭🐝
In your dreams
@@Godofwar20233 stay mad cause damn she's right
Actually this track is a skip.
You better listen to state of grace and welcome to new york.
Still she tanked 😂
commecially harder to consume, but for people that are deep into music, this is the finest art
Amen
It's not. The lyrics are horrible. Not one concept is grasped. Just words everywhere.
@@prettygemini3432 bitter
@@prettygemini3432You dont understand MUSIC. Stop hating on something that clearly u can’t understand, every lyric of this song has its own meaning, so, if u cannot get it LEAVE.
THIS IS IT
This album is a masterpiece! Bravo Beyoncé, this song is one of my favorite
I can hear the prince influence right here
10000%. Said the same thing.
Fr
I was typing the exact same thing. Its like you can hear him all over this. She studies!!!!
ABSOLUTELY 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
A funeral for fair weather friends, I am the one to cleanse me of my father's sins ... That hit my SOUL so deeply.... I am in tears.... ❤ Thank you for that gift.
I gotta give props to Beyonce’. She’s proven herself and is most definitely an icon. This album has confirmed it for me. I’m not in the Beyhive.. I’m just a fellow musician/songwriter that appreciates her amazing talent. This is indeed a masterpiece. WOW!
Sis I'm in tears I've been in youtube streaming this album,I can't she is too amazing for us to comprehend
Amen.
Hopefully you'll get a chance to work with her someday!
Soo it!!!!!!!! Anyway, "Hum, play, make sure you get your cream on! We now listening to Big Novie Music, it hits forever, UBreak
¡Don't Judge. Really get into it too.
Listen to, Big Novie.
"a pretty house that we never settled in" this line is so deep. The way it hints at blk Americans struggle to feel at home in this country
Exactlllllyyyyyyyyy!
Because it’s not our county
@@Danieei Speak for yourself! It's definitely MY country. We have more blood, sweat and tears seeped into the foundation of this nation than most people.
I dare someone to tell me that this isn't my country
We are better off today than we have ever been in the history of this county and y’all still complaining. When will it ever be good enough.
Deut. 28:30 😔
one of the best openings to a body of work EVER.
Beyoncé in her Purple Rain era! ☔️ 💜
Prince would have been proud
I hear it too!!!! 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿💜💜💜 And you know they loved her Prince and Michael 🤗🤗
Absolutely Prince 💜💜💜 Vibes! I’m so happy right now. This Woman is truly spreading JOY all over the world 🌎!
Part 3: Rock
I’m getting Queen too
Exactly!
THE VOCALS? OH MY GOD THIS IS SO GOOD.
Fr fr
So damn good!
Please don't take the Lord's Name in vain
@@di4791Not Everyone Is a Christian Please respect others beliefs.
'God' isn't the Lord's name. Please make sense@@di4791
Just pure chills listening to this. The layered vocals are insane
This song is literally about America and it’s hypocrisy of being a free nation yet blatantly denying ppl opportunities
This. ☝🏾
That’s right
Y no solo de su propio país también de los nuestros 😢
Sung by a billionaire black women.
Time to get over the past.
@@JB-ti7bl the Beatles and U2 are billionaires who sing about world peace, so what’s your point?
i cannot BELIEVE what I just heard. This might be the best song she has ever done
I agree!
In terms helping to meet the needs of time in which it was written, It might be the best song anyone has ever done.
This is the new American Anthem.
Really? It felt kinda slow and featureless to me. Of course, toward the end she gets into her "woe is me" message.
@@JB-ti7blSTOP being so bitter! You’re literally all over the comments hating. A hateful MONITORING spirit is what you are. Get well soon!
How is she outdoing herself with each album 🤯😍 this woman is crazy
Just an honest opinion. Beyoncé is still on top for me.
She had released several critically acclaimed albums throughout her career, where each album showcased her immense talent and versatility as an artist.
Each of those albums represents a different phase in Beyoncé's artistic evolution and has left a significant impact on popular music. Beyoncé's ability to reinvent herself with each release while maintaining her signature style and authenticity is what makes her one of the most influential artists of her generation. Truly an artist to other artists! 💘😍✨👑
👊🏾👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿couldn’t have said it any better
Is it weird I started crying ?😭
wait girl me too
Not weird at all, I did as well.
I cried listening to her duet with Miley Cyrus
no not at all it’s beautiful
Not at all ❤ Everytime i listen it makes me think of family lineage. Beautiful opening.
This was the best possible revenge honestly. I just know they somewhere in a corner seething over the fact that she came out the other end of their ire stronger than when she went in. She’s not even crooning hatred, she’s preaching peace. Building bridges. What a class act. ❤️
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Revenge for what?
Love this comment
What happened
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I'll be so excited if Beyonce does a rock album! She could totally do that!
act iii ❤
😂I literally said this same thing the other day
She can do anything she wants that’s how amazing she is breaking every genre and barriers in music itself!!! 😩
She can do anything that is why they hate our gem 💎 I can’t stop crying listening to this song 😢
She was born to be a rock star.
It will be her best !!
Of course Beyoncé is the one who will make me start liking country music
I feel like Beyonce is following in the footsteps of country legend Ray Charles. Genius black singer/songwriter of the 60s. In the early 60s, he crossed over from an already successful career in gospel, R&B, and jazz, and moved on to soul, then consciously took elements of all of them to country music, with his landmark album Modern Sounds of Country and Western. He was told “The people who like country music don’t want to hear you sing it, and the people who like to listen to you sing don’t listen to country.” Many artists credit him as the most important influence on country music. Like Beyonce, he introduced fans of the other genres to country & western music. Like Beyonce, he collaborated with many other popular artists. He worked Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Hank Williams, as well as Billy Joel and eventually Van Morrison. What an amazing cross section of artists. I think it is so damn cool that Willie Nelson collaborated with Ray Charles in 1985 AND with Beyonce in 2024. Beyonce is a genius, as was Ray Charles. I could go on about their similarities and potential contributions to musical and societal integration, but I’ll just say this. I am learning to appreciate Beyoncé’s music, and culture, more as I listen to and study this masterpiece of an album. She is sharing her gifts with us, like so many before her. And I appreciate it.
That "looka dere" climax gonna get me every time 🔥🔥
Ikr me too
She's taking back what they tried to deny her. I remember that CMA performance, the hate was palpable. Now, they get to see what she can do in this space...that was created by her ancestors. Powerful.
Can’t wait to see her perform this at CMA
asé
This is rock/pop not country
you can twang your voice and decide it’s country lol
@@makers721🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱
@@Roller324 you can yawn all you want but it doesn’t change facts. Her music is good, let’s agree on that. Country it is not.
“I AM THE ONE TO CLEANSE ME OF MY FATHER SINS” OMG I FELT🤧🔥
You felt? Did it hurt?
You will not get a cent.
❤❤❤❤❤
IN THE SOUL
Yea, I felt too, sad to hear such hubris.
For some reason this song brought tears to my eyes. It’s definitely on repeat here at work.
This song is going to go over a lot of heads.
When she releases a video it will be more clear
@JessJayEel y'all might as well hold off on the visuals, I honestly don't think the visuals are going to come . Film is money, for act 1 renaissance it has 16 songs and cowboy Carter it has 26 songs, plus we don't know how long the track list for act3 is going to be,I honestly don't think we are going to get visuals, it's going to be more than likely like formation
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Nah, it seems pretty straightforward. Beyonce is a fabulously wealthy, successful woman, but she still needs to show that she "struggles". So, she and her 12 co-writers create a vague enemy who tried to hold her back. But, her own awesomeness eventually saved her!
Everyone struggles no matter how rich and succesful you might be.
This song is a musical revival. Perfection.
Lol hilarious. The girl from Texas that people did, in fact, say had a voice that was “too country” being told that she’s “not country” when she dabbles in the genre is insane 😂
Gotta ignore those idiots. They think the bro “country” garbage on the radio is real country.
They literally said she was a horrible actress because of how country she was.
They're not talking about just the music. They are talking about her right to call herself and people who look like her Americans. Time to stand up and fight the Ameriican Requiem and resist what this country was founded on by evil forefathers who enslaved her forefathers/mothers. Those crying about this album know who she talking to and about.
THIS!!!
So true!!!
A requiem is a special church service or musical piece meant to remember and pray for people who have died. It's often used in the Catholic Church. The word "requiem" means "rest," referring to the wish for the dead to find peace.
Yep! She's wishing the Old Guard of the CMA, RIP. What I love is Dolly, Willie Nelson, Linda Martell and Miley are helping her do it. All hail the QUEEN!
Too deep
She’s killing the old way
@@morgangibbs5836 You can't kill what's already dead. Her performance at the CMAs with The Chicks was, in fact, the removal of Life Support for the genre. Since that performance, the number of African Americans entering the genre is astounding. The CMA has been dying a slow death for decades. It's taken an African American Creole Woman from Houston, TX, to play it's dirge to it's burial site. Country Music is being returned to it's rightful home.
Beyonce better be careful identifying as Christian. That could get her cancelled by the Left quickly.
This album really interested me to explore the myriad of black country artists. Beyoncé helped create such a platform. This song means a lot. We are different but our soul should expel love and in that we are one. Let’s share the stage and recognize each other Bey said move over!. It’s time! Love u Bey
Kiss an Angel Good Morning
-Charley Pride
I feel like Beyonce is following in the footsteps of country legend Ray Charles. Genius black (blind) singer/songwriter of the 60s. In the early 60s, he crossed over from an already successful career in gospel, R&B, and jazz, and moved on to soul, then consciously took elements of all of them to country music, with his landmark album Modern Sounds of Country and Western. He was told, “The people who listen to country don’t want to hear YOU sing it, and the people who like to listen to you don’t listen to country.” Many artists consider him to be the most important influence on the evolution of country music. Like Beyonce, he introduced fans of the other genres to country & western music. Like Beyonce, he collaborated with many other popular artists. He worked Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Hank Williams, as well as Billy Joel and eventually Van Morrison. What an amazing cross section of artists. I think it is so damn cool that Willie Nelson collaborated with Ray Charles in 1985 AND with Beyonce in 2024. Beyonce is a genius, as was Ray Charles. I could go on about their similarities and potential contributions to musical and societal integration, but I’ll just say this. I am learning to appreciate Beyoncé’s music, and culture, more as I listen to and study this masterpiece of an album. She is sharing her gifts with us, like so many before her. And I appreciate it.
This album is literally a whole theatre production. The stories being told are incredible. ❤
Cowboy carter is an amazing album so far. Beyoncé is amazing at anything she does
This woman is a genius.
The 12 other co-writers of this song probably helped, haha!
HELL OF A WAY TO OPEN AN ALBUM!! Absolute masterpiece. Holy shit.
This is how you open an album!
3:57 They used to say I spoke, "Too country"
Then the rejection came, said I wasn't, "Country enough"
Said I wouldn't saddle up, but If that ain't country, tell me, what is?
Plant my bare feet on solid ground for years
They don't, don't know how hard I had to fight for this
When I sang my song😭😭😭
I'm surprised how did she know that she will receive criticism for doing this album... bcz she recorded this before Renaissance... I think she can see future ... queen for a reason
@@ajoybanik7455It was after The CMAS she was criticized for not being "country enough" in 2016. Daddy Lessons was rejected for country category even after the remix with The Chicks which got her even more backlash
@@AngeBiampandou I like that she held back a bit because that was also a massive comeback for the dixie chicks after they were blackballed, she let them have their moment...That performance was a massive statement in itself because black people are forgotten in country music as if they weren't the originators. After that performance there were loads of racists complaining, while the show had its highest viewer ratings
This has to be one of my favorite sounds! Call it whatever you want, I call it great music 🎶!!
@@astronani1999YES!!! Odd that CMAs got furious and sided with racist folks
SONG OF THE YEAR. one of the best album openers of all time.
Other than me, anyone else has listened to this album everyday? ❤ Just curious
Everyday. Right now 🎉
Me too. It's amazing as a body of work and I love the story it tells.
I have/am. This whole album is just such a masterpiece to me. It's so good and I love the storytelling as well ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Everyday on my bike rides since it came out. While I can still hear the perfection, cycling is not a proper way to LISTEN to an album, particularly one that's multi-layered as this. Unfortunately, that's the only time that I listen to music in a back-to-back manner.
She is giving soul, country, a little rock and some churchy up here baby ❤!!!!! "Looka dere, looka dere, looka dere"😂 come Queen!
The "lookah dere" was such a southern gospel church moment 🙌
Sprinkle a little "churchy" sound on your pop song. Face-palm. There's a word for that:
cultural appropriation.
@@JB-ti7bl "Black churchy" and Beyonce is Black.
Reminds me of the old 70 rock songs that have a folk edge to it.
I was just thinking this is reminiscent of what's going on by Marvin Gaye
Obvious Queen and Prince inspiration. DId we also catch the cords from Buffalo Springfield opening " there's something happening here...everbody stop look around" when she sings,"there's alot of talking going on...looka here, looka dere" FREAKING GENIUS!!!!
Maybe Stephen Stills will sue for copyright infringement?
This song is definition of EXCELLENCE. Can't stop pushing repeat. It's so empowering, no matter your skin color, gender, status, whatever. This is full of Heart and Positive energy. Thank U Miss Beyoncé for always bringing the A game.
**A fan from France sending love to all of'y'all (haters included) 😘
Funny, someone upthread says this song is her "fighting back against white people".
Don't listen to that other person
GIRL. THE VOCAL ON POINT!!! Damn
😅😊😢I'm crying So Amazing
The vocal after 16 computers.
@@jaissona6176you wish
@@jaissona6176hear her live
These vocals are pure, honey!
Holy shit I had no idea Beyonce grew up wanting to be Prince, but my God does she Channel him well, she's giving me goosebumps with this song
This is a masterpiece, the entire album. This is a love letter to American music. Amen
I love how there seems to be so many songs I recognize and yet can't place
Vocals crazy on here wtf! 😩
Wtf is this production??? THIS is an opening
Insanely good
Jon Batiste! 🙌🏾🙌🏾
This song is just a gospel. The lyrics deserve a verse in the book of Psalms.
Bea 3:16
Looka looka looka looka looka lokaka round looka looka looka wooo
@@jessebetend1569 l l l l l l l l l l l l l looka dere
"I am the one to cleanse me of my father's sins"
That ain't Biblical, that's idolatry.
@@JB-ti7bl werk queen
This song is unreal. From the first listen. FOR SURE one of my fave by Beyonce, ever. It's like 70s rock! And we got 6 munutes! What a sick journey!
Prince is smiling at this in pride!!! Good work Bey!!!
The vocalsss on this
I think she was trying to channel Prince !
And did@@coolaideevens8678
@@coolaideevens8678agreed
This is a stunning album opener. The same musical wonder I felt when I first heard The Beatles.
I like this one, too. Another combination of a rock, blues, and country.
And gospel!
This is such a beautiful song. The harmonies on this song gave me goosebumps.
I love the Look-a there Look-a there part at 3:06 and how the song just gets more explosive and grand!
Beautiful intro!
My favorite part. It is going to go crazy in a stadium.
The fact that I'm already crying on the 1st song! This album means so much to this Black Nashville Tn Girl❤
This is one of my favorite songs on the album, a great job by Bey
Soo it!!!!!!!! Anyway, "Hum, play, make sure you get your cream on! We now listening to Big Novie Music, it hits forever, UBreak
¡Don't Judge. Really get into it too.
Listen to, Big Novie.
im close to tears at this part
"goodbye to what has been, a pretty house that we never settled in"
this whole song is so beautiful. my heart is touched. thank you once again beyonce
Yes those words brought me to tears too, the meanings are endless and represent todays world so well 😭
She's the Queen of MUSIC - not of Pop, RnB, just MUSIC
Thanks to the writers and the producers behind these songs
@@imnotfine. How much do you want to bet that the artists you listen to don't 100% write all of their songs but if Beyoncé doesn't write or co-write on some songs, all of a sudden, that's a problem and takes away from her talent and success. Acting like she wasn't recognized for her songwriting skills, isn't also credited as a songwriter for some of her songs, etc. I need people like you to shut the hell up.
This is how an opening track should be made 🔥
My. God. Folks, history is being made with this album. Mark my words, we will look back on this album AND THIS SONG as the moment America changed. This will become part of our culture from this day forward. Long live Beyonce'!
The album cover shows Beyonce with an American flag. That won't be popular among Leftists.
What an opening to an amazing album. Not a huge country music fan but let’s face it Beyoncé can do anything and this album is more than that. She aims. She fires and y’all she scores.
The CMAs better let let her open with this song 🔥💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
"I am the one to cleanse me of my fathers sins" most underrated line in this whole song. Their are generational short comings that have plagued our black families and she stood there and broke as many as she could. And she got a lot of scars to show from her battles but she did that. Hope i can do that too
Same! This is powerful!
I'm from Brazil, and i need to say, that's the best music of whole album.
This is definitely about that country music award show she performed at years back when they were booing her.
They booed?
@@nopo8011Yes! Performance is probably still on RUclips.
This is a hell of an opener omg😭
Even singing 'looka dere" there's so much history in how she sings it! Gives me chills.
Best song on the album. Like wow this is a masterpiece.
My jaw has been on the floor since I pressed play omg…
This is the type of song that fills your heart with love, you dont know whether to cry or laugh. She is art .
This is insane.. good lord
This woman just continues to enthrall us and empower us w each album.