“I thought, ‘What?’ It was completely different,” Dolly Parton said with surprise—and admiration—after hearing Beyoncé’s bold reinvention of Jolene on Cowboy Carter. Gone is the pleading; in its place, a fiery warning: “I’m warning you, don’t come for my man.” Yet despite the tonal shift, Parton is all in, calling it a powerful reinterpretation and saying, “I loved it… as a songwriter, you love to hear how other people interpret your songs.” Curious how Dolly and Queen Bey united across decades?