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Why modern pop stars such as Katy B and Raye are still using the ‘other woman’ trope from the country legend’s 1973 classic
Modern Toss on Jolene’s continuing popularity ...
Of the quirkiest pop tropes, such as saying hello from the other side, being the baaaad guy and, of course, there being absolutely no party like an S Club party, one in particular stands out by dint of its brutality: begging a tarty woman to stop shagging your boyfriend. The most enduring example is Jolene, where Dolly Parton pleads with an auburn-haired, green-eyed mistress not to toy with her lover any further. It’s a time-honoured tale that south London’s Raye name-checks, updates and shakes firmly by the gingham-clad shoulders on her new single, Natalie Don’t. Continue reading...