In Beyonce's newest single, she surprised many of her fans by the lyrics she used in her song. The song is titled "Bow Down", which she explicitly states several times in the song to suggest her authority. Now what authority she is referring to, by all means confuses me. It could be her authority in the music industry, as she is now married to Jay-Z , long time hip hop artist and founder of Rockafeller Records; however, she has never before needed to so directly state her success within the industry as she did in this song.
Beyonce states in her song, "I know when you were little girls, you dreamt of being in my world; don't forget it, don't forget it; respect that, bow down bitches".
Unsure about who necessarily she is referring her lyrics to, many critics believe she is addressing other female music artists in the industry, to demonstrate her superiority. At the same time, this is left very unclear, so it makes her seem as if she is generalizing her words to females overall. This would include her female fans. No doubt, Beyonce has been in the music industry a very long time and is very talented, which speaks for her success itself. Recently she has expanded her successes with long time rap artist and entrepreneur Jay-Z, and they got married. After marriage, the two of them just had a little girl and named her Blue Ivy. With all these life changes, Beyonce has made to better herself and her career, she still feel the need to make others feel inferior to her by referring to them as "bitches"?! This troubles and confuses me, as it does a lot of fans, because this never seemed like her character before or for the many years prior of her being in the music industry. She has always upheld her success, status, and reputation with some decency and class up until now. Beyonce is very successful and well known; there has never been the need for her to denounce any other female artists, or especially her fans.
Unsure about who necessarily she is referring her lyrics to, many critics believe she is addressing other female music artists in the industry, to demonstrate her superiority. At the same time, this is left very unclear, so it makes her seem as if she is generalizing her words to females overall. This would include her female fans. No doubt, Beyonce has been in the music industry a very long time and is very talented, which speaks for her success itself. Recently she has expanded her successes with long time rap artist and entrepreneur Jay-Z, and they got married. After marriage, the two of them just had a little girl and named her Blue Ivy. With all these life changes, Beyonce has made to better herself and her career, she still feel the need to make others feel inferior to her by referring to them as "bitches"?! This troubles and confuses me, as it does a lot of fans, because this never seemed like her character before or for the many years prior of her being in the music industry. She has always upheld her success, status, and reputation with some decency and class up until now. Beyonce is very successful and well known; there has never been the need for her to denounce any other female artists, or especially her fans.
"I took some time to live my life; but don't think I'm just his little wife; Don't get it twisted, get it twisted; This my shit; Bow down bitches".
Here Beyonce is mentioning or implying that her marriage to Jay-Z, does not make her any weaker of a female, or on the other hand, does not contribute to her successes. She is implying her power both within her own family and in the music industry. Beyonce is a musical icon and a diva, in which people do not question her talent. However, since her marriage with Jay-Z tabloids and magazines have questioned just how much this has "changed" her and how she represents herself. By this lyric she is suggesting that she is in full control of her life and her success, but this speaks very differently against her character that we have all grown up watching and listening to, making us all fall in love with her music. Fans understand that she is grown up and moving onto new chapters of her life. The humble seventeen year old Beyonce is no longer apparent in these lyrics, or this song. With that being said, I guess there is some disappointment in her putting herself on a pedestal so explicitly, while making other women (whether it is her fans or other female artists she is talking about) seem inferior or less than she is. We all see her accomplishments, and there isn's any question about them. We would all be happy for her, but the way she is presenting them is through a Beyonce who is unfamiliar to the Beyonce we once knew. Nothing about "Bow down Bitches" is humble; therefore, it surprises some of us that this would come out of one of her songs.
Wendy Williams had some discussion regarding the new release of this song on her personal talk show, and her and her colleagues shared their opinions about the lyrics Beyonce chose to use. At the same time she shares some fans' responses about the song, while other fans tweet in their views. With that being said, people's interpretations of this song differ quite largely. Some fans are dissapointed in the word choice used in the song, as I am. While other fans believe the song is about her power in the music industry as a woman, and the accomplishments she has acquired along the way. Watch the video below. It discusses and shows many different viewpoints surrounding the song's controversial lyrics, and how people feel about the song as a whole.
Here Beyonce is mentioning or implying that her marriage to Jay-Z, does not make her any weaker of a female, or on the other hand, does not contribute to her successes. She is implying her power both within her own family and in the music industry. Beyonce is a musical icon and a diva, in which people do not question her talent. However, since her marriage with Jay-Z tabloids and magazines have questioned just how much this has "changed" her and how she represents herself. By this lyric she is suggesting that she is in full control of her life and her success, but this speaks very differently against her character that we have all grown up watching and listening to, making us all fall in love with her music. Fans understand that she is grown up and moving onto new chapters of her life. The humble seventeen year old Beyonce is no longer apparent in these lyrics, or this song. With that being said, I guess there is some disappointment in her putting herself on a pedestal so explicitly, while making other women (whether it is her fans or other female artists she is talking about) seem inferior or less than she is. We all see her accomplishments, and there isn's any question about them. We would all be happy for her, but the way she is presenting them is through a Beyonce who is unfamiliar to the Beyonce we once knew. Nothing about "Bow down Bitches" is humble; therefore, it surprises some of us that this would come out of one of her songs.
Wendy Williams had some discussion regarding the new release of this song on her personal talk show, and her and her colleagues shared their opinions about the lyrics Beyonce chose to use. At the same time she shares some fans' responses about the song, while other fans tweet in their views. With that being said, people's interpretations of this song differ quite largely. Some fans are dissapointed in the word choice used in the song, as I am. While other fans believe the song is about her power in the music industry as a woman, and the accomplishments she has acquired along the way. Watch the video below. It discusses and shows many different viewpoints surrounding the song's controversial lyrics, and how people feel about the song as a whole.
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