Jolene (Bardcore | Medieval Style)

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Jolene, By Dolly Parton (Bardcore/Medieval Style)
Good morrow! I have descended from my cloister once more with another offering for the ravenous rabble.
Silliness aside, I want to thank you all again for helping to make such a wholesome part of the internet. I live for your hilarious comments and witty imaginings, and only wish I had more time to devote to this. I'm back to work, so I can't aspire to weekly videos, but I do endeavour to continue making these.
The art is a composite/partial paint over of three different sources, including: MS Bodley 264, and Lausanne, Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire U 964 - Biblia Porta fol. 178r, and one other that I've had no luck tracking down.
Lyrics:
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I beg of thee, pray take not my lord
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I fear, from thee, ‘twould take naught but a word
Thy beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Thy smile is like a breath of Spring
Thy voice is soft like Summer rain
And I cannot compete with thee
Jolene
He talketh of thee in his sleep
And alas, I cannot keep
From weeping when I hear thy name
Jolene
Although it is so plain to see
How little he doth mean to thee
My love for him is boundless as the sea
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I beg of thee, oh please take not my lord
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I fear, from you, ‘twould take naught but a word
Thou couldst have thy choice of men
But I could never love again
He is the only one for me
Jolene
I would risk both life and limb
To spend my only days with him
My happiness is at thy whim,
Jolene
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I beg of thee, pray take not my lord
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I fear, from thee, ‘twould take naught but a word

[@bernadettebanner]

I LIVE FOR THESE WITH EVERY FIBRE OF MY BEING

[@Hildegardvonblingin]

THANK YOU!!!! (No surprise, but I'm such a fan of your channel)

[@PrimxInxTeal]

My two favourite channels, in one spot!

[@carolines7215]

Somehow I knew that this would be exactly your scene!

[@AKD741]

@@carolines7215 WE ALL SHOULD HAVE KNOWN

[@AliciaB.]

genuinely glad to find you here Bernadette :)

[@thisisajang]

This was written by the most famous female musician in history, Lady Dolores of Parton

[@agod5608]

LOL

[@jetblack8086]

Came at 666 likes on your comment. And I was just gonna ask for a Bardcore version The Devil Went Down To Georgia. Can’t just be a coincidence

[@thisisajang]

@@jetblack8086 there's no coincidence, M'lord. Life as we know it is a network of fates.

[@dracodeanglicus3857]

*_DOTH MINE EYES SEE HERESY MOSTE FOUL!?_*

[@jetblack8086]

*My liege, I seem to have been possessed by a demon. Please call a Priest immediately!*

[@joshprice4855]

Medieval Dolly: *has a lord* Jolene: Tis a free parcel of land

[@unicorn1876]

underrated

[@renamami]

Can we make this top comment? Please?

[@jinggu.]

@Ren Amami already is 😌

[@Blayze]

Tis a free fiefdom.

[@kmen07]

Gold!

[@chrisvandergriff504]

My wife just came in the room and said "Her voice is like cucumber water, it's just so refreshing."

[@yourfadedmuse]

😝

[@tettazwo9865]

You wife thinks about cucumbers too much...

[@ashleyhoughton8592]

​@@tettazwo9865out of pocket comment

[@thecommentpolice]

@@tettazwo9865 Don't be a creep.

[@thesugarwitch_co]

Amazing lol

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

Dolly Parton is so amazing, she wrote a song that was somehow awesome 500 years before she was born.

[@tophers3756]

They say good music is timeless.

[@red_five3325]

Confirmed: Dolly Parton's a time traveler.

[@thelordcommander5]

She timetraveled before Einstein came up with the theory of relativity and is an amazing and clever artist.💪

[@tettazwo9865]

One of the best comments I read ever!

[@o.602]

Sorry for ruining your 666 likes

[@Lieutenant_Spoons]

Hear me out, Medieval style I need a hero. Im just sayin'

[@allisonsuba7848]

total eclipse of the heart would also be phenomenal

[@amiejo]

Allison Suba singing that would likely get HvB burnt at the stake!

[@teethdotjpeg]

YES

[@Darkly211]

OH!!! Omg I would do anything for a Bardcore "I need a Hero" especially sort of like the Jennifer Saunders style.

[@chapps.6891]

YES PLEASE

[@kyleshultz5481]

Jolene, the forgotten seventh wife of King Henry VIII

[@talosheeg]

Or one of his many mistresses!

[@angelaanger1398]

😂

[@bobbles6582]

BAHAHA

[@justarayofsunshine2733]

Fun fact: there almost was a seventh wife. Although her name was apparently Catherine

[@PtitBebelapinoublanc]

🤣

[@bouncingbeebles]

I just realised that Hildegard Von Blingin is in fact a punnic reference to Saint Hildegard Von Bingen, a German Benedictine abbess and polymath active as a writer, composer, philosopher, mystic, visionary, and as a medical writer and practitioner during the High Middle Ages. She is one of the best-known composers of sacred monophony, as well as the most recorded in modern history. She has been considered by scholars to be the founder of scientific natural history in Germany.

[@elisabethpatterson8821]

Saint Hilde is astounding in so many ways. As an aside she is the Patron Saint of Broadway.

[@kbee8517]

Wow. The more you know

[@shanachayadavison5857]

Strange Aeons just made a video about her, it’s very good.

[@Adam-un5bq]

Even more obscure fact... Hildegard Staunton from the Grantchester book series and lesser character in the TV version is named after the same Saint. :)

[@braija]

She also painted a huge vagjna and called it the cosmic egg

[@mika9937]

I love how literally nothing had so be changed (except for "you") in dollys description of Jolene. Only shows how beautiful her lyric writing is

[@kabobawsome]

Dolly Parton is genuinely a musical mastermind that, despite being arguably the single most universally beloved American icon, still does not get enough recognition.

[@melissalemmons549]

I noticed the same thing!

[@zerjiozerjio]

It’s funny how Dolly can pull off language that would be trite in anyone else’s hands. “Eyes of emerald green” sounds so general, but there’s something about the earnestness of the emotion in the song that sells it as universal instead. It sounds like something you’d experience today, in the 70s or a thousand years ago.

[@Cloiss_]

"flaming locks of auburn hair" in particular

[@valkyrie1066]

AND how long women have been having that same problem......

[@sockjim9016]

If Jolene can so easily taketh mine lord, she may keepeth that scoundrel of a man for herself

[@arithmomania1237]

That's on period

[@Anna-ok4nd]

I love this!! 😊

[@renamami]

Thou hast spoketh the purest of facts I applaud thee, mine good sir

[@yve6692]

and you have spilleth the tea, sister. i applaud you.

[@vicky248123]

Thou speaks the good word, if only more had thy wisdom

[@drewinsch2916]

That the line: "Your beauty is beyond compare With flaming locks of auburn hair With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green" remains unchanged is testament of Dolly Parton's impeccable song writing.

[@velvety2006]

only at that time all she had to do is accuse her of witchcraft and it would have been bye-bye Joleen 🤣

[@QualityPen]

velvety2006 Not necessarily. Medieval witch trials such as those conducted by the Spanish Inquisition were actually unlikely to get someone convicted compared to the secular justice systems of the time. Spanish criminals *wanted* to be tried in Inquisition courts instead of secular ones. The Salem Witch Trial type events aren’t from the Medieval times, and even there confession and repentance was most of the time enough to let someone off of the hook.

[@peterschaffter826]

Funny, I had exactly the same reaction to those lines.

[@dontaylor7315]

Drew Insch it goes to prove Dolly's a true Appalachian mountain woman. A lot of the folksongs up in those hills were straight out of the Medieval British Isles and that tradition obviously stayed with her.

[@erinw.9256]

Sweeeettttt

[@Deadnight-ei6lp]

Fun fact, Dolly Parton wrote both 'Jolene' and 'I will always love you' on the same day. Not just the lyrics, the music as well

[@Stadtpark90]

Sounds like she was really in love and Jolene described an actual person… - now I’m getting curious.

[@heneralantonioluna8725]

@@Stadtpark90 Jolene was her husband's pretty mistress

[@glamethyst9144]

@@Stadtpark90 i’ve heard her husband had a mistress, but her name wasn’t Jolene. I’m not sure if Dolly Parton knew her name or not at the time of writing the song, but what I do know is that Jolene was the name of a pretty redheaded girl who asked Dolly for an autograph. Please correct me if I’m wrong because I very well could be.

[@xavierrose8208]

@@glamethyst9144 she knew her, she worked the bank and she went into the coffee room of the bank one day and told the woman to leave her husband alone or she'd bust her lip

[@rosasunsprite8901]

@@heneralantonioluna8725 I thought Jolene was from a fan Dolly met, and that Dolly just loved her name so she wanted to write a song with her name in it. Then a red headed woman tried to flirt with her husband later on, so Dolly ended up writing “Jolene”

[@beemillo4741]

Catherine of Aragon: Boleyn Boleyn Boleyn Boleeeeyn

[@ThaoNguyen-yb6xq]

You deserve more likes!!!!

[@mumtazamiri6409]

Agree ! Brilliant 😅

[@bakerteacher2905]

That was so funny!!!!

[@PaulG.x]

Very clever!

[@Rockumsockumrosey]

I laughed so hard I started to choke and cough 😂

[@ishmaelmcgoo2945]

In 10 years I hope to hear this on a playlist called "bardic ballads that get the serfs TURNT"

[@VisionsofChina]

Now That's What I Call Music 1326

[@ShadowcasterZero]

*Thy

[@seirbhiseach]

Need these on spotify soon

[@SanaSamaha]

I mean... You could start the playlist right now...

[@WodaUtlenioooonaaa]

@@SanaSamaha na man, let's be real, too much hustle

[@AnnieMustange]

Jolene with her red hair would have definitely been accused of bewitching.

[@sheilaso6084]

omg! this is hilarious! 😂

[@gill426]

*looks at my own long red hair* Welp, that sucks. 😐😳 *chuckles* 'I'm in danger.'

[@Real_Lion_of_Judah]

#JoleneDidNothingWrong

[@GreatWightSpark]

"I chortle at thine screams upon the pyre."

[@peterknutsen3070]

Ladies of negotiable affection traditionally dyed their hair red.

[@MrXerios]

In French, "jolie" is pronounced like jolee, which is quite close to Jolene, and it means "pretty". It is a coincide, but I think it’s neat.

[@mikequinn2000]

As Americans like to take and gentrify, this too is an accommodation. It's not exactly coincidence as much as it is theft and resale lol. We could say the same about Jolene as an Irish name which means God is merciful or God will add... well... America isn't god, but we sure did add it 😆 I do appreciate your comment though. I took French for a few years and had totally forgotten this and wondered if it was a name they use. In turn. I did a little research and found the Irish origin as well. So, thank you for this fun little tid bit!

[@SwingAxleLover]

@@mikequinn2000 How exactly is using a name theft???

[@MySkybreaker]

@@mikequinn2000 Dog you think americans invented the name Jolene?

[@mikequinn2000]

@@SwingAxleLover it was a poor choice of words meant to be a metaphor. I'll give you that much seeing as you can't exactly steal something that isn't tangible. Other than maybe stealing ones ideas? Tweaking it a bit to make it your own, or at least sound like it belongs to you. Hence, theft and resale.

[@mikequinn2000]

@@MySkybreaker I never learned how to read. I'm sorry. I can't comprehend.

[@russbear31]

What's so brilliant about this is that she had to do very little messaging of Dolly's lyrics to make it sound Medieval. Dolly is a modern-day troubadour.

[@sicksalt7765]

Fair ladies of each court beware -- Jolene hath trimmed dresses with which to reveal her pale ankles. Leash your lords and pray they stay true.

[@julzbehr6696]

oh, no! what an outrage! Wears she least still dresses to cover her shoulders, that imodest lady.

[@keiranferrier3642]

I pray she doth at least maintain the decency and innocence of her wrists

[@erinw.9256]

Is she at least woketh?

[@abbie_joan]

doubtful, she is a succubus that Fair Lady Jolene no one can resist her charm not even the wives

[@sicksalt7765]

@@abbie_joan I wish your statements held no truth, but alas. Mine own dearest cousin Agnes hath fallen for her charms, her lord following soon after. I hear Lady Jolene hath once appeared in her father's court with sleeves trimmed to not but her elbows! Her immodesty is a shock, truly.

[@Kardel_VA]

I just love that the genre is now officially called "Bardcore".

[@iEMoT1ONs]

Kardel why the core?? Kinda ruins it. This channels music is amazing though. I’ve never heard of “bardcore.” I mostly associate the word “core” with variants of metal.

[@aoifebingham3751]

@@iEMoT1ONs that's the point lol

[@madstofting9852]

@@iEMoT1ONs it is like nightcore. You take a song and alter it in a thematic way and boom, a new core.

[@dagoelius]

Its medieval music. Bardcore is what attention deficit millennials with poor education call it.

[@silverhawk1045]

@@dagoelius Ok boomer

[@endymallorn]

I hope Dolly gets to hear this someday.

[@caolanochearnaigh9804]

This legendary song was composed by the most legendary female bard in the Forgotten Realms, Lady Delores of House Parton. She once fell in love with a knight, but said knight had met a fair maiden on his quest to slay a hideous beast. When the knight rejected her, she cursed the fair maiden's name with every breath she took. That is what gave her the inspiration to write this song. This song is played in taverns all over the Forgotten Realms, as a warning to any promiscuous knights.

[@TCt83067695]

Smh those knights and their promiscuous ways...

[@josiahjacinto4156]

Knights aren't good when it comes to warfare

[@caolanochearnaigh9804]

@@josiahjacinto4156 Not really, no.

[@Jamie-kk5fq]

This is really gonna confuse some historians in a couple thousand years.

[@MsElizaRae]

...You might be right 😂

[@MargoMB19]

Laughed at this comment way more than I should've!

[@tissuewarrior1]

Bold of you to assume we're still gonna exist a couple thousand years later.

[@dallasmanning8283]

There are examples of this kind of revival in history before this.

[@shroud9v]

And they would also try remake our modern songs in their way ; maybe beyond human's capabilities

[@angelserenade]

Catherine of Aragon: Boleyn, Boleyn, oh Anne Boleyn... I beg of thee, pray take not my lord

[@hathatto1129]

Anne: Jolene, Jolene, Jolene... Seymour: my name is Jane actually

[@immapokeyouwiththetruth1476]

Anna to jane: Jolene Jolene Jolene Jolene I beg to thee, to take thy lord

[@qwertyqwerty-jy9fc]

Xd

[@simpkatakuri1821]

Omg Gyokuen pfp

[@kiragoldy4615]

DAAAAMN. Lol.

[@elizabethlehuta]

I always loved this song because it’s not about crushing the other woman. It’s not bitter so the love she has feels warmer.

[@bluecat3338]

You get it

❤

[@dogman586]

Wow, this song REALLY has a medieval sound -- moreso than most bardcore.

[@danielsellers8707]

I think computer generated MIDI 'bardcore' tracks sound more like video game music...

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

It's sort of a folk song, and Dolly is from Appalachia, which has a strong tradition of folk music from the British Isles.

[@bugliker4437]

the 1 dislike is the girl that got her mans stolen by jolene

[@idontwantmyrealnameonhere5955]

Missy B r uh the dislike is Jolene

[@cjolena]

It wasn't me!

[@jenniemitchell7731]

🤣🤣🤣

[@gir8244]

dolly parton herself?

[@mrpandabites]

Naw, it's Jolene herself.

[@darkranger116]

Vast majority of bardcore : "hey this song is cool, lets run it through some editors and... Hildegard von Blingin' : *HATH YOU NO SPINE WRETCHED GRUBBER? RETURN HENCE FROM SUCH ILK AS THEE CAME*

[@octochan]

Hildegard actually bothers to do the arrangement to sound more period appropriate

[@kitdubhran2968]

octo chan and the lyrics. They are correctly edited and still match the meter of the song. If it were just the same lyrics it wouldn’t be as good.

[@Facoch42]

Yup, this is the real shit not just taking some midi files and choosing arbitrary acoustic instruments to substitute the modern ones!

[@ilijamitrevski1210]

I think that you and thee there should both be thou. Great points though I'm just a grammar Viking

[@pancakeandwaffle4849]

the_miracle_aligner: *Laughs in anglo-saxon*

[@gravehearted]

This is going to sound silly, but you’re our rabbit’s favorite singer🐰 He purrs whenever we put one of your songs on!

[@raquel82395]

that's so cuuute 😭

[@eg-draw]

They could purr?

[@mime514]

That’s adorable 🥹

[@mariaboothy3175]

Also didn't know that rabbits could purr..

[@colossalfckstk5535]

this is so cute!!!

[@sonyahannah]

This retired English prof declares herself to be officially enamoured with thy screen name and thy "bardcore" musicianship. Subscribed!

[@giorgiabrunetti1026]

I remember this Lady: back in 1128 she was sentenced to burn on the gallows after poisoning Lady Jolene as she had taken her Lord. It was a tragedy back in the day, everyone was shocked. The bards at the tavern listened to her story and wrote a song about it! I am surprised it is still enjoyed to this day, it brings back all of the memories!

[@whatsherfaceva1268]

I love this comment

[@deedevon7468]

I’m waiting for an r/woooosh

[@wolfashb4n370]

Bold of thee to assume that she nay writ this herself and gave it to bards to playeth to the masses.

[@troydreamer5939]

I get the whoosh joke. But I love the "I remember this lady" lol happy 892nd birthday.

[@qstionblomens6138]

I always love to see the vampires in the comments section

[@DandyMira]

My 76 year old grandma adores these covers, she asks me to play them for her constantly

[@rubym6178]

Bless her , these covers are gold

[@armorsmith43]

What does your grandma think of Patty Gurdy?

[@b005t3r]

She surely remembers those from her childhood!

[@Hildegardvonblingin]

That is so very sweet. Please tell her I say thank you!

[@misspotential]

OMG!

[@11carus]

"Although it is so plain to see how little he doth mean to thee, my love for him is boundless as the sea.." tears instantly spring to my eyes, these lyrics are astounding!!❤

[@Scam_Likely.]

Im 100% certain Dolly would absolutely LOVE this

[@dachducoda]

“So what music do you listen to” Me: “it’s complicated-“

[@kebman]

Why, bardcore, my Liege.

[@JudgeJudith]

Super original

[@dachducoda]

JudgeJudy ikr😂

[@jcargentum]

"Alas, Tis complicated" -Timothy Pooleth

[@Sribgo]

Ugh

[@SuperBC1975]

Medieval Style is perfect for country music. "My girl left thee for another knight and I have the Black Plague. Just another day feeling the Medieval Blues, wasting thy days away drunk on mead. Doth can this day be any worse? Oh, yes, my horse just dropped dead."

[@edwardsimpson119]

You can't get more country than the old country!

[@robinthrush9672]

Well, now I just want to hear a cover of Johnny Cash's version of Hurt.

[@taekwongurl]

Dont forget the whiskey.

[@SuperBC1975]

@@robinthrush9672 I could not agree more!

[@lively7423]

Mine carriage was taken by a vile thief with no honor!

[@Rainbow_Pirate]

"Your voice is soft like summer rain and I cannot compete" Singing the line with the voice of an angel..

[@justdeadnow1404]

Lady Jolene stole every lord who would show the slightest interest towards dolores. All that were there to witness summarized it must be acts of sheer jealousy. Little did they know, Jolene wanted dolores all to herself

[@fuckitweballin759]

It is rumored that Dolores Of Parton wished to be roommates with Jolene.

[@dorkmax7073]

@AND ANDREY ISN'T HERE its an older meme, sir, but it checks out

[@neonpinkqueen1403]

I'm sure they would be the best of friends 😍

[@strugglingcollegestudent]

@AND ANDREY ISN'T HERE they were such great friends

[@gallaghxxr3373]

@AND ANDREY ISN'T HERE 😂 THANK YOU

[@jessicacaron5084]

omfg

[@terragthegreat175]

I like how most of the lyrics don't need changing to sound medieval.

[@BlizzetaNet]

Modern English tis not far from Colonial English. Thine English is but of a plethora of variants spoken around the world. Fram Greeklish ouer ouee speak very best, to proper English, to Murican and beyond, to a more Medieval/Colonial variant that doth speaketh in 16th century and onward.

[@finalgirl640]

Its the mode of the tune. Lends itself well to a medieval style. 😉

[@shawnbottom4769]

The folk roots of Jolene came from the Scots-Irish immigrants of Appalachia. So a medieval flavor isn’t too much of a stretch.

[@lisafelicia1352]

Exaccctly!

[@andryuu_2000]

@@griffcook97 1200 middle English was more Germanic and harsh than this, but still had a lot of french influences since Normans occupied England around that century

[@KevinRAAMAAAGE]

This is a testament to Dollys writing ability, this song is universal, to the point not much had to be changed for it to make sense in this style

[@loweegee7876]

When Pucci resets the universe but stops a little too early

[@MegA-fs5hi]

The fact that this song sounds so utterly natural in this arrangement is a real testament to the evolution of American Country music from Medieval Anglo folk music.

[@runly1]

Irish trad and folk music also merged into bluegrass and the like.

[@HeathsHarleyQuinn]

Too bad most 'country' these days isn't even close to Dolly's work.

[@fiedelmina]

@@SeymoreSparda there is actually a lot of the Scandinavian fiddle styles in Appalachian fiddling.

[@LoralCrowned]

Yes, well said @Meg and all comments!

[@LoralCrowned]

@@fiedelmina OMG yes. University of Central Oklahoma students made a fine album highlighting the shared European string and vocal roots of Folk and Opera. If you ever see an album "Operagrass" with cartoon Wagnerian lady on it in a used CD bin somewhere, I highly recommend. Wish I could find it to buy myself since I wore out the old one.

[@helenasheels2265]

My biggest question is why KZbin’s algorithm knew I’d be into this..... it’s so specific.

[@leas.8603]

Same!

[@Franacious]

Same, whodathunk?

[@felipevasconcelos6736]

Considering The Algorithm is fed data from every single video you were ever recommended (and the ones you clicked), and of everyone who had this video as a recommendation, it’s not that impressive.

[@catblack4091]

Right? I thought the same thing!!

[@Diabolics6894]

@@felipevasconcelos6736 so what you’re saying is, KZbin saw me looking at GoT and LotR shit, combined it with the music in my playlist and then went on an entire crusade to find out if hiphop and fantasy ever had a secret bastard lovechild only to drag me into bardcore?

[@00Jj262]

I've never heard the original, and I'm afraid I shouldn't look for it now. This is so mesmerizingly wonderful, so perfectly matching the tone you're trying for. Effortlessly this fits so amazingly as a song that truly comes from this era, or at least that's how it feels. Oh I hope so greatly that you create more masterpieces like this and your other remakes, just wonderful.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

I encourage you to listen ti the original. It is beautiful in its own way.

[@sweetlemonadartanimations369]

I have been listening to these songs for the past hour and came up with this story for the following songs on this channel (as of when this comment was written). Bad romance, Somebody that I used to know, Jolene, and Summertime Sadness. Part 3: Jolene The common girl didn’t know how to feel. On one hand, her prince gave her a cold look of unknowing which she could not remove from her head. But on the other, she still loved him. It was a poison that hurt to swallow but couldn’t be put down. It were as though to take him away from her was to take away a part of her. A part she couldn’t live without. She hated to feel this way. But the longing continued. And it was eating her up. When news spread that the king had died, the common girl’s immediate impulse was to write to her prince. But before she could touch the parchment with the tip of her quill, she stopped. She didn’t know if she should even be writing to him. So she made a decision. Taking a deep breath, she wrote a simple question: *Are you going to be ok? * It wasn’t heartfelt, yes, and it definitely wasn’t poetic, but she wanted the prince to know that she truly DID care for him, from the depths of her heart, no matter whatever she did to make him feel any less of that. So she watched as her trusted pigeon flew away, once more, and disappeared into the distance, innocently unaware that her letter would never be read, but burned in a fire. Unopened. Months flew by. Days and weeks melted together. The common girl hoped and waited, as she always did, watching the distant castle. Hoping to see the speck of a distant bird, a horse carrying a familiar rider, a simple messenger perhaps. But none came for her. She had just began to daydream of the times she’d spent with her prince when movement caught her eye. A horse pulling a carriage, surrounded by guards. Two figures, one of them oddly familiar, inside of it. Of course! It was him! Her prince! Without a second thought, she ran down the street, along with many other village folk, and craned her neck to see him. Only once did she recall his look of resentment the last time they lay eyes on each other. But no! She wouldn’t think of it. She refused to. But what she saw instead, was worse. Way worse than the face she refused to remember. The new king had met Jolene just the other week. An arranged marriage planned by his father and a distant friend, before falling ill. After the his father’s death, the new king refused to think of the arrangements, fallen so deeply into guilt and grief. But that had been months ago. The letters came in, few at first but grew in amount over time, from his father’s friend, about how the king would have wanted his son to have a wife he so carefully chose for him. How not doing so would only be bringing shame upon himself (as though the new king hadn’t felt shameful already). So the new king finally caved. Jolene was a suitable woman. She had good humor, wasn’t someone to mess with, and knew horses as though they were a second nature, but she wasn’t… she would never be… no! The new king scolded himself anytime he thought of the common girl, any time he longed for her company instead of Jolene’s. So when Jolene proposed to him that he should announce their engagement to the nearby village, he tried to think up of any reason why they shouldn’t without giving himself away. But Jolene was persistent, and so, as he always did, he caved in. When the common girl watched as her prince, her stunning, handsome prince, walked down from the carriage, holding the hand of another woman, a wealthy, beautiful woman, she took a step back. No better words could describe how she felt at that moment other than jealousy, anger, and heartbreak. Finally she broke away from the crowd, but not without hearing the new king’s voice eco throughout the streets. He announced that he, her prince, her KING, was engaged to the woman she so desperately despised upon first glance. Her name was Jolene. And they would be wedded at sunset on the full moon. Just 3 weeks away. How the common girl wept that night. Her tears burning her skin like liquid fire, her sobs shaking her like a violent storm. How stubborn she was, she thought, how STUPID she was! To ever think a simple common girl could be with a prince? A king? She didn’t sleep at all that night, between the sobs, the scolding, and the reality of her world crashing into her. But as she watched as light filled her bedroom through the small window she once childishly watched the castle from, she came to a conclusion. She WOULD get one last kiss from her king. Even if it’s the last thing she does. Part four (the last part) will be released soon (hopefully) in the comment section of Summertime Sadness

[@dianeaishamonday9125]

Imma look for it now!

[@genghislou822]

Is it out yet?

[@imnottellingyoumyname6467]

Don't be shy, give us part 4

[@Vampire_Logic]

Girl in the artwork be like "Art thou serious right now, Jolene?"

[@GippyHappy]

She really does seem like she’s saying “again?”

[@whitewitch44]

LOL

[@mango4723]

This comment is way funnier that it has any right to be.

[@berserkfan6471]

Lol

[@DannySullivanMusic]

rofl perfect comment

[@JessE-pp5yp]

“ I would risk both life and limb To spend my only days with him” That’s straight fire

[@davisband3215]

I scrolled down the comments and read your comment just as she sang them exact lyrics... It sort of made my day... Thought you needed to know 🖒

[@JessE-pp5yp]

@@davisband3215 I'm so glad :)

[@TheKonnoisseur11]

“My happiness is at thy whim jolene!” Yes So good

[@odala8245]

@@davisband3215 me too!

[@rhorynotmylastname7781]

It's funny because that's how people in the middle ages talked

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

Wow. You know when you're SUPER happy to have stumbled onto a particular video? Well, I'm having one of those moments right now! 🤩 Everything about this is amazing, but I love the adjustments in the lyrics the most. They fit *superbly!* 👌 Thanks for making this!

[@one0nine]

Sometimes a cover takes on a life of it's own, and can even transcend the original. This is one of those vanishingly rare examples. It's positively exquisite.

[@joyceli3512]

i love how the lyrics of this song are poetic enough to have been written in the medieval times already and barely need to be changed...we stan dolly parton

[@Hildegardvonblingin]

Exactly!! Especially that first verse. I barely felt the need to touch it.

[@edwardsimpson119]

You can't get more country than the old country!

[@Ahalaya]

Most of the changes were just jargon. Old school country had class.

[@ironheart1923]

Just accuse her of witchcraft. If she has red hair she'll be gone in the next night

[@aryablack6543]

I love this

[@theprojectproject01]

Certes, no more than a sennight.

[@mads855]

🤣🤣

[@misslyntheena]

Only in Germany though, red hair was not widely seen as a sign of witchcraft.

[@5hadow5talker]

I mean it's "auburn hair" so...

[@jrambo84]

This channel is the best discovery I have made in the last 2 years. PLEASE keep doing this, this is brilliant, and gold.

[@Tennysystem]

You've taken an already heart-wrenching song and made it soul crushing. The emotion is unbelievable. Truly impressive.

[@looksmokin]

Can we get “I Desire It That Way” by the Cobblestone Lads

[@lindamccanna3919]

Funny , I laughed out loud to that comment!

[@ZenithAMVs]

Aah the Cobblestone Lads, such a riddling bunch. Any one of their splendid tunes is a blessing from the timber yard.

[@rachelpeham4800]

XD

[@thatmilk3655]

Thy desires hence ways

[@mfloatingaway]

“I desire it in this fashion.”

[@UraharaShoten]

For any D&D players out there, you might be amused to know that I made Hildegard an NPC that shows up at every single tavern that the party is in, and I play these songs. It was an instant hit. She’s a Viking woman who wears sunglasses and an icy as hell gold chain necklace.

[@R0s3.R3d]

I want you as my dm

[@mikhahl]

I'm stealing this

[@bonamb8156]

YES. That's a fantastic idea. Stealing it ty!

[@OgzKnn]

How may I join your campaign as a player?

[@TheLoneClaw]

What was your players' reaction when they first heard one of these?

[@brandywineblogger1411]

I have my master's in music and was a folk balladeer for about 25 years. I studied the English and Scottish ballads that came over to America and settled in the mountains and hollers of our east coast and created hundreds of wonderful variations on the originals 1) Please see the movie "Songcatcher" that illustrates this point. 2) The singing style and instrumentation on this are amazing. Brava! You have my admiration. 3) Dolly Parton would have been brought up with the sound of these old ballads in her ear, which perhaps explains her style of writing. I do hope she will hear this.

[@Hildegardvonblingin]

What a cool life and career you must lead! Thank you for the recommendation and your kind words. 🙏

[@UpashaSharma_always_learning]

Can’t believe I only just discovered Bardcore and I’m in deep now 😅. Love this channel!❤

[@knightofchaos4647]

All these Jolene girls causing trouble throughout the centuries.

[@wellIdiditagain]

😂 it's in or nature. 😂

[@siptea282]

Jolene Rader lmao

[@elumiomerk4013]

@@wellIdiditagain I wonder if any of em are redheads? It's hard to say no to a beautiful ginger.

[@jolenemorris6863]

@@wellIdiditagain sshh don't be tellin' our secrets

[@ejmcguinness6875]

I really thought that flame-haired, alabaster-skinned, beautiful hussies coming to steal my husband would be much more of a problem that it has been. Matter of fact there are some days when I would love for Jolene to come get this man.

[@palmerthompson9571]

Parents: what music genre do you like? Me: it's complicated...

[@TheCr72498]

Do you ever ask yourself how you got here cause I do and I’m lowkey not complaining 😂

[@neevada3822]

Trust me... my parents know

[@creation1233]

Bardcore.

[@dysmissme7343]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Ginjitzu]

Me: I'm into Barcode and Mongolian Throat Metal. And I'm not even being ironic, I'm genuinely feeling these two genres right now. Edit: took me ten hours to realise I misspelled bardcore as barcode, although I do sometimes find myself tapping my foot at the supermarket checkout. Maybe I'm on to something here...

[@broomhag]

I just found this page. All I can say is WOW! Amazing. I don't know what is better-- your voice, the music, or your wording. I must listen to more! Thank you

[@Hildegardvonblingin]

Thank you so much, that’s really sweet of you. ♥️

[@papagena1]

I’m just so grateful these videos exist. Whoever made these, you have made my life a better place! ❤

[@ericmiltner3604]

He screams about you in his sleep, And when he wakes does naught but weep, In terror of the one they call, Jolene. We cower here beneath your gaze, Which sets the earth and sky ablaze, Have mercy at the end of days, Jolene

[@CoffeeShopOracle]

Eldrich one Jolene covers were my favorite, before this

[@ImperialistRunningDo]

The foolish ones doth try to hide The wiser ones choose suicide To escape the fearsome coming of Jolene.

[@JessiTuck]

Shit, man. You scribble in a black book, don't you?

[@phlarrdboi]

Wow!

[@TheAnimewolfchick]

I'm up for a lovecraftian jolene!

[@aruzb]

Can we just appreciate her hitting those high notes

[@rmdcade1717]

She doesn't just hit them, she nails them with a 90kg stone from over 300m away.

[@EpiclyAverageGirl]

Her voice is the superior siege weapon

[@mangalover0149]

I wouldn't be surprised if she's classically trained.

[@watchingyoutube_]

So effortless too

[@mimimarcus]

@@mangalover0149 Her voice is proof of the classically trained

[@Rayyvyn]

I am beyond thrilled a search for an elusive song somehow brought me here...this is beyond awesome !! I tried doing this back in the 80's,with old surf rock when I was in an medieval acepella group...they just thought I was touched in the head & convinced me never to try again *grin* glad you don't have those kinda ppl in your life...this was brilliant :)

[@catholicdad]

Absolutely adore the quality of your voice. Pure tones, few harmonics. Lovely.

[@alavenderfawn4025]

Dolly would LOVE this. Someone has to find a way for her to hear this.

[@leojbramble]

I hope to God she has heard this.

[@happiestplace3754]

Has Trixie Mattel heard this??!

[@thephoenixxy]

EXACTLY what I was thinking.

[@susan9100]

Does she have a twitter? People need to start tweeting this at her if she hasn't heard it yet.

[@jasonbolding3481]

@@happiestplace3754 is middle English is really trixie's thing?

[@kaded_cat]

Honestly, I’ve only listened to this song and another from this channel and from bardcore covers as a whole, and I can see myself literally getting addicted to these 😂

[@neilmusgrove4668]

Only just discovered Bardcore this night! First I chuckled at the idea, but then I sat and listened, a new take on the songs, great musicianship and a wonderful voice, amazing! a new musical universe to explore!

[@impishDullahan]

There is bardcore and there is Hildegard von Blingin'. The others simply can't compare.

[@Agrob88]

There really isn’t. They’re on an entirely different level. I’m here typing this while ads play and I’m so ready. Oh, here we go!

[@darkjedib4132]

Couldn’t agree more. Absolutely fantastic

[@thatsyncopation6530]

Algal the bard is very good, imo he can compare

[@MrxstGrssmnstMttckstPhlNelThot]

I dunno, there's a video of somebody doing House of the Rising Sun in Old French I'm seeing in the recommended videos, looks like it could certainly be something else entirely.

[@ich0halt1]

Hildegard is the Jolene of bardcore

[@zoosmellpoopslord]

YE I DOTH SAY THIS BE AS FIRE AS THY THATCHED ROOF BURNING DOWN

[@SoTrue32]

[@simplysteve68]

Aye

[@SteveNeubauer]

The roof, the roof, the roof is afire We have a naught a need for water, Let the churlish doxy burn

[@WodaUtlenioooonaaa]

we didnt start the fire

[@KatsMeyow]

Most heartily agree.

[@tabitharainesmusic]

The vocals seriously caught me off guard. The amount of dedication is amazing!

[@ajmflorijn7204]

What an amazing and beautiful, stunning voice! And the music! I am instantly addicted!❤️

[@breeholthus2423]

This made me think of Jolene being like a siren or fairy that makes men fall in love with them and spirits them away.

[@lautarosillero1645]

Can I borrow this for a dnd campaign with my friends?

[@Statuess]

Ah yes, and her masculine counterpart Cotton-eyed Joe. (Both 'Jo's. Coincidence? 🤔)

[@MickyBunrs]

I’m now making jolene a boss battle in dnd as a fairy that collects men

[@Kittymouth]

As Dolly intended. But due to the nature of the Fair Folk, she couldn't come right out and say it without being cursed.

[@HAngeli]

Indeed!

[@keirakim1687]

I: "Lo, Passeth the lute" They: "Thoust shan't play rubbish"

[@rngrtt3689]

I: "Pray, take note thee!"

[@Tomartyr]

I: Hark this, knave.

[@altahir9515]

that's really funny that's a funny thing to say

[@benbrice4032]

You have made this sound like a old Celtic folk song ! Wow!

[@verenamaharajah6082]

How delightfully eccentric! Loved the music, and excellent singer with beautiful diction.

[@haleydif6120]

Hildegard: I hath descend'd from mine cloister Me: I hath join'd a cult of Bardcore

[@themunwardy4182]

This definitely would have been a banger back in the 1300s

[@likelydoing6512]

It was. I remember my aunt singing this.

[@Pikasatupu75]

@@likelydoing6512 Wait, how old are you?

[@banheesos]

@@Pikasatupu75 tis disrespectful to ask of thy years

[@Pikasatupu75]

@@banheesos sāriġ

[@jessibell3189]

T’was indeed

[@GIGroundNPound]

My God, your voice is simply incredible ma'am. Very well done and thank you for sharing!

[@Avid_Reader]

After your collaboration with Whitney Avalon, I decided to check out your channel. Oh my! What a hidden gem you are! I've listened to several of your songs now, and this cover is my favorite so far. Keep up the great work!

[@deedevon7468]

Jolene stealing guys for centuries now. Time to do something about this girl. Ps. BEAUTIFUL SONG!

[@luxordtimet]

Verily, she is an enchantress

[@geraldinegregory.1803]

I was that girl. I didn't take her man. I am now old and (nearly) grey. And still grieving for that lost love.

[@mme.veronica735]

I mean we literally have a girl singing about the beauty of Jolene. So I think it's clear, court Jolene

[@reynhacoezy5510]

Yes . FIND HER A MAN THAT DO NOT DIVORCE ?! LIKE

[@MCOmegaX123]

This song proves that Jolene is exactly the eldritch monstrosity this post (www.reddit.com/r/tumblr/comments/9cvd04/jolene_the_one_who_has_been_foretold/) paints her as.

[@me3333]

Well this is proof that Jolene has been a beautiful, home wrecking, man stealing hussy since the beginning of time.

[@mynameisjd9086]

😂

[@tessa1935]

haah

[@MsCjstorm]

💀

[@nictouris6054]

This song has always given me the feeling that the author is actually the one in love with Jolene

[@me3333]

@@nictouris6054 I don't know but if I was Jolene, after all the nice things she says about her I would probably forget about the man and go after her.

[@mindyenglish5305]

I don't know why this showed up in my feed. I don't know why I clicked on it. But I'm so glad I did! 😁😁😁

[@OldCouches]

Your covers are so beautiful, they bring tears to my eyes

[@littlegrifflett8598]

I love how the blonde girl in the picture is like “boi wtf”

[@marwan4358]

Lmao yeah 😂

[@JoshJNYC]

Vile flame-haired harlot, trying to abscond with the poor fair lass' lord. How very dareth she. :(

[@Tome13Eclipse]

Thee mine own valorous lord madeth mine own day bright as the travelling lamp with thy jape of yours

[@Ganpignanus]

harsh words, the maid sounds innocent

[@rmrsgirl]

‘Tis life...

[@waxweb]

I only just learned of Bardcore, then I fell in love with your handle, and now I see you even tweak lyrics!?!?!? I am on the verge of joyful tears! 😅

[@irenecarrasco8550]

your voice makes my hairs stand! i can't believe how good your high notes are

[@IMVADER2]

I love how a good majority of these lyrics actually stayed. Just goes to show how timeless this song is

[@cb9825]

But I feel like nowadays no woke author would blame Jolene. The man was the problem.

[@thatchapthere]

@@cb9825 I mean he could have not

[@TheEmmaHouli]

@@cb9825 in fairness she is not blaming Jolene. She knows her man is dirty and would leave her in a second and there is nothing she can do about that. so she goes to Jolene and begs her not to do it. She trusts jolene more than her man

[@meameam]

Besides Jolene's description is already so coherent with medieval beauty standard

[@TheCatBehind]

Dolly Parton always said Jolene was not the one to blame in her song~

[@TheFallingcheeky]

"I beg of thee, pray take not my lord" - Katherine Of Aragon to Anne Boleyn "I would risk both life and limb to spend my only days with him" - Anne Boleyn before she doth loses her head

[@isexuallyidentifyasukraini5407]

Fucking perfect

[@Murgatroydian]

I think not either were so smitten with their gluttonous lord and king. 'Twas merely a matter of power and survival.

[@lu-vu3xk]

"boleyn" would fit the metric perfectly

[@mrgabest]

The name of this channel made me LOL for like a solid minute. Brilliant.

[@yesterdaytech9569]

Once again, I walkith onto ye ol'honky tonk to enjoy mead.

[@jjvee7081]

I can imagine jolene being this witch temptress that calls like a siren and then the person has to sing this song to ward her off but if they’re too late they have to make a trade with jolene for their lover back.

[@nestorquezada652]

@netflix

[@shadowwolfcat13]

What if the singer is actually a priestess whose song is a spell that counters the siren's call to the men of the town?

[@playtoyx]

@@shadowwolfcat13 and it's a dnd campaign. Thanks

[@janellevergara4077]

Thy comment ne'er tang truer, mine friend.

[@pazicjr]

I thought this was a reference to swiper from dora the explorer. 😂

[@mm-gz3hq]

Catherine of Aragon wrote this song about Anne Boleyn, but out of spite changed the features to describe her own. She made the name Jolene to dissolve Anne of compliments.

[@gabrieldelfronton2584]

Castillian skinny legend

[@soccerchamp0511]

Genius comment. I feel like someone should make a music video portraying this.

[@ernovincze2900]

So it originally went like "Boleyn, Boleyn, Boleyn, Boleyn, I beg of thee pray not take my lord"?

[@ll-rx3zk]

*THE ONE WITH THE PLAN, THE PLAN TO STEAL THE MAN!!*

[@tasbiha131]

@@soccerchamp0511 got ya

[@ChantelStays]

I don't know who you are....other than art itself. This was amazing !!!! Love it. 💖

[@edwardj.warden5072]

There has no music or tone like this! It’s incredible.

[@brianyoung3324]

"beauty is beyond compare, with flaming locks of auburn hair, with ivory skin and eyes of emerald green" I like how they didn't change that line, since it already looks like something you'd read in a fantasy book.

[@tarab3708]

👍🏼👍🏼

[@zakai-kaz]

👍👍👍👍

[@cecileheart]

I like how the lyrics describing Jolene didn't need to be changed

[@theveryfirstlostgirl4593]

I loved that too!

[@darbyl3872]

What a powerful rendition of a powerful song. Well done!

[@zachshade2965]

I love this I don’t know if this means much but thank you for making these renditions.