Grammy-winner Beyonce took everyone by surprise after she shared that music legend Stevie Wonder played the harmonica on her cover of Dolly Parton’s 💞'Jolene', a reimagining of the 1973 classic.
It was while accepting the Innovator Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, when Beyonce revea🤪led that Stevie played the harmonica.
The music legend was on hand to present the honour to the 'Na🌺ughty Boy' hitmaker, who intr♊oduced her speech by thanking the artiste for how much he inspired her.
“Thank you so much Stevie, I love you. I love you and I honour you. I want to th▨ank you for making a way for all of us,” she said.
“I’m honoured to receive this recognition fr🦩om you, Stevie Wonder. Whenever anꦜyone asks me if there’s anyone I can listen to for the rest of my life, it’s always you. So thank you, God bless you.”
Stevie replied: “I want to thank yo𒆙u for motivat🌳ing the world to be a better place.”
It was then that Beyonce gave a little peek behind the❀ curtain into how 'Jolene' came together, reports variety.com.
“A🏅nd thank you for playing the harmonica on ‘Jolene',” she🍎 said.
'Jol🌠ene' is one of the stand🌼out tracks from 'Cowboy Carter', featuring rewritten lyrics and an altered song structure.
Parton, who appears twice oꦺn the record, initially released 'Jolene' as a pleading ode to a woman in hopes that she wouldn’t steal her man, while Beyonce changed the narrative into a sneering warning towards a suitor coming for her hus🌳band.
'Cowboy Carter' arrived on March 29.
In addition to Stevie’s contribution, the album features guest appearances from Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Willie Nelson, Shaboಌozey, Willie Jones, Swizz Beatz and a slew of others.
