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Less than a month ago, the final game of that strange American sport was held, in which Taylor Swift
's partner plays
and to which the best international celebs tried to get, or in other words - the Super Bowl.
Besides Asher's performance on the grass and Swift's in the stands, another spoken word event was held, when during the commercial break a commercial by Queen
Beyoncé
was broadcast , during which she announced the release of her new country album soon, from which she released two songs that evening.
One of the songs that quickly became a hit is the song Texas Hold 'Em, which quickly conquered the song charts, made Beyoncé the first black woman to top Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, won over 19 million plays on the various streaming services and, of course, became a hot trend with Viral dance on Tiktok.
Even the Acadian queen of country, who is
Dolly Parton
, recently congratulated Beyoncé on her success and said that she can't wait for her full album.
But shortly after the song gained momentum on the Internet, quite a few surfers already started claiming that it reminded them of the opening song of the old children's series "Franklin" that aired between 1997-2004, and even accused Beyoncé of being nothing less than cool.
The issue quickly became a heated discussion on social networks, between surfers who claimed that it was at best an inspiration or just a similarity between the songs, and those who were convinced that it was a deliberate copy.
@mariel.mp3 Did anyone else notice that Beyonce's country song "Texas Hold Em" has the same vibe as the Franklin theme song?
Love it!
#beyonce #texasholdem#greenscreenvideo ♬ original sound - Mariel Loveland (Best Ex)
The singer or anyone on her behalf has not responded to the matter so far, but the one who did give his opinion on the matter is
Bruce Cockburn
, who composed the song for the old children's series.
In a statement Cockburn gave to PEOPLE magazine, he said: "I think Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' is a good song. Unfortunately I can't claim to have had any part in writing it. The rhythmic feel is similar to my theme song for the TV series 'Franklin,' but to my ears there The imagination stopped. 'Texas Hold 'Em' is her song, and I wish her success with it!".
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Celebs still cry when she hears Marco's opening song.
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