Beyoncé and Franklin.Photo:Kevin Mazur/WireImage, Everett
Kevin Mazur/WireImage, Everett
Social media users are drawing comparison betweenBeyoncé’s country hit “Texas Hold ‘Em” and the theme song for the Canadian cartoon showFranklin.
Since Queen Bey, 42, dropped her hit song on Feb. 11, fans have noticed some similarities between the two tracks. Meanwhile, Bruce Cockburn, composer of the animated series’ theme song, acknowledges they’re similar — but says “Texas Hold ‘Em” is entirely her own.
Inanother video, a TikTok user stared into the camera as one song played after the other. He captioned the post, “People keep telling me this Beyoncé song sounds similar to this.”
AnotherTikTok userbroke down different parts of the songs — demonstrating which parts sound similar. “I don’t know if it’s actually a sample but I love the inspiration,” she said.
In light of the comparisons, Cockburn, who composed and performed the theme song for the cartoon series that ran from 1997-2004, is sharing his thoughts on the matter.
Beyoncé.Kevin Mazur/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty
The “Cuff It” singer became the first-ever Black female artist to top theBillboardHot Country Songs chart thanks to “Texas Hold ‘Em,” which also reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart.
“Texas Hold ‘Em,“which was officially serviced to country radioon Feb. 13, took the top spot fromZach BryanandKacey Musgraveswhose duet “I Remember Everything” sat at No. 1 for 20 weeks.
Beyoncé andTaylor Swiftare the only solo female artists who have debuted at No. 1 on the chart, with the latter claiming the top spot with “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)” and “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” in 2021.
Beyoncé.Nina Westervelt/WWD via Getty
Nina Westervelt/WWD via Getty
Her upcoming full project, a currently untitled follow-up toRenaissance, is set for a March 29 release March 29. It comes a little over a year and a half after the house-inspired record (featuring the hits “Break My Soul” and “Cuff It”) dropped in summer 2022.
source: people.com
