When YouTube-famous metal musician Anthony Vincent discovered a viral clip of PositiveGeekly revealing, “You can sing the words of ‘Duality’ by Slipknot to the tune of ‘Jolene’ by Dolly Parton,” he just had to put it to the test.
But Anthony amped up the game when he switched the songs around, singing the words of ‘Jolene’ to the heavy metal backdrop of Slipknot’s greatest hit, ‘Duality.’
Mashing two polar opposite songs into one ungodly creation, Anthony’s version has become a viral sensation, racking up more than 83,000 views in less than two weeks of reaching YouTube. Music Man readers can watch the chaos unfold in the video above…
And in case you’re unacquainted with Slipknot’s original hit, you can check it out in the video below.
Anthony strips “Duality” of its iconic lyrics and replaces them entirely with the words to Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” proving PositiveGeekly was 100% right: the two songs snap together like a strange dream come true, their lyrical rhythm practically identical despite being on opposite ends of the music spectrum. Once Anthony splices the tracks together, he makes it sound as if “Duality” was meant to be a breakup anthem.
Dolly Parton’s original lyrics take on a far darker meaning once transplanted onto Slipknot’s backdrop, ringing out with a murderous edge; a killer spying on their prey and obsessively detailing their appearance before pouncing in rage and jealousy. It’s as creepy as it sounds, but it reveals a brand new side to Dolly’s song that’s hardly been seen before.
One viewer realized, “The pleading tone of the lyrics and the impossibly aggressive delivery clash most beautifully. There’s an implied “OR ELSE!” at the end of basically every verse.”
Another commenter wrote, “I suspect this arrangement would have been more effective than the original at making Jolene reconsider taking Dolly Parton’s man.”
And while this “Dollyknot” cover goes viral on YouTube, countless fans have been left wondering what the country queen would think of this crazed rendition.
As one fan commented, “Something tells me Dolly would love this,” another spoke for over three hundred fans when they wrote, “Corey Taylor and Dolly Parton need to do a reaction video where they watch this together.”