How Beyoncé Made LEMONADE
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Written by Brittany Bell & Frank Furtado
Voiced and edited by Frank Furtado
Music by Epidemic Sound
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Beyoncé is one of this generation’s cultural icons. She ascended to fame as the lead singer of one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, Destiny’s Child. Kick starting her solo career with the chart-topping, “Crazy In Love.” She continued to shatter records and barriers with each subsequent release, while forging a path for a new era of black musicians.
Her fourth album signaled an evolution -- showing an eagerness in exploring new sounds. She reinvented herself with her 2013 self-titled release -- pairing each track on the album with visual stories and presenting a new immersive way of enjoying her music. We’ve come to learn that when Beyoncé does anything, it’s an event. And Lemonade might just be her most powerful proclamation yet. An hour long visual album divided into several chapters: Intuition, Denial, Anger, Apathy, Emptiness, Accountability, Reformation, Forgiveness, Resurrection, Hope, Redemption.
Beginning with learning of her husband’s betrayal, each chapter brings Beyoncé closer to finding the strength to forgive and rebuild what has been broken. A narrative dedicated to generations of black women -- who have learned to make the best of what life has served them. This is How Beyoncé Made Lemonade.
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Beyoncé’s Lemonade is devoted to black injustice. Deconstructing her visual album has been a month long process. I never would have thought I’d be releasing this just after yet another act of police brutality, but here we are and George Floyd is its latest victim. BLACK LIVES MATTER. Here are a number of ways you can help: blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
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This was very well made and analyzed. Thank you.
Hey middle8, can you do a video on “Somebody that I used to know” by Goyte plssssssssss
@@billyguns6975 You must psychic.
Middle 8 but you are doing that video?
Life gave her lemons, and she made lemonade
Beyoncé gave lemons life.....lemons made Beyoncé.
Those lemons must have been good cause obviously this album is a masterpiece
Beyoncé dropped an album on her birthday. So she called it B Day
Haha good one... kill me
@@chemsords wtf 😂
Grammys literally mocked themselves by not making lemonade the album of the year,
The scammys actually....to quote Mariah Carey " it's bowing"
@@bertojr2130 to quote Mariah Carey's son lmao😹😹😹
@@gabrielam.8311 😂
They always do it with the most critical acclaim albums....
@ShadowMC X it’s really wasn’t the only credible song is hello and that such an “Adele” song that I didn’t see any growth
I understand it’s a bit dramatic, but the Lemonade visual album changed my life.
That’s art. It’s supposed to change you.
CHEETAH69 Truly. I had never been so moved by any album from anyone else.
CHEETAH69 Also, it was an almost identical situation I was going through at the time Lemonade was released - ‘cept I, unlike Beyoncé, didn’t reconcile with my ex after he cheated. 🤷🏽♂️ We were together for 8 years.
Hunter Carey omg that’s sad
Truly, it makes me becomes her fan. I have a tattoo of a Lemon and 2 chapters' tittles in the album on my arms
THIS VIDEO IS (AND VISUAL ALBUM) IS A MASTERPIECE, SHOULD’VE BEEN ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT THE GRAMMYS
That was the year I truly gave up on the Grammys.
Even the winner of album of the year thought she should’ve won
Yep.. They are fools
It’s because the album was too black for them. It shocked them cause it wasn’t like Dangerously in love
Yeah there's absolutely no reason why she lost all those awards
@12:19, you missed a little something. The visual of black women walking into the water is reminiscent of the folklore of Igbo landing where the West Africans walked back into the water to commit mass suicide upon arrival to refuse slavery.
"The West Africans upon assessing their situation resolved to risk their lives by walking home over the water rather than submit to the living death that awaited them in American slavery. As the tale has it, the tribes people disembark from the ship, and as a group, turned around and walked along the water, traveling in the opposite direction from the arrival port. As they took this march together, the West Africans joined in song. They are reported to have sung a hymn in which the lyrics assert that the water spirits will take them home. While versions of this story vary in nuance, all attest to the courage in rebellion displayed by the enslaved Igbo."
This is the comment I was searching for - thank you for posting this history
Yes I was looking for this comment. Other then that the video is perfect ❤️
Thank you for this
My Igbo great grandfather escaped before he could be taken away from what is now Nigeria. A lot of people belonging my two tribes were taken and there are still remnants of the slave trade in the town my dad is from since it was a major slave port. People always paint the picture that we were oblivious to what would happen to us and we stupidly filed on to ships when that was mostly untrue. Sorry to ramble but you’re the only one who brought this up.
Also, her "southern royal dress" is Ankara fabric.
And people have the nerve to call her overrated
big nerves👌👌
I wonder how many amazing artists from writers.. to stylist.. to producers.. to cinematographers and on and on and on.. who made this work of art.. who’s names will never be known! Who will never be celebrated for their work on lemonade.. I wonder how much of the artistry featured in it actually came from Beyoncé herself 🤷🏽♀️ she self admittedly is well know for shamelessly taking credit for other people’s artistry! She is perhaps the worlds greatest performer.. but artist.. No! Something else that has plagued the African American people is not being fully recognized for their work! I’d like to see her break that tradition!!!
@@phoenixflightmanual3887 Uhm... You can find all that info on the album 😂😂 she literally praised the poet who is the oxygen of the album. Stop it.
@@phoenixflightmanual3887 EVERY artist that has worked with beyonce has never felt that way-they all said they received credit and payment. 🤷 she has entire albums where she wrote and produced herself. This is petty.
@@phoenixflightmanual3887 wHos NaMEs wiLl nEvER bE KNowN ... 🤥 they are very well known and it's more telling that you're a hater because if you took the time to watch ONE of her documentaries instead of trying to tear her down you would know all of that info.
When she said "you betta call becky with the good hair" she meant that as symbolism for the standard of beauty in the black comunity. Some black guys (not all) think that those beauty standards should be the ideal beauty standards on a black woman for them to date. With those ideal standards being lightskin, pretty eyes, and of course " good hair" meaning relaxed hair.
Someone is dissecting this album well
Graham Walker nah that’s just dissecting the term “good hair”
Preach sister
@@Samuraiwavy EXACTLY!!
*colored eyes, not pretty eyes
I’m a loyal Beyoncé fan and have followed her music, career, and personal life for a while, but I had never seen this great of a review. This video made me see tones that had gone over my head and now make me see more of the artistic side of Lemonade.
Honestly I thought the review was ok. Not one of his best. What bugged me was the fact he kept making the album only about Jay-Z's infidelity, yet there were so many historical and cultural references. It may not be a stretch to say that Lemonade is also a kind of love letter to the country black women live in. A love letter asking the country to do better, and yet there are also the themes Beyoncé includes in her album.
Of course I'm not denying that Jay-Z's infidelity happened, but I think it would've been seen as too selfish on Beyoncé's part to only make the album about him.
@@Montfortracing I know what u mean and i recommend for you to watch The dissect podcast on Stitcher, they did a whole season dissecting the Lemonade album, its truly amazing. take care
This video is one of the best analysis peices of art I've ever seen. Lemonade is amazing, thank you for making this and allowing me to enjoy the album even more.
I sobbed the entire time. Wtf.
Honestly, same here
@Stellvia Hoenheim So, we're really going to blame her for forgiving her cheating husband and not talk about the fact that he cheated and admitted it publicly? Get your facts straight, hun.
@Stellvia Hoenheim Bey turned that pain, hardship and experience into ART. Lemonade has helped me a lot in life. Just say you’re a bey hater and go lmao
Stellvia Hoenheim this album wasn’t solely ab jay. This included Anthems for the black community also. Sit down
I was never a big beyonce listener, why am I crying?
Ajuna Hymni because empathy
Stellvia Hoenheim Wow! You’re the only person who is woke in this planet! Good job! Great individuality.
Because Lemonade is an emotional experience for every listener. You don't have to like it but it is what it is.
Because this album was/is her masterpiece....
Beyoncé can sing tf off.
BEYONCÉ’S MIND! What never fails to amaze me is how she was able to tell the story of her marriage as a metaphor to America’s abusive relationship with black people, particularly black women, while highlighting generations of struggles and pain. She also used music genres that were originally “owned” by black people. It will remain as one of the most important cultural pieces of our time.
@Good Good Fuck outta here. Respectfully.
after Savage went #1, Billboard this year said:
*”Beyonce has transcended the pop-music trope of needing new hits to extend her winning streak -- her legacy is more than secure, and if anything, her fans are no doubt breathlessly awaiting a proper follow-up to 2016’s Lemonade more than a radio-ready new single. Queen Bey makes cultural artifacts now more often than solo hits, and while “Savage” is yet another nice stat for the history books, the remix doesn’t re-establish anything worth debating.”*
Agreed 100000%
All I can think about is that SNL skit, The Day Beyoncé Turned Black.
LMAO hahaha
Remains iconic
Or Melanianade 🤣🤣
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I think of Unbeakable Kimmy 😂😂😂😂😂
Dang you should make a video about Solange's "A Seat at The Table", that would be so doooopeee
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Yes
YES PLEASE! Her latest album would be amazing as well
NO CAP THAT ALBUM IS A MASTERPIECE
Solange and Beyoncé’s music and visuals are so interesting in that they approach similar themes and emotions in different ways (Lemonade/A Seat At The Table, Homecoming/ When I Get Home). It’s easy to compare but I think listening to specifically those albums after the other shows they’re complimentary too
she juiced the lemons to make 1 cup of juice. To make her labor easier, FIRMLY she rolled the lemons between her hands and counter top before cutting in half and juicing.
In a gallon pitcher she combined 1 cup lemon juice, 1 cup sugar, and 6 cups cold water. Stired them. Adjusted water to taste. Chilled and served it to us.
Your name brings tears to my eyes.........truly beautiful
I knew this comment would be here.
Thank you.
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@@Vanished_Mostly ❤
Every time I see a breakdown of this album, I get a bit emotional. I know awards shouldn’t be the goal for great pieces of work. But to have the biggest honor in music elude her after so much time, effort and love was put into this, is just heartbreaking. Adele is awesome and her praise is worthy. But her album was good. Whereas bey’s album was almost otherworldly.
Those old bitter people took pleasure in snubbing Bey, especially after what she did at the superbowl in the face of white America. Other than that, they ignored that it was a visual album and couldn't understand the deeper meanings. This is why these award show panels need to be more diverse.
Considering that the whooshing sound in the trailer is literally the sound of the planet Venus (*ahem* the Goddess of Love), “otherworldly” couldn’t be more accurate. Her mind.
@@nonalolagirl It was cause it’s was too black not like dangerously In love album which wasn’t too black
To be honest, I was also disappointed that Lemonade (an acclaimed masterpiece) didn’t win the Album of the Year, however, time passed, I just realized Lemonade won Peabody Award, a prestigious award that accolades artists who fully deserved it.
Even Adele realized that the Grammys made a mistake. I loved how she broke the award in two and gave one half to Beyoncé-she really deserved it.
When people were searching for women actually named "Becky" who may have crossed paths with Jay-Z, I shook my head so hard. lol You better call "Becky with the good hair" was Beyoncé's cheeky way of saying "since I'm not good enough for you to treat me right, go be with that white woman". Signifying our society's better treatment of white women (or women who meet eurocentric beauty standards) compared to black women.
Right! The fact that people took this album so literally at the time, ignoring it's deeper message to try to trudge up some juice, annoyed me so much. But she literally gave us everything in Lemonade. There wasn't anything else to search for.
@therandom3591 I'm sure you intentionally missed the point in an attempt to be catty, but just for kicks; yes they are. And their beauty is so well represented that stating it is almost redundant. It'd be wonderful if other forms of beauty received the same amount of celebration.
therandom3591 go away with your vile!
Damn, that’s deep👊🏾
"white" or caucasian is not the same than eurocentric or european.
deserved *album of the year.*
One of music’s greatest injustices of the 2010s. Fuck the Grammy’s.
It was the best selling album of 2016 tho.
I think the best album of 2016 was Blond by Frank Ocean BUT he didn’t allow that album to be submitted to the Grammys specifically because he knew how “outdated” the awards had become
yup one of the greatest albums ever
I think "Lemonade" is Beyonce's magnum opus. The songs coupled with the film tells a complete story of love, losing it and finding it again stronger than ever. I think the last time she did something similar was her album with Destiny's Child "Destiny Fulfilled".
How Beyonce made lemonade: with lemons, water, and sugar
JAJAJAJA
She made lemon drink!
Stellvia Hoenheim The hell
LMFAO
“Hold up” introduced me to this album
Written by Ezra Koenig of vampire weekend
One of my favorites songs
lemonade is her absolute masterpiece. if she manages to surpasse the majesty and level of lemonade with her 7th album then i will be truly SHOOK
Sooo, Renaissance is pure disco bliss but Lemonade is still her magnum opus
@@chaigneau6981 nothing is ever going to top lemonade
You should’ve talked about “formation” too. But great video overall. I like how you worked through the symbolism. Great job!!!
I always felt that Formation the “ending credits” of Lemonade as an entire movie. It’s like Beyoncé final transformation as a person an artist after her journey through the infidelity.
Formation isn’t part of the story but it’s amazing still.
She really is a true artist.
Wow they don’t make albums like these anymore
Lol what? it was literally released 4 years ago.
Igbo Island was also predominantly referenced in "Love Drought".
“Show me your scars” always get me. No wait.... Lemonade makes me cry like a baby. So powerful.
gorgeous video. I hadn't really listened to this album, and now I'm tearing up with the way the messages are resonating with me. thank you for making this
This is an incredible video. I have to admit, I've never really been into Beyoncé's music, but this album really is art. Wow. Thank you for making this, especially in such a beautiful way.
This album dropped when I was exiting an 8 year relationship. I was broken and I would put this on and try make sense of everything!
Your love for music is refreshing. I love Beyonce and all artists for that matter, and the way you put a light on not only their art but the depth at which they go to make a body of work is breathtaking. Fucking love ya dude. Honest to god you need to make music because you would go apeshit on it I swear. Keep doing what you're doing, I'm now a super fan.
This is so weird I was just listening to this album for the first time ever this morning haha
SAME.
That’s awesome! I’ve never listened to Beyoncé’s music before, but thanks to this video I will definitely check her out!
Hope y’all enjoyed it!
I'm honestly glad you did!
SO? what was your impression? Hope you watched the whole visual album too?
Its time to listen Lemonade for the 64537 time
This was such a great insightful video, I never noticed these important references and I look forward to rewatching Lemonade. Thank you for making this.
It’s gonna be wayyy better than the first time.
Bro not only did this explanation inspire me but you as an amazing narrator and your ability to understand an artists work inspire me. Not everyone can pick up on these things and I applaud you for being able to grab the information and communicate it in an entertaining way.
Beyoncé is the greatest of all time
JustinDrexel Diprimuo 😂😂😂
Periodt!😌💅
@@MINK2393 she is worth 400 million dollars
Cristiano ronaldo is worth 1b dollars
Jay z is worth 1b dollars
Kanye west(Forbes) is worth 1b dollors
She is the first black women to headline cochelle
Like CR7 she is a workaholic and deserves every cent she has made
She is a true legend
@@beyoncevevo9860 do you rlly believe her nw is still 400? The Forbes themselves said they couldn't reach Beyoncé so they don't know her nw. Her dad said she's already billionaire since 2018.
I mean no disrespect but i don't think beyonce is the greatest i mean of course she has made some genius albums and songs but to put her on that pedestal is wrong to me
I love it how this analysis came out 4 years later after its album release. Just proves the impact of it.
I can’t believe how much work, detail and timelessness this album holds and it was still so underrated. This deserves more than a Grammy
This album is so dang deep that 4 years later and I still learn new things although I've studied Lemonade multiple times
Your videos are always so pleasant to watch. Also, Dissect the podcast is doing a track by track analysis of Lemonade-great more in depth commentary on the stuff you hit on.
Don’t hurt yourself is my favorite song on the album...it’s too powerful
You bring things to my attention that I would’ve never seen so thank you for this! P.s. you should so make a video on the Beatles since they created such a drastic change in almost all music today.
Lemonade is a masterpiece!! Please do analysis to the latest album of ROSALÍA - "El mal querer" one of the best albums I've heard in recent times. Each track on the album tells the various stages of a violent and toxic relationship. It is a masterpiece, mixing flamenco with R&B. All the tracks in that album are super good!!! Essential to listen !! 😘😘
Now I MUST listen to it again, thank you :)
so maybe after this we can get Solange's "When I Get Home " analysis??
9:16 the burning house part KILLED me. So beautiful and meaningful
A MASTERPIECE
I literally just rewatched lemonade the other day and there were so many things I was trying to make sense of. Of course if it's on camera, there's a meaning behind it. This was really well done.
People say Beyonce isn’t personal. But she’s VERY personal. You just gotta pay attention to the music bc that’s where she’s putting her heart. Such an incredible icon and legend. I’m just in complete awe of her 😊😍🐝🐝
What a great video! It's a monumental task to try to compress this album into a 20 min video. I urge everyone who hasn't seen the whole album to do so. There are layers upon layers and it is almost impossible to unpack this masterpiece even in hour long documentaries and podcasts. Do yourself the favor and watch it. There is just so much in there. I love it. it'll go down in history as a masterpiece
the savagery of yoncé is UNRIVALED
I honestly love Beyoncé but the way you captured what she did in Lemonade is ineffable. I hadn’t realised how much had gone over my head even though I already thought it was a masterpiece. Thank you for this video ❤️
This is AMAZING! Great job, man. I’m a huge Beyoncé fan and this gave me an understanding of things I didn’t fully understand from the visual album.
Loved reliving this experience, wonderful analysis!
Honestly this is probably the best explanation I’ve seen & it’s so beautiful man 🖤✊🏿
i love this channel, it helps me a lot to understand more the complexity of being an artist and make music. keep doing often pls
Love this video, the editing and your voice.
I love this! Great editing, you added a lot of value to this album analysis. Such an amazing visual album
thank you for yet another incredible video. love your effort and dedication to every video you do 🙏🏾
This is the most nuanced review and analysis I've seen! Great job, thank you for this!
This was so beautiful thank you for this 😢❤️ as many times as I’ve watched and listened to Lemonade I never thought about it like this
Still can't believe this album didn't win Album of the Year.
This was on a whole different level of artistry that none of the other albums nominated was on. But I suppose you can't expect vanilla to understand Neapolitan...
You are constantly out doing yourself with every new video
Okay even an essay Lemonade can make me cry
Ight so now I’m watching all your videos, I gotta say your intros are always on point & always captures your attention since the first second!!! AMAZING
Great job 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾I love how you are able to critically analyze every work of art and somewhat put us in the shoes of the artist🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you so much for this analyses, so beautiful so clean, would loved if you made some background music that would be better in my opinion, but you rock. Looking forward to another new video
This was fantastic. Well done. Excellent commentary.
I absolutely love this video!!!!!! You did an amazing job at describing her depiction 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✊🏿❤️
thank you so much for making this, I now have a better understanding of someone so private who made something so personal. this was an incredible, comprehensive analysis!
This was really good! I really appreciate this break down of a master piece of a project! Thank you!
LEMONADE is, without a doubt a total masterpiece. The texture of this project is is mind-blowing. Thanks for such this incredible breakdown.
This made me tear up so many times. Thank you for making it
I've JUST discovered your channel yesterday, watching both videos on Paramore and Dance Punk. I love the variety that you display, covering different topics, genres, and artists. Top notch presentation--I'm sure it takes a significant amount of work to put this much quality in your videos!
I love your video! U cut this so nice! Also explained it so easy and good to follow!
I'm in awe on your production of this video. Your resourcefulness is fucking stellar. Great video!
I really like how you dissected this. Cause when I would watch this, I didn’t really understand it. But now I totally do because I have experienced this in my own relationship as well. This is amazing.
Thank you for making this video. It gave me a greater appreciation of this project. I’m not that smart when it comes to breaking down complex bodies of work like this and this helped me find understanding to this whole project.
My favorite whole album ever, a beautiful story and piece of art.
Not going to lie. Audibly cried through at least 94% of this. Jus so much to unpack and breathe in. Heritage. Anger. Forgiveness. New Beginnings. Love and Rebirth. B sets out to not only tell her story, but the story of the black woman, hundreds of years before her. A refusal to be a part of a never ending cycle of abuse, betrayal and indifference. A willingness to believe in the promises we give. It’s an achievement-one that kept this white girl crying those ugly-face-hurt-tears. It may have a little to do with the world falling a part tonight. Thank you for this wonderful analysis. It was the perfect medicine 🍋
Such a great analysis! Thanks.
This was really well thought and researched. I enjoyed it. Enjoyed Lemonade too.
this video and the whole album brings up so many emotions for me.
This is beautiful! Thank you for this.
i first listened to this in 2016 and it still resonates with me right now. its helped me go through times of hardship unlike any other album. freedom is very important right now - justice for george floyd.
even just the small clips throughout this video made me want to cry lmao. Lemonade is still one of the most impactful albums i've ever listened too/seen
This is an incredible analysis!
On a different note..i really loved this video and how it was so discussed about the issues in their marriage..great page!!!
Great work of yours! Thank you
1:01 Nice Editing. It Definitely Rose Some Emotion In Me...
This was Beautifully done!
Wow, I just love your transitions .. 00:59 to 1:07 is magical. Everything just falls into place 🤯
You’re really good at documentaries 🙏
So much deep meaning and a consistent through and through
Great video!! I'll bookmark this for further references and recommendations.
I was so looking forward to your analysis on Formation!
Holy shit awesome video. I wish this was around when I was writing my research paper on Lemonade. I touched on some of the themes mentioned but this video helped me see things I didn’t reach. Well done!!
This is fascinating. Thank you
Great work! Congrats.