Genius Meanings
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Beyoncé – If I Were a Boy
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“If I Were a Boy” is a commentary on the double standards that often exist between men and women and a story of role reversal. She explores what it would be like if she did all the
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Reba McEntire – If I Were a Boy
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This song explores a role reversal of the traditional gender expectations in Western culture. When the narrator is cheated on by her (male) significant other, she comments that, as
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Beyoncé – If I Were a Boy/You Oughta Know (Live)
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[Verse 1] / If I were a boy / Even just for a day / I'd roll out of bed in the morning / And throw on what I wanted then go / Drink beer with the guys / And chase after girls / I'd
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Beyoncé (Ft. R. Kelly) – If I Were a Boy (Remix)
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[Verse 1: Beyoncé] / If I were a boy / Even just for a day / I'd roll out of bed in the morning / And throw on what I wanted then go / Drink beer with the guys / And chase after
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Dinah Jane – If I Were a Boy
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Dinah Jane peformed a cover of Beyoncé’s “If I Were a Boy” on her audition for The X Factor USA 2012. She made it to the next stage of the competition and was eventually put in a
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Jamie T – If I Were a Boy
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[Verse 1] / Well if I am a boy / Even just for one more day / I'd roll out of bed in the morning / And put on what I wanted and go / Drink beer with the guys / And chase after
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Beyoncé – If I Were a Boy (Maurice Joshua Mojo UK Main Remix)
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[Intro] / If, if, if, if / If, if, if, if / If I were a— / If, if, if, if / If I were a— / If, if, if, if / If I were a boy / If I were a boy / If I were a boy / If I were a boy
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BC Jean – If I Were a Boy
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[Verse 1] / If I were a boy / Even just for a day / I'd roll out of bed in the morning / And throw on what I wanted then go / I'd drink beer with the guys / And chase after girls
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Beyoncé – If I Were A Boy / You Oughta Know (Live at the "52nd GRAMMY Awards")
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If I were a boy / Even just for a day / I’d roll outta bed in the morning / And throw on what I wanted and go / Drink beer with the guys / And chase after girls / I’d kick it with
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NERIAH – If I Were a Boy
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[Verse 1] / If I were a boy / Even just for a day / I'd roll out of bed in the morning / And throw on what I wanted then go / Drink beer with the guys / And chase after girls / I'd
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The Bellas (Ft. Evermoist, Saddle Up, The Soldiers & Young Sparrow and DJ Dragon Nutz) – Riff Off
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[P!nk - Get The Party Started] / I'm comin' up so you better get this party started (I'm comin' up) / I'm comin' (up) / I'm comin' up so you / [WALK THE MOON - Shut Up and Dance
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Eartha Kitt – If I Was a Boy
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If I was a boy I'd know the things a girl shouldn't know / I'd go where girls shouldn't go / So, oh so girls shouldn't, so / If I was a boy, I'd had come of age a long time ago
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Abigail Barlow (Ft. Abigail Barlow) – If I Were a Man
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[Verse 1] / Eloise Bridgerton: / I guess I have to be a lady / Smiling and waving / Constantly obeying / I guess I need a prince / To come and save me / Even if I don't need saving
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Beyoncé – Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
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Beyoncé’s unofficial theme song for Sex & The City, produced by North Carolinian crooner The-Dream.
Beyoncé and Jay Z got married in 2008—but didn’t tell anybody. “Single Ladies
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Beyoncé - If I Were a Boy (Tradução em Português)
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[Verso 1] / Se eu fosse um garoto / Mesmo que apenas por um dia / Eu rolaria para fora da cama de manhã / E jogaria o que eu queria e depois iria / Beberia cerveja com os amigos
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Pentatonix – Evolution of Beyoncé
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[Destiny's Child - Bills, Bills, Bills] / Can you pay my bills / Can you pay my telephone bills / Can you pay my automo-bills / If you did then maybe we could chill / I don't think
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Beyoncé – Halo
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One of Bey’s most vocally demanding and optimistic works, “Halo” comes off as a centerpiece in the I Am… disc of Beyoncé’s third studio album. Equipped with emotional vocalizations
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Beyoncé – Ego
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“Ego” is the fifth single from Beyoncé’s third studio album, I Am… Sasha Fierce. It’s brassy tone, bold layers, and soul, make this an instant Beyoncé classic.
The London Times
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Harry Callaghan – If I Were A Core
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[Verse 1] / If I were a core... / even just for a day. / I'd roll out of "sleep-mode" in the morning... / and slide along my management rail. / Wake Chell from her sleep. / And
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Beyoncé – Sweet Dreams
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Beyoncé says “Sweet Dreams” is about “a relationship that seems too good to be true. You don’t know if it’s a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare.” This song was the sixth single
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JAY-Z (Ft. Beyoncé) – Part II (On the Run)
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Released as the 3rd single off Magna Carta… Holy Grail, the record serves as a spiritual sequel to the consummation of their budding relationship: “03' Bonnie and Clyde”, released
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Beyoncé – Get Me Bodied (Live)
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[Intro] / Band / (Mission one) I'ma put this on / When he see me in the dress, I'ma get me some, hey / Band / (Mission two) Gotta make that call / Tell him get the bottles poppin
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Beyoncé (Ft. Drake) – Mine
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Beyoncé surprised the world by releasing her full, 14-track self-titled LP Beyoncé on iTunes. Serving as track #9 on the album is this Drake-featured record entitled “Mine”, which
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Beyoncé (Ft. Kanye West) – Ego (Remix)
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Beyoncé couldn’t have picked a more appropriate rapper to spit a verse on this remix than the man whose ego has gotten him into trouble more times than we can count.
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Beyoncé – Disappear
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“Disappear” is another ballad track off of the first side of I Am… Sasha Fierce. Written in London by Knowles alongside Amanda Ghost, it talks about a lover slowly drifting away
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Destiny's Child (Ft. Lil Wayne & T.I.) – Soldier
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The second single from Destiny Fulfilled. Bey, Kelly and Michelle describe the type of guy that can make them “lose their breath.” The guess verses from T.I. and Lil Wayne’s work
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Beyoncé – Irreplaceable
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“Irreplaceable” is the ultimate kiss-off song and ultimately Beyoncé at her peak. The lyrics were originally written by Ne-Yo from a male perspective, but later changed when
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