This Mum’s Extremely Thrilled Review Of Beyoncé At Coachella Is Pure And Wonderful
"She rocked my world tonight even though I'm an old hag".
Beyoncé’s history-making headlining performance at Coachella cannot be overhyped — it was perfect, it was pure, it was amazing. Luckily for us, we get to revisit the sheer wonderment and joy that we felt while watching it through this mum’s excellent text-message thread.
Twitter user @Natparkss has done us all a huge service and posted her mum’s live reactions to the concert, which were updated in a text message thread. It’s perfect for so many reasons — the unbridled enthusiasm, the furious pace of her response, the ability to watch the concert through somebody else’s eyes.
So Beyonce pretty much killed my mother #Beychella pic.twitter.com/rghnN6yHVf
— natalie parker (@Natparkss) April 16, 2018
“Omg, I can’t settle down, I’m still thinking about Beyoncé.”
Us too, Twitter Mum. Us too.
By the end, she gives such a thoughtful and thorough response to the entire event that it’s basically an essay you’d find in the New Yorker. She touches on the the historic nature of the event, on the themes of empowerment and representation that Beyoncé touched upon in her performance.
“I was so proud of her for representing black women, and all women!”
"I hope she beats up Jay Z" I'M SCREAMING. https://t.co/rFkTzhWpUw
— Mansi (@mansi_114) April 16, 2018
But where it truly excels is just how much MUM comes through the messages.
“Her voice is amazing but her shorts are a little small,” she says. “I had to take a z-quill to attempt to go to sleep bc I don’t know what to do with myself.”
This is inherently relatable content.
Have a read through the entire exchange, and plug back into the pure joy of the concert.
This is the best mum in the world, I love her so much.
This is the most incredible real time reaction to #Beychella ever! Beyonce just got a new STAN. Welcome, mom. Welcome to the Hive. ????????????????????? https://t.co/tXJWLFUmUg
— Toni Miller (@tmiller1582) April 16, 2018