Posted on 02/09/2006 8:50:00 AM PST by WestTexasWend
The Dixie Chicks burst onto the music scene with hits like "Wide Open Spaces" and "Goodbye Earl". But after Natalie Maines` negative comments toward President Bush, they all but vanished from the limelight. But now they`re back, and it seems the Chicks have even more to say.
It`s been a "Long Time Gone" for the Dixie Chicks, three years to be exact, since Lubbock native Maines said, "We`re ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas", at a concert in London, England. As a result, people all across the country, and here in Lubbock, nixed the Chicks. Local station KLLL-FM still won`t play their music.
But the Texas trio has a new album due out in about two months, and one song title is catching the eyes of many West Texans. It`s called "Lubbock Or Leave It."
"It will be interesting to find out what the song says, what it`s really about, if it`s tongue-in-cheek or a slam on Lubbock," says 99.5 The Bear deejay Rick Gilbert.
"I think it`s her statement, `Lubbock - Love It or Leave It`. It`s her statement about country music," says Jane Prince-Jones, who, along with Gilbert, hosts The Bear`s morning show.
Despite KLLL-FM`s boycott of the Chicks music, one local country station didn`t follow suit. The Bear continues to spin their albums. But for Gilbert, who worked at KLLL at the time of the ban, banning the band was part of his past.
"We didn`t play it over there and they had their policy not to play it because listeners didn`t want to play," he says. "But I`ll tell you what, there were some of us that really wanted to play it, but the listeners said no. But now, you come over here and the program director says `Sure, let`s play it.`"
The Mac Davis song, "Happiness Is Lubbock, Texas (In My Rear View Mirror)" sounds a little negative if you just hear the title. But if you listen to the lyrics, Davis is actually talking about coming home. No one`s heard "Lubbock Or Leave It" yet, so it may not be as negative as it sounds. But to some people, it doesn`t matter; the Dixie Chicks no longer "Fly" in their book.
"Initially, when you hear it, it`s like `Umph` that`s kind of cheap," says one Lubbock music fan. "I think there is a lot of immaturity there."
"After they made their big faux pas on the radio and on TV, I chose not to listen to them," says another music fan.
"I`ll probably listen, but I don`t know if I`ll buy the album," says a third music fan. "I don`t think I would spend the money ... it`s like giving money to bad people after they do stuff."
So are the Dixie Chicks, in the words of "Goodbye Earl", "A missing person who nobody missed at all?"
"I don`t think their career is over," says Prince-Jones. "I think they`ll continue making money and music. They`re just too talented."
But is Lubbock radio really going to play "Lubbock Or Leave It"?
"I think we will just to find out what it`s all about," says Gilbert.
Rick and Jane say they`ll continue playing the Chicks` music on The Bear. KLBK-13 spoke with KLLL and they say they might actually play the song, see what the listeners say, and then go from there.
Another song turning heads is "Not Ready To Make Nice", which addresses the Chicks` fallout after the comment. The group`s new album is described as more rock than country and is expected to be released in April.
"Is Lubbock Ready To Forgive Forget The Dixie Chicks?"
Who are the Dixie Chicks?
They were all but ignored at the Grammys. In fact you cant find one picture of them being there. Fact is: Natalie has to throw a fit or personally attack someone to get noticed these days... and if thats what its gonna take, you can guarantee that she will do exactly that. I think she has emotional issues and all the hatred she exhibits is her cry for help. She needs to be medicated.
Political stunts used to mask poor talent or boost exposure.
Thats been their "gimmick" all along.
Written by non-Dixie Chick Susan Gibson, of the now defunct country rock band The Groobees.
As straight shooting as it gets....
This is an actual post from the chicks CMT board. Their fans just are not all there..no what I mean??? f r e a k s
chotki
02.09.2006
02:30 PM
Natalie & The Dixie Chicks On Postage Stamp!
i'm writing to the U.S. Postal Service to suggest that they issue a commemorative stamp honoring Natalie & The Dixie Chicks . . . hopefully to be issued for Independence Day!
That poster had better consider what he/she is wishing for, since people don't get put on stamps until they're dead.
I guess ill post a remninder. LOL~
I'm willing to let bygones be bygones if they are just going to sing.
I wanted to sahow you what type of people are "chick fans". The type of people who want to "honor" the likes of Sadam. Unbeleivable.
MCA5ll70
02.09.2006
04:41 PM
RE: Natalie & The Dixie Chicks On Postage Stamp!
No; I'd like to see Saddam and Jacques Chirac honored; on the same stamp.
chotki
02.09.2006
06:43 PM
RE: Natalie & The Dixie Chicks On Postage Stamp!
i suspect that you may just see that . . the trial of Saddam is going to fizzle . . . and i predict that in the not so very distant future he will take charge of Iraq once again and put his own pic on a stamp there . . .
Longer then the 1 minute you have been on here.
bye bye zot! LOL
"Shooter Jennings, Waylon's son, has a CD out entitled "Let's Put the "O" Back in Country". Exactly my sentiments toward this gal group. Ya gotta think about it for a second.
LOL! That is FUNNY!
He seems a bit like his Dad in that way - saying what needs to be said and doing it with some wit.
Does he directly address this particular group of America haters, or is that kinda left unsaid?
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