Posted on 05/30/2006 7:43:37 PM PDT by WestTexasWend
One of the more innocuous explanations given to the Dixie Chicks as to why country radio hasn't been playing their new single, ``Not Ready to Make Nice,'' is because the defiant song doesn't fit in with everything else that's playing on the dial.
Upon hearing that, the Dixie Chicks have only two words to say: ``Thank you.''
``I don't even know what's played on country radio, but when they tell me some titles, it cracks me up,'' laughs lead singer Natalie Maines, sitting in a swank New York hotel as the group promotes its new album, ``Taking the Long Way,'' out last week.
``Besides, where would we fit on the playlist between `Honky Tonk Badonkadonk' and `Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off,' '' asks Maines, citing two recent country hits, as the rest of the Chicks -- sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison -- join in her laughter.
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While the notoriety of ``the comment'' has earned them massive publicity -- including the cover of Time magazine -- they all know that they've lost some fans forever.
``We're not oblivious,'' says Robison.
``I think we still have millions of fans,'' Maines says. Just ``maybe not 10 million fans.''
Still, the women are hopeful that even if they don't get back their old fans, the new ones they gain will make up for it.
``I want [the new album] to be successful to prove to myself that the music matters,'' says Maines, ``and radio and organized far-right people can't determine your destiny.''
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
The best selling female group of all time just had another #1 Billboard 200 debut with their album. This was without Country/Western radio airplay support. They also crossed the 500K mark that analysts were not expecting until week 2.
Ha, ha, I'm a lousy accordion player, but my tagline is meant as sort of joke. Many people are trying to come up with pity statements. Nice, but many are somewhat pretentious. Being the supreme wisea-- that I am, I thought I'd try to inject a little snide humor. By the way, I love Celtic accordion music. Lovers of "the box" know what I mean.
Me, myself and I, kinda like Cajun music. It has accordions. I like the casual, home made, summer backyard kind of feeling to it.
Irish, is good too. My lineage.
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