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Dixie Chicks Backlash Hits "Home" On Albums Chart; Sales Down 42% This Week
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| March 26, 2003
| Joe D'Angelo
Posted on 03/26/2003 6:10:58 PM PST by L.N. Smithee
50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin' will top the Billboard albums chart for the fourth straight week after selling more than 234,000 copies, according to SoundScan figures released Wednesday (March 26). Of the album's seven-week chart life, it's led the pack for five of them, for a grand total of 3.5 million copies sold.
Both Norah Jones and R. Kelly will remain in their respective #2 and #3 spots from the week before. Sales of Jones' Come Away With Me, a chart fixture for over a year, were upwards of 175,000 copies, a depression of more than 67,000 from the week before. Kelly's Chocolate Factory also slid in sales, from 128,000 to 104,000 copies.
The disparaging remarks the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines made about President George W. Bush in London two weeks ago ("Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas ..."), has hit Home, so to speak. In response to outrage from many Bush supporters, the country trio's songs were pulled from several radio stations' playlists, despite Maines' public explanation ("My comments were made in frustration ...") issued almost immediately after the news broke. The controversy took its toll at retail, as sales of Home fell by more than 42 percent, from 123,000 copies to 71,000. The LP, which has resided near the top of the chart for 30 weeks, will slide three spots to #7.
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To: L.N. Smithee
Crusty Sluts Bust & Rust
61
posted on
03/26/2003 9:22:54 PM PST
by
gcruse
(If they truly are God's laws, he can enforce them himself.)
To: L.N. Smithee
"Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas ...") The Vichy Chicks demonstrate how to lose $500,000 per word in one sentence. Feh.
62
posted on
03/26/2003 9:49:42 PM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Open the pod bay door HAL.)
To: TxBec
Speech comes with consequences. But they forgot to teach that in the gov'ment skools.
63
posted on
03/26/2003 9:53:06 PM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Open the pod bay door HAL.)
To: IncPen
Today I read that the Dixie Chicks have announced they're through apologizing. That's OK. And many are through purchasing their music and attending their concerts. That's all.
64
posted on
03/26/2003 9:55:16 PM PST
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Open the pod bay door HAL.)
To: Anamensis
LOL!! Well don't forget to not leave her a tip.
65
posted on
03/26/2003 10:26:19 PM PST
by
FITZ
To: Coop
Only 42%? We can do better. Everyone roll up your sleeves. But you have to remember that was with the pro-Iraq peaceniks running out en masse to buy their cds to prop up the numbers, they'll stop buying in a week or so.
66
posted on
03/26/2003 10:29:11 PM PST
by
FITZ
To: Petronski
A friend once told me ...
Avoid proctologists nicknamed "Digger."
Words to live by.
Which reminds me of an old joke ...
A man went to a proctologist for a rectal exam.
The doctor had him drop his pants and bend over the table.
The doctor then said something to the nurse, who hurriedly left the examination room, only to return in a few moments holding an ice cold bottle of beer.
The doctor gave her a puzzled look, and then said, "No nurse, I said a butt light!"
(I apologize) ;^(
To: FITZ
But you have to remember that was with the pro-Iraq peaceniks running out en masse to buy their cds to prop up the numbers, they'll stop buying in a week or so. Where did those folks get money?
Oh, probably from the protest organizers. :-)
68
posted on
03/27/2003 5:00:54 AM PST
by
Coop
(God bless our troops!)
To: L.N. Smithee
Good news! BTTT : )
69
posted on
03/27/2003 5:05:39 AM PST
by
nicmarlo
To: L.N. Smithee
To: IncPen
Today I read that the Dixie Chicks have announced they're through apologizing.The irony is that they're making the announcement to people who were already through listening to them.
To: L.N. Smithee
Here's hoping the Iraxie Chicks break up!
To: TxBec; Registered
Sadly, those who shun the Dixie Chicks have become exactly what they say they are not: anti-American. By burning CDs and posters and throwing verbal stones at Maines, they are violating her most important right and the foundation of this country - her freedom of speech.
No one is violating her freedom of speech. We are exercising OURS.
The concept of Personal Responsibility is lost on the Liberal Left. Sure, they have a right to express their political views. When they walk out on the stage, they are supposed to entertain. When the CHOOSE to voice a political opinion, they open themselves up to political backlash to those with OPPOSING opinion. How totally IGNORANT to express an opinion that opposes their fans/audience in the U.S. Crybabies !!
Thanks, Registered !! . . .
73
posted on
03/27/2003 6:25:50 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye Saddam! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
To: L.N. Smithee
"Oops, Bill Condon (Chicago) didn't win the Oscar this time round."
But he did win it for "Gods and Monsters" a few years ago. So you were right, in a way.
74
posted on
03/27/2003 6:42:58 AM PST
by
CaptainK
To: L.N. Smithee
May I inquire your opinion on T.A.T.U.?
75
posted on
03/27/2003 7:45:16 AM PST
by
JohnnyZ
(Osi Onyekwuluje for Kentucky Auditor)
To: L.N. Smithee; All
I still can't find out how the other two Chicks feel about this affair. The longer this goes on with no response from them, the more I'm inclined to believe they feel the same way. I would hope not. However, someone had to start taking the heat of the back-lash for the anti-Bush, anti-USA pricks out there. They drew the short straw and lost. In the overall scheme of thing, they are small potatoes compared to Babs and that strata of "stars" so they're loss is no big deal. I just hope that the "trickle-up" effects start to happen bigtime. Let's continue to back President Bush and the US military. They need it more than ever.
76
posted on
03/27/2003 8:06:54 AM PST
by
NCC-1701
((Good luck, happy hunting, and God-speed to the US military and our allies in this operation.))
To: TXBlair
Their tour was pretty much sold out before they started making their comments, I think. So there will be lots and lots of people mad at them who already have tickets to their concerts. Will they not show up or will they boo?
I agree, it will be interesting.
77
posted on
03/27/2003 8:25:56 AM PST
by
JohnnyZ
(Osi Onyekwuluje for Kentucky Auditor)
To: Use It Or Lose It
Norah's nice.Living proof that you can become a successful pop singer with only a half octave range if you're cute and have a pleasant voice. Maybe I should give it a try.
To: L.N. Smithee
I agree with your rant 100%. Well said.
To: L.N. Smithee
Reply from Lipton Tea
Dear Consumer,
Thank you for your recent note regarding remarks made by Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks. It is important for us to hear from our consumers and listen to their concerns.
As you can imagine, we did not expect a political controversy to arise when Lipton became a sponsor of the Dixie Chicks upcoming "Top of the World" concert tour. In this time of national crisis, we believe it is important for Americans to come together behind the values of freedom, democracy and tolerance that have made the United States of America into the country it is today.
We have every reason to believe the Dixie Chicks sincerely regret the distress Ms. Maine's comment has caused. In a subsequent statement, she said, "As a concerned American citizen, I apologize to President Bush because my remark was disrespectful. I feel that whoever holds that office should be treated with the utmost respect. We are currently in Europe and witnessing a huge anti-American sentiment as a result of the perceived rush to war. While war may remain a viable option, as a mother, I just want to see every possible alternative exhausted before children and American soldiers' lives are lost. I love my country. I am a proud American."
The Dixie Chicks have in the past shown their love of America in very public ways, such as by singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl in January, for an audience of 930 million people worldwide. The strong bond they have forged with the public - country and popular music fans alike - is reflected in part by the People's Choice award they won for "Favorite Musical Group," and the fact that their upcoming tour sold out in record time. The band's popularity and success were further recognized when the Recording Academy awarded the Dixie Chicks four Grammy Awards.
While we respect the right to free speech for all Americans, we believe it is important for artists such as the Dixie Chicks to recognize the impact their points of view can have on their fans, especially in these uncertain times.
We value your comments, and equally, the constructive spirit in which they were offered. Thanks again for your time and for allowing us to clarify the situation. We'll be certain to share your thoughts with the Dixie Chicks.
Sincerely,
Linnea Johnson
Director, Consumer Services
80
posted on
03/27/2003 8:55:10 AM PST
by
Samurai_Jack
(Im just asking)
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