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56. I like their music

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 10:59 AM

Feb 2013

It's odd how if I like someone's music, they tend to have similar politics. So far I have not run against a conflict on that.

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Shout out to the Dixie Chicks. [View all] trumad Feb 2013 OP

K&R MotherPetrie Feb 2013 #1

Hellz Yeah!...still fires me up. Nt pkdu Feb 2013 #2

Roger That - Dubya - What More Can Be Said cantbeserious Feb 2013 #3

I remember this song well--it was a lovely fighting song in the din of mindless carping for war kairos12 Feb 2013 #4

These are well raised women... Tikki Feb 2013 #5

You know who else I remember from those awful days? Lars39 Feb 2013 #6

+1 All of these brave women put their careers on the line, Live and Learn Feb 2013 #44

I remember that, also. Kath1 Feb 2013 #54

Songs like that and from Steve Earle, Todd Snider, etc., got me through bush years. Hoyt Feb 2013 #7

Me too... SalviaBlue Feb 2013 #58

Hell yes! ... love me some strong women! sarchasm Feb 2013 #8

For speaking the truth "The Chicks" got hammered Botany Feb 2013 #9

trumad Diclotican Feb 2013 #10

I agree...goose bumps when I hear it. zeemike Feb 2013 #11

There are still radio stations in my area I won't listen to... archiemo Feb 2013 #12

Be sure to watch "Shut up and Sing" about the whole sad saga Hamlette Feb 2013 #13

Now, that performance should have earned a SOTU invite lolly Feb 2013 #14

That would be great. nt Live and Learn Feb 2013 #45

Thanks for that... Lochloosa Feb 2013 #15

Dixie Chicks - Shut Up and Sing - Part 1 UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2013 #16

Love them. Evergreen Emerald Feb 2013 #17

natalie maines has her first solo album coming out in may Mosby Feb 2013 #19

Something to look forward to...I hope the Dixie Chicks survive. Evergreen Emerald Feb 2013 #20

I just about jumped out of my seat! meeshrox Feb 2013 #59

Amen...n/t BlueCollar Feb 2013 #18

Kick-rec. Still the only "Country" album I've ever purchased... Cooley Hurd Feb 2013 #21

Me too but its such an excellent blend of pop and country, the DCs are lovely to listen to nt riderinthestorm Feb 2013 #23

Song of the decade for sure. Booster Feb 2013 #22

that whole album sad-cafe Feb 2013 #24

Listen to this. It's VERY revealing to many.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #25

I don't think that's true Bigredhunk Feb 2013 #36

As I said, their sales went UP.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #40

Uh, Bigredhunk Feb 2013 #61

They are still around. They switched to the rock scene... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #62

Goosebumps - and a rush all over. And maybe just a tad verklempt. AAO Feb 2013 #26

I will always remember what the right wing, including the Nashville establishment Dawson Leery Feb 2013 #27

Yes, I recall what Reba McIntire said while she was hosting some awards show about that time. classof56 Feb 2013 #28

I too am a fan of the Chicks. Dawson Leery Feb 2013 #30

Love Love The Dixie Chicks SouthernGirl2 Feb 2013 #29

Sin Wagon. Goodbye Earl. Wide Open Spaces. Hekate Feb 2013 #47

They were the 2nd best concert I ever saw. (Billy Joel/Elton John my favorite) Logical Feb 2013 #31

right wing media destroyed their careers. destroyed them over the worse president ever. spanone Feb 2013 #32

Natalie Maines: going back to country music would be "like going back to your abusive husband." Tempest Feb 2013 #33

k&r rhett o rick Feb 2013 #34

Goose bumps here as well n/t War Horse Feb 2013 #35

My .02 Bigredhunk Feb 2013 #37

Yep, they couldn't get any play due to Live and Learn Feb 2013 #46

Kick, Rec. n/t. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #38

Wish I could make out even one word of what is being sung. left on green only Feb 2013 #39

Strange circle Gabby Hayes Feb 2013 #41

I love me some Dixie Chicks. From the first time I caught their act on PBS... Hekate Feb 2013 #42

Loved them and still do. Live and Learn Feb 2013 #43

I did a show with them several years before they became famous. abq e streeter Feb 2013 #48

Great story... thanks for sharing.. eom MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #50

You have no idea how stoked up this song makes me... MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #49

Wow! Kath1 Feb 2013 #51

Like swift boats, their name became a verb for ugly politics. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #52

They were right way back then and paid a heavy price! Our country station swore to never play their Dustlawyer Feb 2013 #53

After attending a gazillion FiggyJay Feb 2013 #55

I like their music treestar Feb 2013 #56

HATE country music. But I LOVE the Dixie Chicks! calimary Feb 2013 #57

They are amazing women meeshrox Feb 2013 #60