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Harry Hope
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Monday, February 12, 2007
Grammy's to Bush and Rednecks Everywhere: Drop Dead
To quote Don Henley Sunday night as he announced another award for the
Dixie Chicks, "Yeah!"
Good for the girls!
The Chicks, with their five-Grammy-winning album "Taking the Long
Way," fired back a big **** you to the Bush administration and bigots
everywhere who vilified the group after lead singer Natalie Maines'
harsh Iraq war criticism of President Bush back in March 2003.
Maines had told audiences that "Just so you know, we're ashamed the
president of the United States is from Texas."
Well, back in 2003, some people actually still liked Bush, and called
for boycotts and the ladies' heads.
Funny what effect a few years has on the national pulse.
The Dixie Chicks--Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison--took the
Grammy in all five categories they were up for: record, song and album
of the year; best country album; and best country performance by a
group or duo.
The group's members were obviously quite moved by their tremendous
vindication.
"I think people are using their freedom of speech here tonight with
all of these awards," Maines said.
"We get the message. There's a lot of awesome music this year and
fantastic performances. I'm very humbled. I think people were using
their voice the same way this loudmouth did."
Robison acknowledged the stress the controversy placed on her family:
"I think they're the ones who probably had it the hardest there for
the last three years. I just wanted to recognize that we know what you
went through."
Maguire said, ..."I think our core fans have always stayed true to us,
and I want to thank them for staying with us. And we wouldn't have
done this album without everything we went through, so we have no
regrets."
Accepting their final award of the night, Maines thanked bandmates
Robison and Martie Maguire for their support:
"For the first time in my life, I'm speechless. Thank you Martie and
Emily, for stickin' by me. I told you I'd take you to the Grammys.
Stick with me. Thank you everyone. We are very, very appreciative and
honored."
Success is the sweetest revenge.
Here's to not just Maines' incredible artistic achievements, but her
political prescience as well.
________________________________________________
Harry
Monday, February 12, 2007
Grammy's to Bush and Rednecks Everywhere: Drop Dead
To quote Don Henley Sunday night as he announced another award for the
Dixie Chicks, "Yeah!"
Good for the girls!
The Chicks, with their five-Grammy-winning album "Taking the Long
Way," fired back a big **** you to the Bush administration and bigots
everywhere who vilified the group after lead singer Natalie Maines'
harsh Iraq war criticism of President Bush back in March 2003.
Maines had told audiences that "Just so you know, we're ashamed the
president of the United States is from Texas."
Well, back in 2003, some people actually still liked Bush, and called
for boycotts and the ladies' heads.
Funny what effect a few years has on the national pulse.
The Dixie Chicks--Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison--took the
Grammy in all five categories they were up for: record, song and album
of the year; best country album; and best country performance by a
group or duo.
The group's members were obviously quite moved by their tremendous
vindication.
"I think people are using their freedom of speech here tonight with
all of these awards," Maines said.
"We get the message. There's a lot of awesome music this year and
fantastic performances. I'm very humbled. I think people were using
their voice the same way this loudmouth did."
Robison acknowledged the stress the controversy placed on her family:
"I think they're the ones who probably had it the hardest there for
the last three years. I just wanted to recognize that we know what you
went through."
Maguire said, ..."I think our core fans have always stayed true to us,
and I want to thank them for staying with us. And we wouldn't have
done this album without everything we went through, so we have no
regrets."
Accepting their final award of the night, Maines thanked bandmates
Robison and Martie Maguire for their support:
"For the first time in my life, I'm speechless. Thank you Martie and
Emily, for stickin' by me. I told you I'd take you to the Grammys.
Stick with me. Thank you everyone. We are very, very appreciative and
honored."
Success is the sweetest revenge.
Here's to not just Maines' incredible artistic achievements, but her
political prescience as well.
________________________________________________
Harry
