Dixie Chicks are not Johnny Cash

Jim Colyer · 06-20-2006, 06:38 PM

I live in Nashville. In 1998, the Chicks gave a free concert in Centennial Park. That was before they broke out. I walked over and took a look. "They are not going anywhere," I thought to myself. A year later, they were everywhere. I confess, I never cared for the Chicks. "Goodby Earl" was a song which glorified and condoned a wife murdering her husband. It was sick. I watched women perform it in karaoke bars. They were re-enacting the homicide in their minds and relishing it. I was surprised, however, when Natalie Maines made the comment in London in 2003 about President Bush. It must have slipped out in a moment of unconsciousness. It ruined a big career, or certainly changed it radically. I wonder what the other two Chicks thought about Natalie or what they said to her in private. The Chicks have made a comeback of sorts, hooking up with maverick producer Rick Rubin, the guy who produced Johnny Cash's last albums. The Chicks attain a rebel status in doing so but they are far from being Johnny Cash. I suspect their career will dissipate after the current album.

Satchmo8101 · 06-20-2006, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Colyer

I live in Nashville. In 1998, the Chicks gave a free concert in Centennial Park. That was before they broke out. I walked over and took a look. "They are not going anywhere," I thought to myself. A year later, they were everywhere. I confess, I never cared for the Chicks. "Goodby Earl" was a song which glorified and condoned a wife murdering her husband. It was sick. I watched women perform it in karaoke bars. They were re-enacting the homicide in their minds and relishing it. I was surprised, however, when Natalie Maines made the comment in London in 2003 about President Bush. It must have slipped out in a moment of unconsciousness. It ruined a big career, or certainly changed it radically. I wonder what the other two Chicks thought about Natalie or what they said to her in private. The Chicks have made a comeback of sorts, hooking up with maverick producer Rick Rubin, the guy who produced Johnny Cash's last albums. The Chicks attain a rebel status in doing so but they are far from being Johnny Cash. I suspect their career will dissipate after the current album.

1. I believe, the song is about poisioning an ex-husband who beat his wife, while they were married, and still stalked and beat her after they were divorced.

2. I am pretty sure, no one considers The Dixie Chicks anywhere in the same league as DA MAN IN BLACK.

3. DA MAN did sing enough songs about murder in his time, that they were able to release an anthology of 16 of those songs that was actually called Murder.

4. I am not even going to waste my time on Bush.

mpittman · 06-20-2006, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Colyer

I suspect their career will dissipate after the current album.

We can only hope, Jim.

We can only hope.

Music Director · 06-20-2006, 07:32 PM

Satch gave a good summary of the whole thing. I liked the song about Earl. He got what he deserved - unless you think abusing your wife and stalking her after you break up is okay.

Not a huge fan of the Dixie Chicks but they have every right to say what they want, when they want - unless they lived in China or some other communist or fascist country.

And it's subconsciously, not unconsciously. If she was unconscious she wouldn'thave been able to say anything.

I love these threads.

Melonius Thunk · 06-20-2006, 08:26 PM

This thread inspired me to put up a new signature.

OldSmell · 06-21-2006, 12:11 AM

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Dixie Chicks are not Johnny Cash

No they sure ain'tly

TheZola · 06-21-2006, 05:05 AM

What the hell? This is an insult to Johnny.

I'm going to go listen to "Sunday Morning Coming Down" and pray for Jim's immortal soul.