Song Of The Year: DIXIE CHICKS "Not Ready To Make Nice" !!!

[Hissyspit]

Just announced. Chills went through me.

EMILY: "...the importance of what we were trying to get across."
NATALIE: "for the first time in my life I am speechless."

[grytpype]

1. ARRGH! You beat me to it!!!!!

[OKNancy]

WooHoo

Hubby stood up and clapped. LOL

[ncrainbowgrrl]

46. long time no see, my friend!

:hug:

What a great thread to meet up again in! :hi:

[flyarm]

2. yeah i am crying for them i love them!!

[Debau2005]

3. FANTASTIC!

I never watch the Grammy's and this year I am not leaving until the end!

YEAH YEAH YEAH!

[chimpymustgo]

8. Yesssssss!!!!! nt

nt

[WiseButAngrySara]

12. Same here! And this was the reason why. I love these ladies! ..n/t

[oldtimecanuk]

4. That is so awesome and icing on the cake for these girls...

Damn, I was just holding my breath there..... YEAH..... I love em..

ww

[Skidmore]

5. Sweet!!!!

Well done, ladies!!

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Damn you Hissie, you beat me to it!

:)

[Hissyspit]

15. Hee. I just happened to be starting another post when they announced.

I actually teared up a little.

[proud2BlibKansan]

57. Me too

And they won country album of the year too!!!!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[SemperEadem]

7. this is justice in action!!!!

[WiseButAngrySara]

9. YES! !!!!!!!!! This is so wonderful!

:kick: for the Chicks! Bless them for their courage talent beauty and patriotism!

[in_cog_ni_to]

10. ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!!!

That is SO awesome!

[oldtimecanuk]

Now if that's not a slap in the head to GWB and his screwed up

Administration, I don't know what is!

ww

[Decruiter]

11. Best News Tonight! I knew it, I just knew they'd get it. So well

deserved. Vindication.

[C_U_L8R]

13. take that you reichwingers !!!!

sweet !!!! sweet !!!! sweet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Straight Shooter]

14. The Chicks rule!

Throw your pretzel at the TV, bush, and learn a lesson about what telling the truth means to America.

:woohoo:

[oldtimecanuk]

16. You get a heart Hissy for your damn fast fingers.. lol eom

[Hissyspit]

21. I was saying to myself "They won't get it. 'You're Beautiful' went to #1 so

it will get it. The Grammies like to reward sales, but then I thought "What if they do?" Song of the Year is a SONGWRITERS award, so it makes sense. Will be interesting to see if they get RECORD of the Year, which is more of a sales award.

[Hissyspit]

31. You can have one in return!

And I only had one left.

[file83]

17. Hell YES.

:applause: :bounce: WAY TO GO DIXIE CHICKS!!!

[wellstone dem]

18. Anyone notice the country artists not clapping

Cowboy Troy from Nashville Star was the only one I recognized, but there were several in the group, not smiling, not clapping.

[malaise]

Fugg them

Another Fuck You George Bush moment as I posted on the other thread.

[marmar]

41. Agreed. I'm not a country music fan, but I bought the Dixie Chicks CD out of principle...

and "I'm Not Ready to Make Nice" is a great song.....

Screw Nashville. Dixie Chicks, the rest of us love you.:loveya:

[TahitiNut]

47. Same here. I usually detest C&W (with a few exceptions) and bought two DC Albums.

Kept one ("Home") and gave one as Xmas gift ("Not Ready To Make Nice" album).

I like the 'Home' album because it showcases their range nicely. (I love bluegrass.)

[malaise]

82. The CD is only the second Country album

we bought in life.

[WiseButAngrySara]

23. What with that? I've never understood that mentality, but I've

never been a country fan, with rare exceptions.

[AX10]

35. I too am a fan of very few country songs... "rare" indeed.

As stated before, I have no respect for THAT genre of "music".

[Manifestor_of_Light]

55. Me neither, and I'll tell you exactly why.

The Dixie Chicks don't do the exaggerated hick accent like Reba, but I am glad they let the world know what they think of Bush.

I can't stand singers who whine, or maybe they're singing with a clothespin on their nose and I can't see it. Whatever.

I also hate the negative tone of so many of their songs (my dog died, my pickup got stolen, I'm getting drunk, my girlfriend left me, etc.... )

And I hate the pedal steel guitar which is whiny too. If they had any talent they'd be doing a bit of bottleneck guitar instead.

Last good country I heard was Ringo doing Carl Perkins songs, Chet Atkins and Roy Clark, not these fake cowboys. Early George Harrison licks were clean, and sorta country, and no distortion on them. I don't like distorted guitars either. It was cool when the Beatles first did it, now it's a cliche.

[Hissyspit]

25. Fuck them. They STILL DON'T GET IT.

And why are they in the Grammy audience and not in Iraq?

[vanboggie]

68. Right!

You said it, Hissyspit. Get your ass over to the sandbox Reba and that Toby clown. I used to listen to country once in awhile, but not since they shunned the heroic Chicks. I bought their CD to support them and totally admire their talent and courage. They are Americans to be proud of.

Congrats Chicks!!

[maggiegault]

87. They're Morons.

Ask Willie Nelson what HIS political views are.

Those flash-in-the-pans don't deserve to carry Willie's guitar pick.

And did you guys see what Ludacris did last night? He graciously *thanked* Bill O'Lielly as he accepted his Grammy for Best Rap Artist. As you well know, Mr. Falafel hates Ludacris and says hateful and untrue things about him all of the time.

[Sydnie]

26. Sour Grapes seems to me

Go Chicks Go!

[HeeBGBz]

28. Reba had a pissy look on her face

It made me laugh.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

Yes I did, but then they scanned to Reba and she was clapping

with a stoney smile on her face.

And all those guys had those big phoney cowboy hats on. All hat, etc....

[AX10]

34. John Rich had a very cold look to him.

Reba and "faux" Cowboy Troy didn't look too happy either.
As another poster asked, "why are these people not in Iraq".

[Skidmore]

36. Beat out that obnoxious "Jesus take the wheel" song

our local station plays all night long. Even sweeter.

[AX10]

38. I know!

:D That will teach that prissy Underwood a thing or too!

:kick:

Congrats Chicks!!! :party:

The Nashville corprofacsists can go "cheney" off!

[Arugula Latte]

70. I prefer "Jesus give my car a lube job"

"and then rotate the tires while you're at it, m'kay?" ...

[Bluebear]

79. ...

:spray:

[Decruiter]

50. Country album of the year! 2 down, 3 to go!

Take that Clear Channel Country!

[Frank Cannon]

54. That's because they are mightily outclassed by the Dixie Chicks...

in just about every conceivable way. And talent is just the beginning.

They can't even be as "cowboy tough" as the Dixie Chicks, because the Dixie Chicks have repeatedly shown for years that they have more courage in their little fingers then these supermarket cowboys have in their whole doughy bodies.

[proud2BlibKansan]

58. Jealousy

poor babies.

Not really LOL

:loveya:

[cascadiance]

93. I'm sure Wilie Nelson would be clapping vociferously though!

Another country music star that I have immense respect for!

[Cha]

102. THe camera panned to

reba mcintire when The Dixie Chicks were up there on stage at one of times and she was clapping and smiling. I know she voted for bush so either something has changed or she has more class than the average toby keith.

[Tuesday_Morning]

19. Very proud of them

[oldtimecanuk]

24. As i was wondering on an earlier thread, how many in the..

audience are Democrats vs Republics.... Guess we just found out...

ww

[grmamo]

20. Congrats Dixie Chicks....well deserved! n/t

[Booster]

22. This is one time I don't mind knowing ahead of time. This is just

fabulous - song of the year - WOW!!!!! I sure hope this puts that rumor that they were breaking up in the toilet where it belongs.

[az chela]

27. take that you f========ing repukes who burned their cd's

And screw you bush

[Monkeyman]

29. Take that right wing

[Imagevision]

30. WOW! ---> how remarkable is that?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WiseButAngrySara]

32. Pretty damn remarkable. People are waking up from this

nightmare of hypocrisy and evil.

[marmar]

33. How long before the Right Wing noise machine calls the Grammys....

the commie, America-hating awards show?

[brettdale]

51. Im sure Faux will

faux news will be in fine form

[blogslut]

37. How nice

It really is a good song.

[ExecutiveMom04]

39. wishing them luck

it really is a great song....keeping our fingers crossed here.

[Hissyspit]

40. Did Ludicrus just do a shout-out to Bill O'Reilly?

[oldtimecanuk]

42. Yes he did right at the end of his acceptance.. ugh...

Not sure if it was for real or a snip... anyone else on this?

ww

[Hissyspit]

48. It was sarcasm. Billo criticized Ludicrus's Pepsi commercial.

Thanks to the other DUers for reminding me of this. I had forgotten.

[Cha]

103. Thanks for asking about

Ludicrous and bo..cause I heard that and I'm like :wtf:

What was so right with the Pepsi commercial that bo had to diss it?

[brettdale]

43. YEHAAA!!!!!!

A great day for music, a great day for country music, hopefully the days of Toby Keith, Darryl Worely, Gretchen Wilson are behind us and the likes of The Dixie Chicks, Garth Brooks and Wille Nelson are back.

[InvisibleTouch]

44. I haven't even heard the song...

...and I'm happy for them! :)

[Hissyspit]

49. Great song. Go download it.

Very moving.

[kestrel91316]

52. psssst:

where can I go to listen to music online or download some??? I have never done it and this is one song I MUST have!

[Hissyspit]

53. You can go to www.itunes.com and join. 99 cents a song.

Or napster.com where you pay a monthly fee. You have to download the software and that will take some time.

If you google for free downloads, you might find some site where you can download it for free, but I am suspicious of those sites as far as spyware, etc.

[kestrel91316]

91. thanks!

[Janice325]

67. The video is terrific, too!

The Chicks really kick ass!!

[ncrainbowgrrl]

45. Just fired up iTunes and am listening to the album now!

Not only is it political... but it really IS a great album.

And I'm not a country music fan..

[feminazi]

96. it IS a great album

i bought it on principle just to support them and i really, really like the album. there are only a couple of songs that i'm not that fond of. after listening to this album, i went out and bought another of theirs. there are some elements of country in it but overall i think it's more a rock or pop album.

"taking the long way" really opened me up to their talent...they're great and i'm happy as hell that they swept their categories.

[texpatriot2004]

56. Awesome and thank you Dixie Chicks nm

[EndElectoral]

59. Great news. Be nice if Yahoo put their pix up for Best song....hmmmm...

[ewagner]

60. Let me add:

:woohoo:

Damn that was good......

[Vidar]

61. They richly deserve it.

[Dracos]

62. GO CHCKS

LOVE the DIXIE CHICKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:party:

[Vidar]

63. Four Grammies for the Chicks: Best Song, Best Album,

Best Country Album, best country vocal group performance.

http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/49th_Show/list.aspx

[Jamastiene]

64. Congrats, Dixie Chicks and intelligent Americans!

Apparently, the song "Not Ready to Make Nice" struck a chord with more than just a few of us. Bravo, Chicks. Job well done.

Take that, Chimpy and the nutjobs who follow you.

[Ian David]

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[vanboggie]

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[Duppers]

66. YES! YES! YES!!

[vanboggie]

69. Lead on MSNBC - amazing

At this moment, it is the main story with photo on MSNBC. Will wonders never cease - Keith must have taught MSNBC a thing or two.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

[Arugula Latte]

71. As Natalie said: HA HA!

:bounce:

[fortyfeetunder]

73. If that was not a political statement, I don't know what is...

Good for the Dixie Chicks. See, they "shut up and sang" and got a passel of Grammy's!!!!!

[liberalla]

74. Go chicks!

Love that song! I bought the CD right after it was released just to send the message I approve of their message.
:applause: :applause: :applause:

[upi402]

75. the bushworm has turnt

:toast: :party: :bounce:

[earth mom]

76. Woo Hoo! Congrats Dixie Chicks!

:woohoo:

[ClayZ]

77. YAY! K and R

[me b zola]

78. The Chicks were fabulous!

:applause:


oh and, eat shit all of you who support blacklisting those who you wish to silence!

[Seabiscuit]

80. They won FIVE GRAMMIES tonight! The tides have turned, Georgie...

... and you're goin' down!

[malaise]

81. What did Homer Simpson say again

Tee Hee - that was the absolutely perfect response.

Congrats to the Dixie Chicks!

[DinahMoeHum]

89. Actually, it is Nelson Muntz who says it: "Haaahh Hah!"

:evilgrin:

[mzmolly]

83. T'was a great moment.

Best grammys I can remember.

:hi:

[brentblack]

84. Good for them

...but seriously....one of the only problems I have with this board is its willingness to paint people from the South or country folks as stupid, racist, war mongering jerks. Many times I see blatant stereotypes hoisted upon these people while at the same time trying to remain pious about progressiveism. Sort of kills your arguement when you are condesending to a large group of people that are as diverse in opinion and belief as any other group.


So my point....now that we have a country hero, will the bias and vitriol pointed at country or Southern folk diminish?

I doubt it.

Anyway...how many of you went to the Chick's shows or bought the album? I did... but I am a country boy.

[samsingh]

85. i am thrilled with this.

[maggiegault]

86. Go To The YouTube Link For The Video

It's under an all-out Freeper assault. One person has actually stated that "the Dixie Chicks should be put to death for high treason for bashing *."

Oh, to live in a Freeper's world. Where writing a song is treason, and speaking the truth is treason, but lying our troops into a war for oil isn't.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwc5YSAc-7g

[merh]

88. Congrats to the ladies with integrity, spirit and true patriotism!

They are true Americans! :patriot:

Everyone go visit and watch their youtube of "Not Ready to Make Nice" and make it the most popular video this week

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwc5YSAc-7g

[fooj]

95. It was truly a thing of beauty.

Gotta LOVE those "chicks"!!!

Hello, my friend. You are in my thoughts. Always.

I know someone who behaves with integrity, spirit and patriotism. For you...




:pals:

[TZ]

90. That whole album

is fantastic. I have been a fan of the Chicks for a long time now (plus the live concert I have ever seen was by them) . It is as close to an old fashioned folk song/protest/message album as you will see these days. It certainly is better than the lets-drop-a-bomb-and-kick-ass-or-you-are-not-american theme that seems all too prevalent these days. I used to listen to country when it was still clever and entertaining and not mindlessly jingoistic. Its nice to see truly talented artists get their just rewards!!:applause:

[BeliQueen]

94. Agreed...

This is one of the only albums I bought last year and only because I was trying to support the Chicks. I even went to see their documentary.

I have to say that I love this album. The lyrics are smart and poignant, the melodies are catchy, and the bridge in "Baby Hold On" gets me every single time I hear it.

The documentary is real, funny, and touching. It's a fanastic look at what artists go through before they hit the stage, and I loved it.

When they announced the Dixie Chicks' first win I was jumping up and down. My enthusiasm for their success did not dwindle as the night went on.

And the "heh-heh" remark was classic.

I admire these women very very much--each has their own strength but together they are a 1,000 fold stronger--true sisters.

[TZ]

98. my phone plays

"Not Ready to Make Nice" for certain people. It describes to a t a bad experience I had last year. Very applicable for me.

[GenDem]

92. I'm so happy they won!!!

Went into Amazon to buy a copy. Should have bought it a long time ago, but have enjoyed this great body of work without purchasing it. Now, I will own it and support this trio monetarily.

[Joe Chi Minh]

97. K&R. I'd like to see Jane Fonda receive an award, too.

[rateyes]

99. Five for Five....

Dixie Chicks,

:yourock:

[David Zephyr]

100. This really made me happy beyond words.

Dixie Chicks!

[babsbunny]

101. Will they re-run the Grammy's?

I missed it!