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[Pete]

Carrie Underwood's far better than the Dixie Chicks. I think they won based off a political message.

Personally, I'd love to go one-on-one with Natalie

She would pop your head like a zit.

 

[forestal]

Did some of you folks send letters to the Chicks?

However, on the final lines of the fourth verse, it can be noted that Natalie is singing about the death threats the band received during the 2003 Top of the World Tour: <dl><dd>"And how in the world
</dd><dd>Can the words that I said
</dd><dd>Send somebody so over the edge
</dd><dd>That they'd write me a letter
</dd><dd>Saying that I better shut up and sing
</dd><dd>Or my life will be over."</dd></dl> Some other lines on the beginning of this same verse is about a scene featured on the documentary Shut Up and Sing (2006), in which a mother is stimulating her small daughter to say "screw you, Dixie Chicks":

<dl><dd>"It's a sad sad story
</dd><dd>That a mother will teach her daughter
</dd><dd>That she ought'a hate a perfect stranger."​

</dd></dl>

 

[forestal]

It's all the Canadians' fault!!!

Chart performance

"Not Ready to Make Nice" charted at #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the first song by the Dixie Chicks to chart in the U.S. after the 2003 controversy. The song was much more popular in Canada, where it peaked at #3 on the BDS chart. It reached the Top 20 in Australia; becoming the second single of the band to chart on the ARIA chart, at #18. On the United Kingdom, the song charted poorly on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #70; however, it became the fourth single by the band to chart in that country. In VH1 V-Spot's Top 20 Countdown the song retired after spending 20 weeks on the countdown and being at #1 for 14 times.

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<table class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="400"><tbody><tr><th align="left">Year</th> <th align="left">Chart</th> <th align="left">Position</th> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">2006</td> <td align="left">Canadian Jam! Country Songs</td> <td align="left">#1 <small>(11 weeks)</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">2006</td> <td align="left">U.S. iTunes Music Store</td> <td align="left">#2</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">2006</td> <td align="left">Canadian Jam! Hits 100</td> <td align="left">#3</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">2006</td> <td align="left">VSpot Top 20 Countdown</td> <td align="left">#1 <small>(14 weeks)</small></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">2006</td> <td align="left">U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs</td> <td align="left">#8</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">2006</td> <td align="left">Spanish Top 40</td> <td align="left">#17</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">2006</td> <td align="left">Australia ARIA chart</td> <td align="left">#18</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">2006</td> <td align="left">U.S. Billboard Hot 100</td> <td align="left">#23</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">2006</td> <td align="left">U.S. Billboard Pop 100</td> <td align="left">#23</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">2006</td> <td align="left">U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary</td> <td align="left">#32</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">2006</td> <td align="left">U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs</td> <td align="left">#36</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left">2006</td> <td align="left">UK Singles Chart</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[Pete]

Hey, they were plenty popular with the country crown BEFORE they slammed Bush. It wasn't until after their political views were known, that all of the sudden nobody wanted to hear their music, they were blacklisted by just about all the country stations..

Oh how the tide has turned! 'tis sweet music indeed!

 

[Merlin99]

Carrie Underwood's far better than the Dixie Chicks. I think they won based off a political message.

Personally, I'd love to go one-on-one with Natalie

Pick whose music you like and pick whose political opinions you like, not often that they'e going to be the same group of people.

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

Pick whose music you like and pick whose political opinions you like, not often that they'e going to be the same group of people.

I like Toby Keith, I don't like Mr. Bush. Mr. Keith likes Mr. Bush. :shrug:

And from another view, I like Vanessa Carlton, and I never knew what her party affiliation was until she popped up at the DNC, and said she hated my "Bush Cheney 04" button.

 

[AndyMarquisLIVE]

Natalie Maines despite being a huge ass has a great powerful voice.

Her very voice drives me to flip the channel.