New Music

I haven't written as much lately as I should have. There are a few drafts of posts that I have written and not finished. Hopefully soon I will finish them.

This morning I logged onto AOL to check my mail. There was a special feature today, they were having a "first viewing" of a new video by the Dixie Chicks. I'm sure everyone remembers that the Chicks were roasted some time back for being Anti-Bush. Natalie, the lead singer, told an audience in London that she and the other chicks were ashamed that Bush was from their home state of Texas. Immediately country radio stations (a jingoistic group at best) stopped playing their music. Protests were held where people could bring their CD's in and have them burned or run over with a steam roller, all sorts of silly crap. Conservative talk show hosts ran the sacred cow of patriotism up the flagpole while crying "FOUL!" The whole thing was ridiculous. Several times I called my local country station to convey my uhappiness with on air comments that were made about the girls. Even with all the controversy the girls finished off their tour and have been very quiet for a while now.

No More. Their new song "Not Ready to Make Nice" has been released. Anyone who has AOL can watch the video now, but the rest will have to wait until Monday when VH1 will air it I'm sure non stop for a few days. I have always been a fan of the Chicks and this song cements that feeling. The video, while a bit dark, is unbelievable and the lyrics are wonderful. I have included them:


Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I’m not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I’m still waiting

I’m through with doubt
There’s nothing left for me to figure out
I’ve paid a price
And I’ll keep paying

I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should

I know you said
Can’t you just get over it
It turned my whole world around
And I kind of like it

I made my bed and I sleep like a baby
With no regrets and I don’t mind sayin’
It’s a sad sad story when a mother will teach her
Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger
And how in the world can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they’d write me a letter
Sayin’ that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over

I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should

I’m not ready to make nice
I’m not ready to back down
I’m still mad as hell and
I don’t have time to go round and round and round
It’s too late to make it right
I probably wouldn’t if I could
‘Cause I’m mad as hell
Can’t bring myself to do what it is you think I should

Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I’m not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I’m still waiting

This song is from the album, "The Long Way Home" Release date, May23rd.

In other new music, Blaine Larsen has a new album coming out as well. I'm not sure what the name of the album will be but you can check out Blaines website for more info on him. The new song is pretty funny, it's called "I don't know what she said" and is the tale of a non spanish speaking tourist in Mexico. I can see where some people might take a little bit of offense to the song but it's all in fun and it's a fun song.

I will save the rest for another post, probably tomorrow or Sunday.