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The Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice (Official Video) (Original Post) cliffside Wednesday OP
Excellent. Great talented women. twodogsbarking Wednesday #1
Love the Chicks Deuxcents Wednesday #2
Thought about this song listening to Kimmel last night. He was not backing down, which is a line in this song ... cliffside Wednesday #3

cliffside

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3. Thought about this song listening to Kimmel last night. He was not backing down, which is a line in this song ...
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 10:39 PM
Wednesday

they paid a price ... but did not back down.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Ready_to_Make_Nice

"Controversy erupted over The Chicks in 2003 following a critical comment vocalist Natalie Maines made about American President George W. Bush while performing in a concert in London, United Kingdom. In relation to the forthcoming invasion of Iraq, Maines said, "...we don't want this war, this violence, and we're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas."[3]

Taking the Long Way was the first studio album released by The Chicks following the controversy, the band's reaction to which forms the major theme of some of the songs in the album. Most notable among these is "Not Ready to Make Nice", which was written by all three band members (Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire) along with Dan Wilson, as an expression of band's reaction to the banning of their songs from country music radio stations, and their thoughts on freedom of speech."

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