Shut Up and Sing

I’ve long be a fan of the Dixie Chicks having all of their CDs plus a much loved DVD of their Top of the World concert. I wanted to see the documentary Shut Up and Sing but didn’t catch it when it was at the local art theater. Tonight I watched it and was terribly moved by seeing the whole story. I knew about most of it from news accounts and actually bought the Top of the Word DVD in support of them when the CD burnings started. But even so, I didn’t really understand just how amazing these women are.

I was so pleased when they released Taking the Long Way and could hardly believe that they had managed to write an entire CD of their own songs based on their life experiences and that it was actually better than their previous wonderful work on Top of the World.

If you haven’t seen the documentary I highly recommend it. You don’t have to be a fan of the Chicks to appreciate their story and their bravery. Let’s hope they continue to speak out against senseless violence while writing and performing their very relevant brand of music that is now far out of the country music box in which they were trapped earlier in their careers.

Note: I was not able to rent this documentary at my local Blockbuster but was able to check it out at my library. If you are like me you will probably want to buy a copy after you see it. Or you can watch if for free on the web at http://freedocumentaries.org/film.php?id=163 Enjoy!