Comments on: Dixie Chicks, “The Long Way Around”

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:37:53 +0000

I’m glad to see a review that was not written by someone who was wearing “I HATE THE DIXIE CHICKS” glasses, and who saw them for the talent they are.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:26:00 +0000

Man, this was such a great song. I ecspecially love the bridge

By: Fadi H.

Fadi H. — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:25:46 +0000

I LOVE THE DIXIE CHICKS. They’re so freaking talented. They’re one of the few bands from all genres that i really really love.

I love that they criticized bush. people’s reactions to their incident was very shocking. i will always love them and i’m waiting for more really good music.

By: Lynn Douglas

Lynn Douglas — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:11:23 +0000

I was browsing YouTube this evening and ran across this video of the Chicks rehearsing and discussing this song. Great behind the scenes stuff. I love Natalie’s last quote.

By: Lynn Douglas

Lynn Douglas — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:26:02 +0000

I missed this review the first time it came out. I love this song! My life has taken so many detours in the last few years. This song gives me hope that the long way might actually be the best way in the end.

The history aspect to the song is also great, because this album brought the Chicks so many new fans who may not have known their history. And for those long time fans, it really has been a long windy journey, hasn’t it? :)

By: Leeann

Leeann — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:30:36 +0000

I love this song and I love the Chicks. Like Kevin has mentioned, I didn’t like their first CD too much, but have warmed up to it after enjoying tracks from Fly and absolutely loving Home. Their latest CD is great, though different from Home. I wonder what they would have done if this whole thing hadn’t happened to them?

By: T-Country

T-Country — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:28:24 +0000

This song sucks… it’s a solid C- or D+

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 02:45:17 +0000

I loved this song the second I bought the cd, I couldn’t get enough of it and my whole family was sining along to it on the drive to their concert. This may not leave as much of an impact as Not Ready to Make Nice does but it will definatley be remembered as a american classic in the future. The whole cd is amazing, so for those bashers stop beating a dead horse you are wrong they have one of the best cds that came out ever! I give this song an A+++

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:37:08 +0000

I didn’t know who the DCX were in 2003 and didn’t until Jan 2007! That set me off on a search to find out about the ‘incident’, and then how the heck it could cause such enormous controversy. What I have found is pretty frightening to a Brit, from a small Western country, therefore. We have to take notice of who’s in power in the USA and how the USA is behaving and thinking. So the continuing polarisation of views about the DCX is deeply worrying as a symptom of the nature of the Superpower we’re allied to. We’re all supposedly fighting for Democracy, but the definitions of democracy in the minds of roughly (very roughly) half the population of the USA is poles apart from the other half. Worrying too is the absolute refusal of much of the American population (never mind media moguls!) to even look for truth and – more importantly – understanding. My journey through DCX-land is a much overdue culture shock, and I’m grateful to them for blazing the trail.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 05:06:20 +0000

Measly sales? They had the #9 selling album of 2006. Also, I didn’t say it was the most significant part of their career, I said it was the most significant event. It certainly shook up their world and thrust them into a media profile that they weren’t accustomed too, having been America’s sweethearts for the previous few years. The idea that their musical career is somehow dependent on the controversy is ludicrous. They’d already sold tens of millions of albums and won seven Grammys and ten CMA’s before the controversy happened. They were and still are one of the most respected musical talents in the genre’s history. The haters that surfaced since their politics became known show their ignorance of the music every time they bash them like this. Your comments show no indication that you even knew who the Dixie Chicks were before they dared to question Bush’s ill-fated adventure in Mesopotamia.