The hit song has been making the rounds on social media recently, but many missed the story behind it.
Emily Strayer, Natalie Maines, and Martie Maguire from The Chicks perform on The Pyramid Stage at Day 5 of Glastonbury Festival 2023 in Glastonbury, England on June 25, 2023.
“Media literacy is so if the maga individuals don’t know the history of this song and The Chicks bc yall this song is about people like YOU,” one user wrote in aOn March 10, 2003—days before the U.S. invasion of Iraq—The Chicks’ lead singer and Texas native Natalie Mainesonstage in London: “We do not want this war, this violence, and we’re ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas.
After news outlets reported on Maines’ remarks, many of the group’s fans who supported Republican President George W. Bush erupted in outrage. The Chicks had been at the top of the country music world at the time, says Marissa R. Moss, a music journalist and the author ofstopped“Not Ready to Make Nice” was written by all three band members—Maines, Emily Strayer, and Martie Maguire—along with singer-songwriter Dan Wilson.
Moss says it’s “ironic” that conservatives on social media are now using the song to express support for the Republican Party. She says there’s a “long tradition” of people assuming that all country music or musicians share conservative values—like how many peopleMartina McBride’s song “Independence Day” as a patriotic anthem when it’s really a song about domestic violence, Moss says.
“They’re using a song … by women that stands for everything that they claim to stand against,” Moss says of the conservative TikTokers using “Not Ready to Make Nice” to rally against the Democratic Party. “Maybe everyone needs to do a little bit more research and they will maybe gain some empathy from that experience.”TIME may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.
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