"Shut Up & Sing" takes us back to January 2003 when the Dixie Chicks (at the height of their popularity) sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. Two months later, George W. Bush declares an illegal and immoral war on Iraq. The Dixie Chicks kick off their first world tour in the midst of the largest anti-war protests in world history.
Lead singer Natalie Maines tells the audience at their London concert that she is "with them" on their view of the war and that, "We're ashamed that the President if from Texas."
Once the right-wing political talk-show hosts in the U.S. get a hold of that comment, they immediately spread a campaign of hate towards the Dixie Chicks. Their lives, music, and fans are never the same.
"Shut Up & Sing" documents the anti-Dixie Chicks fury of 2003 (including the radio stations that ban their music and the death threat targeted at Maines herself), but it also shows their historic comeback, emerging from the ashes stronger than ever, and emerging as symbols of free speech and true patriotism.
Lead singer Natalie Maines tells the audience at their London concert that she is "with them" on their view of the war and that, "We're ashamed that the President if from Texas."
Once the right-wing political talk-show hosts in the U.S. get a hold of that comment, they immediately spread a campaign of hate towards the Dixie Chicks. Their lives, music, and fans are never the same.
"Shut Up & Sing" documents the anti-Dixie Chicks fury of 2003 (including the radio stations that ban their music and the death threat targeted at Maines herself), but it also shows their historic comeback, emerging from the ashes stronger than ever, and emerging as symbols of free speech and true patriotism.
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