The Dixie Chicks drops the 'Dixie'

[Zutroy]

Now known simply as 'The Chicks'

The platinum-selling country trio, which in 2003 became pariahs in Nashville for criticizing President George W. Bush on the eve of the American-led invasion of Iraq, has changed its name, apparently in tacit acknowledgment of criticism over its use of the word "Dixie," a nostalgic nickname for the Civil War-era South.

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It is perhaps the highest-profile example of a musical act rechristening itself over questions of historical and social resonance. This month, the country group Lady Antebellum — which has won five Grammy Awards — announced it would become Lady A, saying, "Our hearts have been stirred with conviction, our eyes opened wide to the injustices, inequality and biases black women and men have always faced and continue to face everyday."

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The Dixie Chicks Change Their Name, Dropping the ‘Dixie’ (Published 2020)

The platinum-selling country trio will be known as the Chicks, the latest example of sweeping cultural changes brought on by nationwide protests spotlighting racial inequality.

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They have also released a new song 'March March' that features a number of famous protests over the years.



Being honest, it'll be hard for me to think of them as anything other than the Dixie Chicks in my head, but it's a good gesture from them and they've always shown themselves to be far more left leaning than you're average country band. It can't be an easy decision to drop the name and brand they've been using for over 30 years.

 

[SolidChamp]

I mean...isn't there anything more clever than simply calling yourselves "The Chicks"?

 

[Harmony Friends]

I didn't like the sound of it when the Dixie Dregs became the Dregs and I don't like it now. Why not a different name?

 

[WarMacheen]

Lady Antebellum have also changed their name....to Lady A....which stands for Antebellum

 

[hjort]

Ok, fair enough, but the new name is just plain bad. It's not as bad as The Killers, but it's bad.

 

[Deleted member 1086]

Just makes me think of

 

[TiC]

Ok, fair enough, but the new name is just plain bad. It's not as bad as The Killers, but it's bad.

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What's wrong with Killers?

 

[Choco Momonga]

Just makes me think of

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lol that's pretty good

 

[Mona]

 

[Chaos Legion]

That's just an awful name.

Woke country is pretty entertaining. Toby Keith is probably far more problematic (Beer For My Horses is just wild given everything) from some of his songs, but doubt he's at risk of being cancelled. Not sure if these preemptive moves are really changing anything.

 

[Deleted member 31923]

I mean...isn't there anything more clever than simply calling yourselves "The Chicks"?

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Yeah, I thought this too. Lady Antebellum calls themselves Lady A now, so maybe the D Chicks would be better, though that still sounds weird.

 

[Hollywood Duo]

Shoulda gone with The D Chicks

 

[Conciliator]

The Chicks sounds like the name of a riot grrl punk band

 

[AliceAmber]

Good for them!

 

[y2kyle89]

The Chick Chicks

 

[mreddie]

The Dallas Chicks.

 

[Chivalry]

The Dix

 

[TacomaSCDisaster]

Surely there's something better?

The D Chicks? No...

Dix Chicks? Ain't no label gonna carry a band with that name.

The DC? Maybe too reductive.

 

[NekoNeko]

The Chicks sounds so wrong

 

[Blader]

That's just an awful name.

Woke country is pretty entertaining. Toby Keith is probably far more problematic (Beer For My Horses is just wild given everything) from some of his songs, but doubt he's at risk of being cancelled. Not sure if these preemptive moves are really changing anything.

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fucking cannot stand Toby Keith. He's all my dad would listen to for the entire Bush presidency. Him and that "I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free" song.

 

[Akira86]

I'm ok with it.

Fuck Dixie.

 

[StudioTan]

Its a bit awkward but it's not like the name matters all the much. The new song is great, love it.

 

[ratcliffja]

Maybe reverse it and go with the Chickadees.

 

[hjort]

What's wrong with Killers?

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I think a certain responsibility comes with a name like that. The Killers should either be a band so fucking hardcore that you're convinced its members are actual fucking murderers, or alternatively a band whose name is so obviously ironic that it almost comes full circle and you start wondering if there's not a possibility that those hipster nerds have killed someone after all. But instead, it's just the name of slickly produced mainstream rock band, and it's just so incredibly dull.

 

[amusix]

Ever since the Bush incident, and how they handled it, I've always had the utmost respect for them. This is a fine change, and the new song and video are awesome.

 

[Deleted member 11421]

I think a certain responsibility comes with a name like that. The Killers should either be a band so fucking hardcore that you're convinced its members are actual fucking murderers, or alternatively a band whose name is so obviously ironic that it almost comes full circle and you start wondering if there's not a possibility that those hipster nerds have killed someone after all. But instead, it's just the name of slickly produced mainstream rock band, and it's just so incredibly dull.

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It's New Order's fault for coming up with it, technically.

 

[HockeyBird]

Just rename yourselves as the Richardie Chicks

 

[hjort]

It's New Order's fault for coming up with it, technically.

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It's not as if they forced the band to take the name. The problem isn't coming up with the name.

 

[thepenguin55]

I appreciate this but "The Chicks" is a bad name.

 

[El Bombastico]

Fun fact, the song Dixie was written by a Northerner making fun of the South.

 

[Deleted member 1086]

The Chicks either sounds like a sleazy Sunset Strip hair band(think along the lines of Lita Ford or even Cycle Sluts From Hell) or a hardcore punk/riot grrl group. Either way the name carries the implication of "edge" that this group doesn't have.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Put that one back in the oven.

 

[Mona]

Shoulda gone with The D Chicks

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i'll allow it

 

[TiC]

I think they should drop "The".
Just be "Chicks" from now on. Sounds less edgy.

Or go the opposite direction and brand themselves "The Yankee Chicks".

 

[collige]

Shrug. I don't have a problem with the old name given the origin.

That's just an awful name.

Woke country is pretty entertaining. Toby Keith is probably far more problematic (Beer For My Horses is just wild given everything) from some of his songs, but doubt he's at risk of being cancelled. Not sure if these preemptive moves are really changing anything.

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Never forget

fucking cannot stand Toby Keith. He's all my dad would listen to for the entire Bush presidency. Him and that "I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free" song.

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I had to play that fucking song for band class in elementary school. Hated it then, hate it now

 

[deimosmasque]

fucking cannot stand Toby Keith. He's all my dad would listen to for the entire Bush presidency. Him and that "I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free" song.

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Wait... are we siblings and I didn't know it. Because my fave did the same thing.

 

[Kinthey]

 

[mbpm]

Just rename themselves The.

 

[Doggg]

They ain't dog whistling dixie

 

[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

too bad they had their careers ruined by protesting a war that they ended up being completely correct about

 

[Deleted member 1086]

Toby Keith is a weird dude and I like a lot of his music, but songs like "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" are horrid and have aged so terribly. It still gets radio airplay and it baffles me every time I hear it.

thankfully haven't heard that shitty Alan Jackson "Where Were You When the Towers Fell" song in quite a long time.

 

[Deleted member 11421]

It's not as if they forced the band to take the name. The problem isn't coming up with the name.

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A homage to a music video where the band on-stage is portrayed as kids treated as legends kinda fits your second assumption of responsibility for the name, at least.

 

[hjort]

A homage to a music video where the band on-stage is portrayed as kids treated as legends kinda fits your second assumption of responsibility for the name, at least.

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On paper, perhaps. Doesn't make the band any less ill-fitted to have the name.

 

[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

Toby Keith is a weird dude and I like a lot of his music, but songs like "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" are horrid and have aged so terribly. It still gets radio airplay and it baffles me every time I hear it.

thankfully haven't heard that shitty Alan Jackson "Where Were You When the Towers Fell" song in quite a long time.

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Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue is actually a tremendous propaganda song. The message of the song is horrifying and even moreso after 20 years of context, but when I hear it it still gets me hyped up subconsciously.

 

[MinusTydus]

Just dropping this here, because... it's still fire. Your faves could never.

 

[Deleted member 1086]

Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue is actually a tremendous propaganda song. The message of the song is horrifying and even moreso after 20 years of context, but when I hear it it still gets me hyped up subconsciously.

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It makes me roll my eyes something hard. If I want to have some ultra patriotic song to pump me up I'll just put on Kid Rock's "American Badass".

I think it's because the song goes on about how we are gonna rain hell down on those assholes and get them back and... it took nearly ten years to even get Bin Laden. It's just so stupid in retrospect.

 

[HylianSeven]

That's just an awful name.

Woke country is pretty entertaining. Toby Keith is probably far more problematic (Beer For My Horses is just wild given everything) from some of his songs, but doubt he's at risk of being cancelled. Not sure if these preemptive moves are really changing anything.

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He actually played Beer For My Horses in Trump's Inaguration...that was...something, holy shit.

 

[Dena844]

Their new name is whatever, but that song/video is fantastic.

 

[Reversed]

good idea, poor execution

 

[Deleted member 11421]

On paper, perhaps. Doesn't make the band any less ill-fitted to have the name.

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I'm not gonna drag it out further since this thread really was about something more important, but the "story" of the first album was also an intricate tale about a murder.

What they are now doesn't fit the name, I'll agree, but a fledgling indie band pulling from Joy Division/New Order? Different story back then.