Finally the Grammy are no longer brain dead

deadbeater · 02-11-2007, 10:43 PM

I never thought the Grammys would do but this time they did it: they did a political 'FU' to Bush by giving the Dixie Chicks 5 Grammys, including Song of the Year for the non-apologetic anthem 'Not Ready to Make Nice'. They used to be regarded as the most conservative of the US awards shows. About damn time they turned around.

Undertoad · 02-11-2007, 11:38 PM

And you never even suspected you were the one getting played by this move?

Winner, Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: "My Humps," Black Eyed Peas

The industry is nearly dead.

deadbeater · 02-12-2007, 12:10 AM

Better 'My Humps' than 'London Bridge' winning solo, oh well.

Cloud · 02-12-2007, 01:12 AM

speaking for the Grammies of the world, I can assure you, we are not brain dead. Unless we have menopausal brain fog. Or Alhzheimers. Or senile dementia. Or . . .

what's that?

eh?

speak up, sonny!

Oh.

Those Grammys.

. . . nevermind.

Clodfobble · 02-12-2007, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by deadbeater

I never thought the Grammys would do but this time they did it:

The Grammys are not a "they;" anyone who had anything to do with any musical album release in the year is eligible to vote. I got to vote once when I was 18. Like everything else, it's just a simple popularity contest among average people, not some room of industry elites who are thinking about the political ramifications of their moves.

Shawnee123 · 02-12-2007, 11:22 AM

I don't care...I LOVED what the one Dixie Chick said:

To quote the Simpsons: Ha Ha

Then apologized that half the people probably just shut off their TVs.

I laughed my head off.

Happy Monkey · 02-12-2007, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Then apologized that half the people probably just shut off their TVs.

Not unless half the audience is Clear Channel executives. When it comes to actual audience, they're doing just fine.

Shawnee123 · 02-12-2007, 11:57 AM

Which is why she made the joke?

Spexxvet · 02-12-2007, 12:46 PM

A lot of people who boycotted the DCs when they criticized Bush must have done an about face and bought their new CD. I wonder if they're going to re-buy the CDs that they burned back then.

Elspode · 02-12-2007, 01:24 PM

I am not a fan of Country music in general (at least, not what they call Country music these days, which is really just pop music with horses and steel guitars), but the Chicks are awesomely talented writers, arrangers, players, singers and performers. They are totally the real deal, and deserving of the honors they got.

Was it political? Duh. That said, good for them. Who the hell made the rule that every redneck musician had to blindly follow the Conservative agenda?

Southerners used to be Democrats, back when Democrats were slightly less ignorant.

Happy Monkey · 02-12-2007, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

Southerners used to be Democrats, back when Democrats were slightly less ignorant.

Less? Southerners used to be Democrats, back when Democrats were the pro-slavery, and later the anti-civil-rights party. The south went red when the Dixiecrats went Republican.

Elspode · 02-12-2007, 03:07 PM

I seem to recall the South being Dem long after slavery had been abolished and lynchings being almost illegal.

Point well made, though. The South did sorta go with whoever they thought would keep the po' folk down, didn't they?

Spexxvet · 02-12-2007, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

... Who the hell made the rule that every redneck musician had to blindly follow the Conservative agenda?
...

The Republicans?

Happy Monkey · 02-12-2007, 03:30 PM

There can be a lot of inertia in political party, but the Democrats lost their southern stranglehold when they lost the Dixiecrats, and the Dixiecrats' issue was opposition to civil rights.

And it's not so much keeping po' folk down as wanting there to be someone even po' folk can look down on.

wolf · 02-12-2007, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by deadbeater

I never thought the Grammys would do but this time they did it: they did a political 'FU' to Bush by giving the Dixie Chicks 5 Grammys, including Song of the Year for the non-apologetic anthem 'Not Ready to Make Nice'. They used to be regarded as the most conservative of the US awards shows. About damn time they turned around.

That would constitute proof that they are brain dead, voting for an act for reasons other than "they make good music." The Grammy Awards are just another in a long line of marketing tools.

This gives me yet another reason not to watch.

02-11-2007, 10:43 PM	#1
deadbeater Sir Post-A-Lot Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 439	Finally the Grammy are no longer brain dead I never thought the Grammys would do but this time they did it: they did a political 'FU' to Bush by giving the Dixie Chicks 5 Grammys, including Song of the Year for the non-apologetic anthem 'Not Ready to Make Nice'. They used to be regarded as the most conservative of the US awards shows. About damn time they turned around.

02-12-2007, 01:12 AM	#4
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	speaking for the Grammies of the world, I can assure you, we are not brain dead. Unless we have menopausal brain fog. Or Alhzheimers. Or senile dementia. Or . . . what's that? eh? speak up, sonny! Oh. Those Grammys. . . . nevermind. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

02-12-2007, 11:22 AM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I don't care...I LOVED what the one Dixie Chick said: To quote the Simpsons: Ha Ha Then apologized that half the people probably just shut off their TVs. I laughed my head off. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-12-2007, 11:57 AM	#8
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Which is why she made the joke? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-12-2007, 12:46 PM	#9
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	A lot of people who boycotted the DCs when they criticized Bush must have done an about face and bought their new CD. I wonder if they're going to re-buy the CDs that they burned back then. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

02-11-2007, 11:38 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	And you never even suspected you were the one getting played by this move? Winner, Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal: "My Humps," Black Eyed Peas The industry is nearly dead.

02-12-2007, 12:10 AM	#3
deadbeater Sir Post-A-Lot Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 439	Better 'My Humps' than 'London Bridge' winning solo, oh well.

02-12-2007, 01:24 PM	#10
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I am not a fan of Country music in general (at least, not what they call Country music these days, which is really just pop music with horses and steel guitars), but the Chicks are awesomely talented writers, arrangers, players, singers and performers. They are totally the real deal, and deserving of the honors they got. Was it political? Duh. That said, good for them. Who the hell made the rule that every redneck musician had to blindly follow the Conservative agenda? Southerners used to be Democrats, back when Democrats were slightly less ignorant. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-12-2007, 03:07 PM	#12
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I seem to recall the South being Dem long after slavery had been abolished and lynchings being almost illegal. Point well made, though. The South did sorta go with whoever they thought would keep the po' folk down, didn't they? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

02-12-2007, 03:30 PM	#14
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	There can be a lot of inertia in political party, but the Democrats lost their southern stranglehold when they lost the Dixiecrats, and the Dixiecrats' issue was opposition to civil rights. And it's not so much keeping po' folk down as wanting there to be someone even po' folk can look down on. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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