Thursday, March 27, 2003 :::
Dixie Chicks Backlash Hits Home On Albums Chart
The disparaging remarks the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines made about President George W. Bush in London two weeks ago ("Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas ..."), has hit Home, so to speak. In response to outrage from many Bush supporters, the country trio's songs were pulled from several radio stations' playlists, despite Maines' public explanation ("My comments were made in frustration ...") issued almost immediately after the news broke. The controversy took its toll at retail, as sales of Home fell by more than 42 percent, from 123,000 copies to 71,000. The LP, which has resided near the top of the chart for 30 weeks, will slide three spots to #7.
Who's thinking of the Simpsons' "Radio Bart" episode?:
And our new number one hit, ``I Do Believe We're Naked'', by Funky-See Funky-Do, replaces ``We're Sending Our Love Down the Well'', which plunges all the way down to number 97.
It's probably just me.
::: posted by Steven at 3:51 PM
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