(“Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue”- Toby Keith & "Traveling soldier"- Dixie Chicks)
Toby Keith was asked to sing a patriotic song on ABC. This was for a patriotic special and ABC though Toby would be great for the spot. His plan was to sing “Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue”. Because of the rough lyrics in the song, they made a request he sing another song or at least soften up the lyrics. He refused and did not appear on the special. This incident gave the song a lot of publicity and people formed their own opinions of it. Keith was interviewed on 60 Minutes to discuss the song and people comments. He thought people would have this reaction to his song. He knew people would have a problem with some of his lyrics and other would love it. Toby Keith feels very close to soldiers in the war and sings about them in a lot of his songs. He even plays live shows for them whenever he can. He has said he is 100% behind the troops fighting to day.
The Dixie Chicks are very patriotic, and this shows through a couple of songs they have written about their country and the war. The lead vocalist said "we don't want this war, this violence, and we're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas". This shows they are not a fan of war, but they support the troops and their efforts. The statement offended people who thought it rude and unpatriotic.This statement caused a controversy. The Dixie Chicks feel strongly about this was as does everyone else, and they showed they do not support the cause or the president. Although the song has nothing to do with the controversy, the group was faced with an incident with it.
War is a very power genre. It raises emotions in every person who hears it. When i heard the song “Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue” it made me happy and proud to be an American. It made me feel that we, as a nation, were powerful and confident and would never let anyone take that away from us ever again after 9/11. If a person were to say they felt no emotion when hearing songs about war, they would be lying.
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