Dixie Chicks - Not Ready to Make Nice (Live on the Late Show with David Letterman 2006)
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Dixie Chicks performing "Not Ready to Make Nice" from the album 'Taking the Long Way' live on the Late Show with David Letterman on 22 May 2006.
Looking back now the Dixie chick's were awake to what was going on at the time!!! Now the whole country feels just like they did at that time!!! Fantadstc vocalist Natalie is awesome!
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Forgive, sounds good
This song hits so much harder in 2026…. No better therapy than singing this to the top of my lungs on a good drive 😂 I’m not ready to make nice STILL 😡
Forget, I'm not sure I could
They say time heals everything
Natalie was correct in 2003. They deserve an apology.
Bush argued that Iraq possessed weapons of Mass destruction and had ties to terrorist groups. Post-war investigations revealed these claims were 100% false.
But I'm still waiting
I'm through with doubt
LOVE this song .. maga and texas love
There's nothing left for me to figure out
I've paid a price, and I'll keep paying
MAGA make sure you got your .. son beating assault in hand. IN my neighborhood.. maga made the your son beat women .. MAGA you sux
I'm not ready to make nice
I'm not ready to back down
LOVE IT in 2026.. mAgA I love america
I'm still mad as hell, and I don't have time
To go 'round and 'round and 'round
This is what raw talent sounds like. ❤️
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Your allowed to have an opinion in America. Love these ladies! ❤️❤️❤️
'Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
Funny how so many of the the people who stand up and cheer when she sings that last sentence of the second verse live are the same ones who bashed the group and burned their CDs when the controversial things she said first happened. Basically a metaphor for the entire way of life of any democrat in today’s America. Unfortunately democrats are exactly what these women have become too. Really sad
You think I should
I know you said
Thirteen-time Grammy Award winners The Chicks have announced their return to the road with the Taking the Long Way 20th Anniversary Tour (2026)in celebration of their record-breaking studio album Taking the Long Way.
The Chicks, known until 2020 as Dixie Chicks, are an American country music band from Dallas, Texas. The band consists of Natalie Maines (lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar) and sisters Martie Maguire (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, guitar) and Emily Strayer (vocals, guitar, banjo, Dobro).
Why can't you just get over it?
It turned my whole world around
Written when we thought we had the worst president ever. Boy were we wrong.
And I kinda like it
I made my bed, and I sleep like a baby
I definitely had the highest respect for the Chicks when they spoke out against the Iraq war in 2003. Still true in 2026 with the current world scene.
Edmonton, Canada.
With no regrets, and I don't mind saying
It's a sad, sad story
How far they have fallen.
When a mother will teach her daughter
That she ought to hate a perfect stranger
We've come a long way since those blind hypocritical days !! 🤨😥
And how in the world
Can the words that I said
Dixie chicks!!!!🎉🎉 the original don't have to bow to politics. Great original!!!
Send somebody so over the edge
That they'd write me a letter
The absolute trolling they're doing of dressing as what Xtian Nationalists' fear monger about constantly while singing them the best FU song makes this even more chef's kiss
Saying that I better
Shut up and sing
My how things have changed. Now they could call out Pedolph Shitler live on TV or in song & not miss a beat professionally... 😂😂😂
Or my life will be over?
I'm not ready to make nice
How's that career going?
I'm not ready to back down
I'm still mad as hell, and I don't have time
When this song came out this song was my anthem for a personal crisis. Twenty years later it is an anthem for a national crisis. It is still hauntingly beautiful
To go 'round and 'round and 'round
It's too late to make it right
I am from Texas and what this song stands for remains true for Abbot and Paxton. Powerful song from powerful amazing women. Thank you for your voices
I probably wouldn't if I could
'Cause I'm mad as hell
Remember the accusations of cancel culture by the "whiny right"? As usual every accusation is a confession. This should be our theme song if we ever choose to fight for liberty again. To them, "free speech" is a couple billionaires taking over media companies and blaming the menace from the left being trannys and toilets. Meanwhile, they protect pedophiles by starting wars of choice to distract us.
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should
Rebel women still fighting the good fight in 2026!!!
I'm not ready to make nice
I'm not ready to back down
This is where our democracy and freedom of speech was being undermined by a president (Reagan). Now more than ever we have a narcissist and pedophile for a president that wants to be a dictator and only cares about himself. We must stand up to these people and take our country back.
I'm still mad as hell, and I don't have time
To go 'round and 'round and 'round
I hope the people are ready to stand up and say enough is enough the election of this year and in 28 will make all the difference
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
That record won 5 Grammys without radio not playing them at all. After the 5th, Nathalie marines, ' speech was simply, in the words of Nelson muntz on the Simpsons, HA HA.
'Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
TIMELESS TRUTH!
You think I should, what it is you think I should
Forgive, sounds good
Trump in the piano was amazing!!!
Forget, I'm not sure I could
They say time heals everything
She is a big hog now 😅😅😅
But I'm still waiting
Written by Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, Emily Robison and Dan Wilson
I love you
More User Perspectives
These three women are amazing! Super talented and yes they have the voice to say what they feel
@leannestewart3295Stupid, American-hating itches
@97140604Everyone is entitled to an opinion.
@peterstoneham5806Always loved the Chicks, from over the pond.
@peterstoneham5806Chills and tears. 20 years on and this is still as powerful a protest song as any from the 60s.
@BastDGAnyone in 2026?
@paicologiaperfil2531Who else came here just to see Natlie 150 pounds ago ....
@trenthill9844And those females who dare to speak.
@ajcbng8289As a Canadian i stand by the dixie chicks just like all you Texans
@steeringcolumnmd1331Natalie was always right
@saraliz30“It’s a sad sad world, when a mother will teach her daughter that she aught to hate a perfect stranger.” That’s probably one of the best lines that’s ever been written by them. How powerful!!
@ShaneK-e5zI love this song it says how she feels love to hear them sing
@JuanitaBaker-do8tzOh so
@kimcole7055Beautiful
@raver66Nice music but people have a right to react to their comment. Free speech doesn't mean you don't pay a price for what you say. Good luck to them.
@hafeld8348You are correct Jo. I live two blocks from George Floyd square. We have gotten our asses kicked repeatedly for the last five years, and were still
standing. This song shows what being an American is.
I Remember I was in the tractor and cheered the first time I heard this song! Was happy to see them fight back and win! I didn’t agree with what they said but I’ll fight for their right to say it!
@4loops43Best song ever from USA! Means more now than ever. From a swedish woman! Save US from Tump!
@christinaberntsson1624Still gives me chills when I listen to this song ❤MISS THESE GIRLS!!
@kristichantalKinda looks like Rachel mcadams
@aaronevans8277Yeah, she kinda likes it.....as she rings out another customer at Lane Bryant.
It amazes me how everyone is so quick to pat Natalie on the back. But forgets to take into account how many 10's of millions of dollars The Dixie Chicks left on the table. Not just for themselves. How about their crew? I don't recall them throwing a benefit concert for the guys working for them.