Shut Up and Sing

Shut up and Sing focuses on the controversy surrounding a comment the Dixie Chicks made about George W. Bush. The "controversy" is much ado about nothing but I found the documentary fascinating because I find all documentaries fascinating (even bad ones) and I find the Dixie Chicks fascinating. I'm fascinated by their ordinariness. I love insane pop stars as much as anyone but from a distance, please. Could you imagine having dinner with Madonna or Michael Jackson or Ozzy Osbourne? No thank you! But watching Shut Up and Sing felt like hanging out with a cool neighbor or listening to a friendly waitress who just also happens to be a famous pop star involved in a global controversy.

Lately, I find myself attracted to the simple concepts in country music. I've always loved white trash stuff; county fairs, truck stops, trailer parks, Wal-Mart. These days, my life has never been simpler, in fact I'm obsessed with seeing how simple it can get and the Dixie Chicks remind me to keep it simple. I'm sort of obsessed with their hit song, Cowboy Take Me Away. In fact, I'm listening to it right now; it's a beautiful song. So watch Shut Up and Sing! I know I'm rambling, but that's what us Cowboys do, we ramble.

Click here to listen to Cowboy Take Me Away

I've provided the lyrics so you can sing along.

I said I wanna touch the earth
I wanna break it in my hands
I wanna grow something wild and unruly

I wanna sleep on the hard ground
In the comfort of your arms
On a pillow of bluebonnets
In a blanket made of stars

Oh it sounds good to me I said

Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and
Closer to you closer to you

I wanna walk and not run
I wanna skip and not fall
I wanna look at the horizon
And not see a building standing tall

I wanna be the only one
For miles and miles
Except for maybe you
And your simple smile

Oh it sounds good to me
Yes it sounds so good to me

Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and
Closer to you closer to you

I said I wanna touch the earth
I wanna break it in my hands
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
Oh it sounds so good to me

Cowboy take me away
Fly this girl as high as you can
Into the wild blue
Set me free oh I pray
Closer to heaven above and
Closer to you closer to you
Closer to you
Cowboy take me away.
Closer to you