Easy Silence
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"Easy Silence" is a country–pop song written and performed by the Dixie Chicks on their seventh studio album, Taking the Long Way (2006).
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[edit] Song information
"Easy Silence" was written by all three band members (Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison) alongside Dan Wilson. The song is a declaration of love to the husbands of the members, which has supported them throughout their controversy that suronded them after Natalie made anti-Bush comments at a London performance. The song gained some notoriety after it was performed live at the 2006 American Music Awards, where it was introduced by actors Sharon Stone and Christian Slater.
[edit] Comments about the song by band members
This is what band members commented about the writing process of the song [1]:
- Martie: "We didn't set out to write a lot of love songs, but we're all probably in the best place we've ever been with our mates."
- Natalie: "There's also a bit of political commentary in there, from my point of view. I had to get a lot of other things off my chest before I could be nice and sentimental. Even when we tried to write a sweet song, there was always a little dig at somebody."
- Martie: "One of the challenges for me was that the songs we were writing weren't necessarily calling for the traditional kind of fiddling that I am used to doing on our records. The orchestrated approach really pushed me to dig back into my training and remember how to play and write with those sensibilities. Rick really encouraged me to think differently in this respect and not feel limited."
[edit] References
- ^ Comments on the writing process of the Taking the Long Way songs at Frontpagepublicity.com
