Cowboy Take Me Away - Music
Cowboy Take Me Away by Dixie Chicks
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Artist Biography For Dixie Chicks
The Chicks Formerly Dixie Chicks Is An American Country Music Trio Which Has Also Crossed Over Into Other Genres. Formed In 1989 In Dallas Texas The Band Is Composed Of Founding Members And Sisters Martie Erwin Maguire And Emily Erwin Robison And Lead Singer Natalie Maines. The Trio Is Currently Ranked As The Highest-Selling Female Musical Group In The USA According To RIAA Gold & Platinum Album Certifications. As Of 2012 The Chicks Had Won 13 Grammy Awards. While The Chicks Continues Maguire And Robison Are Writing And Recording As Court Yard Hounds As Of Feb 2010. The Dixie Chicks Renamed The Band In 2020 To The Chicks Dropping Dixie From The Official Name As The Name Had The Word 'Dixie' Referencing The American Mason–Dixon Line Which Separated The Free And Slave-Owning Southern States. Robin Lynn Macy Was An Original Bandmember As Was Laura Lynch. Macy Left The Group In 1992 While Lynch Was Replaced By Natalie Maines In 1995. The Group Aroused Considerable Controversy For Publicly Denouncing President George W. Bush And The Imminent Invasion Of Iraq During The European Leg Of Their Top Of The World Tour Supporting Home. Many Country Music Stations Immediately Pulled Their Music From The Air And The Band Received Criticism From Many Corners Of The Media.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Cowboy Take Me Away
Dixie-Chicks - Fly
Cowboy Take Me Away Is A Country Song From The Dixie Chicks. Appearing On Their August 1999 AlbumFly It Was Released As A Single In November 1999. It Reached Number One On The U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart In February 2000. Driven By Co-Writer Martie Seidel's Violin Emily Robison's Banjo And Natalie Maines' Evocative Vocals Cowboy Take Me Away Quickly Became One Of The Trio's Signature Songs. The Lyric Deals With A Mixture Of Yearning For Greater Tranquility 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 With Plaintive Desire For Emotional Romantic Connection I Wanna Be The Only One
For Miles And Miles
Except For Maybe You
And Your Simple Smile And Simple Joyous Acceptance Against A Minor Chord Turning Into Major Oh It Sounds Good To Me
Yeah It Sounds So Good To Me
Cowboy Take Me Away ... Starting With A Quiet Opening The Record Ramps Up To A Mid-Tempo Country-Pop Groove And Features Violin Breaks From Seidel As Well As An Exuberant Outro. Maines Was Praised For A "sincere" Vocal That Escaped The Clichés Of "Nashville Music-Factory Tearjerkers". Cowboy Take Me Away Has Become A Staple Of The Dixie Chicks' Concert Set Lists Appearing From The Fly Tour Onwards. The First Scene Of The Music Video For Cowboy Take Me Away Shows A Car Stopping On A Busy Street With Robison's High Hot Pink Cowboy Boot Splashing Through A Puddle And Maines Waiting In A Crowded Elevator Until Reaching The Top Floor Of An Empty Industrial-Looking Loft Joining The Other Two Chicks. The Three Begin Singing The Song And Playing Their Instruments Up There At The Building-Top In The Center Of A Large City Resembling New York City. Gradually The Scene Around Them Begins To Slowly Melt Via Various CGI Backdrops Of Forest Floors And Snow-Covered Mountains And The Like Appear While The Trio Dance And Sing. The City Does Not Ever Disappear Entirely But The Point Is Made.
The Filming Captured Them At The Height Of Their Early Days When All Three Women Had Hair Either Naturally Or Dyed Blonde. Maines' Hair Was Cropped So Short She Looked Like The Country Cyndi Lauper And Martie Seidel With Cross-Colored Braids And Locks. Looking Back Robison Commented "You Have Three Girls So Automatically You Get The Roll-The-Eyes You Know It's The Band That's Been Put Together " Robison Says. "And At The Time We Were All Blonde. And You Know It Was Just So - It Was So Packageable. You Know It Was Just So Easy For People To Say 'Oh This Is Something Manufactured.'"
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The Chicks Formerly Dixie Chicks Is An American Country Music Trio Which Has Also Crossed Over Into Other Genres. Formed In 1989 In Dallas Texas The Band Is Composed Of Founding Members And Sisters Martie Erwin Maguire And Emily Erwin Robison And Lead Singer Natalie Maines. The Trio Is Currently Ranked As The Highest-Selling Female Musical Group In The USA According To RIAA Gold & Platinum Album Certifications. As Of 2012 The Chicks Had Won 13 Grammy Awards. While The Chicks Continues Maguire And Robison Are Writing And Recording As Court Yard Hounds As Of Feb 2010. The Dixie Chicks Renamed The Band In 2020 To The Chicks Dropping Dixie From The Official Name As The Name Had The Word 'Dixie' Referencing The American Mason–Dixon Line Which Separated The Free And Slave-Owning Southern States. Robin Lynn Macy Was An Original Bandmember As Was Laura Lynch. Macy Left The Group In 1992 While Lynch Was Replaced By Natalie Maines In 1995. The Group Aroused Considerable Controversy For Publicly Denouncing President George W. Bush And The Imminent Invasion Of Iraq During The European Leg Of Their Top Of The World Tour Supporting Home. Many Country Music Stations Immediately Pulled Their Music From The Air And The Band Received Criticism From Many Corners Of The Media.
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Cowboy Take Me Away is a country song from the Dixie Chicks. Appearing on their August 1999 albumFly, it was released as a single in November 1999. It reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in February 2000.
Driven by co-writer Martie Seidel's violin, Emily Robison's banjo, and Natalie Maines' evocative vocals, Cowboy Take Me Away quickly became one of the trio's signature songs. The lyric deals with a mixture of yearning for greater tranquility:
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
with plaintive desire for emotional, romantic connection:
I wanna be the only one
For miles and miles
Except for maybe you
And your simple smile
and simple joyous acceptance against a minor chord turning into major:
Oh it sounds good to me
Yeah it sounds so good to me
Cowboy, take me away ...
Starting with a quiet opening, the record ramps up to a mid-tempo country-pop groove and features violin breaks from Seidel as well as an exuberant outro. Maines was praised for a "sincere" vocal that escaped the clichés of "Nashville music-factory tearjerkers". Cowboy Take Me Away has become a staple of the Dixie Chicks' concert set lists, appearing from the Fly Tour onwards.
The first scene of the music video for Cowboy Take Me Away shows a car stopping on a busy street, with Robison's high hot pink cowboy boot splashing through a puddle, and Maines waiting in a crowded elevator until reaching the top floor of an empty industrial-looking loft, joining the other two Chicks. The three begin singing the song and playing their instruments up there at the building-top in the center of a large city, resembling New York City. Gradually, the scene around them begins to slowly melt (via various CGI backdrops) of forest floors and snow-covered mountains and the like appear, while the trio dance and sing. The city does not ever disappear entirely, but the point is made.
The filming captured them at the height of their early days, when all three women had hair either naturally or dyed blonde. Maines' hair was cropped so short she looked like the country Cyndi Lauper and Martie Seidel with cross-colored braids and locks. Looking back, Robison commented, "You have three girls, so automatically you get the roll-the-eyes, you know; it's the band that's been put together," Robison says. "And at the time we were all blonde. And, you know, it was just so - it was so packageable. You know, it was just so easy for people to say, 'Oh, this is something manufactured.'" Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.