Easy Silence

"Easy Silence" is a country-pop song written and performed by the Dixie Chicks on their seventh studio album, Taking the Long Way (2006).

Song information
"Easy Silence" was written by all three band members (Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robison) alongside Dan Wilson. It is a declaration of love to their husbands for supporting them throughout the controversy that surrounded them after Maines made an anti-Bush comment at a London performance. It gained some notoriety after it was performed live at the 2006 American Music Awards, where the band was introduced by actors Sharon Stone and Christian Slater.

Dan Wilson's own version of "Easy Silence" appears on his debut solo album Free Life (2007)

Comments about the song by band members
This is what band members commented about the writing process of the song :

*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."

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