Dixie Chicks give P.E.I. singer Meaghan Blanchard's parody a social media nod
P.E.I. singer-songwriter Meaghan Blanchard's parody of the Dixie Chicks' Grammy-award winning song Not Ready to Make Nice has received a nod on social media from the band itself, garnering the video a lot of attention in a short time.
Last week, Blanchard posted a video to Facebook of her tribute to the song — and a lament against the looming P.E.I. winter — called I'm Not Ready to Scrape Ice.
In the parody, Blanchard sings, "I'm not ready to scrape ice, I'm not ready to fall down" instead of, "I'm not ready to make nice, I'm not ready to back down."
The Dixie Chicks shared Blanchard's version on their Facebook fan site Friday.
In just 16 hours, the post had received nearly 6,000 likes and was shared more than 2,200 times. As of Saturday afternoon, the video has been viewed on YouTube more than 100,000 times.
Many of the 277 comments praised Blanchard's clever writing and her singing abilities.
One woman wrote, "Funny and she can sing. Wish someone would sign her. She as good as all the others!"
Commenter Kandy Griffin said, "The lyrics are catchy and cute, but the main thing is this woman has a really good voice! She's for real. I'd love to see her at The Bluebird in Nashville.
One person even suggested the Dixie Chicks cover one of Blanchard's songs in exchange.
