I decided this year to go through all my drafts on this blog. I have, not a joke, almost 500 of them, a large percentage intended for future March posts.
Yes, my musical tastes skew a little Canadian. Sue me.
This song was my oldest draft, and it'll surprise some of you that I actually enjoy the song, unironically. A song about a young woman leaving home to live her life on her own.... it was written by award-winning songwriter Susan Gibson, from the alt-country group The Groobies - who would go on to RELEASE the song themselves in 1999.... after recording it a few years prior.
So how did the song get to the Chicks?
That album the Groobies was recording was produced by famed country producer Lloyd Maines, who happens to have a daughter named Natalie..... and he thought the song was a good fit for his daughter's new group's first album (which would also be named Wide Open Spaces). (Also, anyone who thinks it's talent and not who you know that makes a hit - well, this is evidence to the contrary).
Remember earlier when I mentioned Susan Gibson was an award-winning songwriter? This song, which she loved and, by most accounts I found, still does, is a large reason for that. Sure, it was deeply personal for her - but the fact that it resonated with another artist was something she not only understood, she appreciated.
Anyway, this song, which ended up being the Chicks' third single, was a HUGE hit - and their performance was a big reason for that.
OF COURSE they perform it live, and of course it is brilliant.
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