(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy

"(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy" is a song by New Zealand musician Shona Laing.[1] The song was to be included on her 1985 album Genre.[2] The song was re-mixed and included on Laing's 1987 album South.[1] Released as a single, the song reached number two in New Zealand and number nine in Australia, and number 14 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. According to Laing, the inspiration for the song was her reaction to a television appearance of American politician Edward Kennedy.[1]

"(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy"
Single by Shona Laing
from the album South
Songwriter(s)Shona Laing
Producer(s)Bruce Lynch

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (1987–1988) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 2
US Billboard Alternative Airplay[5] 14

Year-end charts
Chart (1987) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 83

References
  1. "NZ Herald Legacy Award - Shona Laing: Glad I'm Not a Kennedy". The New Zealand Herald. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. "Shona Laing - New Zealand Music Commission". New Zealand Music Commission. New Zealand Government. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Shona Laing – (Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy". Top 40 Singles.
  5. "Chart History – Shona Laing (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  6. "Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 11 December 2019 – via Imgur.
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