(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy

1987 single by Shona Laing (Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy (Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy cover.jpg single Shona Laing South "Neutral and Nuclear Free"(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy Shona Laing 1987 New Zealand 7-inch single sleeve Pagan Records PAG 1027 1987 3:26 Pagan Virgin TVT Shona Laing Bruce Lynch One in a Million 1985 Drive Baby Drive 1987 "(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy" is a song by New Zealand musician Shona Laing. According to Laing, the inspiration for the song was her reaction to a television appearance of American politician Edward "Ted" Kennedy.NZ Herald Legacy Award - Shona Laing: Glad I'm Not a Kennedy 6 February 2021 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/nz-herald-legacy-award-shona-laing-glad-im-not-a-kennedy/C3C75Q4V2JJUZDJCHLAB7AVKJE/ The New Zealand Herald 21 November 2013 The song was originally released as a single in 1985, titled "Not a Kennedy", and was included on Laing's 1985 album Genre.Shona Laing - New Zealand Music Commission https://nzmusic.org.nz/artists/singersongwriter/shona-laing/ New Zealand Music Commission New Zealand Government 6 February 2021 It was re-mixed and re-released in 1987, and this version was included on her 1987 album South. The song reached number two in New Zealand, number nine in Australia, and number 14 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Charts Weekly charts Chart (1987–1988) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report)Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 Kent David David Kent (historian) Australian Chart Book St Ives, New South Wales 1993 0-646-11917-6 9New Zealand 2 Shona Laing (Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy true US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-airplay/1988-10-15/ Alternative Airplay Billboard 15 October 1988 subscription 13 August 2023 14 Year-end charts Chart (1987) Position Australia (Australian Music Report)https://i.imgur.com/sPdqqRt.jpg Australian Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987 Australian Music Report Imgur 11 December 2019 83 New Zealand (RIANZ)https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1987-12-31 End of Year Top 50 Singles 1987 Official New Zealand Music Chart 22 April 2021 36 References External links "On Song with Simon Sweetman", 9 January 2013 – discussion of the origin of the song from Radio New Zealand website Category:1985 songs Category:1985 singles Category:1987 singles Category:Shona Laing songs Category:Ted Kennedy Category:TVT Records singles Category:Virgin Records singles