(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy

"(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy"
Single by Shona Laing
from the album South
B-side"Neutral and Nuclear Free"[1]
Released1987
Length3:26
LabelPagan, Virgin, TVT
Songwriter(s)Shona Laing
Producer(s)Bruce Lynch
Shona Laing singles chronology
"One in a Million"
(1985) 		"(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy"
(1987) 		"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 Kennedy.[2] The song was originally released as a single in 1985, titled "Not a Kennedy", and was included on Laing's 1985 album Genre.[3] It was re-mixed and re-released in 1987, and this version was included on her 1987 album South.[2] The song reached number two in New Zealand, number nine in Australia, and number 14 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

  1. ^ Shona Laing (1987). (Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy (New Zealand 7-inch single sleeve). Pagan Records. PAG 1027.
  2. ^ a b "NZ Herald Legacy Award - Shona Laing: Glad I'm Not a Kennedy". The New Zealand Herald. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Shona Laing - New Zealand Music Commission". New Zealand Music Commission. New Zealand Government. Retrieved 6 February 2021.