BUSH II: Given all the Republican attacks...
BUSH II: Given all the Republican attacks on the “media elite,†did Polydor have any qualms about releasing such a pointed anti-Bush record?
“A lot of the best popular music these days is political, whether it’s Public Enemy or XClan,†says Davitt Sigerson, Polydor president and a longtime friend of Was. “I’m not in any way uncomfortable with music that has a social content.â€
Would he be as likely to release a song attacking Clinton?
“I’m better friends with Don Was than with Lee Greenwood,†he says, referring to the country star, an unabashed Bush supporter. “But as a guy from a record company, I’d say that if someone came up with an intelligent concept, I would consider it.â€
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