'Mad Men' Pulls Dusty Springfield Song from Season Premiere

Dusty Springfield and the cast of 'Mad Men.'David Redfern/Redferns and Frank Ockenfels/AMC

Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has pulled Dusty Springfield's 1967 hit "The Look of Love" from the show's fifth season premiere after television critics complained that the tune was not released until six months after the events of the episode took place. "We have replaced this song with one more suited to the time period and you, along with our audience, will hear it for the first time during our March 25th broadcast," Weiner wrote in a statement to critics.

"Although we take license for artistic purposes with the end-title music, we never want the source music to break from the time period we are trying to recreate," Weiner wrote. "As someone who has a deep appreciation for details, I want to thank you for bringing this to our attention."

Though the music in Mad Men generally sticks to period music from the Sixties or earlier, there is some precedent for breaks from chronology in the music used in the show. For example, the season six episode "Maidenform" featured a montage set to the Decemberists' "The Infanta," a song that would not be recorded and released until 2005.

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'Mad Men' Pulls Dusty Springfield Song from Season Premiere

Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has pulled Dusty Springfield's 1967 hit "The Look of Love" from the show's fifth season premiere after television critics complained that the tune was not released until six months after the events of the episode took place. "We have replaced this song with one more suited to the time period and you, along with our audience, will hear it for the first time during our March 25th broadcast," Weiner wrote in a statement to critics.

"Although we take license for artistic purposes with the end-title music, we never want the source music to break from the time period we are trying to recreate," Weiner wrote. "As someone who has a deep appreciation for details, I want to thank you for bringing this to our attention."

Though the music in Mad Men generally sticks to period music from the Sixties or earlier, there is some precedent for breaks from chronology in the music used in the show. For example, the season six episode "Maidenform" featured a montage set to the Decemberists' "The Infanta," a song that would not be recorded and released until 2005.

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Peter Gabriel Pulls Music From 'Rush Limbaugh Show'

Peter Gabriel performs in Houston, Texas.

Peter Gabriel has demanded that his music be pulled from Rush Limbaugh's radio show after learning that his 1986 hit "Sledgehammer" was played while the host launched into a tirade against Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke on Wednesday.

"Peter was appalled to learn that his music was linked to Rush Limbaugh's extraordinary attack on Sandra Fluke," says a statement on Gabriel's Facebook page. "It is obvious from anyone that knows Peter's work that he would never approve such a use. He has asked his representatives to make sure his music is withdrawn and especially from these unfair aggressive and ignorant comments."

Limbaugh has come under fire for calling Fluke, who testified at a Congressional hearing on contraception, a "slut" and a "prostitute." The program has lost eight sponsors in the wake of Limbaugh's attack.

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Peter Gabriel Pulls Music From 'Rush Limbaugh Show'

Peter Gabriel performs in Houston, Texas.

Peter Gabriel has demanded that his music be pulled from Rush Limbaugh's radio show after learning that his 1986 hit "Sledgehammer" was played while the host launched into a tirade against Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke on Wednesday.

"Peter was appalled to learn that his music was linked to Rush Limbaugh's extraordinary attack on Sandra Fluke," says a statement on Gabriel's Facebook page. "It is obvious from anyone that knows Peter's work that he would never approve such a use. He has asked his representatives to make sure his music is withdrawn and especially from these unfair aggressive and ignorant comments."

Limbaugh has come under fire for calling Fluke, who testified at a Congressional hearing on contraception, a "slut" and a "prostitute." The program has lost eight sponsors in the wake of Limbaugh's attack.

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Target Pulls Whitney Houston Greeting Card

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown

Target is pulling a greeting card that mocked Whitney Houston's questionable taste in men. The discount retailer announced yesterday that the card, which reads "Next time you think of dating the bad boy, consider Whitney Houston," was sold in its stores prior to Houston's death on February 11th, but they began the process of removing it from their nationwide stock shortly after it was flagged as inappropriate and insensitive.

"It is never our intent to offend guests with the products we offer, and we take feedback from guests very seriously," a representative for Target told the Associated Press in a statement.

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Target Pulls Whitney Houston Greeting Card

Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown

Target is pulling a greeting card that mocked Whitney Houston's questionable taste in men. The discount retailer announced yesterday that the card, which reads "Next time you think of dating the bad boy, consider Whitney Houston," was sold in its stores prior to Houston's death on February 11th, but they began the process of removing it from their nationwide stock shortly after it was flagged as inappropriate and insensitive.

"It is never our intent to offend guests with the products we offer, and we take feedback from guests very seriously," a representative for Target told the Associated Press in a statement.

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