Ok, for the record: I don’t make a habit out of reading Elle Magazine (not that there’s anything to read—the whole magazine is just ads).
But, this month’s interview with the always amusing Jessica Simpson was too good to resist taking a peek at in the checkout line.
Now, in an interview meant to somehow make her seem less ditzy on the eve of the release of her inevitable country album (which sounds like watered-down Carrie Underwood), Simpson manages to prove that there is truly no limit to her shallowness.
Simpson addresses the infamous incident wherein she forgot the words to Dolly Parton’s hit “9 to 5” (which is now becoming a Broadway musical for some dumb. First ABBA now this–Broadway stinks!).
“I was singing ‘9 to 5’ and I choked and forgot the words in front of the president and in front of Dolly Parton, who’s like the president to me,” said Simpson in the Elle interview.
Um, seriously, Dolly Parton is “like the president” to her?
It’s just such an absurd thing to say. Dolly’s amusing, but c’mon, even calling her an important musical figure is almost overstating her importance. She’s fun and she has a good sense of humor (heck, she called her last album Backwoods Barbie), but that’s all.
Or maybe she was trying to say that George W. is an air-headed boob, in which case…well, some folks might agree 
In the Elle article, Simpson goes on to say that, “The last time I sang in front of the president, I had messed up the lyrics to ‘God Bless America’ so its kind of a thing I have with George W. Anyway, I broke down and said I’m sorry in front of the whole audience. My dad was there. I looked him in the face and said, ‘I will never sing again.’”
Too bad she didn’t follow through with her promise never to sing again.
Oh well, we can still dream…
Wanna know what the fuss is all about?
Listen to the songs from the post in the free mp3 music downloads section below.
Jessica Simpson—Come On Over video
Jessica Simpson—free mp3 music downloads
Dolly Parton—9 to 5 free mp3
Is Jessica Simpson really as dumb as she seems? Is that even possible?
Do you like her more/less now that she’s a “country” singer?
Leave a comment and tell us what you think!
mrk says...
10.7.08 9:33 am
Jessica’s not nearly as dumb as you are. She at least has a sense of humor, a sense of playfulness. Come on — you’ve never heard anybody say something like so-and-so is like a mother or father to me? Relax, lighten up. You don’t have to LIKE Jessica or Dolly. But don’t be so stodgily elitist and misogynistic. My suggestion: Don’t read Elle again. You take it entirely too seriously.