Springfield Song Dropped From MAD MEN Premiere Due to Inaccuracy

EWonline.com reports that MAD MEN creator and executive producer Matthew Weiner has decided to drop Dusty Springfield's 1967 tune "The Look of Love," from the show's upcoming season 5 premiere after it was pointed out by critics that the song was not released until six months after the episode supposedly takes place. Weiner has announced that he will replace the song with one that already existed during the show's time period to ensure historical accuracy.

In a note to critics, Weinter wrote:

Dear Journalist:

As you know, one of the things I love best about Mad Men is the passionate response I get from members of the press. Recently a few of you have mentioned that the song "The Look of Love," used in our season five premiere episode, was not actually released until six months after the episode takes place.

Because of this 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.

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.

As someone who has a deep appreciation for details, I want to thank you for bringing this to our attention. It's a privilege to work on a show that generates an ongoing dialog with you and our amazing fans so please - keep those notes and comments coming!

All the best,
Matthew Weiner

The fifth season of MAD MEN will premiere on AMC on Sunday, March 25 at 9pm ET/PT.

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