Why England Slept US$40,000 in royalties for Kennedy. Those from the British sales were donated to Plymouth, England, recently bombed by the Luftwaffe, while Kennedy bought a Buick convertible with his income from the book's North-American sales. Joseph Kennedy had initially approached Harold Laski to write the book's foreword, but Laski declined, feeling that it was "the book of an immature mind; that if it hadn't been written by the son of a very rich man, he wouldn't have found a publisher." Why England Slept Why England Slept is the published version of a thesis written by John F. Kennedy while in his
Why, Why, Why the week of March 11, 2006. Why, Why, Why "Not to be confused with the 1993 progressive house track Why Why Why by Underworld" "Why, Why, Why" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Currington. It was released in February 2006 as the second single from his 2005 album "Doin' Somethin' Right". The song peaked at number 13 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart and at number 99 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Currington co-wrote this song with Mark Nesler and Tony Martin. "Why, Why, Why" debuted at number 54 on the U.S.