The Proms season ran from 13 July to 8 September. Early press coverage focused heavily on the fact that musical theatre star Michael Ball would be the central performer in a concert on 27 August and a concert of British film music on 14 July. This led to media accusations of "dumbing down", despite Kenyon's defence of the programme. Anniversaries marked in this Proms season included: The series also included an additional series of four Saturday matinee concerts at Cadogan Hall. The 2007 season was Kenyon's last season as controller of the BBC Proms, before he became managing director at the Barbican
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man satisfied with a one-night stand. The music and accompanying music video pushed this song to the top 10 in the US. The video was pulled from the "Sign “☮” the Times" film, and is a live take of the song and included the horn section of Eric Leeds and Atlanta Bliss. The live version of "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" from the video and "Sign “☮” the Times" film includes a horn solo in the song's coda. The solo lifts a part of the "Camille" and "Black Album" track, "Rock Hard In a Funky Place". The