The Proms at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport suggested "that the Proms was one of several big cultural events that many people did not feel comfortable attending" and advocated an increase in multicultural works and an effort to broaden the audience. Her comments received wide criticism in the musical world and media as being a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of the Proms, with Gordon Brown even distancing himself from her remarks. In the 2009 season, which ran from 17 July to 12 September 2009, the total number of concerts reached 100 for the first time. The principal anniversary composers
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