Wal-Mart Tweaks Willie's Reggae

[Kire]

Wal-Mart Tweaks Willie's Reggae

By Sarah Hall
Tue Jul 12, 7:12 PM ET

No, you're not smoking something--the cover of Willie Nelson's new reggae album comes in two separate versions: regular and Wal-Mart.

The cover art of Countryman, released Tuesday, features green marijuana leaves over a red and yellow background and looks similar to a large pack of rolling papers.

However, for those looking to snap up the CD at Wal-Mart's famously rolled back prices, the cover features a palm tree in place of the offending leaves, a change made by Universal Music Group Nashville out of deference to the retailing giant's strict guidelines with regards to lyrics and packaging.

"They're covering all the bases," Nelson commented to the AP.

More: http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/16920;_ylt=ApfMa4kRZVNaqEoPYqgcQyWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

1. I hate Wal-Mart.

That is all.

[texastoast]

2. I feel better now

Although I doubt seriously the world's marijuana plants are going to comply with Mall-Wart's edict. Maybe Willie should distribute WM's copies on the Kinky Friedman Sphincter record label.

:eyes:

[Jutboy]

3. i was going to start smoking weed

but now I guess I wont'

[RageFist]

4. If i was willie

I wouldn't want my album sold in wal-mart at all...Too bad everyone in the music business (even bands like Tool and Rage) are the record companies' bitches...I wonder if they sell Rage at wal-mart....

[joey93turbo]

6. me either

I wouldn't want my album sold somewhere that was against something I believed in either. Wal-Mart is using it's position to push it's agenda.

[mosin]

5. Don't knock it...

Have you tried smoking palm tree? Maybe it's not that bad? :)