Jessica Simpson performed at her first proper country show Saturday night at the Country Thunder Festival in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, and things did not go so well. The Kenosha News reports the crowd greeted Simpson with a mixture of boos and cheers Saturday night. She strutted onto the stage in Daisy Duke shorts, a white button-down shirt and cowboy boots as she sang a cover of Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots are Made for Walking.”
Her set included several cover songs, such as Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again,” and Shania Twain’s “Who’s Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?”
She also played songs featured on her upcoming album called “Do You Know,” including the single “Come On Over.”
It didn’t sit well with audience members that Simpson mixed in a few pop songs and played after a more established country singer, Kellie Pickler. “Many audience members found her attempt to crossover into country irritating and that her vocals lacked a southern sound,” said one critic.
Simpson seemed aware of the crowds reluctance to accept her, saying on stage:
“I don’t know what your perception is of Jessica Simpson or what tabloid you buy, but I just want you to know that I’m just a girl from Texas; I’m just like you. I’m doing what I love and dating a boy.”
Many in the crowd didn’t seem to buy it!
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