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The 10 Unforgivable Sins Of Bruce Springsteen's Performance At The Super Bowl
http://new.music.yahoo.com ^ | Posted Sun Feb 1, 2009 7:13pm | Rob O'Connor in List Of The Day

Posted on 02/02/2009 7:57:01 AM PST by Lucky9teen

You may find this hard to believe, but I am a Bruce Springsteen fan. I may not come across as someone who would enjoy his music, but from "For You," "Backstreets," "Darkness On The Edge of Town," "The Promise" to "The River," "Nebraska," "Tougher Than The Rest," "I Wish I Were Blind" and "Radio Nowhere," I can find plenty to recommend of the man's music. His new album Working On A Dream, the stillborn title track and "Outlaw Pete" aside, is the best thing he's cut in years.

But that half-time show at the Super Bowl--12 excruciating minutes--puts me in an indefensible position to the people who I've been trying to convert for all these years. Now they'll never listen to me.

Since this is LIST OF THE DAY, I will present to you in list form my reasons for why this was an abomination.

10) Bruce addresses the TV camera and tells everyone to drop the guacamole dip and chicken fingers to join him.
9) He opens with "Tenth Avenue Freezeout."

8) There were too many people on the stage.
7) Bruce had to sneak in the title track to his new album.
6) Bruce sneaks in a gospel choir for two minutes.
5) Bruce changes the reference from baseball to football in "Glory Days."
4) Bruce has a referee come out and declare it "Boss Time."
3) Bruce has apparently joined "Up With People."
2) He sticks poor Clarence on COWBELL.
1) Bruce makes me wish there had been a wardrobe malfunction.

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To: Lucky9teen

My 12 year old niece asked me “why didn’t they get someone good”, followed by “why did they pick an old guy?” and topped it all off with “look, all that jumping around made him so out of breath he can’t even finish his notes”. I was laughing so hard beer went up my nose...


41 posted on 02/02/2009 8:26:28 AM PST by Camel Joe ("All animals are created equal, but some animals are more equal than others"- The Pigs)
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To: Lucky9teen

Reason 11: He treats soldiers like sh!t.

I know, personal experience when guarding Fort Monmouth after 9/11 and Bruce and crew were using the Pruden Auditorium to rehearse for “The Rising” tour.

DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM???

Prick.


42 posted on 02/02/2009 8:30:37 AM PST by bolobaby
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To: Lucky9teen

Springsteen=J.A.C.I.

Just Another Celebutard Idiot.


43 posted on 02/02/2009 8:37:27 AM PST by papasmurf (Impeach the illegal bastard!)
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To: bolobaby
DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM???

To which my response would be: "Yeah, the same old no-talent prick you've always been."

44 posted on 02/02/2009 8:38:06 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (Obama - what you get when you mix Affirmative Action with the Peter Principle.)
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To: HungarianGypsy

Well, that’s depressing!
I’d still rather Ted than Springsteen.


45 posted on 02/02/2009 8:39:08 AM PST by ClearBlueSky (Whenever someone says it's not about Islam-it's about Islam. Jesus loves you, Allah wants you dead!)
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To: IYAS9YAS

bttt


46 posted on 02/02/2009 8:39:34 AM PST by ConservativeMan55
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To: Lucky9teen
I detest the man, but I've seen far worse halftime performances.
47 posted on 02/02/2009 8:41:50 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Tallguy
" And I would never say that he 'lacked talent'."

Okay.

I remember the first time I ever heard of Bruce Springsteen. It was because he had accomplished a first in public relations/marketing by having his photo appear on the cover of Time and Newsweek magazine in the same week.

Bruce Springsteen releases Born to Run, makes the covers of Newsweek and Time, October 27, 1975

48 posted on 02/02/2009 8:43:23 AM PST by blam
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To: Lucky9teen

You mean you didn’t include the fact that he said “I’m going to DisneyLand” to top your list? Talk about a sell out. Surprised he wasn’t wearing a Cheeto’s hat.


49 posted on 02/02/2009 8:44:18 AM PST by cspackler (There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't.)
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To: Lucky9teen

We shut the TV off during halftime to avoid listening to another voice for Hussein.


50 posted on 02/02/2009 8:44:28 AM PST by Neoliberalnot ((Hallmarks of Liberalism: Ingratitude and Envy))
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To: bolobaby
DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM???

My favourite answer:

No? Why? Have you forgotten? Do you need medical help? Should I call 9-1-1?

51 posted on 02/02/2009 8:45:58 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Lucky9teen
3) Bruce has apparently joined "Up With People."

LOL!!! That was the worst halftime show since, I don't know, Paul McCartney? Tom Petty was awesome last year (or whenever that was). They're running out of old guys to put in half time. Any year now it's going to be, "Who the hell is that?" for me.

52 posted on 02/02/2009 8:47:00 AM PST by meowmeow (In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
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To: Lucky9teen

Bruce what’s-his-name just looks like someone’s old, fat, drunk uncle making a fool out of himself at a wedding reception while the real band is talking a break.


53 posted on 02/02/2009 8:50:51 AM PST by Natural Law
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To: Lucky9teen

I redeemed my time ... I got 4 chainsaw blades sharpened and got back 13 seconds into the third quarter ... time well spent ... off to the woods, now.


54 posted on 02/02/2009 8:51:51 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: Lucky9teen

I watched Andy Griffith and the quarreling couple.


55 posted on 02/02/2009 8:52:16 AM PST by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, then writes again.)
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To: Lucky9teen

Last year- Tom Petty- was better


56 posted on 02/02/2009 8:53:18 AM PST by bobjam
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To: Neoliberalnot
We shut the TV off during halftime to avoid listening to another voice for Hussein.

We watched the "Puppy Bowl" on Animal Planet.
57 posted on 02/02/2009 8:54:20 AM PST by BikerJoe
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To: Lucky9teen

“His music sucks”

Agreed. Springsteen = overrated.


58 posted on 02/02/2009 9:00:32 AM PST by y6162
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To: Camel Joe

I wanted Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band to sound good, but I have to say they just didn’t. The only really good song they performed was Born to Run. The studio version of this song is awesome, and sounds so good on the radio, but at the halftime performance, it didn’t sound nearly as good. Maybe there were technical limitations on what kind of sound they could get on the field, because I’m not sure why it sounded so bad in comparison.


59 posted on 02/02/2009 9:02:53 AM PST by Texan Tory
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To: Lucky9teen
I muted the tv during half time....I just can't stand Bruce Springsteen and can't believe he still has a voice to sing with, the way he sings. His music sucks, imo, and we all know where he stands politically.

Ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto.

I didn't mute the TV, though. I changed the channel and took a shower.

60 posted on 02/02/2009 9:03:05 AM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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