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Pinball Wizard? Seriously?
Posted on 02/07/2010 5:13:14 PM PST by Minn
I'm trying to understand what it says about the state of American music and culture that, in every Super Bowl half time show since the wardrobe malfunction, a song less than 30 years old hasn't been sung.
I have plenty of fond memories of the Stones, Bruce, and to a far lesser extent, the Who. But what will the NFL do when all these guys are dead?
TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Sports
KEYWORDS: aginghippies; halftimeshow; music; thewho
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:13:14 PM PST
by
Minn
To: Minn
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:14:08 PM PST
by
conservativehusker
(Ben Nelson makes me ashamed to be a Nebraskan. (Kinda like Bill Calahan once did))
To: Minn
I thought it was a good show. I enjoyed it.
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:14:15 PM PST
by
carton253
(Ask me about Throw Away the Scabbard - a Civil War alternate history.)
To: Minn
Nah, they are singing those songs so that everyone is subconsciously thinking about the different franchises of “CSI.” I bet CBS is giving them a mint to do that.
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:14:18 PM PST
by
krb
(Obama is a miserable failure.)
To: conservativehusker
What exactly were you listening to????? They sounded GREAT!
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:14:42 PM PST
by
Red in Blue PA
(If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
To: conservativehusker
No kidding. They should retire.
To: Minn
Their voices were terrible
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:15:05 PM PST
by
bray
(Throw All the Bums Out, starting with McCain)
To: Minn
Bring back the “New Kids on the Block,” well really, they would be “Middle Aged Men in the Bar” by that time. B-D
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:15:06 PM PST
by
Nowhere Man
(General James Mattoon Scott, where are you when we need you?)
To: conservativehusker
Agreed. he light show was OK though
To: Minn
“Pinball Wizard? Seriously?”
Frankly there are several bands they could have chosen from rather than dusting off these octogenarians. The freaking WHO??? WHO...WHO FORGOT TO LOCK THE DAMNED DOOR TO THE REST HOME?
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:15:14 PM PST
by
Grunthor
(McCain; for when you really need to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory!)
To: conservativehusker
What? They ROCKED. Maybe not as largely as they did during the 1980’s, but still . . . .
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:15:23 PM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: Red in Blue PA
I bet they are sucking oxygen as we speak...let sleeping dogs lie....
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:15:45 PM PST
by
conservativehusker
(Ben Nelson makes me ashamed to be a Nebraskan. (Kinda like Bill Calahan once did))
To: carton253
The people over 45 will think it’s a good show, under...not so much. They’re getting a good reception. It’s nostalgia...
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:15:55 PM PST
by
Hildy
To: Red in Blue PA
“They sounded GREAT!”
They were horrible.
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:16:03 PM PST
by
Grunthor
(McCain; for when you really need to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory!)
To: Minn
They have to find an act that won’t offend anyone.
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:16:06 PM PST
by
Perdogg
("Is that a bomb in your pants, or are you excited to come to America?")
To: Red in Blue PA
Was Ringo’s son Zak drumming for them tonight? He’s a darn good drummer!
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:16:15 PM PST
by
MrLee
(Sha'alu Shalom Yerushalyim!! God bless Eretz Israel.)
To: carton253
I have seen them live over the years. They are too old. It is time for them to retire.
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:16:25 PM PST
by
bmwcyle
(Free the Navy Seals)
To: Minn
They were quite a different band when I saw them 35 years ago, when all the members were still alive and they didn’t have a bunch of nameless guys supporting them.
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:16:43 PM PST
by
Rocko
To: Minn
Sorry. I love The Who and there has never, ever been a better time for the song, "Won't Get Fooled Again."
Frankly, we should have it blasting at every single voting place in this country.
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:16:55 PM PST
by
Volunteer
(Though I know that the hypnotized never lie, do ya? - The Who)
To: Minn
I have plenty of fond memories of the Stones, Bruce, and to a far lesser extent, the Who. But what will the NFL do when all these guys are dead?
You're missing the point. All these old bands get halftime gigs because they fit the NFL demographic; that is, upper-middle age men. When they all die off, then the halftime performers will change to reflect the new demographic that replaces them.
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posted on
02/07/2010 5:16:58 PM PST
by
Terpfen
(FR is being Alinskied. Remember, you only take flak when you're over the target.)
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