[Paleo Conservative]

I suppose it would have been out of the question to have Norah Jones or Diana Krall or Dianne Reeves or someone who can actually carry a tune and enunciate her words as the halftime act.

But then they couldn't have had rap and hip hop in the show.

[lelio]

But then they couldn't have had rap and hip hop in the show.

Who buys NFL related items (clothing, video games, etc)? One that listens to Norah Jones or the one that listens to P Diddy?

Also who wants to listen to a relaxing jazzy song when you want to get pumped up for the game?

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

But then they couldn't have had rap and hip hop in the show.

I love most kinds of music, from rock to jazz to classical, but I have yet to understand the appeal of this crap. About 25 years ago, I was walking next to Trinity Church, in the Wall Street area of NYC. I saw a young Black kid carrying a boom box (on his shoulder) that was the size of an aircraft carrier. The noise emanating from this device was peculiarly obnoxious. It consisted of a monotonous bass line, repeated ad nauseum, and a male voice talking ("rapping") over the bass, discussing his various sexual adventures. Apparently, this must be played loud enough to rattle nearby windows in order to achieve the proper effect. I wandered up to my office, shaking my head, and describing this new fad. I predicted a life expectancy for the genre of three to five weeks. Fortunately, I did a little bit better with my prognosticating as a stock trader.