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BREAKING: Red Hot Chili Peppers: We Faked Our Super Bowl Performance
Associated Press ^ | February 4, 2014

Posted on 02/05/2014 4:25:30 AM PST by McGruff

The Red Hot Chili Peppers decided long ago they were never going to mime a live performance. The band made an exception for the NFL, it turns out.

The group’s bassist, Flea, said in a letter to fans posted on the group’s website Tuesday that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members pretended to play along to a pre-taped track of “Give It Away” during the Super Bowl halftime show as Anthony Kiedis sang live. The request came from NFL officials who felt it was too difficult to pull off a completely live performance because of potential sound issues.

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Sports
KEYWORDS: chitchat; fauxentertainment; hype; musicfraud; noshame; notnews
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To: Hatteras

Wife asked me “Why is he called ‘Flea’?” Well, because it’s easier to remember and say than The Anti-Entwistle


61 posted on 02/05/2014 6:33:39 AM PST by Hegewisch Dupa
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To: Puppage
Wait! There was a football game? :-)

No, not really.

62 posted on 02/05/2014 6:35:08 AM PST by Pan_Yan (Who told you that you were naked? Genesis 3:11)
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To: McGruff

Also the National Anthems are usually pre-recorded as well.


63 posted on 02/05/2014 6:35:11 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: newnhdad

Hey, I’m just glad that the halftime show didn’t include Bruno Mars officiating a gay marriage ...


64 posted on 02/05/2014 6:37:08 AM PST by tanknetter
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To: MinuteGal

“bring back the marching bands”

Please...they were wonderful. ...and NO DRAMA


65 posted on 02/05/2014 6:42:58 AM PST by ThomasMore (Islam is the Whore of Babylon!)
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To: McGruff

Bruno Mars beat out Tom Petty for best ever. The Chili Peppers brought the performance to another level of energy. Then, the touching tribute to our men and women in uniform, and a fitting ballet. A real roller-coaster.

In defense of the pre-recording, I think the artists would have preferred live. It was the suits in the NFL that didn’t want to risk it. Plus, set-up issues. At least in this performance, the live and the pre-recording mixed well. The Madonna half-time show sucked in part because she wasn’t synched with the pre-recorded music.

As for the tribal look of the Chili Peppers, I like the contrast between them and the classy assemble of Bruno Mars. I think the girls appreciate men who take the extra step to look good. To me, the contrast says there should be room in our country for everybody, well, at least a wide range. As for me, I prefer classy performers like Bruno Mars and Justin Timberlake. And, while I’m o.k. with edgy, let’s face it, a lot of performers are way over the edge.


66 posted on 02/05/2014 6:43:50 AM PST by Redmen4ever
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To: Hatteras

Were they wearing socks?


67 posted on 02/05/2014 6:48:47 AM PST by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (I'm not anti-government, government's anti-me.)
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To: Durus

I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the @!!# is this GARBAGE?’ And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.” - Nick Cave

Freegards


68 posted on 02/05/2014 6:53:02 AM PST by Ransomed
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To: NCC-1701

agreed.


69 posted on 02/05/2014 6:58:14 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: McGruff
BREAKING: Red Hot Chili Peppers: We Faked Our Super Bowl Performance

BREAKING: So Did The Broncos

70 posted on 02/05/2014 7:00:43 AM PST by Colonel_Flagg (Some people meet their heroes. I raised mine. Go Army.)
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To: ScottinVA

Did not watch when I knew they were teaming up with the flake bruno mars


71 posted on 02/05/2014 7:00:54 AM PST by ronnie raygun (zippy the a##clown sez..............................)
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To: McGruff
After this which was not faked it was pretty much all downhill


72 posted on 02/05/2014 7:22:29 AM PST by xp38
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To: McGruff

No way!!

Bummer, man. Flea, you let me down, man!!!


73 posted on 02/05/2014 7:36:23 AM PST by KosmicKitty (WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
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To: McGruff

Just about everything on TV is fake. I mean just about everything, when in doubt, it’s fake in one way or another. As for the tattoos, I am sick and tired of this EVERYWHERE you go. I tell my kids tattoos are permanent mistakes. Don’t make mistakes you are reminded of every single day. Imagine if you got a tattoo of something you really thought was cool in second grade.You’d be really happy about it for about 6 months. Or imagine you could never change the shirt you thought was really neat back then.


74 posted on 02/05/2014 7:42:55 AM PST by Phillyred
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To: xp38

“...After this which was not faked it was pretty much all downhill ...”

The Seattle Seahawks CEARTAINLY didn’t fake their game. The Denver Broncos, OTOH, DID.


75 posted on 02/05/2014 8:02:55 AM PST by NCC-1701 (I am proud of what America USED TO BE.)
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To: McGruff

76 posted on 02/05/2014 8:41:03 AM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: Phillyred
"I tell my kids tattoos are permanent mistakes."

A permanent reminder of a temporary feeling... ;-)

77 posted on 02/05/2014 8:41:25 AM PST by Hatteras
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To: McGruff

Was that music? I thought someone was shaving cats.


78 posted on 02/05/2014 8:44:58 AM PST by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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To: McGruff

That’s okay. I faked watching them.


79 posted on 02/05/2014 8:47:23 AM PST by william clark (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
"Were they wearing socks?"

Yeah, I think this time they were. But that's not always the case...


80 posted on 02/05/2014 8:54:02 AM PST by Hatteras
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