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Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:49 am EST

Report: The Who will rock Super Bowl XLIV

By MJD

SI.com's Hot Clicks breaks the news this morning that The Who will be performing during halftime of Super Bowl XLIV. There was some earlier talk of Bon Jovi playing the gig, but I guess that didn't work out.

Opinions will vary, as they always do. Optimistically, I do believe that The Who has some songs that will make for a fun halftime show -- "Baba O'Riley", "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Who Are You", and "The Seeker", to throw out a few. I'm also assured by Jamie Mottram, who's seen them perform live recently, that The Who can "still bring it."

Myself, I've accepted that the Super Bowl Halftime show just isn't aimed at entertaining me. Or anyone under the age of 40, for that matter. It's aimed at entertaining (or at least not offending), the slightly older, extremely mainstream audience that the biggest television event of the year draws. Four of the last five Super Bowl Halftime acts have been white males in their late '50s or older.

I'm cool with it, but I'm anxious to get everyone else's thoughts. Would you rather have someone a little more current, or are you cool with Roger Goodell only picking bands that are represented in his personal CD collection?

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  1. Anton
    1. Posted by Anton Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:55 am EST

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    I am way under 40 and I like the Who but that does not mean they are not OLD. Like Grace Slick said "leave rock'n'roll to the young people". They can't be as bad as Bruce Springsteen and his crappy show the last time. And I would rather see the Who than some overrated pop singer.
  2. alex m
    2. Posted by alex m Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:02 pm EST

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    Does it come with an episode of CSI too?
  3. Incredibly_Disrespected
    3. Posted by Incredibly_Disrespected Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:05 pm EST

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    What year did Grece Slick say that?
  4. alex m
    4. Posted by alex m Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:16 pm EST

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    But seriously, we dodged a bullet with Bon Jovi.
  5. bigbaddon
    5. Posted by bigbaddon Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:19 pm EST

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    ZZ top nothing more to say..
  6. Danny W
    6. Posted by Danny W Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:20 pm EST

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    I guess Prince can't play it every year. Too Bad.
  7. Max_Powers
    7. Posted by Max_Powers Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:24 pm EST

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    It's been all uphill since the Janet/Timberlake abortion. . .
  8. Robert C
    8. Posted by Robert C Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:25 pm EST

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    ZZ top is a great idea.
  9. cspank
    9. Posted by cspank Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:25 pm EST

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    the who is such a good band how are people gonna complain about them. Ill take the who anyday over the terrible music heard on the radio today. o ya this is coming from a 20 year old too.
  10. The Incredible BAM
    10. Posted by The Incredible BAM Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:26 pm EST

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    I think the NFL really needs to think about bringing excitement back to the halftime show. A considerable percentage of people used to watch the Super Bowl because of the halftime show, but recently the "wow" factor of it has be null and void. I think the NFL needs to get back to larger, more recognizable current names and bringing back more than just one artist or group. Also, the past 5 Super Bowls have been Rock (Prince is iffy- but he played mostly rock songs during his performance), I think the NFL need to widen their range of genres of music as well. Overall, I have been disappointed with the Halftime Shows under dictator Goodell
  11. Isaac M
    11. Posted by Isaac M Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:27 pm EST

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    Respect the classics, man. Heck, I'm 17 and I like The Who better than all the rap garbage out there. If they could just get Led Zeppelin...
  12. vc
    12. Posted by vc Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:36 pm EST

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    How the hell can The Who be bad? They're friggin' awesome. I'm only 26, and I know that. If you're a true fan of rock and roll, doesn't make a difference what age--The Who are a HUGE act.
    They're gonna kick a$$ at the SB.
  13. tonyarob
    13. Posted by tonyarob Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:38 pm EST

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    Anyone a litlle more current? Like who...Jonas Brothers? Miley Cyrus? Face it people; if you think the Who are only for people over 40 or (pointing at you MJD) "in their late 50's" then you suffer from a serious lack of taste. On the other hand, if we were stuck with Bon Jovi there might be a reason for debate.
  14. Random Guy #237
    14. Posted by Random Guy #237 Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:39 pm EST

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    What's wrong with having the Who in your personal collection? As long as they can play up to par, it's ten times better than getting most bands from today.
    -From 19-year old for the classics.
  15. Mark
    15. Posted by Mark Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:42 pm EST

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    I like mostly alt and indie rock, and i like classic rock too. However, an all-rock halftime superbowl show just doesn't work. It's awesome to watch a guitar solo, i just don't want to see twenty minutes of it or just some dudes rocking out. Thats cool live, not really on T.V. The superbowl is big enough to get multiple big names for halftime.Grab The Fray, Kayne, and Daft Punk. That would be nuts, especially since they did coves of each other and stuff
  16. godsmack2
    16. Posted by godsmack2 Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:56 pm EST

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    Who the hell cares about the GD halftime show. I think the name says it all, THE WHO....THE HELL ARE THEY. The only people that have to suffer through this hippie infested garbage are the poor saps that spent thousands of dollars for their tickets. Myself, I wont be watching the halftime show, same as every year. I guess GODdell dosent want a wardrobe malfunction on his hands. WHO CARES it the halftime show, time to fill up on beer, eat food, and herbal therapy.
  17. Incredibly_Disrespected
    17. Posted by Incredibly_Disrespected Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:59 pm EST

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    Kayne, Mark??? Seriously??
  18. hunter j
    18. Posted by hunter j Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:01 pm EST

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    I would much rather ZZ top or ACDC
  19. dudelabowski
    19. Posted by dudelabowski Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:11 pm EST

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    ZZ Top AC DC good choices. Clapton, Mellencamp, Bob Seger....all would be better than the Who.
  20. Max_Powers
    20. Posted by Max_Powers Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:15 pm EST

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    ACDC, ZZTop, Seger, hells yah. Teh Who is fine
  21. fairplaybeach
    21. Posted by fairplaybeach Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:40 pm EST

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    It might be interesting to hear "Won't Get Fooled Again" here in the age of Obama.
  22. Nick
    22. Posted by Nick Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:41 pm EST

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    ZZ Top will play it when Jerry Jones gets his super bowl in the new cathedral.
  23. ontheroadid
    23. Posted by ontheroadid Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:42 pm EST

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    Won't folks complain about how creepy Zombie John Entwistle is?
  24. Don Squeek
    24. Posted by Don Squeek Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:43 pm EST

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    Remember when football catered to Men. Was a Man sport, and those who played it were "real" Men. Yea not so much since the 1990's. A real halftime event would be letting the LFL play and run around in their underwear. I truely wonder what the Superbowls ratings our during that halftime. IT seems to get more and more absurd as the years progress. I always change the channel at half time to watch something worth seeing.
  25. jds8623
    25. Posted by jds8623 Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:44 pm EST

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    ZZTop played when the Packers won.
    I guess, MJD, u like Britney Spears for the halftime show instead of real rock

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