Bruce Springsteen Super Bowl Halftime Show Video & Pictures
February 1st, 2009 by Castina
Tagged as: 2009 Super Bowl XLIII, Bruce Springsteen, Today's New Music
What do you think of The Boss’ live performance, which included renditions of “Working On A Dream” and “Born To Run?”
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On February 2nd 2009, Kay Elgee wrote:
I’ve always said this about “The Boss”: He’s the KING of “East Coast Angst” (MY description. I didn’t read that anywhere, those are MY words). You can enjoy him or not, but he’s got a lot to say, if you’re intelligent enough to listen. It’s apparent intelligence is now in very, very short supply.
I’m referring to the fact that on Youtube I’ve seen a lot of criticism from the “younger folk” about how THIS half-time “sucked” because Springsteen ain’t “NEW”. What are we, a bunch of Brits? It can’t be good, because it ain’t NEW?!! Someday, you won’t be new, either. You gonna like it that, just because you’re no longer 20 something, you SUCK?! Gimme a break.
It’s perfectly fine if you do not like Bruce Springsteen (I personally think he’s one of the greatest artists & performers of all time). I repeat: It’s fine. No one can appeal to everyone. But, please, if you’re going to dislike an artist — dislike *anything* — THINK ABOUT WHY. Think it through, THOROUGHLY, as an intellectual exercise. Don’t just hate someone — who is, by all OBJECTIVE measures, extraordinarily talented — because he isn’t a member of YOUR generation. That’s NO reason. E.g.: I LOVE Goodman, Sinatra, the Dorseys, and Shaw — and those guys were retired or dead before I was even born! That doesn’t mean they couldn’t be among the greatest musicians of all time!
I swear, people can no longer read, write, or THINK, Lord help us. Use this as an intellectual exercise: Why is Bruce Springsteen “bad”? And give me a reason other than he wasn’t born after 1982. You are entitled to an INTELLIGENT, well-thought-out opinion, but not an idiotic, ignorant one (“Everyone’s entitled to an opinion. Not everyone’s opinion is worthwhile” Think about it). It’s NOT enough to dislike an artist just because he isn’t NEW.
You’re right. He ISN’T “rap” or “hip-hop”. He actually has something to say, and he says it eloquently. He adds, if not beauty — though he does in many of his less-popular songs — at least insight, empathy, compassion and thoughtfulness, rather than merely reflecting ugliness.
Neil Young was wrong. Rock and roll DID die. It is no more. This current generation has no “rock” music, no matter what it thinks. It has non-melodic, primitive, ugly “rap”, very loud, non-melodic “something or other”, and we-all-sound-alike “pop”. If that’s what you like, fine. But you’re then in no position to judge a Springsteen, Neil Young, Mellencamp, et. al. because even when your ears pick it up, you don’t actually “HEAR” it, i.e., you don’t listen. Apparently because it isn’t NEW.
Well, well. Isn’t that a GREAT standard by which to judge? But then, we can’t expect standards from a people who have none.
Americans have become fools. With each passing generation, we’re dumber and dumber. By the time we reach the generation after this current one, we’ll be too stupid to breath and walk at the same time.
On February 2nd 2009, Springsteen Sucked wrote:
Does it matter that Springsteen has no friggin’ voice left?
He CAN’T sing, and wouldn’t make it past the first round of American Idol.
The half-time show SUCKED!
How ’bout next time they get someone who can sing – to, uh, SING! The decision-makers seem to be in the habit of bringing on legends like Springsteen and McCartney, even though they’re well past their prime.
No matter how BIG they are or how great they were in their heyday, if they can’t sing NOW, they shouldn’t be headlining the SuperBowl.
On February 2nd 2009, john b wrote:
That was embarrassing to watch. Springsteen never had any musical talent but this was just awful. Everybody I was with laughed.
On February 2nd 2009, CG wrote:
Not much to be gained from arguing with morons. It’s only when you try to get tickets for a Bruce concert that you realize how many fans he has.
On February 2nd 2009, Robin Nelson wrote:
The (BOSS) Bruce Springsteen! & the E STREET Band, (ROCK’d) during half time! Any one, who has state’d different, should have Pull the (chicken finger’s) out of their (EAR’S)!! THE BOSS, Is one of the (BEST SINGER, SONG WRITER’S) alive!! ROCK ON, Springsteen & the E Street Band!! GRAND PERFORMANCE!!
On February 2nd 2009, dorothy wrote:
springsteen is not just a voice, or an entertainer to while away the time for any generation until something better comes along…he is a fabulous entity, endowed with a great humanitarian spirit and represents the change in America for human progress that the majority of americans are yearning for,particularly after the horrendous eight long and destructive years they have had to endure!!
On February 2nd 2009, Arlo wrote:
If your standard for music is American Idol, you are too far gone for me to care about. Springsteen is the Boss!
On February 2nd 2009, Luis wrote:
Once again was bosssss time !
From Barcelona … (European, New Jersey)
We miss you Bruce.
On February 2nd 2009, lori wrote:
All you people that think Bruce sucks, can suck a cock(:
BRUCE IS A LEGEND;
one day in the music hall of fame.
you watchhhhhhhhhhhhh!!
you all must not have been “born in the USA!”
BRUCE IS THE BOSSS&ALWAYS WILL BEEE.
On February 2nd 2009, frank wrote:
i felt so sorry as i watched him embarass himself. theband was good, as always—he was either drunk, sick , or has just lost his voice—he could not carry a tune in a bucket last night, and forget about singing on key—it was one–flat. so sorry to see. the truth is, he has been a golden oldie since ‘born in tahe use’. sad to see, sadder to hear.