The Musical Stylings of the Super Bowl  

I'm just going to come right out with it: I am not impressed nor am I excited to watch Bruce Springsteen at the Super Bowl half time show.

I know that this sounds daft, but I am not old enough to enjoy his musical talents, or the lack there of according to some. Ever since the "wardrobe malfunction" with Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake, there hasn't been any musical performers at the Super Bowl who have been under the age of 55. Tom Petty, Prince, Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, and now it will be Bruce Springsteen.

I have to acknowledge that most of the people who will be watching the Super Bowl probably are of the generation that adored the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, and now Springsteen. But there are a lot of younger fans out there, as well as fans who don't all prefer the same music. Lumping music greats into one category really isn't my style, but for the purposes of this article, that's exactly what I'm going to do. With the exception of Prince, all the music is pretty much equal (don't throw things just yet). What I mean is, let's get a different genre of music going here.

Going back to the faux pas of Jackson and Timberlake, MTV will never again be allowed to be a part of the Super Bowl half time show. That I can say is understandable since Jackson flashed half of the world (and I think I ended up being one of the rare few who didn't witness it when it actually happened). But just because Jackson had that accident, and the FCC had a "minor" freak out about it, doesn't mean that no one who isn't near the age of retirement shouldn't be there to perform.

For example, Jennifer Hudson is going to be there to sing the national anthem at the beginning of the game. I think this is great on so many different levels. One, she is a great singer, and two, this is the first time she will be back in the spotlight after the tragic incident that happened to her family last October. Why not have a good singer like that be the star of the half time show? Why not get some rocker band who can still dance around the stage without worrying if their hips will dislocate? Even if it continues with the pop music theme, there are bands/singers out there who won't flash the entire world and aren't associated with the superstar antics that we see from Britney and other overpaid, under-talented performers. Now I am no musical expert, but what about pop bands like Maroon 5, Nickelback, Audioslave (or just Chris Cornell) or even (dare I go there) some of the singers that made it from American Idol. I hate to promote this sickening show, but what about David Cook, or non-American Idol singers who can actually sing and their songs are pretty good.

ANYONE that could appeal to a younger crowd, as well as the crowd that likes bands and singers that once were amazing and now are just in it for money and continued fame. Next thing we'll know, Journey will be next year's band and then I'll have to consider not watching any of the Super Bowl if it happens.

The only thing that could be worse is if the NFL decides to go drastically young, and then Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, or High School Musical is the main show. If that happens, then I will never watch football again.