Had Springsteen done "Born In The USA" last night...we might have a discussion but he didn't. Now I'm curious as to why he didn't? Anyhoo, Prince...hands down!

ALSO...did anybody else notice how there is no discussion...feigned outrage...about that shot of Springsteen kneeling all the way back with the mic stand between his legs? My first thought was..."Oooooh, his phallic is bigger than Prince's!"

I was expecting mortal conDAMNnation!
[Edited 2/2/09 17:26pm]

Had Springsteen done "Born In The USA" last night...we might have a discussion but he didn't. Now I'm curious as to why he didn't? Anyhoo, Prince...hands down!

ALSO...did anybody else notice how there is no discussion...feigned outrage...about that shot of Springsteen kneeling all the way back with the mic stand between his legs? My first thought was..."Oooooh, his phallic is bigger than Prince's!"

I was expecting mortal conDAMNnation!
[Edited 2/2/09 17:26pm]

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

he did born 2 run and glory days tho ..i thought he was going 2 do born in the usa but really those lyrics r 4 more of a politcal arena than a sporting arena event

just b honest and not jaded about prince's per4mance ..compare it 2 U2's performance a few years back ..compare it 2 the rolling stones..and lastly bruce's and u'll truly c that prince's per4mance wasn't all that

L4OATheOriginal said:

but wasn't born in the usa an anti war song? it might fit today's climate. in any case...Springstein rocked. I'm keeping Bruce's performace. I've long since recorded over Princey's. Sorry P.

L4OATheOriginal said:

U2's show was awsome, but face it, you just bumbed cause you wanted corny 90's Prince song on the superbowl

so i hope u had a good time hearing purple rain 4 the millionth time while i threw my remote and the tv

L4OATheOriginal said:

Hell Yea! i loved it!
Prince doing the Superbowl! the stadium was packed! the crowed loved it!
How many times have you seen Prince play the superbowl in the rain to a packed cheering crowd, tearing it up till suddenly fireworks fill the sky!
It was awesome!

Would it have been better if he ended this maybe once in a lifetime show to "Lolita" "love" "get on the boat"?

i think not.
[Edited 2/3/09 19:03pm]

sexxydancer said:

Really .....I thought for sure you were going to say you liked Springsteen's Half Time Show better.

funksterr said:

Sorry you need to look at the video of Prince again ... I like old Bruce but no way did he beat Prince ... take any joe of the street play both videos back to back ...they will go for Prince...

violetblues said:

yeah it would have been better if he did that ..but springsteen rocked it harder than prince ..he did HIS OWN SONGS ..not covers ..AND ..did his LATESTEST song as well

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/119897/the-10-unforgivable-sins-of-bruce-springsteens-performance-at-the-super-bowl/

The 10 Unforgivable Sins Of Bruce Springsteen's Performance At The Super Bowl
Posted Sun Feb 1, 2009 7:13pm PST by Rob O'Connor in List Of The Day
You may find this hard to believe, but I am a Bruce Springsteen fan. I may not come across as someone who would enjoy his music, but from "For You," "Backstreets," "Darkness On The Edge of Town," "The Promise" to "The River," "Nebraska," "Tougher Than The Rest," "I Wish I Were Blind" and "Radio Nowhere," I can find plenty to recommend of the man's music. His new album Working On A Dream, the stillborn title track and "Outlaw Pete" aside, is the best thing he's cut in years.

But that half-time show at the Super Bowl--12 excruciating minutes--puts me in an indefensible position to the people who I've been trying to convert for all these years. Now they'll never listen to me.

Since this is LIST OF THE DAY, I will present to you in list form my reasons for why this was an abomination.



4) Bruce has a referee come out and declare it "Boss Time." I admit I don't what happened here. I was pacing the floor and telling myself this wasn't happening around this point. But suddenly I see a guy in a ref outfit come out and I hear somebody call it "Boss Time." Why not have MC Hammer come out and declare it "Hammer Time"? It might as well be.


2) He sticks poor Clarence on COWBELL. For "Glory Days," suddenly Clarence is shuttled off his beloved saxophone, a horn section is bought out front and Clarence is given the lowly COWBELL. Now, the Cowbell has always been an in-joke for all rock bands ever since Saturday Night Live and Blue Oyster Cult deemed "more cowbell" a worthy epithet. Do you think anyone in that stadium heard that cowbell? I bet even Clarence couldn't hear the damn thing.

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sarkozyiszeman said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

And who gives a shit about P performing in the rain- excuse me - light shower. Diana did it ages ago and so did U2 -and they performed their own material and got soaked right along with the crowd. After that, its just not as impressive anymore.

I gotta give it to Bruce. Prince was good, but he didn't have the energy that the E Street Band had.

DesireeNevermind said:

and diana's weave was SOAKED!!!

funksterr said:

It was a Little diffucult I'm sure with the weather being the way it was and the stage being soaking wet for Prince to be any more "energetic".
Prince had to be very careful and not bust his azz & more importantly not get electrocuted. His performance IMO was the best ever.

Bruce did a good job, but alot was missing in his performance.
Prince simply nailed it!!!!

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/listoftheday/119897/the-10-unforgivable-sins-of-bruce-springsteens-performance-at-the-super-bowl/

The 10 Unforgivable Sins Of Bruce Springsteen's Performance At The Super Bowl
Posted Sun Feb 1, 2009 7:13pm PST by Rob O'Connor in List Of The Day
You may find this hard to believe, but I am a Bruce Springsteen fan. I may not come across as someone who would enjoy his music, but from "For You," "Backstreets," "Darkness On The Edge of Town," "The Promise" to "The River," "Nebraska," "Tougher Than The Rest," "I Wish I Were Blind" and "Radio Nowhere," I can find plenty to recommend of the man's music. His new album Working On A Dream, the stillborn title track and "Outlaw Pete" aside, is the best thing he's cut in years.

But that half-time show at the Super Bowl--12 excruciating minutes--puts me in an indefensible position to the people who I've been trying to convert for all these years. Now they'll never listen to me.

Since this is LIST OF THE DAY, I will present to you in list form my reasons for why this was an abomination.

10) Bruce addresses the TV camera and tells everyone to drop the guacamole dip and chicken fingers to join him. No need to cajole us Bruce, we're in our comfy chairs and ready to rock. Don't tell me what to do and don't slide into the camera. That's hokey!

9) He opens with "Tenth Avenue Freezeout." The only version of this song I've ever admired is the incredibly funky one that struts out from the Hammersmith Odeon Concert available on the DVD of Born To Run: 30th Anniversary Edition. The E Street Band has never been a funky outfit and with as many people on stage as they had on Super Bowl Sunday, it was bound to sound stilted and as corny as ever.

8) There were too many people on the stage. After five members in a band most rock 'n' roll groups get noticeably worse with each additional member. Van Morrison is the exception to this rule and Bruce has skirted it by employing top notch guys like Miami Steve and Nils Lofgren. However, he had at least six guitar players onstage. All playing the same parts. Add on the horn section and we're talking chaos.

7) Bruce had to sneak in the title track to his new album. OK, Bruce is going to use the limited time he has to sneak in a little plug for his new album. Can't blame him for trying. Can't blame us for not wanting to hear it.

6) Bruce sneaks in a gospel choir for two minutes. Throw in the gospel choir and it's right back to that sanctimonious vibe that always creeps me out.

5) Bruce changes the reference from baseball to football in "Glory Days." It's always been obvious that Bruce is no sports fan. No big deal. Neither am I, for the most part. But even I know it's called a "fastball" and not a "speedball" (that's what you do when you hang out with John Belushi) and to change the reference to a "Hail Mary" pass in football and make the arm gesture that you're throwing the ball is pretty over-obvious.

4) Bruce has a referee come out and declare it "Boss Time." I admit I don't what happened here. I was pacing the floor and telling myself this wasn't happening around this point. But suddenly I see a guy in a ref outfit come out and I hear somebody call it "Boss Time." Why not have MC Hammer come out and declare it "Hammer Time"? It might as well be.

3) Bruce has apparently joined "Up With People." Everything else aside, Bruce was simply too corny for his own good. It was embarrassing. It was the sight of a guy trying too hard and overcompensating for his ill-ease. It's always been said that Bruce shows more restraint than Billy Joel or Meat Loaf but here he's just killing us with show biz overkill. Rock 'n' Roll, as antiquated a notion as it is these days, is supposed to stay apart from Show Biz. This was pure Cheeze-Whiz.

2) He sticks poor Clarence on COWBELL. For "Glory Days," suddenly Clarence is shuttled off his beloved saxophone, a horn section is bought out front and Clarence is given the lowly COWBELL. Now, the Cowbell has always been an in-joke for all rock bands ever since Saturday Night Live and Blue Oyster Cult deemed "more cowbell" a worthy epithet. Do you think anyone in that stadium heard that cowbell? I bet even Clarence couldn't hear the damn thing.

1) Bruce makes me wish there had been a wardrobe malfunction. Janet Jackson exposes a breast. Mick Jagger gets bleeped during "Start Me Up." Bruce comes with the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. C'mon, Bruce, be a little more edgy. At least do something controversial beyond just being so damned happy and people-pleasing. It's like you're Paul McCartney all of a sudden.

you come onto a princefan site and ask this question of course most of us will say prince.