who cares…he’s a sellout..let’s wager how much he’ll make off the people for doing this show. the nfl were suckered by this car salesman!

let’s hope he falls off the stage as if falling from grace for being a sellout…that would be a great halftime show.

My bet:

Born to Run
Working on a Dream
Born in the USA
The Rising

Why is Bruce a sellout suddenly? So are Prince and Tom Petty sellouts too? I’m glad he’s doing the halftime show, at least it’ll give me a reason to watch what’s sure to be a lousy game.

Like you wouldn’t do it.

Like you wouldn’t do it. He’s been asked every year for over twenty years and he decided to finally do it.

VEry good

As long as we don’t see Aerosmith whore themselves out with a duet with puff daddy, timberlake or brittany, proving once again that rock stars can always find new ways of selling out!

I’m glad that Bruce Springsteen is doing the half-time at The Super Bowl, as well as Jennifer Hudson singing The National Anthem. Believe me, it’ll more than make up for the fact that none of the New York teams made it this year.

He sucks and that crap he calls music sucks too.That ass he voted for sucks too

How does someone who can’t sing a note end up singing at the super bowl?

Why Bruce is a sell out — because he whines so much about how corporate America is screwing the little man — and then he signs up to sing at the biggest corporate event in America! Prince or Petty or Aerosmith, to the best of my knowledge have never whined about capitalism quite like Mr. Ghost-of-Tom-Joad has.

how can a musician be a sellout? they write their songs and play their and you can choose to listen to it or not. he is a rock legend. he’s a sellout because he does the super bowl?? honestly if some rap guy who talks about the same thing in every song people would be going crazy. they wanted springsteen to play for one reason, he is a rock legend. who ever thinks he’s a sellout is an idiot because if you were in his shoes and the nfl came to you, you would take it in a heart beat. Go Steelers, Long Live the BOSS!

This sellout talk is a joke. Give the guy a break. He’s been around forever, has more than enough money to sit around and do nothing if he wants to. He chooses to continues to make music. No, it’s not groundbreaking stuff but it’s good rock n’ roll music with some wisdom in it. It’s the E Street Band, it ain’t friggin Animal Collective or Sunset Rubdown. He’s doing what he does.

I don’t care if hes old or a sell-out.

I just know he knows how to sing with passion and do a performance –

something lost on this sad American Idol generation.

is there a way we can wager whether or not Rolling Stone gives Bruce’s performance 5 stars or not??? Cause if so i’m all in, they’d give an album of his toilet recordings 5 freakin stars

Springsteen is my generation’s Dylan. A poet and a profit. If he wants to reach the masses during the Super Bowl half-time show, that’s his choice and he’s earned it. If you don’t like it, turn the channel.

this guy (Bruce Springsteen) is a complete Robin Zander wannabe……

Bruce rules!! What’s the matter? Some of you whiners wishing Milli Vanilli was playing at the Super Bowl?

Sellout…..sorry slipknots not playing at halftime…..kook

I don’t like Bruce Springsteen that much but I must admit he is a must-see as a live performer…He really rocks! so thats the only thing that matters during the halftime show!

I predict that Glory Days will be on the set list

Is that Bruce will sound like crap
as always the guys sings like a dyinghorse.
He has written some good songs but not lately working on an ice cream?
but its always better if someone else plays them Like manfred mann
blinded by the light and spirits in the night. Patti smith because the night the pointer sisters fire and the band atlantic city.
And this is a great chance to
run to the bathroom gets snacks etc.
I always like that they have crappy halftime acts at the Superbowl.

These people who call Bruce a sellout I would ask to name the bands that aren’t a sellout? And explain what a sellout is?

thunder road
born in the usa
glory days

Who would the people screaming sellout like to perform? Fleet Foxes or bon iver? They could pass out razor blades with every hot dog so you could slit your jugular! It’s football, it’s a rock and roll kind of sport, and nobody can rock the house like the boss will

Our setlist at next year’s big game will be:

Wanted Man
Back for More
You’re In Love
Round and Round

Ratt-n-Roll 4-Eva

He will NOT play Born in the USA. Bruce is the man, if you don’t like his music you have to at least appreciate his lyrics, if not then maybe yoiu should move out of the US, f’in commies.

He will NOT play Born in the USA. Bruce is the man, if you don’t like his music you have to at least appreciate his lyrics, if not then maybe you should move out of the US, f’in commies.

he’s a sell out dear because he’s releasing his album the same week that he’s doing the super bowl. so he’s doing it to make more mone off of you…the foolish fans. i’m sure he’s getting paid somehow for this event…brucie doesn’t do nothing for free.

Thunder Road
Dancing In The Dark
Born To Run
The Rising

A non believer in the true spirit
of Rock and Roll by kissing the ass
of politicians or using your music
or band to promote corporate America via products or commercials etc.
the sex pistols told rock
hall of fame to piss off and
because the rock hall of fame wanted money from them to attend
they are not sell outs?
Examples of selling out Eric Clapton song After Midnight used for miller beer commercial with Eric playing the song packing his guitar. Robert Plant for Coca cola singing Tall Cool one.
Metallica selling guitar hero games and sitting down with Katie couric for an interview with Jonas brothers and taylor swift not that
I personally have anything against these other artists metallica was considered a thrash band and now
they will probably be on the view soon With Barbara Walters and her bunch ugh:)
Neil Young Wrote a song about this
subject called – This Notes For you.
I have been a Rock music fan since the late 1960’s and have never considered Springsteen to be anymore than a pop star and proved that to me with videos Dancing in the dark and glory days his phony workingman schtick while living in mansions and kissing the ass of
politicians makes me think his a far cry from blue collar to begin with. so since he was never legit to begin with therefore Bruce Sprinsteen is not a sellout
at all

Born To Run
Glory Days
Working On Dream
The Rising

… he’s gonna throw the set list out the window as usual and play Free Bird as a Billy Powell tribute.

The Rising
Dancing In The Dark
Working On A Dream
Born To Run

Aw, look at all the snobs who just can’t stand a musician who has success

Not to mention Springsteen’s records have always been THE TRUTH.

Bruce Springsteen’s big problem is not being a sellout. It’s his complete lack of musical talent.

The Boss makes set-lists? are you kidding me? He’s going to go on stage and play whatever he feels like playing at that time. Cause he’s the fucking BOSS!

Never in the tabloids, no talk-show circuits, no songs sold to TV shows or products to use commercially. And as far as being successful’s concerned, isn’t that just a by-product of working hard at whatever it is that you do? But as usual, the jealousy jackals are at the door wanting to tear someone down for achieving something far beyond what they themselves are capable of.

All covers:

Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
Rhinestone Cowboy
More than A Feeling
Fuck the Police

10th ave freeze-out
my lucky day
badlands
born to run

10th ave freeze-out
my lucky day
badlands
born to run

THIS IS WHAT THE SET LIST WILL BE OR SHOULD BE:
Radio Nowhere (its hit new biggest single from his magic album, he defiantley gonna open with this)
Working On A Dream (THATS THE WHOLE REASON HE MADE HIS NEW ALBUM, TO PERFORM THE HIT SINGLE OFF OF IT AT THE SUPER BOWL)
Born In The U.S.A. (everyone loves this song, and he’s at the AMERICAN super bowl, i would figure he would like to end it with this)
HE CAN ONLY GET 3 SONGS NOT 4 (but if he gets 4 he will play born to run)

Set List:
Born to Run
Working on a Dream
Glory Days
(1 of these…)
The Rising
Radio Nowhere
Hungry Heart

Bruce is the farthest thing from a sellout. As far as i’m concerned, he can do whatever he feels like doing, cause he has done more for music in his career than most artists. Can’t wait til he silences the haters.

The real question is: can he match Petty? In my opinion, Tom and the boys rocked it last year better than anyone else thus far… I’ve never seen Bruce live, but I’ve heard he really brings it – can’t wait to see what he brings out for this show.

RS hasn’t stopped all betting. I use VIP and can still bet.. only on what song will be the FIRST song played.

my setlist:

working on a dream
dancing in the dark
born in the u.s.a.
born to run

Sorry Matt and others, but you’re wrong on the set list. A few have 3 of the 4 songs picked but none choose the correct song that he will start with on Sunday.. which is Tenth Ave. Freeze Out. =P

/was there
//knows the list
///bite me. =D

My picks are:

Working On A Dream
Glory Days
The Rising
Born To Run

Handel’s Messiah
Conjunction Junction
and
I’m Just A Bill

As per the voters on my blog, these 4 got the most votes, in whatever order Bruce decides:

Born to Run
Born in the USA
Working on a Dream
Thunder Road

As for other prop bet type topics:

Bruce more likely to bring the Miami Horns than jump down into the audience.

Clarence more likely to need to sit at some point in the set than Nils is likely to do a flip.

Courtney Cox edged out Bruce’s mom as most likely to be pulled up on stage to dance.

And, most likely (by a landslide) to have a wardrobe malfunction was Steve Van Zandt.

Whatever happens, it should be interesting.

Personally, I think the NFL should cancel the game…that way, Springsteen could perform an entire concert.

Now, THAT would be a Super Sunday.

he will open with Born to Run.
THAT is the song/album that launched his career into the stratosphere.
He will also include something off his new album, it only makes sense.
he will also play his biggest hit ever, dancing in the dark.
i would not be surprised to see Courtney Cox on stage with him. If anyone has ever seen in him in concert, he IS a showman.

wow to call a man a sellout is one thing, but at least provide some evidence. I am from New Jersey i live about 10 minutes from Freehold, where he grew up, and trust me, Bruce Springsteen is not a sellout. He still has homes in NJ and still stops by at music stores constantly. The man is very down to earth for a guy who has sold over 63 million albums! Seriously, hes been around for 40 years, he deserves at this point to do whatever the fuck he wants basically because hes already paid his dues. The man has stayed true to his roots all along, ok tunnel of love was a shit album, but when you release over 20 albums in your career a few arent going to be so great. THE WHOLE POINT OF BEING A MUSICIAN IS TO BE HEARD and the best way to be heard is to rock your shit in front of 100 million people.

o by the way to those that have never seen him live, it is an experience, no matter what he plays he puts 100% of his heart and soul into it 100% of the time. The man is a rock legend and he will be sure to deliver no matter what 3 or 4 songs he plays

Glory Days
Rosalita
No Surrender
Born in the USA

Jiminy Cricketts, who the heck cares whether you like Bruce or not? The point of the thread is predicting the songs. I say
Born to Run, absolutely, always does it,
Working on a Dream–new album tie-in,
Glory Days, although it doesn’t make sense with the lyrics and
Thunder Road
My hubby thinks Promised Land, America Land and My Lucky Day & Born to Run

Hungry Heart

It’s nice not to see this generation’s stupid acts up there. Video shit like Britney, Mariah, any lame Rap/Hip-hop. The Superbowl’s figured it out finally. Get some lame bitch to sing the Anthem and some real Classic Rocker to sing halftime. Glad it ain’t the other way around.

no one will know anything till gametime.
might as well just sit back and relax. no point in arguing over silly springsteen bets

no one will know anything till gametime.
might as well just sit back and relax. no point in arguing over silly springsteen bets

no one will know anything till gametime.
might as well just sit back and relax. no point in arguing over silly springsteen bets

glory days
born to run
hungry heart
thunder road

10th avenue freeze-out
btr
working on a dream
glory days

its rock music folks enjoy!

Surfin’ Turf
He’p Me Now (I Gotta New Album)
Old and In Love with Money
Viagra (Song for Woody)

He’s overrated

You chickens!

Actually Helen, you are not only wrong but I knew (and posted on here!) the 4 songs he was going to play and the exact order he would play them DAYS BEFORE the show on Sunday. =P

helen | 2/1/2009, 4:52 pm EST

no one will know anything till gametime.
might as well just sit back and relax. no point in arguing over silly springsteen bets

i like coutney

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