As soon as CBS announced that the Who would play the Super Bowl halftime show, I had one thought: if they don’t play all three “CSI” theme songs, then I’ve greatly overestimated CBS’s predictability. Well, chalk one up for CBS’s predictability, because the Who is gonna play all three “CSI” theme songs:
“We’re kinda doing a mashup of stuff,” [Pete Townsend] tells Billboard. “A bit of ‘Baba O’Riley’ [CSI: NY], a bit of ‘Pinball Wizard,’ a bit of the close of ‘Tommy,’ a bit of ‘Who Are You,’ [CSI] and a bit of ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ [CSI: Miami]. It works — it’s quite a saga. A lot of the stuff that we do has that kind of celebratory vibe about it — we’ve always tried to make music that allows the audience to go a bit wild if they want to. Hopefully it will hit the spot.”
Surprised by the inclusion of “Pinball Wizard”? You shouldn’t be. CBS is working on “CSI: Special Needs Unit” with “Pinball Wizard” as the theme. “That deaf, dumb and blind kid/Sure. Solves. A mean. Mur-der!” Dun-dun. Dun. Dun! DUN!
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That’s quite a packed set list. When will Pete Townsend find time to fuck a child?
If I know CBS like Matt knows CBS, during the set there will be multiple shots of Caruso, Gary Sinise and Lawrence Fishburne together in a luxury box.
Also, if I were a girl I would probably refer to my vagina as “The Luxury Box.” That’s a freebie, ladies.
I can’t wait til I’m 60 and CBS caters to all my musical tastes.
It’s a shame* the Jets didn’t make the final so the CSI:New York stiffs could come down to Miami and together with their more glamorous CSI:Miami counterparts, they could watch the game, or solve a case or something.
*not really.
I hope Chris Hansen walks up to the stage in the middle of their set and asks Pete Tonshend to “Have a seat right over there. What are you doing here?”
I’d think Pete would be more sensitive to cops going through evidence with a fine tooth comb.
@ Enrico – THERE’S ALWAYS TIME DAMMIT!
Who knew that the game was going to end in…(removes sun glasses)… SUDDEN DEATH?
YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!
Be prepared for this superbowl promo:
Cop: we know it will happen at the stadium on sunday night. it will determine the best team in the NFL but we have to play the game before we can etch the trophy.
Horatio: I guess all we need now is…(removes sunglasses)…
the “who”.
YEEEEAAAAHHHHHHHHH!
As a big Who fan I was mortified when I heard they’d be playing, because I knew that CBS was going to pressure them to play CSI songs and at that point the music I love just becomes a parody of itself.
*Sigh* Pour a 40 on the curb for the dignity of one of the best bands ever.
Enrico Pallazzo is an idiot, only rappers rape children. And for those of you who think it’s bad for them to play the CSI songs; those masterpieces were written before any of you puddknockers were born. It’s time the world gets to see the TRUE GENIUS of rock and roll and noy a bunch of scurvy rap and pop stars who couldn’t sing their way out of their own butts!