New EVH/WVH video - USA TODAY ** Japan in the fall, tour into 2013 **

[hambon4lif]

Why all the SuperBowl hate?
It's a high profile gig and Classic Van Halen is as Americana as the fucking SuperBowl itself.

Because this topic rears its ugly head every goddamn year, and it never happens. The people who select the performers end up picking the Black Eyed fuckin' Peas or some other act that smells like unwashed ass. Fuck 'em!

If they actually went overseas, they could actually play for the fans they have there, and their Van Halen experience won't be limited to YouTube videos. Plus the band could loosen up the show a little bit and throw some random covers in there...like they use to with "Beer Drinkers", "Heartbreak Hotel", and "Summertime Blues". That kicked ass and it looked like they were having fun.

The value of the Super Bowl half-time show has diminished with time. It means almost nothing anymore. Forget about it.

[ThrillsNSpills]

Problem with the Super Bowl is that we all have embedded in our memory banks Aerosmith and Britney and whomever else getting the chance to kill Walk this Way.

Nobody wants Madonna and Gaga with VH killing Jump.

It's not Superbowl hate, just the horror of what it could become.
You take a tune like Romeo Delight or Light Up the Sky, that goes perfect on its own with any sporting event. High octane music goes with sports like McDonalds and High Fructose Corn Syrup.

[ZahZoo]

Why all the SuperBowl hate?
It's a high profile gig and Classic Van Halen is as Americana as the fucking SuperBowl itself.

I just don't see it as "something big" nor anything special. It would be nice as a fan of the band... Sure... global exposure and all that.

But 12-15 minutes in a slapped together, canned, over produced made for TV bullshit entertainment fest... just don't excite me. Won't be any deep cuts, special set selection and damn sure nothin new... Well maybe Dave will have a new glittery matador jacket... and hat...

What do we hear... Jump, DTNA and maybe Tattoo. Doubt the TV folks would even allow Runnin With the Devil...

[ThrillsNSpills]

the good thing is it could open the band up to a diverse audience who may not have seen how good they are.







plus it would constipate hagar further.

[Mr Walker]

What do we hear... Jump, DTNA and maybe Tattoo. Doubt the TV folks would even allow Runnin With the Devil...

Panama, Hot For Teacher

[ZahZoo]

Panama, Hot For Teacher

HFT would get nixed... women's groups would claim it demoralizes women and depicts them as sex objects. Teacher's unions would cringe given all the high profile sex with minors cases... Too politically edgy for a vanilla TV crowd.

[private parts]

HFT would get nixed... women's groups would claim it demoralizes women and depicts them as sex objects. Teacher's unions would cringe given all the high profile sex with minors cases... Too politically edgy for a vanilla TV crowd.

Hot for Student has been the trend for the last few years, so HFT would be way off limits today. At the time HFT was cool, but today... Just imagine the horror and controversy it would cause.
That I would not want to miss!

[sadaist]

HFT would get nixed... women's groups would claim it demoralizes women and depicts them as sex objects. Teacher's unions would cringe given all the high profile sex with minors cases... Too politically edgy for a vanilla TV crowd.

Oh dude, for some awful reason Nancy Grace was on several years ago. She was talking about the hot blonde teacher that had had sex with her high school student and the trial. Anyways, the bumper music as they come back from commercial was Hot For Teacher. Nancy was clearly pissed about it and apologized saying she did not approve that song and someone would be getting a talk to after the show. but it fit perfect. lol. Uptight bitch. That teacher WAS hot.

[jhale667]

Oh dude, for some awful reason Nancy Grace was on several years ago. She was talking about the hot blonde teacher that had had sex with her high school student and the trial. Anyways, the bumper music as they come back from commercial was Hot For Teacher. Nancy was clearly pissed about it and apologized saying she did not approve that song and someone would be getting a talk to after the show. but it fit perfect. lol. Uptight bitch. That teacher WAS hot.

And Nancy Grace is an evil, bitter cow. Who DOESN'T like "Hot for Teacher"???

[damngoodtimes]

while we're jerking ourselves off....

Super Bowl setlist...

RWTD, She's the Woman, Panama, ATBL

[ZahZoo]

I know... in the context of the mid-80's HFT was a perfect fit for the times and really quite innocent then and now. But the cultural views have obviously changed and people get worked up over silly shit that's not warranted in the first place. Such is the 21st century...

Given the last 5 years... A VH Super Bowl performance would probably start off with Dance The Night Away... choreographed with a bunch of kids dancing around the stage and maybe some Dancing With the Stars celeb's kickin up on a side stage. Then maybe Tattoo with some artsy light show. Then maybe a short montage thing with a verse from Panama, Cradle Will Rock, Unchained and half of Eruption... then close it out with Jump and some choreographed geeky dance/jump fest by the crew of Glee...

Afterwards all of us hardcore VH fans can go puke and resume drinking ourselves into oblivion for the damn embarrassment we just experienced and want to wipe from our minds.

Well everyone except Mr Walker... he'd be doing a happy dance on his roof the rest of the night!!

[Von Halen]

plus it would constipate hagar further.

This is probably the best thing that could come from them doing the Super Bowl.

I'd much rather see them headline another US Festival type gig, than do the SB.

Or better yet, make all the suits and stuffed shirts at the game watch another stale boring halftime show inside the stadium, and show VH live from one of their shows, to the tv audience.

[chi-town324]

wonder what the payday is for the SB ?

[TJMKID]

It was a joke nitwit.

Yeah --- and the joke about "We only needed Dave because of his PA system" has been perpetuated by Ed and Alex for 35 years now.

Revoke your membership to the Wolfgang Nutsack Nuzzlers Society, dumbo --- it's your only hope.

[DLR Bridge]

I know everyone has been lobbying for Pretty Woman to be replaced with something better (bitch, bitch, bitch) but from perspective of mainstream familiarity, this could be thrown in the mix with some smokin' hot cheerleaders decked out in franken striped attire.