Rating the Super Bowl's Musical Moments
Last night's Super Bowl was as much about music as it was football (well, almost). Nearly every commercial featured an unexpected track (Echo & the Bunnymen!) or re-purposed hit ("Moves Like Jagger"), not to mention a 13-minute spectacle that was Madonna and friends' halftime show. But all musical moments are not created equal. Here are five of the most notable ones and their (highly subjective) ratings.
5. Mötley Crüe - "Kickstart My Heart" (Kia)
Rating: 4/10
We already talked about the absurdity of this one last week, but to sum up: When your central conceit is an elf spraying you with too much dream powder, you can pretty much just make up anything. At least you can't say Kia doesn't know the target Super Bowl audience.
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