NFL Bans Pedophile-Penned Fight Song

I'm catching up on my blog reading, and I just learned via Attytood that Newsweek reports:

"The NFL has effectively banned stadiums from playing Gary Glitter's 'Rock and Roll Part 2' after the Brit rocker was convicted of molesting underage girls in Vietnam, prompting a search for a substitute celebratory anthem."

Many NFL teams are now looking for a new, rousing fight song, and the Patriots are polling fans in order to select one. Among the choices are Ain't Talking 'Bout Love by Van Halen and Yeah by Usher.

What!? I give you a lyrics sampler:

Van Halen:
I heard the news baby
All about your disease
Yeah, you may have all you want baby
But I got somethin' you need. Oh, yeah!
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
My love is rotten to the core
Ain't talkin' 'bout love
Just like I told you before. Yeah, before
(and later)
Mmm, so if you want it, got to bleed for it baby
Yeah! Got to, got to bleed, baby
Mmm, you got to, got to bleed, baby
Hey! Got to, got to bleed baby

What does that have to do with football?

and Usher:
These women all on the prowl, If ya hold the head steady I'm a milk the cow.
And forget about the game I'm spit the truth, I won't stop til I get em in their birthday suits.
So gimmie the rhythm and it'll be off with their clothes, So bend over to the front and touch your toes.
I left the Jag and I took the Rolls, If they ain't cuttin' then I put em on foot patrol.
OWWW!
How ya like me now, when my pinky's valued over three hundred thousand,
Lets drank you the one to please, Ludacris fill cups like double d's.
Me and Ush once more and we leaves em dead, we want a lady in the street but a freak in the bed to say.

I'm not sure what half of that means, but I have the feeling it's not pretty.

The NFL says, "Let's ban the non-misogynistic song by the pedophile in favor of misogynistic songs by non-pedophiles!" I'm confused... I myself would like to hear My Sharona* or (She's) Sexy + 17 after a touchdown. Any other suggestions?

*On George Bush's iPod, according to Wikipedia

Comments

[Diddums]

How about:

It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all in the eye of the tiger!

Actually that's about boxing and it would spoil it :-). Can't they have a song that's horrible anyway? (Whoops - did my opinion of football slip out? Gaah! Runs and hides).

[Jillz]

E-

Thanks for writing this. I felt very informed when my sports loving friends were over last evening for my spouse's birthday dinner and were complaining about the Patriots changing songs and wondering why, etc. And I felt so smart barking out, "Cause the guy who wrote it is a pedophile who likes to molest vietnamese girls." That shut 'em up fast.

Brilliant!

jz

[Bill]

Horrors!! Usher is part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers ... shouldn't that song be banned from the NFL for that reason?

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hello camila here.i read all of your comments.yes i think that song should be banned.right now i was busy searching about kitchen cupboards kitchen cupboards but fortunately your site also came into my view.

[sildenafil]

A large grouping in my opinion, very different styles between Sammy and David Lee but for both there was a great moment all this and supporting Halen made magic among the musicians of the moment, hopefully and we again gathered to see this band.