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Friday, 10 February 2012 14:10

Written by Scott Mervis

They're saying M.I.A. could end up with a hefty FCC fine for her Super Bowl halftime stunt, which is fine by me, because someone should have to pay for that whole 13-minute assault on music.

The Trojans, the acrobats, the gospel choir, LMFAO, Madonna's fake singing and awkward dance moves (with pom poms!) ... it was a cheesy, Vegas-y Cecil B. DeMille nightmare.

The centerpiece was her new single "Give Me All Your Luvin'." I've never been much of a Madonna fan, but I can't believe even she, at 53, would pander to the Top 40 with a single that sounds like bad Avril Lavigne.

It was during that song that she was flanked by Nicki Minaj (whose shtick is cool but might get old fast) and hip-hop hipster M.I.A., who took it upon herself to toss in the s-word and flip the finger, after signing some kind of contract that she would be a good girl.

I agree with Madonna, who said late this week, "I understand it’s punk rock and everything, but to me there was such a feeling of love and good energy, and positivity, it seemed negative. It’s such a teenager ... irrelevant thing to do ... there was such a feeling of love and unity there. What was the point?"

Not sure what's punk rock about M.IA., but she DID have a rough upbringing -- she confronted poverty, racism, a tough separation from her dad and her school being destroyed during the Sri Lankan civil war. She has a lot to be pissed about, and that's come across in her music.

But what was there to prove by making a lewd, rebellious gesture during a bubblegum pop song with lyrics that don't go any deeper than "L-U-V Madonna/Y-O-U You wanna"?

Don't be surprised if next year we get some good, clean country guys with Stetsons.

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