Miscellaneous Debris: Football stuff

It feels like musicians these days write songs just to get played at sporting events (or sports entertainment events).  There's a song about 'being in the Hall of fame' ferchrissakes.

Still, it's probably a good way in 2013 to get paid.

You also have to believe that the first time I heard "Roar" by Katy Perry, I saw that as a blatant attempt for stadiums and WWE soundtracks.

"I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, / dancing through the fire / 'Cause I am a champion and / You're gonna hear me ROAR"


And sure enough the Bengals picked up on it.

And the fans hated it.

"The lyrics are sort of on the mark and we thought it was a good song," Berding told the Wall Street Journal, adding that the team hasn't decided if they'd continue to play it after Bengals wins. "The social media was obviously very negative."

Mitchell Morgan, a Bengals fan who was in attendance Monday, told the Wall Street Journal that he was not surprised at the negative reaction generated by Perry's song.

"I mean, I know what they are going for but it's not going to work. How can you think you can do something like that without any backlash?" Morgan told the paper. "There were Steelers fans next to me laughing."

In a classic example of trying to sweep it under the rug.  The Bengals said they weren't getting rid of it.:

"I can't tell you exactly when the song will play or even whether it will play at all [Sunday]. It's just being moved around."

Sure enough, T.I. greeted the Bengals at their last home game, but the damage was done.

"I mean, I know what they are going for but it's not going to work. How can you think you can do something like that without any backlash?" Morgan told the paper. "There were Steelers fans next to me laughing."