Attention all superior Springsteen superfans: The Boss was faking it, too

The vocals were live in Tampa, but the music for the Super Bowl halftime set was all in the can — just like Jennifer Hudson’s national anthem, though at least she wasn’t hoking it up screaming about guacamole dip and Disneyland, and sliding across the stage on her knees.

From a story in the Chicago Tribune, via the music news portal The Daily Swarm.

So in the end, the Walmart-sponsored Saint of Southern Jersey is every bit as glitzy, glossy and superficial a performer as, say, Janet Jackson or Madonna. He just pretends to be something different on TV.