Bruno Mars set to sing at Super Bowl halftime

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The NFL stiff arming local superstars like Bon Jovi Billy Joel and Jay Z drafted out of towner Bruno Mars to headline the halftime show at the first New York area Super Bowl according to reports.

Yuck said Joe Dowbenko 21 of Brooklyn while knocking back buffalo wings on a football Saturday. I just don t affiliate Bruno Mars with football. He s too sensitive.

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While the hit making Hawaiian s singing is not at question local fans blitzed NFL officials for ignoring the deep roster of New York and New Jersey talent.

Brad Barket/Getty Images for Atlantic Record Grammy Award winner Platinum record producer and artist Bruno Mars performs at Barclays Center on June 29 2013 in New York City.

If the options are like Springsteen Bon Jovi or Bruno Mars I mean Bruno Mars doesn t have anything to do with New York said football fan Sandy Shelton 26 of Hells Kitchen.

Fellow neighborhood resident Kevin York 29 agreed with Shelton s call for regional representation at the Feb. 2 title game in Met Life Stadium.

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Why is he doing the Super Bowl in New York asked a perplexed York. I mean do you want Bruno Mars representing New York

Mars whose sold more than 1 million copies of last year s Unorthodox Jukebox album is more Mark Sanchez than Eli Manning compared to the recent halftime performers.

ERIC THAYER/REUTERS Bruno Mars performs Gorilla during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.

Last year mega star Beyonce performed in New Orleans. Other recent acts to perform included Madonna The Who Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Paul McCartney.

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The popular Mars is unlikely to cause any controversy as an NFL spokesman joked to The Los Angeles Times.

While the source wouldn t confirm Mars was the headliner he did say that nipple baring Janet Jackson and serial twerker Miley Cyrus were ruled out.

Not everybody thought picking Mars was a fumble.

I have no problem with it said Eric Bishop 30 of the upper West Side. He s at the top of the charts. He s very good.

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