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According to the Associated Press, Bruno Mars will sing at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2014.
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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.
“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.
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.”
lmcshane@nydailynews.com
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