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All That Glitters Is No Longer Gold to NFLGary Glitter's perfunctory touchdown anthem, "Rock and Roll Part 2" won't be playing in NFL stadiums this year.
The league's iced the practice of playing Glitter's largely instrumental pump-up song during its games, according to Newsweek. The decision was tipped after Glitter was convicted of molesting a pair of girls in Vietnam (read full story). His appeal was later overruled. He's now serving a three-year term for the conviction.
Interestingly, the NFL didn't have much problem with Glitter when he was a mere child pornographer: He was convicted of kiddie porn in his homeland of the United Kingdom and listed as a sex offender there since his 1999 conviction.
Teams have begun polling fans for replacement songs. So far the Kansas City Chiefs have switched to "Boom" by P.O.D. and the Denver Broncos have adopted "Go Daddy-O" by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, bypassing more obvious and appropriate choices such as "Orange Crush" by R.E.M. and "The Mile High Club" by Bow Wow Wow.
The New England Patriots are polling fans on their Web site for a replacement. Jeff Conroy, New York Giants special-events manager, hopes this isn't a trend. "We play Michael Jackson, others play R. Kelly," he said, citing two stars who've faced allegations of sexual misconduct. (Jackson was acquitted; Kelly's pleaded not guilty.)
But most teams just hope to hear their touchdown song—whatever it is—often.
It is unclear what the NBA plans to do about Glitter's ode to the fourth quarter of pro basketball games, "It Takes All Night Long."
