Against Super Bowl, ’60 Minutes’ Plays its Own Tune

By Brian Flood 

“60 Minutes” is up against some major sporting event tonight but, as the phrase says, “the show must go on.”

“60 Minutes Presents: The Many Sounds of Music” will air on CBS while the majority of people watching television will be glued to Super Bowl XLIX. The special features Norah O’Donnell reporting on country music star Blake Shelton‘s music, Anderson Cooper profiles the popular rock band Foo Fighters and Bill Whitaker heads to the Medieval Italian city of Cremona to explore violins being made to replicate the multi-million dollar versions made by Antonio Stradivari 300 years ago.

In the spirit of Super Bowl Sunday, check out a classic 2007 video of “60 Minutes” legend Andy Rooney with his thoughts on Super Bowl XLI, when the Colts beat the Bears. “One problem I had this year, I didn’t care who won:”

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