If you're the sort of person who pays attention to the soundtrack of commercials, films, and television shows, it's likely that your ears perked up when you watched Michelob Ultra's series of 2022 Super Bowl commercials. Playing in the background of the commercial, observant listeners will recognize the song "Showdown" by Electric Light Orchestra. The song was released in 1973, and its creator, Electric Light Orchestra's lead singer Jeff Lynne, admits that there is no real meaning behind the song. "It's one of my favorites, though the lyrics don't mean anything, really," Lynne told Rolling Stone. "It's just a story, a made-up scenario. A lot of people ask me what my songs mean and I have no idea. It means something different to me every time I sing it."
Despite its lack of specific meaning, this will be the second bowling scene in which the song has appeared. The first appearance was in the 1996 comedy "Kingpin." The song played as the characters portrayed by Woody Harrelson and Bill Murray faced off against one another in a high-pressure bowling match, per Consequence. Does this point to an appearance by one of the actors in Michelob Ultra's upcoming Super Bowl commercial? Fans will have to wait and see.
