( CNN ) -- Will the Super Bowl `` Dare to Be Stupid '' ? If an Internet petition has its way , yes . `` Weird Al '' Yankovic , the king of the song parody , has been nominated to perform at the next Super Bowl halftime show on a Change.org petition -- and close to 60,000 people have signed on their approval as of Thursday morning . Ed Ball , who created the petition , told The Hollywood Reporter that he was inspired by a suggestion that Justin Bieber headline the extravaganza , which has featured such names as U2 , the Rolling Stones , Prince and Beyonce ( and , to be fair , Elvis impersonators and Up With People ) . `` I thought , 'Man , this is so crappy , ' `` he told the publication . The time is certainly right for Yankovic , who is riding perhaps the biggest wave of his career . His new album , `` Mandatory Fun , '' debuted at No . 1 , and the series of eight videos he made to promote it -- including parodies of `` Royals '' ( `` Foil '' ) , `` Blurred Lines '' ( `` Word Crimes '' ) and `` Happy '' ( `` Tacky '' ) -- quickly became some of the most-viewed on YouTube . `` Weird Al 's '' best song ever ? In the petition , Ball observes that some of the artists parodied could join Yankovic on stage , and the result would be most entertaining . `` The theatrics alone would be hilarious and a welcoming change , and draw a wider audience of fans that typically would not tune into the championship game or half-time show , '' he writes . Next year 's Super Bowl -- that would be Super Bowl XLIX , for the Roman numeral-inclined -- will be held February 1 in Glendale , Arizona . Ball told The Hollywood Reporter that Yankovic would be by far the best choice the NFL could make . `` In all honesty , would you rather have Justin Bieber or Miley Cyrus perform the Super Bowl or something different ? '' he said . The man has a point .
Another petition : " ` ` ' Al '' returns for Super Bowl halftime . He is enjoying career high right now . Halftime show will feature both Yankovic and artists he parodies , petition says .