So, Did You Like Madonna's Halftime Show?

[316sherm]

My :2 cents:

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[scc1971]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/f...ime-stage-weird-al-yankovic-article-1.1017136

YES PLEASE.

Time for a true American icon to be invited to the Super Bowl halftime stage: Weird Al Yankovic
The Score: Weirder things have happened at halftime

By Julian Garcia / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Saturday, February 4, 2012, 4:41 PM

Right around 8:15 on Sunday night, a sad reality will start to set in as the smoke and glitter are cleared away in time for the Giants and Patriots to play the second half of a football game: Our world is running dangerously low on superstars worthy of taking the stage at halftime of the Super Bowl.

When Madonna is carried off the stage by six young men in sequined jockstraps chained together by nipple rings, it will mark the end of a 10-year stretch that has seen the following legendary acts entertain us while we take a 20-minute break from football: U2, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Prince, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Who and Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band.

It's reasonable to think that in the next 10 years we will see the likes of Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Rihanna be invited to step onto the world's greatest stage. When it comes to that, it will sort of feel like seeing Homer Bush, Pat Kelly and Jeff Nelson take the field for Old-Timer's Day at Yankee Stadium. These guys had their share of nice moments, but really?

Before we take that plunge into desperation, I'd like to see a true American icon invited to take part in the most iconic of American events: Weird Al Yankovic.

Go ahead and laugh. That's what he wants you to do. And that's exactly what you will be doing at halftime of Super Bowl XVLII if I get my way.

For as big as the Super Bowl halftime show is, it's still a time when most of us, outside of the hardcore fans of whatever act is performing, get up to stretch our legs and empty our bladders. The ratings are huge because, well, who ever changes the channel on Super Bowl Sunday?

I wouldn't have missed Bruce Springsteen's halftime performance three years ago for anything, but the reality is that not since Michael Jackson performed at Super Bowl XXVII have we had an entertainer up there who had everyone asking, "What's he gonna do?"

The most talked-about halftime show ever was the one that included Janet Jackson's nipple slip, a contrived PR move on the part of a desperate fading star who shouldn't have been up there in the first place.

For as Weird as Al is, he's the real deal, an authentic monument to the artistic prowess of our great nation.

And let's face it, the guy deserves the stage, having sold close to 15 million records worldwide over the course of his career. His Grammy-winning parody songs have made him the best-selling comedy act of all-time. Somehow, he's managed to pull off the impossible, being both completely irrelevant and enormously popular at exactly the same time.

Booking Weird Al for next year's game would create a huge buzz for the exact reason his albums sell so well - the novelty of it. Who wouldn't want to watch just to see what ridiculous song parodies he would perform?

And unlike Janet Jackson - Miss Jackson if you're nasty - the show's producers and network executives wouldn't have to worry about any inappropriate slips. You can bet that Madonna has been told not to perform "Like A Virgin" during Sunday's show, but those same producers and TV executives will be begging Al to break out his 1985 smash hit "Like A Surgeon."

For the dozens of you unfamiliar with Weird Al's work, look that one up.

 

[Jane Burgess]

I had people over so I only saw a small part of her performance. The part I saw was fine.

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

Looks like I have something in common with Madonna

Neither of us have sung at a Superbowl.


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[Hypergalaxy]

Surprisingly I thought it was pretty impressive and far better than I thought it was going to be.

 

[D-rock]

People watch the halftime show? I just thought they added it in to give people time to go get more snakes and go to the bathroom. :1orglaugh

 

[himperv203]

one of the most spectacular superbowl half time shows.

 

[lurkingdirk]

To those who are mocking her for prerecording her show - get over it. Everyone prerecords in a venue that big. No one does the show with live vocals. Try it some time, it's pretty much fucking impossible. It takes away nothing from the live performance of an artist like this.

 

[MetalMan77]

No, sir. It did not rock.

 

[wolverine83]

How come the Beatles were able to do it with much success in the 60s to thousands of screaming, horny teenage girls? I think the Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, etc. other rock bands do it on a regular basis without fail.

Oh, and I believe Prince did not pre-record in the wind and rain a few years ago when he performed. So I'm sorry, you're "fuckin' impossible" is pretty possible. As for other people pre-recording; yes, all the no-account, can't singing pop music hacks who bust a nut for your 99 cent download on ITunes/Rhapsody who manufacture big label bullshit music who have a hook, a prayer, and an image to maintain love to capture their single moment where auto-tune and voc-oder helped them actually sing use it all the time. They are "performance" over "substance" acts, Madonna only gets props because she was the first one to really do it.

This is why when Britney, Katy Perry, etc. come on the television; I usually just hit mute and watch them attempt to gyrate and mouth their incessant nonsense. They are only interesting because they are talentless, yet beautiful women whom teenagers and certain percentages of the public say are talented because they don't know any better. That is all.

 

[Supafly]

Perhaps I should title it Ode To A Douche?

Write a song!!!

 

[BAYAMONXXX]

Only watched a few minutes of Madonna's performance it was ok. i'm glad i didn't see those two fucking biscuits LMFAO.

 

[hotrod808]

put lady gaga and most important one republic to that list and i´ll sign it right away. everything you said before... damn right.

How come the Beatles were able to do it with much success in the 60s to thousands of screaming, horny teenage girls? I think the Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, etc. other rock bands do it on a regular basis without fail.

Oh, and I believe Prince did not pre-record in the wind and rain a few years ago when he performed. So I'm sorry, you're "fuckin' impossible" is pretty possible. As for other people pre-recording; yes, all the no-account, can't singing pop music hacks who bust a nut for your 99 cent download on ITunes/Rhapsody who manufacture big label bullshit music who have a hook, a prayer, and an image to maintain love to capture their single moment where auto-tune and voc-oder helped them actually sing use it all the time. They are "performance" over "substance" acts, Madonna only gets props because she was the first one to really do it.

This is why when Britney, Katy Perry, etc. come on the television; I usually just hit mute and watch them attempt to gyrate and mouth their incessant nonsense. They are only interesting because they are talentless, yet beautiful women whom teenagers and certain percentages of the public say are talented because they don't know any better. That is all.