Super Bowl Halftime Shows

[Jasmine]

If you were in charge of selecting the next Super Bowl halftime performer, who would you choose?

If Axl Rose’s voice wasn’t so shot, I’d want Guns ‘N’ Roses. They would perform (in order):
- Sweet Child O Mine
- November Rain
- Paradise City

So my next choice would be AC/DC, and they would perform (in order):
- Back in Black
- You Shook Me All Night Long
- Highway to Hell

Since next year’s game will be in San Francisco, another good choice would be Journey:
- Lights
- Open Arms
- Don’t Stop Believin’

If not rock ‘n’ roll, I’d invite an all-star group of top blues performers to sing famous blues songs. Like this awesome tribute:

https://youtu.be/3aKyQltCSh8?si=gWWENhqCTCMyVRV6

[GoCubsGo]

Love to see this live.

[Jasmine]

Is that Seal?

[GoCubsGo]

Is that Seal?

Yup.

[O Really]

Jasmine's list is theoretically a good one - certainly it could be a good show, but the problem is most of those bands are missing some people and for that music we might be better off with tribute bands.

I'd try to pick somebody with wide appeal, who has a high-energy show, and music familiar to the majority of people. Springsteen would have been a great choice 10 years ago or so. If she doesn't fade, Chappell Roan would be good in a few years. Can you see the whole stadium doing the HOTTOGO?

[Vrede too]

Jasmine's list is theoretically a good one ...

Except that more people with more money watch in bars and at parties than do in nursing homes.

... Springsteen would have been a great choice 10 years ago or so....

February 1, 2009, Tampa - You could have made a day trip out of it.

I'm not thrilled about it but I think we have to accept that some of the shows will be hip-hop if the NFL wants to stay relevant.

[O Really]

I'm not thrilled about it but I think we have to accept that some of the shows will be hip-hop if the NFL wants to stay relevant.

OK, in that case I'll take Pitbull, Bruno Mars, and Weeknd.

[O Really]

Somebody else had Jasmine's idea.
https://poll.fm/15040069

[Vrede too]

I'm not thrilled about it but I think we have to accept that some of the shows will be hip-hop if the NFL wants to stay relevant.

OK, in that case I'll take Pitbull Hip-Hop, later some pop, Bruno Mars February 2, 2014, February 7, 2016-featured, Pop, R&B, and Weeknd February 7, 2021, Pop, R&B.

They're all male POCs, but only Pitbull is a true rapper. He would be a good future choice.

TIL, February 1, 2004:
P. Diddy co-star. 3 songs, including "Bad Boy for Life" and "Mo Money Mo Problems". Opps
Kid Rock and Jessica Simpson shared the stage.
This was the infamous Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake "wardrobe malfunction" year.

[O Really]

"Why People Are Angry When Black Culture Takes Center Stage"

Good article, but I don't know that I'd agree that Kendrick-from-Compton gangsta chic should be used to represent the total of "Black culture." More like a subset of Black culture, such as Redneck is a subset of white culture.



https://www.levelman.com/why-people-are ... r-stage-2/

[Vrede too]

"Why People Are Angry When Black Culture Takes Center Stage"

Those accustomed to privilege see inclusion as oppression
Someone here used to have that signature.

Good article, but I don't know that I'd agree that Kendrick-from-Compton gangsta chic should be used to represent the total of "Black culture." More like a subset of Black culture, such as Redneck is a subset of white culture.

https://www.levelman.com/content/images ... -album.jpg

https://www.levelman.com/why-people-are ... r-stage-2/

I'm a little embarrassed when a Redneck takes center stage.

“The Super Bowl halftime show was so black it would leave fingerprints on coal.” Nttawwt.

...It’s become the most-watched U.S. broadcast since the moon landing in 1969. This surpasses viewership for Michael Jackson, the King of Pop’s half-time performance in 1993....

Why we'll see more rap.

Will he forever be 'Uncle Samuel L. Jackson'?

Linked from your article:



The Death of Critical Thinking is Why You Didn't Enjoy the Halftime Show
Most people missed the depth of the performance

I liked the dancing and had no problem with the content or its depth, explicit or implied, and I'm fine with challenging messages. In just don't like rap. I grew up with a record cabinet full of folk and Black spirituals, then immersed myself in R&B and rock. Hip-hop just isn't my brand of bubble gum.

People were mostly upset because they weren’t properly entertained.

Well, I do want the medium to be entertaining. I don't like most speeches, either, no matter how left the speaker is. I wouldn't say I was "upset", though. I accept that my tastes differ from a hugely popular genre. After 30+ years I'm used to it.

I could’ve done without the Drake part of the show,

Ditto, I couldn't care less about their protracted squabble. It's been going on for 12 years, sheesh.

but the reason most people missed out on the bigger meaning of halftime is what ails us on most issues.

We no longer take time to critically think; to dive deeper on issues rather than hurling insults or knee-jerk responses.

We just want to be entertained....

So, what's wrong with that? I have no problem with the other issues raised.