[djlnc]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Apparently the days of The Who, Rolling Stones, and Paul McCarthy performing during halftime are long gone. And what happened to all those great Miller Light and Budweiser commercials? Thankfully there are DVR’s with a fast forward button so we can at least still watch some watered down football without all the garbage in between the snaps.

It's a good representation of the decaying American "culture".

[dwoodley1975]

I love it!!!!

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by DALEPQ

But maybe I could understand 5 or 6 words from all the songs belted out.

This an absolutely beautiful video of the song that was sung at halftime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g9poWKKpbU

The violin player is Lindsey Sterling and there are many wonderful videos of her.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by VApeople

This an absolutely beautiful video of the song that was sung at halftime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g9poWKKpbU

The violin player is Lindsey Sterling and there are many wonderful videos of her.

Nice.
Thanks!

[The Chipster]

I remember when my parents were disgusted by the arrival of The Beatles. And I was told that their parents (my grandparents) were enraged about Elvis Presley. And going back a few hundred years, Beethoven fans castigated the new scandalous WALTZ music.

Why do us old folks always bitch about the newest music?

[BoatRatKat]

I actually think Rhianna has a fantastic voice and does have some great songs. Unfortunately, her performance at the Superbowl was not good. I couldn't understand a word of it (she does not have a thick accent as another poster suggested), she seemed uninterested in her own performance and the crude gestures were not needed. I don't know why this generation wants their daughters growing up thinking that's what they should be doing and having their sons grow up to think that's what young women should be doing. It's sad.

[Ele201]

Originally Posted by Velvet

Ah, must be in the eyes of the beholder - she was twerking? I thought she had bedbugs or something and was just scratching. How could you tell in that outfit? I was on the phone the whole time so maybe I missed something.

Rhianna wasn’t twerking! She just placed her hand on her butt momentarily. It seemed awkward. And just No on your bedbugs comment.

[Ele201]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Apparently the days of The Who, Rolling Stones, and Paul McCarthy performing during halftime are long gone. And what happened to all those great Miller Light and Budweiser commercials? Thankfully there are DVR’s with a fast forward button so we can at least still watch some watered down football without all the garbage in between the snaps.

You made some good points! The quick answer is that the media focuses on a young demographic nowadays. So, that explains why Rhianna and not The Who or Paul McCarthy.

And now that you mentioned it, where were the usual Budweiser ads on the Super Bowl this year?

[brines]

eIf she only would have sang mustang sally

[brines]

if she would have only sang mustang sally

[Cobullymom]

Originally Posted by npwalters

The entire performance was lip synced so the comment about the thick accent - not buying it. She definitely did not make "twerking" famous. That trashy move has been done for many years by many people.

Yup, all about who can out trash the next. Makes you feel good about the way the world is headed. This isn't entertainment it's exibition and sexual exploitation, and the excuses that people except that it's appropriate for national TV. It has nothing to do with football..So glad I did not see any of it.

[Ele201]

Originally Posted by DALEPQ

Maybe I am getting up in age, but the Super Bowl Half Time Show, I think
was far less than great.
Lots of dancers.
But maybe I could understand 5 or 6 words from all the songs belted out.
Anyone else have that issue??

Well, I recognized a couple of Rhianna’s songs. If you aren’t familiar with any of her music, then you’d have a hard time understanding the words, because the sound system was not up to par. That may be because of her moving up and down so much, made the sound unstable.

One of her hit songs, which is very recognizable, is “Diamonds in the Sky.” She did that one towards the end. She is talented, but I agree with you that overall the performance was far less than great. And by the way, Rhianna was interviewed and said she practiced more than 20 variations of her show. So this was the final cut! I also hated the gratuitous crotch grabbing stuff, just seemed awkward.

[banjobob]

We had the same problem, but I happened on the half time show on YouTube and the audio was great understood the song lyrics clearly. That was not a act I enjoy though.

[La lamy]

Originally Posted by Velvet

What I saw, as I turned the sound off since I don’t like that music, was these people dressed in space uniforms, standing on construction platforms. One was dressed in a red space outfit (I think she chose the Chiefs too) with a sneer on her face. I guess she was not happy with the half time score. It looked like something cheap thrown together last minute. With such a large audience you’d really think they could do better.

Thrown together?!!! HAHAHA Those men had SO MUCH CHOREOGRAPHY!!!! It probably would take most people a lifetime to remember one song's dancing, let alone the crazy complex choreography they had to perform for 13 minutes. Rihanna (and her music) was incredibly boring to me, but I enjoyed the army of men.

[Outofjersey]

It’s simply a lost generation