Though I guess the Madonna one gets an honorable mention for spawning the single stupidest controversy of all time.
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 28 January 2015 15:22 (nine years ago) link
the latest spate of pop acts on the SB halftime show have been disastrous tbh. beyonce was good tho.
― Stig of the sanctimonious uncontextualized linkdump (Michael B), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 21:46 (nine years ago) link
yeah I'm gonna have to go with The Who, even Madonna and Black Eyed Peas had kinda neat visuals
― Abstinence Hawk (frogbs), Wednesday, 28 January 2015 21:52 (nine years ago) link
The Who was definitely the most boring (as my friend put it, "Daltrey couldn't hit these notes *20 years ago*!"), but I think it wasn't a surprise that it sucked and was kind of ordinary.
But the Aerosmith one I think is the disaster of all time. You had N'Sync sprinting from the locker room so they were so winded they could barely sing...Steven Tyler singing "It's GONNA BE MEEEEEEEEEEE" as the segue from the aforementioned tune into his band's "Jaded", Britney Spears awkwardly applying her sex-pop voice to "Walk This Way", and then inexplicably, Nelly rains down from the sky and drops a verse.
I'm sure the conversation in the board room the next day went something like "It sounded great on paper..."
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:04 (nine years ago) link
would take chubby checker over all of these
― languagelessness (mattresslessness), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:07 (nine years ago) link
re: how Nelly got to do the SB twice, he was a late add to the first one he did (about two weeks prior to the event, him and Britney were added). I was always so mad when he boasted "Can you top the super bowl?" in "#1" cos he was barely in the damn thing and was one of the most awkward parts of it.
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:08 (nine years ago) link
oh my god, I didn't the rabbit hole that is Super Bowl halftime show videos today
2001 is full-on hilarious:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeLnwbJzLO0
― "Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:17 (nine years ago) link
Remember when Justin was in full-on Goat Boy mode all the time?
― "Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:18 (nine years ago) link
"Bye Bye Bye" performance makes a strong argument for lip-synching. lol at wavery voice while dancing/winded
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:29 (nine years ago) link
"I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" is such a flaccid fucking tune. all the energy gone from the crowd
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:30 (nine years ago) link
AHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA, lol at the arpeggiated harmonies on "It's Gonna Be Me"...I forgot about that gaffe.
first three are all at appropriate volume and fourth guy comes in blaring GONNNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA obliterating any chance of blending
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:33 (nine years ago) link
the fuck wa sthe point of Mary J Blige showing up
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:36 (nine years ago) link
lmao @ Aerosmith introducing themselves with "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing"
― example (crüt), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:38 (nine years ago) link
Have to vote for the Metrodome's legendarily awful one.
― Eric H., Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:39 (nine years ago) link
xpost "let's get the crowd going with two of the most dire, energy-sapping songs in our ouevre"
― Hammer Smashed Bagels, Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:40 (nine years ago) link
boy band choreography makes me irrationally angry
― example (crüt), Thursday, 29 January 2015 18:40 (nine years ago) link
http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/sports/superbowl-halftime-show-history/#intro
― mookieproof, Thursday, 29 January 2015 21:01 (nine years ago) link
wow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjXSqaSmhh4
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 29 January 2015 22:55 (nine years ago) link
how do you ruin a double bill of zz top and james brown
answer - jim belushi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC_iiq06qck
― jbn, Friday, 30 January 2015 01:47 (nine years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Sunday, 1 February 2015 00:01 (nine years ago) link
I lived through the 1980s and swear I don't remember them being this square! This is from 1982:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4mTTigqTSA
― Lee626, Sunday, 1 February 2015 00:33 (nine years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Monday, 2 February 2015 00:01 (nine years ago) link
1991: New Kids on the Block, Disney characters, Warren Moon, 2,000 local children, audience card stunt 0
C'mon, people.
― Eric H., Monday, 2 February 2015 03:56 (nine years ago) link
IXJanuary 12, 1975Tulane Stadium (New Orleans, Louisiana)Tribute to Duke EllingtonMercer Ellington & Grambling State University Marching ^^sounds pretty cool imo
― brimstead, Monday, 8 February 2021 20:52 (three years ago) link
sorry, didn’t see a general halftime show thread
How did The Who get this gig in 2010
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 8 February 2021 21:00 (three years ago) link
boobies
― frogbs, Monday, 8 February 2021 21:01 (three years ago) link
o'riley
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 8 February 2021 22:41 (three years ago) link
I think the thing that bugged me about The Weeknd's show had nothing to do with him, but how the camera followed him around so he had to awkwardly sing to the camera. it didn't really work.
also it sounded mostly lip-synched? or mixture?
I like the Weeknd tho.
anyway this is still Black Eyed Peas
― he said that you son of a bitch (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 01:58 (three years ago) link
phoebe bridgers smashing her guitar over an unsuspecting tom brady in 2022, putting him out of commission for the second half and cutting short his nascent presidential run, is still the best
― treeship., Tuesday, 9 February 2021 02:01 (three years ago) link
concussions don't stop Presidential runs
― he said that you son of a bitch (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 02:04 (three years ago) link
he was just spooked from then on. wasn't the same. every room he entered, he was always looking over his shoulder, afraid that bridgers was lurking somewhere with another guitar
― treeship., Tuesday, 9 February 2021 02:05 (three years ago) link
to prevent this from happening again,Congress introduced the "Brady bill"
― he said that you son of a bitch (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 02:06 (three years ago) link
you deserve a pat on the back for that one.
― pplains, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 02:20 (three years ago) link
from PHOEBE BRIDGERS.
― pplains, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 02:21 (three years ago) link
BEP... I mean you know it’s bad when usher’s coming down from a helicopter and I’m all “yes omg usher save us!!!”
― brimstead, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 04:20 (three years ago) link
and Usher looked down and whispered "No"
― real warm grandpa (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 11 October 2023 20:51 (eleven months ago) link
IXJanuary 12, 1975Tulane Stadium (New Orleans, Louisiana)Tribute to Duke EllingtonMercer Ellington & Grambling State University Marching^^sounds pretty cool imo― brimstead
^^sounds pretty cool imo
― brimstead
sounded cool to me, too, so i downloaded an off-air recording of the complete 3 1/2 hour broadcast of super bowl IX so i could check it out. (i'm also into 1970s off-air television recordings, which helps.) i gotta tell you, the announcer's corny shit is kinda distracting. still, i mean... cootie williams is there! way better than the who. no question.
i don't think i'm going to bother watching the game, but it has original commercials! that's really cool. i'm into that kind of shit.
― Kate (rushomancy), Thursday, 12 October 2023 00:57 (eleven months ago) link
incidentally i actually liked the who's super bowl set. it exuded the sort of pleasant low-stakes tedium i associate with sporting events. i didn't grow up on football - i grew up on baseball. the only thing i would've loved better would've been eddie layton on a hammond organ.
― Kate (rushomancy), Thursday, 12 October 2023 04:11 (eleven months ago) link
The only good one that comes to mind is Rihanna's.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 12 October 2023 13:47 (eleven months ago) link
1992: Gloria Estefan with Olympic Figure skaters Brian Boitano & Dorothy Hamill 1
All but 1 voter clearly hadn't seen this one
― insert nothing here (Eric H.), Thursday, 12 October 2023 15:40 (eleven months ago) link
ice skating on grass seems tough
― real warm grandpa (Neanderthal), Thursday, 12 October 2023 15:46 (eleven months ago) link
easier than ice skating on molly
― Kate (rushomancy), Thursday, 12 October 2023 17:40 (eleven months ago) link