Favorite Super Bowl Halftime Performance (1 Viewer)

[David Yudkin]

I don't think this has been done before, so I figured I throw it out there. Missing for options are folks like New Kids On The Block; Clint Black/Tanya Tucker/Travis Tritt/The Judds; Miami Soundmachine; and Blues Brothers/ZZ Top/James Brown. I'm guessing those would not have gotten a lot of votes . . .

 

[J Rod]

U2.....

And not even close.

 

[David Yudkin]

U2.....And not even close.

I voted U2 . . . but I did like Prince as well.

 

[tonyftony716]

I can't believe Up With People is not an option! Pete Rozelle is voicing his disapointment as we speak.

 

[tangfoot]

I can't believe Up With People is not an option! Pete Rozelle is voicing his disapointment as we speak.

First thing I thought of.

 

[David Yudkin]

I can't believe Up With People is not an option! Pete Rozelle is voicing his disapointment as we speak.

First thing I thought of.

I'm guessing most of the folks on the message boards weren't even born for the Up With People performances.

 

[John 14:6]

I remember watching the Superbowl when the Who were playing and my then 4yo son asked, "Daddy, why are so many people watching those guys sing badly?"

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Musically, I'd voted for Prince slightly over U2 - he sounded awesome that night plus I loved the performance of Purple Rain during the driving rainstorm.

Visually, you have to give props to Britney Spears, who was at her absolute hotness apex during that Super Bowl performance.

 

[bbuster]

U2.....And not even close.

 

[nysportsfan]

Bruce.

 

[Fullback Fro]

Prince playing his phallic guitar behind the curtain was hilariously awesome.

 

[massraider]

Prince was great. No absurd light show, no army of dancers. He killed it.

 

[Fullback Fro]

Prince was great. No absurd light show, no army of dancers. He killed it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0PB3wfC8Lw

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Best SuperBowl halftime moment... Bart Simpson: "C'mon snipers, where ARE you?!"

 

[HMKRich]

U2.....And not even close.

Lol. I was literally going to write the same thing. When the 'wall' of names came down... epic.

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

THE WHO!

Yes, the music.

Yes, because they played when the Saints won the Super Bowl.

BUT: also because they may have affected a Super Bowl itself.

Someone else could probably tell this story better, but supposedly because they played so damn long the Saints got to prepare longer for the second half and that included the time necessary to discuss, debate and agree on and plan the ambush 2nd half opening onside kick, one of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history. Payton somewhere may have said that The Who got him so charged up he was ready to try it.

Also, the extra long performance meant that Peyton Manning had even longer time to wait before he saw the field; he grew cold, the team grew cold, the frustration mounted. I forget how long the delay was between Peyton being on the field but The Who added some decent amount of time to that.

 

[Dizzy]

Never a fan of his music, but Prince rocked the house (god I can't believe I just wrote that).

U2 would be second... but can't wait for Metallica (maybe another 15-20 years based on recent selections).

 

[Steeler]

Bruce Springsteen -- because I saw it live

 

[Kleck]

The Rock vs. Mankind

 

[Limp Ditka]

Marybeth taking my virginity during halftime of Super Bowl XX is a glaring omission

 

[videoguy505]

Springsteen, easy. I won $3,000 betting on the playlist.

 

[UncleZen]

U2.....And not even close.

I voted U2 . . . but I did like Prince as well.

Those were my first 2 choices as well.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I can't believe Up With People is not an option! Pete Rozelle is voicing his disapointment as we speak.

First thing I thought of.

I'm guessing most of the folks on the message boards weren't even born for the Up With People performances.

Back when full turtlenecks were cool. Wait ...no, they weren't cool then either. And as a youngster, still hanging onto army men and rock'em sock'em robots, I thought Up With People were as uncool as the opeara singers on Ed Sulivan.

 

[rocketsauce]

It will get no love because it contains quite a few faux-pa musical things to love, but Nsync, Aerosmith, Britney, Nelly, and Mary J Blige was the shiiiiiit and easily the most memorable, the most exciting, and just plain BEST Halftime performance since the Halftime performance became a big deal.

Just musically, it covered so many of the biggest genres and acts of the time. The stage was badass. Both Nsync and Aerosmith got their own set, and then did an awesome jam of Walk This Way with the other aforementioned artists.

And it was RELEVANT. Granted, Janet Jackson & Justin Timberlake ruined that for about a decade, instead ushering in a Hall of Fame tour of old dudes that frankly nobody wants to see any more. The Super Bowl halftime show should be relevant, popular music of TODAY, and should include multiple artists that appeal to a wide variety of people.

It'll never get the love due to the popness of it all, but it should. I'm not sure of the average age of the boards here, but I bet theres a decent chance alot of you never even saw it:

 

[rocketsauce]

Oh, and I agree with the above poster. Britney was at her absolute hottest. Britney Spears in tight ### football pants = win.

 

[footballnerd]

only one I can remember is the one with the boob

 

[Godsbrother]

I think would rather watch dogs & frisbees or a midget football game (with real midgets) at halftime.