Harpozep

I know what you mean. I mean, US Football is all MACHO MAN stuff. Half time should be right wing cowboys singing about hurtin' things an' protectin' wimin!
Or maybe Christian power death metal, or something like that. You know, something that screams AMERICA, like us and shut up!
Real macho stuff, not fay Prince................


But...

At least Prince played power chords and went on with the show in the rain. The worst halftime show I ever saw was that Justin Timberlake garbage with that wardrobe malfunction a couple year's back. All that dry humpin' and carrying on was CRAP., utter garbage. Prince WAS WAY BETTER, and I don't even like Prince.

i kind of respect him more now???
But you are right, I do not associate him with The sport of American footbal

Black Beauty

Hate to say it, but when I think football, no one in the music industry comes to mind.
They decided to have a 30 min. half time break, and who needs to hear a 30 min. review from the guys in the booth.
The Marching band was an absolute waste, I don`t know of any song Prince made that required a 100 piece horn section...
All in all it was a nice 1/2 time show... the second half, well that`s another story.

teech

First time in a long time that I actually watched the halftime show and enjoyed it...Prince is Rock N Roll

karen1953

Sorry I was disappointed in watching it.
He slowed down all of his old songs, Purple Rain OMG
I know that we all (most) are getting older, but did he have to
do that to his own songs?
I thought it was good, but not what I was expecting to hear from him.

longhorn

My wife said "the last thing that goes with football is a scrawny, flitty black guy" - gotta agree with her on that. I'm not sure who the people in charge of the halftime show were focusing their show to, perhaps us older people, but I didn't like prince in the 80's either.

KY Dave

Hank Jr. would be a great half time show. "Are you ready for some fooooootball?

Harpozep

True, But Hank SR woulda been better!

mizzouHHR

I didn't care at all for the halftime show, but I don't like prince. I think Toby Kieth would be a great halftime performer. It's time we bring some country music to the halftime show. All these rock freaks are getting old.

Harpozep

Exactly! I do not understand why Rock acts are used ? Football screams for country. And I am mostly not a country fan 'cept for REAl country like ole' Hank SR and Bob Wills. Most new country seems like thinly disguised rock anyway. Too many distorted guitars. Might as well play Ted Nugent!

New stuff like Toby Keith I cannot stand, but I could see him making the halftime show his and doing a great job! Fans would love it. Prince,.. huh?? Why??
Hey, did Garth Brooks ever do a halftime show?

HillsdaleHHR

1993 Garth Brooks and Michael Jackson. Seems to me they do a pretty good job of mixing it up year to year

Super
Bowl Year Super Bowl
National Anthem Performer Super Bowl
Halftime Show Performers
XLI 2007 Billy Joel Prince
XL 2006 Aretha Franklin, & Aaron Neville The Rolling Stones
XXXIX 2005 A joint choir of military cadets
(Alicia Keys singing "America the Beautiful") Paul McCartney
XXXVIII 2004 Beyonce Knowles Janet "wardrobe malfunction" Jackson, Justin Timberlake
XXXVII 2003 Dixie Chicks Shania Twain, No Doubt
XXXVI 2002 Mariah Carey U2
XXXV 2001 Backstreet Boys
(America The Beautiful
performed by Ray Charles) Aerosmith & NSYNC
XXXIV 2000 Faith Hill Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Toni Braxton
XXXIII 1999 Cher Stevie Wonder, Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
XXXII 1998 Jewel Boyz II Men, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, Temptations, Queen Latifah
XXXI 1997 Luther Vandross Blues Brothers - Dan Akroyd, John Goodman, James Belushi, ZZ Top, James Brown
XXX 1996 Vanessa Williams Diana Ross
XXIX 1995 Kathie Lee Gifford Patti LaBelle, Tony Bennett, Arturo Sandoval, Miami Sound Machine
XXVIII 1994 Natalie Cole Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Wynonna & Naomi Judd
XXVII 1993 Garth Brooks Michael Jackson
XXVI 1992 Harry Connick, Jr. Gloria Estefan, Brian Boitano, Dorothy Hamill
XXV 1991 Whitney Houston New Kids on the Block
XXIV 1990 Aaron Neville Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw, Irma Thomas
XXIII 1989 Billy Joel South Florida-area dancers and performers
XXII 1988 Herb Alpert Chubby Checker, Rockettes & 88 grand pianos
XXI 1987 Neil Diamond Southern California-area high school drill teams and dancers
XX 1986 Wynton Marsalis Up With People
XIX 1985 Children's Choir of San Francisco U.S. Air Force Band: "Tops in Blue"
XVIII 1984 Barry Manilow University of Florida and Florida State University Bands
XVII 1983 Leslie Esterbrook Los Angeles Super Drill Team
XVI 1982 Diana Ross Up With People
XV 1981 Helen O'Connell Southern University Band, Helen O'Connell
XIV 1980 Cheryl Ladd Up With People
XIII 1979 The Colgate Thirteen Ken Hamilton, various Caribbean Bands
XII 1978 Phyllis Kelly of NE Louisiana State University Tyler Apache Belles, Pete Fountain & Al Hirt
XI 1977 Vikki Carr (America the Beautiful) Los Angeles Unified All-City Band & Crowd Participation
X 1976 Tom Sullivan Up With People
IX 1975 Grambling University Band Mercer Ellington & Grambling University Bands
VIII 1974 Charlie Pride University of Texas Band
VII 1973 Little Angels of Holy Angels Church (Chicago) University of Michigan Band & Woody Herman
VI 1972 U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt & U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team
V 1971 Tommy Loy (Trumpeter) Anita Bryant & The Golden Eagles Marching Band from Southeast Missouri State College
IV 1970 Al Hirt Carol Channing
III 1969 Anita Bryant Florida A&M University
II 1968 Grambling University Band Grambling University Band
I 1967 University of Arizona Symphonic Marching
Band and Grambling Band University of Arizona Marching Band