Who ordered this Half Time Show?

[OAITW r.2.0]

Sorry, I liked the old days when the music was manufactured on the spot by the musicians.

God, I date myself.

[at140]

1. I am not even watching the so called "half time show"

It is ridiculous.

[JonLP24]

2. These musicians were bigger in the early 2000s

Especially Shakira who performed her hit song from 2001. Brings back memories.

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. If I am not mistaken, Shikira had a damn good shaking thing going.

See, I'm not totally oblivious to the past.

[maxrandb]

97. Shakira is actually pretty damn talented

I remember thinking that she was just another version of Brittney Spears, but she has a fantastic voice.

[ProfessorGAC]

98. Which Parts, Max?

There were multiple instances of obvious lip synching.
On the part of both of them.

[maxrandb]

101. I think they do that for all the Super Bowl halftime shows now

Last one I think that was not taped was The Who.

They got killed for the sound, but folks that heard it live at the stadium said it was fantastic

[ProfessorGAC]

114. Prince Was 100% Live

And, Bruno Mars actually sang. I can't say whether Bruno's band was augmented but, he definitely sang every note.
Prince's band was 100% live, and the audio was quite good.
I'll admit, however, that that style of pop isn't my cup of tea. So, I might be jaundiced and ready to finds flaws.

[hlthe2b]

3. They long ago went for "spectacle" over performance n/t

[MH1]

4. I'm just noticing the sexism of the current portion

I mean, sheesh. At least have the dudes show their bodies. The sweats and hoodies on dudes dancing with near naked women is just gross.

Of course I'm multitasking with posting on DU because most of the music so far as kinda sucked.

[SlogginThroughIt]

20. That was last year.

Apparently you missed it.

[mr_lebowski]

5. Definitely not my style ... I have it on in the other room but not watching.

Last one I watched was JT.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

6. Skimpy costumes, lip synched, too much booty shaking.

Latin dancing is seductive, yes. But the are limits.

[marlakay]

42. My younger daughter with 2 boys

14 & 12 said, this is a family show? Yes it looked like they dressed in teddies.

My daughter is a atheist so religion is not it.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

55. Crotch shots and faux feeling oneself up....

I am no prude, but it was not necessary.

[marlakay]

59. I agree not a prude either

I guess its all about sex sells and ratings.

[a kennedy]

105. I guess I AM A PRUDE, I thinks it goes way to far.....quit watching dancing with the stars

because of the dance costumes and all the shaking. Yikes. It’s just gotten beyond me ever watching again. Not sorry I didn’t watch the halftime show.

[Rollo]

71. It reminded me of sneaking into a movie theatre to see "Gypsy" when I was 10 y.o....

And the Superbowl in general seems targeted to the 10 year old mind.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

84. Ah, so much of DU has their finger on the pulse of the country.

I'm guessing you aren't the target audience for the half time show.

[aikoaiko]

7. Seems like a very Miami half-time show

[OAITW r.2.0]

11. Yep, I think you are right. A definite Miami Vibe.

You'd get it if you lived there.

[Baitball Blogger]

35. Bingo! Winner, winner chicken dinner.

And I LOVE it!

[Buckeyeblue]

9. It's fun. It's not great by any means. Just fun.

[unc70]

10. PR flag with "Born in the USA

[Freedomofspeech]

46. I so loved that!!

[Rorey]

12. I guess I'm in the minority on this one

I enjoyed it.

Shakira Shakira! J-Lo was ok too, but I'm amazed by Shakira!

[malaise]

22. We absolutely loved it

It was perfect for Miami and perfect for this moment in time.

[MerryBlooms]

64. Same, malaise. It was an awesome show and Shakira was sensational!

[malaise]

96. Loved how they covered both the cages

and the flag of Puerto Rico

[The Wielding Truth]

27. Me too. It was a bit over the top or should I say bottom, but that's what Super Bowl is.

[Freedomofspeech]

47. We loved it, too!!

[GP6971]

13. Not me. n/t

[lynintenn]

14. Notice the kids in cages. I think there was a message.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. I enjoyed it

A few subtle messages as noted above.

[mcar]

16. I appreciated the odes to Latino music and culture

especially given this is on FOX. But, JLo pole dancing? These are two very talented performers who spent most of the show higlighting their bodies. I noticed the man singing was in sweats. I hate that double standard.

[ReformedGOPer]

83. I kind of agree with you. I wondered how a Fox channel allowed it. Then again,

they only stick to their deeply held morals if they wouldn't lose $.

I'm 60ish, and my main problem with JLo is that she is freaking 50 years old. 50!! I'm not a whole older than her, but damn her!!

I liked the show. Didn't love it.

Plus I'll never believe that anyone has, or will have, done better than Bruno Mars. Love his music and his dancing.

[Wednesdays]

17. Bring back the good old days!

Marching bands!

[OAITW r.2.0]

19. "The Dead" vs. the 'The Stones' - 1973 - Best band win's.

That would have been amazing.

[OAITW r.2.0]

24. I liked this post so much, I commented twice!

Seriously, listen to both bands in the mid 70's. They both had a 10 year history of playing together and the time's encouraged both bands to push their boundries. I think both Bands did that in the 70's.

[jpak]

18. I have no complaints - except for the lack of a "wardrobe malfunction"

[Beartracks]

68. I heard there were two boobs.

=========

[Zoonart]

21. So I say to the Mr...

"Where's the pole" and then J-Lo brings the pole.
Low class.

[Collimator]

37. Ms. Lopez

Just starred in a movie about strippers. She probably wanted to show off her recently acquired pole dancing skills.

[nolabear]

23. I liked it. The dancing was amazing and the music was very Miami and exciting.

JLo is fifty and Shakira in her forties and they absolutely rocked it. And it was very female empowerment. I have little interest in the Super Bowl in general but I like seeing what they do at halftime and the ads. I haven’t thought a lot of the ads so far (Bill Murray still to come and it is fantastic) but those women are amazing.

For the record I liked Prince best too.

[milestogo]

54. There's a fine line between "female empowerment" and "sex sells".

[nolabear]

62. And that line is in a different place for many of us.

If you haven’t seen Columbia’s Carnival you won’t understand many of the dance moves, or Shakira’s ululating, which some thought was a sexual move. It wasn’t.

Wearing the PR flag while singing Born in the USA was a pointed message. Cirque du Soleil has poles and tight, spangly costumes.

I mean, sex sells is the oldest sell in the world and I don’t object to it, but in that setting I don’t think it was inappropriate what they did. It was exciting and having a Puerto Rican and a Lebanese Colombian woman doing it was a statement and a half.

[edhopper]

25. Aretha Franklin

Didn't need dancers. Just saying.

[2naSalit]

28. Good point!

i haven't seen this one so I'll wait until I can to decide but I am not a big fan of most SB half-time shows these days.

[edhopper]

32. the production was vibrant

and the dancing was good. But the music was instantly forgettable

[In It to Win It]

26. I liked it. Shakira can sing me to sleep.

[2naSalit]

29. That's the part I would be most intersted in, Shakira singing

never was a J-Lo fan but I'll watch for a spell.

[CanonRay]

30. Turned on the Breaking Bad marathon

[TexasBushwhacker]

72. I watched The Outsider on HBO n/t

[stonecutter357]

31. Donald Trump is a racist pig !

[OAITW r.2.0]

34. Explain? I probably agree, but is that your point? nt

[RandySF]

33. Stadiums are typically not conducive to good acoustics.

[OAITW r.2.0]

39. But I've seen great 80,000+ people, turnong out for just the music.

Can SB football do it in the future? Don't think so.

[LAS14]

36. Pure soft porn. OR... Can porn be pure??? Hmmmm.... Anyway, after checking it out...

... for 3 minutes I'm going to bed.

[jcgoldie]

38. Its super bowl halftime... pop music

Seriously what did you expect? It's not supposed to be art its just spectacle and entertainment. I'm not a fan of pop music but I enjoyed this just imagining the trumpers grinding their teeth over people speaking in spanish and shaking their asses.

[OAITW r.2.0]

44. I'm an old fart, so not much. BUT what if Stevie Winwood did a 20 min. "Mr. Fantasy"

with an intro into Stevie Wonder doing, "Jesus is 10,000 Million Light Years Away", leading to Clapton/Marsalis doing "Let's Go Get Stoned", and then we finish with Pink Floyd's "Learning to Fly?"

[jcgoldie]

45. That would be awesome

But it wouldn't sell pepsi.

[OAITW r.2.0]

48. It would sell everything else, LOL!

We had Pepsi back in the 70's. We just didn't spend a lot of time thinking about it.

[FloridaBlues]

40. Call me crazy but I thought it was best one in a long time!

[MissMillie]

58. I thought 2017 was VERY good

Lady Gaga put on a great show.

The game was fun too. I think the biggest comeback in a Super Bowl 4th quarter.

[uponit7771]

116. +1

[handmade34]

41. soft porn

as LAS14 said up thread... Love Shakira and have always wished I could do the thing she does...

[onenote]

43. Not my cup of tea, but there are posts here that sound like my grandma in the 1960s.

[cwydro]

57. Lol! Thinking the same!

[MerryBlooms]

49. I loved it! I thought it was wonderful, and powerful messaging.

I have admired both Shakira and Jennifer Lopez for many years, and I thought their performances tonight were terrific. Disappointing to see so much negativity towards these two accomplished women.

[Freedomofspeech]

50. It's entertainment!

I'm 72...I thought it was fabulous. Mainly because of all the people of color, the Spanish singing and the Puerto Rican flag.

[Karma13612]

70. Exactly!

I’m 65 and am thrilled to see more attention to Latin music and culture. With Puerto Rico hurting, this is a great way to give them a boost, show we support them. Too bad they couldn’t send some of the SB proceeds to PR to help in recovery. Heavens knows TRUMP won’t help them.

[Olafjoy]

51. I Loved It❤️❤️❤️❤️

Entertaining. They had Bad Bunny. Wicked female energy, PR flag, kids in cages, singing in Spanish. All trump jumpers triggered. Mission Accomplished 👍🏻

[Hekate]

52. I miss the Budweiser Horses

They were great!

[MontanaMama]

53. I liked it!

Talented Latin American women hopefully giving MAGAts a fucking heart attack.

[DUgosh]

56. I was horrified

It was raunchy

[Blue_true]

73. I live in Florida. I have been to South Florida a number of times.

People dress flashier down there and when they dance, they show a little body and booty. Like someone said, the show was very Miami, people in Peoria likely don't get it.

[DinahMoeHum]

61. I didn't see it. Looks like I didn't miss anything.

[TeamPooka]

63. Forget it Jake, it's Miami.

[Blue_true]

74. I have to admit that I don't like the newer stuff.

Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine had that cool vibe that I like in music.

[a kennedy]

106. I absolutely loved her and the Miami Sound Machine.....

[OAITW r.2.0]

65. I take it only 3 people ordered this? Out of 10 surveyed? How does this market work?

More Dead and Stones / 70s.

[TexasBushwhacker]

66. They haven't had live performances in years

They want it to be perfect and the only way you can get perfect is prerecorded.

[sweetloukillbot]

67. Dirty little secret:

All Super Bowl halftime shows are mostly lip synced. exception was Springsteen. The producers want it to be perfect, so everyone is miming. The singers sometimes are singing live, but to a tape, just in case a mic cuts out they can keep everything going.

[winstars]

85. Every single word Mick Jagger sang with the RS in 2006 was live. For sure.

Some may not have liked what or how they played but all the vocals and music were live.

At the Super Bowl they tape the rehearsals in case of a huge audio issue, they will go straight to the tape because its like the BIGGEST TEEVEE SHOW EVER!!!

The acts you see who lip sync or who sing to a recorded music track are the same ones that always lip sync or sing to a recorded music track in any of their normal live shows, just more of the usual...

[sweetloukillbot]

87. Red Hot Chili Peppers weren't even plugged in a few years ago

And I worked the 08 Super Bowl - Petty was singing live. The Heartbreakers weren't playing.

[winstars]

88. Well thats disappointing to hear, no pun intended!!!

Then that means there are two exceptions I guess...

[FreeState]

92. Lady GaGa was not lip synced either n/t

[stopwastingmymoney]

110. Prince too

[hurl]

69. I wonder if the Trumpers are furious

at all the non-English lyrics... Kind of hoping their heads explode since they didn't press 2.

[jmg257]

75. Shikira - 43 yrs old today and looks fantastic!

I’m good with it.

[Ferrets are Cool]

76. I'm 63. It was a WONDERFUL half time show.

Loved every minute of it.

[John1956PA]

77. Same here. n/t

[Ferrets are Cool]

79. +1

[Hoyt]

78. I prefer listening to acoustic music in small venue, but it was perfect for S Bowl.

[wryter2000]

80. When was the last time that was true?

I generally don’t watch, but it’s my impression they’ve been like this for a long time.

[sdfernando]

81. Didn't you mother or father tell you

You could go bind dating yourself?


But I agree with you about the show. What is it, live or Memorex?.... yeah I know.....dating myself! 🤣

[Goodheart]

82. My only problem with it was that Shakira was obviously made the second fiddle

She's a much bigger song-writing talent than is J-Lo. Shakira is amazing.

[NoMoreRepugs]

86. It's television people, if u don't like it turn it off

or change the channel - who the fuck cares about your opinion??

[UniteFightBack]

89. Jennifer Lopez looks so FANTASTIC. Fabulous at 50. Shake that booty and have a little fun. nt

[Ilsa]

90. Was she switching from one song to another after half a verse?

I hate that. I don't want to hear ten bars of a good tune. Just do the song. I don't care for mash-ups.

[Initech]

91. The Super Bowl Halftime Show stopped being about music a long time ago.

It's become a 25 minute Pepsi commercial and whoever can sell out to Pepsi is who gets picked.

[moniss]

93. I think

we need to remind people that the song "Born in the USA" is not about being all flag waving etc. I'm sure I'm not alone in wishing people would actually know the lyrics to a song and what the artist was saying before they appropriate these things. The next thing you know somebody will be dancing around in their negligee (yes I really did spell that without looking it up) at an animal rights protest while "White Rabbit" is playing because they assume it's a celebration of cute bunny rabbits. Just to show everybody I'm not completely pessimistic I know that many do not know of the song I'm speaking about so I will sign off by giving you a hint for when you run to the search engine of your choice. J.ff.rs.n ..rpl.n. (can you buy some vowels?)

[Polybius]

94. Well, nothing can beat 2004's Super Bowl Halftime Show

[bluecollar2]

95. Freeper and Trumper heads exploding...

Half time show was great!!!

[ripcord]

99. If you have to lip synch

You shouldn't be performing live.

[jayfish]

120. Well,...

for performances like this, lip-syncing is required. The amount of dancing put into the numbers makes it kinda hard to sing with accuracy. Do you doubt their talent?

[redqueen]

100. I liked it.

[tanyev]

102. A few of my FB friends were whining that it was not family friendly.

I don't know why some people have the idea that the Super Bowl is supposed to be family friendly entertainment. Don't most of the teams have scantily clad 'cheerleaders' that do very similar dance moves at all of the other games?

[redqueen]

119. Yep!

If women dressed and dancing sexily is a problem, maybe start with the ones doing it every week?

[brewens]

103. I know nothing about those two or their music but I enjoyed it. I'm classic rocker.

I don't really need to see Mick up there doing Start Me Up again. I liked it a lot better than last year. I couldn't tell you anything about those people either.

[greatauntoftriplets]

104. The Puppy Bowl was great!

[a kennedy]

107. We loved it as well.....hope they all get adopted.

[greatauntoftriplets]

108. Me too.

[mfcorey1]

109. Another half time show

If the NFL hires two Latina Divas that people like for hip shaking and another who is always noted for her butt and body measures, they knew they were not going to get Mary Had a Little Lamb. NFL will take the customary criticism for a few weeks and move on to the next issue. Remember when everyone had a fit because Janet's breast was exposed. This performance puts that in 10th place. So, bottom line is that maybe before performance a warning should be issued and it is a good time to get some popcorn or have a halftime playground set up for children some place away from the main show, JUST COLLECTING MY THOUGHTS. By the way, they can also sing.

[Srkdqltr]

111. Geezzzz... what a bunch of old grumps.

The 70s stuff was great in the 70s etc. Have to move along.

[treestar]

112. There were apparently some subtle anti-Trump

hints.

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/02/jennifer-lopez-and-shakira-2020-super-bowl-halftime-show?fbclid=IwAR12M2M6tyjA0E2P3mjZeKxkTZ65K1AATdK4QDP4KUz4AnWEqd1tkSTxxt0

[Blue_Tires]

113. People actually watch halftime? LOL

[onetexan]

115. This morning I watched the half time show on Youtube to see what all the hoopla was about

Shakira was quite entertaining. She is clearly very talented and has awesome dance skills. In her 40s & still able to do slinky moves like that - it goes without saying no Latino dancing is without alot of hip movement but she takes it to a whole new level. JLo on the other hand is too old to be doing what she did - the faux crotch grabbing (she did that multiple times on skimpy clothing that to me were wierd and didn't look good on her), too many shots of her crotch, rump and excessive thighs. Shakira's dancing was sensual but tasteful. JLo's was just dirty. She is a stunningly beautiful woman but there's gotta be some limit to the oversexualization. It was not a family event. I did like it that she had kids on the program but goodness, throw some clothes on around the kids. What's she trying to teach these kids?

That said, i have to say the Latin/global music & dancing were AMAZING! 2 high profile Latina women gyrating & singing at the top of their lungs. That in itself was a statement of the NFL's support of diversity, and rejection of the nationalist, anti-femininity nonsense. The birdcase, flags, and about half the lyrics sung in Spanish all were were subtle digs to this horrid administration.
The ladies sure brought their game. The internet was crazy feverish with the half time show more than the Chiefs' win LOL.

[maxsolomon]

117. It's hilarious when DU shows its age like this.

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Just don't look - I enjoyed every age-appropriate bump and grind.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

118. God I hate this place sometimes.

[redqueen]

121. Not to make light of your consternation

but your reply really did make me LOL for real. Thanks

[WhiskeyGrinder]

122. I'm glad!

[11 Bravo]

123. They should just replay Prince's halftime performance from now on.