Sue me... but IMHO it was the worst Half Time Show in History...

[WarGamer]

I hope BB fans enjoyed it... I didn't hear much music... the dancing and show was pretty cool...

But I can't put it in the same universe as Shakira, Prince, MJ, J-Lo, Madonna, U2, Rihanna, Beyonce, the LA rappers... etc etc...

[Tribetime]

1. Everybody's different.I thought it was one of the best ever

[MLAA]

2. It sure had me dancing 🙂

[WhiskeyGrinder]

3. .

[ret5hd]

32. years and years of it.

[FHRRK]

4. Dude!

I’m old enough to remember Up with People! The first 10 to 20 sucked.

[Lefta Dissenter]

15. lol!

Thanks for reminding me of Up With People! I hadn’t realized that they performed at five Super Bowls!! So very wholesome. No wardrobe malfunctions, for sure!

[groundloop]

5. I'm not sure what show you watched, but the one I saw was fantastic.

Even without speaking Spanish that was a great show.

[woodsprite]

6. I would love to have watched them set that 'stage' up! nt

[WarGamer]

7. I give much credit for the "show"...

[DaBronx]

8. I loved it

Bad Bunny rocks!

[doc03]

9. I don't understand Spanish but I couldn't

understand the English last year. Other than that it far better than last years show.

[GETTINGTIRED]

76. Kendrick Lamar

Gave more than a performance , it was a lesson...
Those of us with an understanding recieved it..

[tavernier]

10. He introduced this American territory that went through a hurricane where 3000 people died

And not one member of the government acknowledged it. I thought it was very powerful and beautiful.

[malaise]

19. Ding ding

Fabulous

[Deuxcents]

27. X 10 👍

[a kennedy]

11. Ah, me too.....didn't think is was THAT good. Good, but just ok......

So trash me. and I think this game stinks as well. Ugh……

[Srkdqltr]

29. Game? What game?

[MerryBlooms]

12. Omgosh, I was just coming on to alsay how much I loved it! 😂

[bbernardini]

13. Worse than Elvis Presto? nt

[Endlessmike56]

14. I said to my wife

I don’t understand what’s going on but it’s awesome

[DenaliDemocrat]

16. He did not sing. It was like a bad poetry

Reading. I speak enough Spanish and Italian to understand 95% of it.

[hlthe2b]

26. Are you totally unaware of the genre that has dominated half time performances past couple years?

(i.e., RAP)?!!! 'Kinda thing you would be used to some spoken lyrics by now.

(And no, those were not my favorites)...

[DenaliDemocrat]

30. That was NOT rap

It was just talking

[hlthe2b]

31. For gawd's sakes, I NEVER SAID IT WAS!!!!!! Why would you say that?

Are you THAT unaccustomed to Latin genres of music? Many genres and subgenres of music include SOME spoken lyrics. Including the traditional American genres of music you, your parent, your grandparents (and mine) undoubtedly have listened to for many years/decades/generations. Ever listen to old Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Big Band performances with vocals, Etta James? All included some spoken word--albeit in English (or Italian, or French, or other languages).

Something more contemporary (besides the Rap of today or past decades?) How about Pink Floyd? (LOTS) The Who? Even the Beatles. Some spoken word is their works as well.

[haele]

17. Tastes are different, and yeah, it wasn't a stadium show. But he represented

And it was beautiful.

[senseandsensibility]

18. My husband liked it

and he can really be a music purist or snob or whatever you want to call it. Basically, if it's not blues or blue influenced and guitar driven he's not interested. But he said it was good. I was proud of him for showing "growth" in his musical tastes and admitting that something that is not really his thing is still good.

[FHRRK]

47. Lol, I listen to a lot of Spotify - average of about 120 min/day

Top artists are Tedeschi Trucks, Warren Haynes/Govt Mule, Jason Isbell, Allman Bros. Black Crowes, John Mayer. I was listed in top 1% of listeners for half of the artists.

The AI generated year end review said my #1 genre was….. Acid Rock! WTH!

Another lesson that AI is highly unreliable.

[In It to Win It]

20. I liked it. It was cool.

[hamsterjill]

21. It's not my thing, but

If it phucked with the MAGA's, I'm all for it.

I'm not into the 'chaos' type of shows. That's me, and everyone is free to disagree. That's what makes the world go around. I didn't see much talent and I don't like to watch men who have to "hang on" to themselves. BB obviously has a very large following, and more power to him. It's just not for me.

I liked it when Gaga did the whole half time show.

[Ocelot II]

22. Different strokes, etc.

I am not about to buy any of Bad Bunny's songs, that's not my style. My style is also not Shakira, Prince, MJ, J-Lo, Madonna, U2, Rihanna, Beyonce, or the LA rappers. Well, maybe Prince. However, what we saw wasn't intended as a concert; it was a show, a production, and as a show it was great entertainment. It was exuberant and fun and projected the positive, loving, diverse energy we need right now. I'm not a fan of the music but I'm a huge fan of the vibe.

[DET]

23. Hated It

I mostly listened to see what all the hype was about with Bad Bunny. I’m still wondering. Whatever that was, it wasn’t singing. And I found the gratuitous crotch grabbing and macho posturing really offensive. I’m glad other people enjoyed it, but that is not my cup of tea. Oh well, so much for the valentines.

[Alice B.]

39. I think there may've been some layering to the posturing that we're missing

Someone shared this article with me, from Presbyterian Outlook of all places:

"Why you should listen to Bad Bunny

Alex Evangelista explores the depths of social, political and spiritual significance, along with the joy, in the music of the hit Puerto Rican recording artist."

"

In a genre often critiqued for its toxic masculinity and homophobia, Bad Bunny consistently uses his platform to speak against exaggerated male virility, promote queer inclusivity and fight for racial equality. If you do a quick Google search for pictures of Bad Bunny, you will find an eccentric, unashamedly authentic artist, while also witnessing his audacious resistance to gender norms and machismo culture. While his appearance challenges gender norms, he also explicitly speaks out against violence towards women and trans people.

[DET]

42. I Appreciate the Feedback

But to me, at least, it looked like he was deliberately going against the values that he espouses - except for the nod to little Liam, which was adorable. And I may be an old fart, but I still like music to sound like music.

[Alice B.]

56. I can't say I'd necessarily add a lot of it to my playlist but the stagecraft was phenomenal!!! (And the nod to Liam)

[Alephy]

24. In strictly technical/artistic terms, it was...

Bad ass!

[Sympthsical]

25. It was a vibe show

And the vibes were excellent.

Loved that it was a narrative (Bad Bunny is really a theater kid at heart). From the proposal in the fields through the wedding, then Hurricane Maria, into unity.

And god damn, Ricky Martin. Can I get a list of that man's skincare routine?

[True Dough]

28. No matter how bad you thought it was,

it was still 100x better than tuning in to Kid Rock!

[FakeNoose]

33. Not found in the Epstein files

[dpibel]

34. Everyone's favorite contrarian sez wut?

C'mon. You're better than this.

[Kingofalldems]

43. Favorite?

[dpibel]

48. Did I leave out some quotation marks????

[ProfessorGAC]

35. It Changed Gears After Gaga Was Added

I found the music more interesting from that point on.
I found the first few minutes tedious, and not because of a language barrier.
It was just the formulaic robo-music. Once the Caribbean flavor became pronounced it was far more watchable for me.

[a kennedy]

37. Cause Lady Gaga.....IS ONE OF THE MOST, NO, THE MOST FREAKING BEST SINGERS OF OUR TIME!!!!!!!

🥰 ♥️ 🥰 ♥️ 🥰 ♥️ 🥰 ♥️ 🥰 ♥️ 🥰 ♥️ 🥰

[a kennedy]

36. No...NOT THE WORST......

I wasn’t a fan of the show….but it can’t be the worst.

[purr-rat beauty]

38. Content, message didn't bother me

The production didn't move me

It was nice to see Liam
Ricky Martin sounded awesome
The commercials though, absolute crap

[W_HAMILTON]

40. Oh, you!

A bit too on the nose with this one!

[demmiblue]

41. Quelle surprise.

[Emile]

44. I liked it because it made Trump whine.

[W_HAMILTON]

52. Among others!

[Kingofalldems]

45. Trump didn't like it either.

[WarGamer]

49. I will explain why I didn't, much different reasons than T

1) It wasn't the language barrier. Shakira performed par of her Super Bowl set in Spanish in 2020... the language didn't matter because the musicality and dancing were on target. She's a dynamo, a powerhouse on stage. The stadium was buzzing.

The stadium was silent during parts of BB show.

2) It wasn't "GRAND" like Madonna.

3) It wasn't 3 generations of LA legends performing, representing West Coast rap in Los Angeles

4) It wasn't a musical icon like Rihanna or Beyonce

If you want to go with the concept that this wasn't meant to be a musical performance but a stage performance or a cultural salute to Puerto Rico, I could agree with that...

[dpibel]

50. "Musical icon"

Because Bad Bunny has only 45.45 billion views just on YouTube.

Pales in comparison to the real icons:

Rihanna

and

Beyonce

I mean, I am right, am I not, that 28.3 billion and 21.58 billion are numbers that are much more iconic than 45.45 billion?

That is how math works, right?

Fun fact: The fact you don't know an artist may not in fact be a measure of how famous, influential, or iconic an artist is.

Just trying to help.

[dpibel]

53. "GRAND" like Madonna

I mean, god knows the world needs more totally objective benchmarks.

Who could possibly argue with "GRAND" like Madonna?

You argumentation is compelling. It's "GRAND."

[WarGamer]

58. the scale of the performance was grand.

Enjoy.

?si=KJatUbJ_BbDlIvTQ

[dpibel]

59. Once you've started silly, you do stay silly

But this thread was never about anything real, was it?

[FHRRK]

60. It was even more than that

I watched it again

The taco stand, a real shoutout to the Villa Tacos stands in Los Angeles, not sure if the guy serving was the owner. I assume the bodega in NYC was a shoutout to a real establishment and if the lady was a person who migrated to NYC.

Hate to admit it, but I miss a lot when multiple activities are going on.

Watching the Pretti murder the first time it was what the fuck did those ICE assholes do? Picked up the murder but watched it easily a dozen times. Then it was like holy shit he is trying to pull two ladies back, then those assholes shoved the lady, the MFers mace him as he is just trying to help the one lady.

This is the opposite, if you keep watching it, you will see how good it was.

[WarGamer]

62. But was it music? Was it a big cultural show? Sure.

But was it music?

I already gave credit for the production appeal and set... the dancers etc... but there was precious little music.

[dpibel]

64. Weird times, ain't they?

Just because there are all kinds of serious racial and political and oppressive and fascist things going on,

YOU CAN'T TAKE MY MUSIC!!!!

You really need to have a whole big-ass DU thread on the fact that the Superbowl halftime show wasn't musical enough for you?

I thought you were supposed to be a deep thinker.

[FHRRK]

67. For the love of all things holy

That is exactly what my father, a Jazz drummer would say to my older siblings when they played Beatles and Stones albums in the late 60s.

Answer is the same. It just ain’t your music.

Too soften my critique, when I was in my teens in the mid 70s would laugh at my father for listening to nothing but 30 year old Count Basie and Duke Ellington records, to be fair it was only about 80 percent of his collection. About ten years ago my kids laughed at me for how much I listened to Dave Matthews Band. SON OF A BITCH! Most of DMBs best work was 30 years old.

Just checked the list of SB performers, I had thought the first 10 to 20 SB performers sucked, looked at the list and it was the first 30! Except for the ones in New Orleans which were at least palatable, it was horrible. Up with People, Anita Bryant, what no Pat and Debbie Boone!
Don’t make you force you to listen to 30 minutes of Up with People and Anita Bryant. Guessing you will be begging for some Bad Bunny.

[WarGamer]

68. You're probably right!

[Sympthsical]

65. Bad Bunny was in Shakira's halftime show

Just a fun fact.

[WarGamer]

66. I know that, I pointed it out yesterday...

And he sang along with Shakira and it was awesome. More singing than he did today in 13 minutes.

[Sympthsical]

73. It's all subjective, of course

I enjoyed it (as a former theater kid myself). My partner was whelmed. A buddy who was over said, and I do quote, "I hate that I'm agreeing with MAGA, but the NFL will deserve the criticism."

And the Internet has decided you either have to effuse wildly to prove you're not MAGA or say you hated it to prove you're not a commie socialist antifa.

It's a little exhausting. Social media really have ruined everything.

In the end, I liked that it told a story and gave Puerto Ricans a platform they never had before. I didn't follow all of it, because his Spanish dialect is crazy difficult to understand. But that's ok. Not everything on earth has to be 100% for me. It was about 80% for me, and that is a perfectly decent time.

[mvd]

46. Thought it was entertaining

I like Bad Bunny. Is it the type of music I usually listen to? No. But I think he’s good.

[ABC123Easy]

51. Of course

Each years halftime show is worse than the previous years show. Modern music is terrible. Every single one of those you listed except fir maybe U2 is just trash. Just my opinion, everyone has one and this is a platform to express it.

[ZZenith]

54. Thanks for letting me know.

I haven’t seen it yet but if you feel that way about it, I know it was good. Will check it out.

[Junipercity]

55. To be honest,

I haven't watched one since Prince performed Purple Rain, in the rain.

I imagine anything else would pale by comparison. 😉

[dem4decades]

57. My Latin friends will be so proud and fot that i love the site.

Plus it was pretty cool.

[luv2fly]

61. And get off my damn lawn too! n/t

[Prairie_Seagull]

63. To me, clearly at 10.

In scale and meaning a TD.

[ColoringFool]

69. I Loved Seeing Ricky Martin! It Was Like A Party!

[WarGamer]

70. Yes! He and Gaga were a respite!

[krawhitham]

71. I didn't care for it, but I have not liked one since Prince

[StarryNite]

72. Seems like every year after the Super Bowl somebody says basically the same thing.

I guess that's because we are all different and have different tastes. I thought it was a great show!

[flvegan]

74. 20 minutes after Green Day, I had to put the game on mute.

Not because I didn't want to hear Bad Bunny. I have no opinion on his music (kinda sad I missed Lady Gaga, though). I lost my tolerance for the audio after the 5th Draft Kings/gambling app ad and the onslaught of AI bullshit.

[Boo1]

75. It wasn't the best, but it was pretty far from the worst

I don't think it lived up to Lamar or Dre, which I think are among the best ones. It also was well past the worst, even when you cut out the marching bands and stuff before the early 90's.

The Blues Brothers headlined once..... There was an Indiana Jones themed show.

Let's not pretend this isn't much better than those.

[Patton French]

77. I had higher hopes.

At least it was a good opportunity to get up, stretch, use the bathroom, and refresh my snacks.

[yaesu]

78. tRump wanted kid rock to sing "like a virgin" for the Epstein island vibes

so it's a good thing kid rock wasn't the entertainment

[Irish_Dem]

79. I thought it was more interesting and had a better vibe than most half time shows.

Once the initial sex scenes were over, it settled into a great visual and entertaining vibe,
with a fascinating cultural tableau.

As for singing, yep, he didn't really sing.
The female vocalist did a great job.

But for the most part, none of the young singers I listen to today can sing at all.