YOU KEEP ON PUSHING MY LOVE OVER THE IMAGINARYYELLOWLINE: Yet another mainstay of our Super Bowl pool will have to be ditched, because
Madonna has leaked her halftime setlist. Sadly, no "Justify My Love" in front of hundreds of millions around the world.
On the bright side, now there is absolutely no reason why I will have to sit through the halftime show.
ReplyDeleteI know: you were hoping for The Power Of Goodbye/I Remember/Papa Don't Preach/Don't Cry For Me Argentina.
ReplyDeleteI'm a little surprised that NFL didn't press for more older stuff (e.g., Material Girl, Like A Prayer, Express Yourself), or at least a more familiar old song than Holiday.
ReplyDeleteAlso, am I the only one who doesn't get Nikki Minaj?
Does the NFL care what the artist plays? I think a group of aged executives picks an artist whose name rings a bell and then they go back to sleep for the rest of the afternoon.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, this is not changing the way I feel about Madonna:
Vogue isn't old enough? It's more than 20 years old. Even Ray of Light is over a decade old at this point.
ReplyDeleteYes, you are the only one. :)
I had planned to predict Ray of Light, Music and Vogue, but I was going to pick Express Yourself as her vintage selection.
ReplyDeleteI find both "Music" and "Holiday" not peppy enough to carry in the Super Bowl atmosphere.
ReplyDeleteIf she did "Express Yourself" younger viewers would wonder why she's ripping off Gaga.
Substitute question - Chelsea/Man U scoreline.
ReplyDeleteAs a fashionable American, I've been forcing myself to follow soccer since 2008.
--bd
So basically one classic (Vogue), one hit single we'd all like to forget existed (Ray of Light, or the Madonna version of Cher), one...something (Holiday) and some middling later songs. GOod time to take a nice half hour nap.
ReplyDeleteProper answer: Newcastle United FC.
ReplyDeleteHaven't they gone about as far as they can with the spectacle version? Fireworks, dancers, lights, explosions. Assuming that's what they get here. My pitch for next year? Bob Dylan and an acoustic guitar.
ReplyDeleteI now have absolutely no reason to watch the Super Bowl.
ReplyDeleteGiven that LFC will be battling Chelsea, Arsenal and Newcastle for 4th, I'm going have to disagree with you there. However, LFC will do you the favor of a domestic cup double so that your 7th place finish gets you into the Europa League.
ReplyDelete--bd
They've cycled through classic rock after the Jackson debacle, and are now coming back to pop. My guess for next year? Katy Perry--she'll likely have a new album out around then, and draws from both genders, as well as a young-skewing audience.
ReplyDeleteI still think Country is their big untapped-for-awhile genre -- Garth Brooks?
ReplyDeleteAlso, depending on how this year goes, why not reunited Van Halen for 2013?
Next year is New Orleans, which suggests to me that we can expect a soul-type performer. The following year is New Jersey, which means either Bruce or Beyonce/Jay-Z, I'd think.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it's CBS, which suggests to me that we could get a rap-type show with LL Cool J playing a major role.
ReplyDeleteI don't think either of those factors matters. It's a tv production. The last time they were in New Orleans, U2 was the halftime act.
ReplyDeleteGonna co-sign on country. Given football's demo, I don't see why it isn't arena-country every year.
ReplyDeleteThe host city has absolutely nothing to do with it. You think there is a huge Madonna following in Indy?
ReplyDeleteI think it doesn't always, but it can in certain circumstances--examples:
ReplyDelete1972--New Orleans, Tribute to Louis Armstrong
1974--Houston, featuring Texas Marching Band and Miss Texas
1981--New Orleans, Mardi Gras Theme
1990--New Orleans, Salute to New Orleans
1997--New Orleans, Blues Brothers/James Brown
Country makes a lot of sense, but there's only two country performers who consistently sell out stadia--Kenny Chesney and Taylor Swift, and I don't see the latter being a Super Bowl show anytime soon.
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood both sell a lot of tickets, as well.
ReplyDeleteOther relevant examples of provincial halftime shows at NFL championship games:
ReplyDelete1921, Chicago: A Salute to Barrels Labeled "XXX Spirits"
1935, Detroit: The Eternal Detroit Sound: An All-White Revue
1939, Wisconsin State Fair Park: Giant Wheel of Cheese and Guess the Weight of the Prize Cow
1944, Polo Grounds: Tin Pan Alley on the Gridiron
Pretty sure this makes it absolutely certain that New Orleans 2013 will be A Tribute to Our Earlier Tribute to Louis Armstrong, featuring Aaron Neville and Dr. John.
And Sugarland would do a freaking amazing Superbowl show.
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