During halftime of this year's Super Bowl, we will all get the honor of listening to the Black Eyed Peas do some weird dance/hip hop number that will be instantly forgotten once the second half starts. So, in honor of this, I thought I would share my Top 3 Super Bowl Halftime Shows. They all came from real musicians, and involved no wardrobe malfunctions, no scandal, and no pop collaborations of 18 different artists. Just great music.
#3- Prince, Super Bowl LXI, 2007
"Purple Rain" in the rain. Need I say more?
#2- Sir Paul McCartney, Super Bowl XXXIX, 2005
Quite possibly the best performer of all time, with some of the best songs of all time, and the Hey Jude ending was classic (see below). I know I was singing along the entire performance.
#1- U2, Super Bowl XXXVI, 2002
The first Super Bowl following the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. The performance was amazing, and adding too it with the tribute to all those that lost their lives puts this easily as the greatest and most meaningful Super Bowl halftime show ever. I only wish that the love Bono called for actually existed in this country. How soon after this moment of unity, with the band playing on a heart-shaped stage and pleading for love in honor of those we lost, did we return to petty squabbling, infighting and political disunion? It should not take a national tragedy for us to respect, coexist with and love each other, but it seems those are the only times anyone cares about their fellow man. A terrorist attack, an attempted political assassination, a mass murder for no reason. It is only in the brief wake of these heinous moments that we see the best of America, and a few guys from Ireland helped show that unity on an international stage.
Top that, Black Eyed Peas.
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