Madonna? Really?

[pscot]

I guess Cher wouldn't leave Vegas.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Isn't the Superbowl half-time show the place

where washed-up pop celebrities go for a last gasp?

[msongs]

2. actually it's where talented performers go to entertain people nt

[aaaaaa5a]

6. +1 nt

[roguevalley]

3. some love her.

I never have

[Initech]

4. I think Muse would be an awesome band for a halftime show.

But sadly I don't get to pick the music.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

5. I'd like to see the half-time show reflect the music of the host area.

Not sure what that might be in Indianapolis, but games hosted in New Orleans, Detroit, Nashville and Charlotte (NC) would have some killer music. The Canadians did it right during the Olympics.

[Kolesar]

7. John Mellancamp, then...eom

[dhill926]

8. good call.....

Mellencamp would be cool, but even cooler would be some jazz, since Indy has a vibrant jazz scene and history. But that ain't gonna happen. Too bad.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

9. Mellencamp AND jazz.

It's gotta be better than this "L U V Madonna" silliness.

[JohnnyRingo]

10. I'm no fan of Madonna, but

she offered up a visual spectacular, and that's what Super Bowl halftime should be about.

Football halftime shows have always been about big scale visuals, and Madonna did it big indeed. I don't even remember what the songs were, but who cares?

By comparison, my favorite band in the world is The Who, and that year was the most disappointing halftime ever. The band phoned it in and Townsend couldn't even smash a guitar. If not for Super Bowl, when?

[Evasporque]

11. The Last song "Like a Prayer" got her canned by Pepsi in the 80's....

So it was a big "fuck you" from Madonna to her past critics...

[MrSlayer]

12. Terrible.

I expected bad but really, that was dreadful.