2008 Super Bowl Halftime Music Still Lame
February 4th, 2008 by KarenThere was a time when the entertainment at football games was limited to the conventional marching band routine.
However, things have changed, and for the Super Bowl Halftime Show, the musical acts fill the half-time show get nearly as much publicity as the teams in the big game, like 2008 Super Bowl Winner New York Giants.
This year’s musical program included a comeback attempt from Paula Abdul.
So, while most of the world has forgotten her lame pop career (remember the lip synching scandal?), and the rest of the world wishing she’d shut-up on American Idol—who thought this was the time to force a Paula Abdul comeback on a captive Super Bowl 2008 audience?
If you must torture yourself, you can watch Abdul’s horrible Super Bowl performance of “Forever Your Girl” and an awful new Randy Jackson song, “Dance Like There’s No Tomorrow,” here.
The vocals are so processed, it sounds like a malfunctioning robot is singing the song. Abdul sort of dances, but she mostly just walks around and shakes her hair like a shampoo commercial. The climax is a dance sequence with a microphone stand, which is particularly funny since Abdul doesn’t really seem to be singing.
Also on the bill, 2007 American Idol Winner Jordin Sparks performed the National Anthem. One of the least interesting Idols ever, Sparks’ claim-to-fame is that her father is retired football player, Phillippi Sparks. Maybe she’ll retire now, too.
The 2008 Super Bowl Half-Time Show with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers wasn’t bad. Sticking with a set of tried and true classics, Petty played hits such as “I Won’t Back Down,” “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” “Free Fallin’” and, Hillary Clinton’s campaign song, “American Girl.”
This year’s Tom Petty Super Bowl concert was certainly better than the usual parade of boring pop stars like Jessica Simpson or Kid Rock, but after all these years Petty isn’t exactly full of surprises.
The Half-Time Show organizers originally wanted the Eagles to perform. Thankfully, they declined.
Maybe next year, fans should get to vote to decide who will perform at halftime.
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