There’s no question that Madonna rocks a hard body, especially at the age of 53 but is she someone you want to see perform during the Super Bowl halftime show? Many people on facebook and twitter loved it while others hated it. When we asked our facebook fans what they thought, similar responses poured in.
While there was no wardrobe malfunction (Janet Jackson’s 2004 nip slip) the NFL and NBC found themselves apologizing for M.I.A.’s flying of the bird. M.I.A. was on of several acts that joined the material girl on stage. Millions of people witness the singer (M.I.A not Madonna) flip the camera off and appeared to sing “I don’t give a (bbeeeep)” at one point. .
“The obscene gesture in the performance was completely inappropriate, very disappointing and we apologize to our fans,” said Brian McCarthy, spokesman for the NFL, which produced Madonna’s halftime show.
Madonna mixed her performance with new and familiar songs. During the opening of the show she was carried in by a gaggle of muscled up dudes. It was pretty obvious that her performance was lip synced but sadly that’s become the norm.
The one comment that continues to surface is, she looked great… for her age. People aren’t saying she looked great but rather great for her age which prompts the question, do people want to see Madonna perform during the Super Bowl?
While the verdict is still out on whether Madonna won people over with her performance, the Giants defeated the Patriots 21-17.
Photo By David J. Phillip. Parts of this story from the associated press.
Madonna is the queen of pop rock. All the others bow to her, and she still commands a huge audience. At 53 years old, she still has the smarts to move (albiet, much more slower than in the past), but also to bring in the newest generations of artists to perform with her. This show was much better than the Black Eyed Peas last year (who I like very much). She came to entertain, and she did. Wound up watching it twice. First with some friends, and then with the family.
Of course some didn’t like it, haters gonna’ hate.
Madonna kicked ass, don’t be jealous. Would you disrespect Ella Fitzgerald or Tina Turner because they’re “too old?” stop over thinking it, it’s just half time, it’s still about the game, it’s not the freaking Emmys we’re watching here.
I didn’t like it so that makes me a hater?
I’m not a Madonna hater but I found her performance completely underwhelming. It seems like she’s trying too hard to fit in with much younger and less experienced artists instead of sticking with originality which is what made her famous.