Comments on: The Superbowl http://www.kulturblog.com/2010/02/the-superbowl/ Kulturblog Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:52:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: MCQ http://www.kulturblog.com/2010/02/the-superbowl/comment-page-3/#comment-381380 MCQ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:27:33 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=2832#comment-381380 Well, there you go. Well, there you go.

]]> By: Christopher http://www.kulturblog.com/2010/02/the-superbowl/comment-page-3/#comment-381341 Christopher Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:37:32 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=2832#comment-381341 <em>Since when is she a singer?</em> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Latifah#Singing_.282003.E2.80.932007.29" rel="nofollow">According to Wikipedia</a>, sometime around 2003. Looks like her 2007 album Trav'lin Light was nominated for a Grammy. Since when is she a singer?

According to Wikipedia, sometime around 2003. Looks like her 2007 album Trav’lin Light was nominated for a Grammy.

]]> By: MCQ http://www.kulturblog.com/2010/02/the-superbowl/comment-page-3/#comment-381190 MCQ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:23:28 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=2832#comment-381190 But whose choice was it to have her sing at all? Is she even a singer? She has mostly been an actress lately and before that she was sort of a rapper, right? Since when is she a singer? But whose choice was it to have her sing at all? Is she even a singer? She has mostly been an actress lately and before that she was sort of a rapper, right? Since when is she a singer?

]]> By: CS Eric http://www.kulturblog.com/2010/02/the-superbowl/comment-page-3/#comment-381179 CS Eric Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:13:42 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=2832#comment-381179 <em>"Ok, so Queen Latifah sang America the Beautiful. I still don’t understand why."</em> Because she had first choice? “Ok, so Queen Latifah sang America the Beautiful. I still don’t understand why.”

Because she had first choice?

]]> By: MCQ http://www.kulturblog.com/2010/02/the-superbowl/comment-page-3/#comment-381113 MCQ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:38:51 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=2832#comment-381113 Ok, so Queen Latifah sang America the Beautiful. I still don't understand why. Ok, so Queen Latifah sang America the Beautiful. I still don’t understand why.

]]> By: Mudhead http://www.kulturblog.com/2010/02/the-superbowl/comment-page-3/#comment-380955 Mudhead Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:29:24 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=2832#comment-380955 Maybe it should be. It's a more beautiful melody, and easier to sing by non-singers than the Star Spangled Banner. Maybe it should be. It’s a more beautiful melody, and easier to sing by non-singers than the Star Spangled Banner.

]]> By: Left Field http://www.kulturblog.com/2010/02/the-superbowl/comment-page-3/#comment-380938 Left Field Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:14:09 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=2832#comment-380938 #8, 33, 35, 38: <em>America the Beautiful</em> is not the national anthem of any country I'm aware of. #8, 33, 35, 38:

America the Beautiful is not the national anthem of any country I’m aware of.

]]> By: a random John http://www.kulturblog.com/2010/02/the-superbowl/comment-page-3/#comment-380810 a random John Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:09:26 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=2832#comment-380810 I was shocked by how bad Roger looked. I saw them live a couple of years ago and he looked much, much better then. At the Super Bowl he hardly moved at all, and didn't look like he was comfortable or enjoying himself. At one point it looked like he was clearly lipsynching. Also, the medley was a bit of a weak choice. They could have just picked three songs and played them through. Perhaps they really wanted to start with Pinball Wizard and realized that then ending of that song is incredibly weak, leading to the medley. I'd rather have heard songs that stand alone given the constraints of the halftime show. On the plus side, Pete looked good and like he was having fun, and the stage was impressive. I wonder if it was a one-off thing for the Super Bowl or if they use it in other configurations in other venues. I was shocked by how bad Roger looked. I saw them live a couple of years ago and he looked much, much better then. At the Super Bowl he hardly moved at all, and didn’t look like he was comfortable or enjoying himself. At one point it looked like he was clearly lipsynching. Also, the medley was a bit of a weak choice. They could have just picked three songs and played them through. Perhaps they really wanted to start with Pinball Wizard and realized that then ending of that song is incredibly weak, leading to the medley. I’d rather have heard songs that stand alone given the constraints of the halftime show.

On the plus side, Pete looked good and like he was having fun, and the stage was impressive. I wonder if it was a one-off thing for the Super Bowl or if they use it in other configurations in other venues.

]]> By: Susan M http://www.kulturblog.com/2010/02/the-superbowl/comment-page-3/#comment-380789 Susan M Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:09:58 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=2832#comment-380789 The sound mixing was really bad. I think it got better as the show progressed but I don't really remember. I was half asleep. The sound mixing was really bad. I think it got better as the show progressed but I don’t really remember. I was half asleep.

]]> By: BTD Greg http://www.kulturblog.com/2010/02/the-superbowl/comment-page-3/#comment-380745 BTD Greg Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:18:30 +0000 http://www.kulturblog.com/?p=2832#comment-380745 Turns out, the Arcade Fire is <a href="http://www.avclub.com/articles/arcade-fire-sells-out-for-haiti,37837/" rel="nofollow">donating</a> all their royalties from the NFL using "Wake Up" to Haiti. Kind of cool. Turns out, the Arcade Fire is donating all their royalties from the NFL using “Wake Up” to Haiti. Kind of cool.

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