2022 Super Bowl Game/Commercials

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Jones’s commercial was a favorite (parent and kid). Loved Tommy Lee Jones’ response to Nick Jonas kid (“whoever you are”) and the irony that my kid (and those that age) feel the same way about Tommy.

Halftime show was a great moment for explaining the cultural vibe of my college years to kid, who will go to college in the fall. I said sure, it could have been “anyone” but to honor Inglewood as the location, Snoop and Dre was the inspired choice.

Eminem - used to annoy me, then I became a fan a couple of years ago. I bet you can guess the exact moment of that conversion…

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I wouldn’t expect everyone to love all forms of music equally. Or even at all. Different people have different preferences. Would be very boring if that wasn’t the case.

I recognize Snoop Dogg. But I think of him more for celebrity roasts and commercials than I do music. Familiar with the name Dr. Dre (and assumed it was him last night having heard he would be in the show). But wouldn’t recognize him. And couldn’t identify any of his music. Didn’t recognize anyone else in the show or any music in the show. And really couldn’t understand virtually any of the lyrics.

I have no social media presence so if any type of recognition comes from that, I don’t have it. Not limited to music though. Pretty much all of pop culture.

Nothing against any of it. Just not interested. And I know that my parents had little interest in pop culture/music of my day. There is certainly a generational aspect to it. Doesn’t mean there isn’t some cross generation appeal though or that some people enjoy a broader range of music.

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Was Dr. Dre the main guy in the middle in all black?

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Dr. Dre was wearing all black during the performance.

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I agree about the sets. It blocked off something like three-quarters of the stadium from seeing it live, and I don’t think it added anything to the show. It also gave a really cramped feeling inside the boxes.

A raised stage with the dancers etc on the field where the main performers could have turned around to face all sides of the stadium would have been much better.

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I found I could not hear the halftime show well, my kids grew up in the 90s, I should know many of those songs, but the sound was so bad it was just difficult to know what they were singing.

I have seen quite a few memes to the effect, “Everybody born between 1985 and 1995 saw the Superbowl halftime show lineup and was like, “sweet, instead of doing a show for old people like the Rolling Stones or Paul McCartney or the Who, they did one for us young people” and ten seconds later it hit us” LOL

I actually listened/watched on YouTube with headphones and even then i had to crank it all the way up to really catch the melodies. It felt very much like a carpool day in the 90s/00s with my kids. I did think that was Fitty Cent hanging upside down, though I’ve no idea how I knew that, must have caught a snippet of “it’s ya birthday.”

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We are all going to have different takes on this. Part of the reason I loved it was BECAUSE it brought back memories of times listening to music in the car. And memories of Lose Yourself, No More Drama, In Da Club, etc. The halftime show was clearly not everyone’s cup of tea, but it seems to be getting ranked pretty well by many people who do that kind of thing.

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Yeah, I’m way old and don’t count. Tis okay. I have come to accept this age and stage of my life.

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This was the year I finally realized the halftime show will never be to my tastes again. Although given the era some of last night’s music was from, maybe a Seattle grunge show might still happen. Pearl Jam anyone? I liked Eminem’s song, although it’s the only one I know of his. I mean they had a tuba and a trombone playing during it - who doesn’t like that?!? I realized the bands I like are mostly in their 70s and 80s now, so who’s going to have a bunch of guys that old up on stage at the Super Bowl. I’ve officially become my parents. Oh well.

As for the QR code commercial, it never occurred to me to scan it. I kept waiting for something to happen. Liked the Larry David, Amazon, and Cutwater commercials.

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What does ranking have to do with it? If you liked the show and the rankings said it wasn’t very good, would you like it less? And if you didn’t like it, should high rankings change your view?

In the end, no halftime show will ever be everyone’s cup of tea. I don’t see anything wrong with that. Way less than 1/2 the country even watches it, right?.

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I only brought up rankings because so many people here seem to have not liked the show. I liked it and many people more knowledgeable about this than me liked it. But, if you didn’t like the show, you didn’t like the show. That’s obvious and no rankings are going to change that. Same with college rankings !

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AFAIK, no one here asked anyone for an apology as to their views. I certainly didn’t.

I am a big believer in “different strokes for different folks” (a la Sly Stone). What chord resonates with one, might not with another. That’s extremely cool, and that’s life.

However, I think the point of the show yesterday is that some of these artists were some of the biggest ever. For example, I think it’s pretty fair to say that several of these folks are mega-superstars, so it’s a bit surprising that folks haven’t heard of them. That’s cool too: I haven’t heard of a ton of musicians myself.

There’s probably no sure way to quantify this, but I would think that Eminem was perhaps the biggest musical star of the first part of the 21st century. After doing some research after seeing some of the comments here, I was astounded to see “Lose Yourself”, the song he performed last night, being number 1 for more weeks than “Hey Jude” (one of the all-time greats). I just knew it was a fabulous song when I first heard it 20 years ago. It IMMEDIATELY resonated with me. Check out the lyrics: they are incredibly positive, and I would be happy if my DCs listen to great stuff like this and get their inspiration, in part, from it. I know my older C has. And that is very fine with me.

Yup, the sound last night was not great, and the sets could have been much better. But there is absolutely no denying the importance of rap/hip-hop has had, and is having. I am glad the Super Bowl, at long last, took that opportunity. That was why it was so important. It’s not just based on skin color: this genre has affected all sorts of people, regardless of “race”, ethnicity, nationality. For me, that’s the hallmark of something imperative to hear.

It’s funny: I love Sean Connery as James Bond. However, one of the most infuriating moments in any of his movies, was in 1964’s Goldfinger, where he talks about wearing earmuffs to get rid of the Beatles’ “noise”. That’s a line that hasn’t aged well. That “noise” in 1964-1970 transformed the lives of untold numbers of people around the world. It is the same with rap/hip-hop, which has affected so many lives for decades because it is such an accessible form of music.

The very greats in this genre belong to the pantheon of music much like Diana Ross, Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Willy Nelson, the Beatles, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, Bob Marley, Beethoven, Mozart, Sly and the Family Stone, Woody Guthrie, Janis Joplin, Louis Armstrong etc, etc, etc. All of these, and more, transformed lives and took music far beyond just a sonic dimension.

I am very certain that super-greats like Paul McCartney et al would agree that last night was LONG overdue.

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I did end up going back and listening to the old school videos I could find of the songs played, yep, close my eyes and I am driving a carload of kids. And, the sound was much clearer. I think that’s just what always happens in a TV broadcast of a live show in a stadium.

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So funny…and true! During those great days when I actually exercised a lot, I remember cranking up “Lose Yourself”. Indeed, my equipment goes to 11! :rofl:

Perhaps all this talk will motivate me to don the headphones and start an exercise program to shed all the pandemic pounds! “Lose Yourself” will buy me at least 20 minutes more on the exercise bike.

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Over the years - in real life and on CC I have seen the flames ignite over the half time show. Sometimes igniting like it was life changing in a good way and sometimes igniting huge disappointment and disrespect.

Rolling Stones? For: omg, those songs! I was dancing on top of the coffee table!!! Against: Ugh, they are SO old. His voice is awful.

Prince? For: OMG, the set and the special effects! No one can top him - amazing! Against: Those dancers and their gyrating, atrocious. All those special effects, so distracting!

Janet Jackson Well, we all know how that went and the flurry of judgements that occurred on that one!

Bruno Mars? Females seemed to love it. Males seemed more “meh”. (From my recollection)

Rock. Country. Pop. Hip hop. I mean, the point IS to energize the viewing crowd.

Is the problem that we look forward to it so much it’s easy to be disappointed? Is the problem that we feel “owed” a “good show”. Definitely an issue that no way, no how can you keep everyone from children to elderly happy!

The Super Bowl stage is one of the biggest in the business (would you agree?). I think it’s gotta to be an honor of sorts (yeah, even if they get paid) to say you were the performer in SuperBowl #whatever.

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I’ve been listening to Sly and The Family Stone nonstop for a few weeks now on YouTube. I’m stuck in the distant past.

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Indeed! As the Red Hot Chilli Peppers said, “Confide with Sly and be the wiser”.

That wonderful man lives somewhere in Los Angeles last I heard. He was living in an RV. Talk about songs that were so positive and that still resonate today. I was half hoping that he would have been on the stage yesterday.

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Lose Yourself at halftime in a close game, with 2 great teams. The lyrics, music , inspirational message. Inspired.

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Sometimes I think I’m the only one, but I don’t get the halftime show at all. For me, the entertainment is the game. Commercials I watch only if I don’t have something else to do at that moment. But halftime is the time to get up and do something else. Or like last night, I put it on mute and read my book.

It doesn’t matter who is performing. I like listening to all kinds of music while I’m doing stuff, but I don’t find shows entertaining at all. Live or on TV.

But I do find sports entertaining. I can get sucked into most anything.

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Eminem - Lose Yourself:

Look
If you had
One shot
Or one opportunity
To seize everything you ever wanted
In one moment
Would you capture it
Or just let it slip?

You better lose yourself in the music, the moment
You own it, you better never let it go
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime

I don’t know an athlete in their 20s or 30s that didn’t/doesn’t have this on their pre-match/game play list. I’m old and it’s one of my favorite songs ever (prob cause I have a pro athlete that played it a lot growing up and it’s a great song). Heck my D even played it before speech and debate tournaments. Perfect for Superbowl, was hoping that was the song he was doing.

They hit their target market with this half-time show.

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