Nice video...i only hope he doesnt do nothing embarassing this time (like the buttless pants..hehe)

serpan99 said:

Still looking devilishly handsome as usual !!!

My first reaction to the news that he'd be doing the half time show was, "WHY am I NOT excited about this?"

He needs to get me excited again, he hasn't done so in a while Perhaps I should book a flight to Vegas

OMG, that ad is weird That first shot of him was NOT good. Wonder who directed that

wonder505 said:

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Oh Dear Co-Sign. WTF

oh man- i usually don't watch football but I am sooo watching this half-time show. This is gonna rock! I ca't wait!!

I "LOVE' this commercial.

haha. now he's acting all "what? raspberry beret? i don't play that shit"
and come the superbowl all we'll hear is him busting out that tired old,
overplayed medley of "take me with you/rapsberry beret" followed by some
chords of purple rain before he goes into "let's go crazy".

the only thing missing from this commercial is an exec saying "perhaps u
could say that you will perform these songs for the very last time durin
the superbowl half time"

IstenSzek said:

i can see them pitching this commercial to prince and saying "we're basically going to show people how hard it is to be you, and how everyone wants you to be their hitmaking monkey and how put upon you are" and i can see prince doing a happy little spin and yelling "oh ready aim FIYAH - I'LL DO IT! OWWAH!"

because, you know, he ends every sentence in "owwah".

Anx said:

Anx said:

well I saw 10 seconds of the youtube?

How do you reload a youtube clip after it stops?

Watched it again. Doesn't do him justice.
Maybe they'll just air the last 15 seconds.

Hopefully.

woo hoo! that commercial gave me goosebumps!
this is a MASS appeal preformance so OFCOUSE he's gonna do mostly hits! anyone who thinks otherwise is
seems the commercial is leading us to believe it will be guitar oriented and I do believe that's the correct direction with this performance.
I wonder what songs he'll perform? How long is the half time show? anyone know? 20 minutes? 30? less? more?

Yeeeeehaaaaa! Bring it on Prince!!!

This is just how I'd picture him in a meeting like that...

I think it would be so cool if Prince did something controversial. Fuck this JW crap. I will always know Prince as that skinny mothafucka with the high voice and he's always been the baddest mutha in the music industry. I hope he gets up there does something real dirty and sexual. Imagine if he did Erotic City. Shit that'd be awesome.

If we cannot make babies
Maybe we can make some time
*Beep* so pretty you and me
Erotic City come alive
We could *beep* in to the dawn
Making love til' cherry's gone
Erotic city can't you see
*Beep* so pretty you and me

Fuck yeh, that'd be awesome! That'd keep the guy on the beeper busy. Shit would hit the fan if Prince did that.

At the superbowl, I think Prince will play:

Let's Go Crazy (yes and everyone will be doing that on Superbowl night
when Prince starts playing )
Kiss
U Got the Look
Johnny B. Good (This song will rock the crowd like it did at Club 3121)
and end in either
Purple Rain (because more than likely the masses expect to hear that)
or something new like Get on the Boat (w/Sheila E and Maceo)
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These choices only because he'll be playing for the masses, and they relate more to his classics, other than his usual fan base where we keep up with classics and new stuff.
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2elijah said:

How about Automatic and have a stage set just like the video and perform it just like the video. That would top Janet's boob for sure.

Prince is cooler than the other side of the pillow in this commerical . Hell he could scream and I would be happy, but seriously u can bet Prince will deliver in a big way because he is a True Funk Soldier and the best entertainer of our time I would'nt be suprised if Prince broke a superbowl record 4 most viewed audience

DarlingDiana said:

I've never seen that video, but since Prince has changed, he will keep it clean for sure, especially if it's the Superbowl, and that's a good thing, especially with kids watching the superbowl with their parents.
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Finally, a halftime show worth SEEING.The good part is that I'll probably be there this year.
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Well, at least I have a reason to watch the Superbowl. It doesn't look like the Raiders will be going again, at least not in my lifetime.
Love the commercial.

Is anyone else a little worried about the reaction Prince is going to get? I bet the performance will be great, but aren't Superbowl fans usually hyper-masculine and rowdy? Don't most macho guys think Prince is a bit... well... 'gay'?

WatchThemFall said:

I think there will be many who think "huh" when they hear Prince is playing but....those will most likely be the ones most blown away by his performance.
you wouldn't think Justin and Janet were typical football fan type music either ...maybe that's why they resorted to such tactics....

WatchThemFall said:

No, not really. They'll know he's going to perform well before they get there with all the advertisements that will be around. I don't think Prince cares about the rumors. Apparently he's been dealing with those kind of rumors for so many years, that it's obvious "rumors and gossip" is not a priority on his "Agenda of the Day". What the superbowl fans will get is a dose of the Prince of today. and will be partying it up at the superbowl!!


Watchthemfall....do you know that the type of guys you describe as "hyper-masculine rowdy macho type" doesn't dismiss the fact that they could be gay? Especially in these days and times.
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WatchThemFall said:

I can see your point.

And yes, Prince is very very very gay.


But he's a top notch performer and known for making people talk about his performances for days and days afterwords. If he does it right he walk out of this guaranteeing his next album would be a hit album.





I mean, Michael Jackson is the biggest queen of them all and his performance was well received.

2elijah said:

Yes indeed. He will garner many new fans and much respect from the audience.
It's about the music and the entertainment ...and Prince knows how to play the music and he knows how to entertain.

I don't think the advert is saying he won't play the hits, just that there won't be any gimmicky add-ons to it. I suspect he will play something like the beginning of the Musicology concerts - Let's Go Crazy/Baby I'm A Star/When Doves Cry/Raspberry Beret/Kiss/Purple Rain something like that. I think the show is only about 20 minutes long, so a medley of hits with only snippets of each, which would be a shame, the longer versions are always better.

The thing is, you just know half the fans on here and other fansites are going to be having a go at him for doing the hits, but really it is expected at these type of occasions. I think it is a forlorn hope at best he do some lesser known songs.

WatchThemFall said:

If it was a general football game during the regular season, then, yeah...his act might not "fit" in.

But the Superbowl is bigger than football (if that makes any sense). It's practically a national holiday. People who never watch football will tune in to the Superbowl just for the commercials and/or just for the half-time show.

As for the hyper-masculine element, even those who think he's gay give him big props for having "great taste in women". Hell, half of 'em remember getting some action by throwing on a Prince tune or two while in the back seat of their parent's car, so they owe him some respect.

As long as he rocks it, they won't have any problem with the performance. Typical comment from these guys the next morning will be, "Wow! I always thought he was gay, but man can he play the guitar! Who knew?!?!"