Paul McCartney

McCartney to headline Super Bowl show
Sunday, November 21, 2004 Posted: 11:11 PM EST (0411 GMT)

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Former Beatle Paul McCartney will be the featured performer at the next Super Bowl halftime show, and organizers promised there won't be any breast baring this time.

Last February's broadcast on CBS in which Janet Jackson's breast was bared during a duet with pop star Justin Timberlake spurred hundreds of thousands of complaints to federal regulators. The incident was blamed on a "wardrobe malfunction."

National Football League spokesman Brian McCarthy told Reuters Sunday there won't be any such malfunctions during the 12-minute performance, which will air February 6 on the Fox network. The event will take place at ALLTEL Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida.

"We're very cognizant we'll be under spotlight with this year's halftime show and we've looked at all facets of the show including talent selection, song selection and costume selection, to ensure we wouldn't have a repeat of what happened last year," McCarthy said.

"We're very comfortable that this year's show will be acceptable to a mass audience and won't have any issues."

CBS was fined $550,000 by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission after the last show, but Viacom Inc. co-President and CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves planned to fight the fine.

This will be McCartney's second Super Bowl appearance. He performed in 2002, the first Super Bowl after the September 11 attacks.

"There's nothing bigger then being asked to perform at the Super Bowl," McCartney said in a statement. "We're looking forward to rocking the millions at home and in the stadium."

Watched by more than 144 million viewers in the United States last year, the Super Bowl is the nation's highest-rated TV program and the most-watched single-day sporting event.

Finally, somebody with some freakin' talent who doesn't have to lip synch or be half naked in order to get people to buy his cd's. Great choice. A REAL artist/musician! Can't wait. Although I wouldn't be surprised if they also add some teeny bopper lip synching loser to perform first in order to satisfy the demand of the brain dead masses.

Edit: sorry posted same message twice.
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okay, so what horror show teenybopper banshee are they gonna match him up with as the "surprise" guest?

You can't get much more conservative, white-bread and non-controversial than this, can you?

VoicesCarry said:

well, except for the fact that mccartney was a very vocal kerry supporter this year and actually ended a live performance of 'let it be' with "let it be...kerry!"

actually, you can't get much more liberal, white-bread and bleeding-ponytail baby-boomer than this.

Anxiety said:

No, I meant "conservative" as in "ain't gonna show titty or sing songs about sex", not politically conservative.

emilio319 said:

not since Kiss performed has there been such a REAL performer there!

VoicesCarry said:

oh, they'll trot out some nubile young thing to dance on his piano and warble "live and let die" or some shit, just you wait.

Anxiety said:

Let it be Stella.

VoicesCarry said:

You know they REALLY wanted Usher. But he's likely to whip something out or snatch something off of somebody

ThreadCula said:

Listen, I'd take RINGO over Usher.

VoicesCarry said:

Dayum
LOL

hell, i'd take pete best over ursha.

Anxiety said:

Charo!

emilio319 said:

they don't really buy his CD's anymore, so maybe he'll pull a fast one on you and Fox

and you'll see the lowest rated halftime show in a long time.

We might as well get used to seeing folks like Paul McCartney on the Super Bowl halftime shows.After Janet's "stunt",I doubt that they will EVER ask a "sexy" artist to perform.The shows will become safe and conservative,with folks like Eric Clapton and Barry Manillow being asked to perform.But I have no problem with that.There's a time and place for everything,and a sexy,breast-baring performance feels out of place during a family event like this anyway

Remember jackos one? That was the best by miles.....the intro took ages.....the "heal the world" stunt was cool, with the flashcards and HUGE choir and all

Anxiety said:

Christina Aguilera....

DavidEye said:

But we'll always make room for the half-naked cheerleaders. Yay for double standards.

DavidEye said:

I wonder if the network is going to "clean-up" the advertising, too, since it's such a "family-oriented broadcast? Oh, I also wonder if the professional cheerleaders will be outfitted more conservatively to avoid any possibility of accidental breast exposure with the decollete "uniforms" that they usually wear? And of course their choreography is going to have to be "modified" to EXCLUDE any "bumping and grinding" and/or pelvic thrusts: God forbid the children be corrupted with ANY type sexual innuendo. Who knows what the little rascals might do???

DavidEye said:

one year of low ratings...maybe two...and you'll see fun people scheduled to perform again. its all about advertising dollars.

emilio319 said:

I totally agree. What a nice surprise this is and I can't wait to see Sir Paul perform. Someone with real talent who isn't yo, yo, yoing me to death or showing me their tits while they lip-sync! Excellent choice!

kisscamille said:

LOL!!!
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Go PAUL!!!

VoicesCarry said:

yet somehow, all of those cheerleaders around the league are able to keep their nipples covered while wearing less than janet, week in and week out.

GrayKing said:

I think you know what i meant.

VoicesCarry said:

yes, i do. but their titties are covered

GrayKing said:

Wasn't referring to Janet. If you feel the need to bring her up and beat up on her, go right ahead.

What I was referring to is the fact that the networks are going to the other extreme with this (for now). DavidEye's claim that this was ever a "family event" is utterly spurious, considering the cheerleaders alone. Only last week, Nicolette Sheridan's exposed BACK riled up a bunch of idiot viewers (although I have a hunch it was more the racial aspect of her getting it on with a black football player), so now we've got Sir Paul which is about as non-confrontational as you can get.