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Did Janet Ruin Super Bowl Halftime Shows for the Urban Audience? Posted Jan 29th 2009 2:00PM by Quibian Salazar-Moreno Filed under: Casually Obsessed, Sports The halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVIII featured Jessica Simpson, Nelly, P. Diddy, Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson. We're all know what happened with the 'wardrobe malfunction' but lately it looks like the controversy was not only detrimental to CBS' pockets and Janet's career, but also to the young urban NFL fans. Since the incident in 2004, Super Bowl Halftime shows have targeted the older, mostly white, baby boomer crowds. Despite having Prince offer up probably the best Super Bowl halftime show since Michael Jackson's 1993 performance, halftime during the Super Bowl have been lackluster as of late. ... Since Janet's incident we've had Paul McCartney (2005), The Rolling Stones (2006), Prince (2007), Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (2008) and this year we have Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Except for Prince, did anyone under the age of 40 stick around to watch these? I'm sure folks like Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Kanye West, Beyonce, Ne-Yo, Usher, T.I., Leona Lewis and too many others to list, aren't too busy on Sunday, how come no one is calling them? Looks like halftime will be the best time to use the bathroom during this year's Super Bowl. Janet Jackson Pictures Desiigner "Panda" LES TWINS x YAK FILMS | Laurent ft Skitzo & Boom Squad Inglewood  (part 1)
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To be honest, this 24-year-old black, "urban" male rather look at the older rock artists... I could care less if Usher is on it. So maybe I can thank Janet for that, lol. | |
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before Janet, we had acts like Britney and Nsync and Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, etc. so it wasn't exactly "young urban" before Janet's titty ruined America | |
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and they're being generous with the "except for Prince, did anyone under 40 stick around" comment. | |
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for that matter, by 2004 would anyone have classified Janet as a draw for "young urban" audiences? | |
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errant said: for that matter, by 2004 would anyone have classified Janet as a draw for "young urban" audiences?
Hells naw.  Janet was already past the age for "young urban audiences" yet her sound was and is still stuck at the pre-35-49 age group, lol. It was good for my 20-year-old butt at the time, now I can't bare listening to that or "20 Y.O.".  | |
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I thought P-Mac did a good job.  "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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AlexdeParis said: I thought P-Mac did a good job.
I did too. I also thought Tom Petty was very good last year as well. I know he's not the most dynamic performer, but he played his best songs & he played them well. The only act I'd single out for criticism would be the Stones, who I thought were terribly sloppy. It's the super bowl - I would expect the talent to be middle-america-centric. I don't expect them to put on marxist art terrorists or anything. | |
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damosuzuki said: AlexdeParis said: I thought P-Mac did a good job.
I did too. I also thought Tom Petty was very good last year as well. I know he's not the most dynamic performer, but he played his best songs & he played them well. The only act I'd single out for criticism would be the Stones, who I thought were terribly sloppy. It's the super bowl - I would expect the talent to be middle-america-centric. I don't expect them to put on marxist art terrorists or anything. Exactly. To be honest I was quite surprised when they let MTV handle things, usually many of the acts that were on there were "middle-America centric". They tried the MTV format for three years until the Janet-Justin flap. | |
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AlexdeParis said: I thought P-Mac did a good job.
I didn't care for Paul, but I did enjoy Tom Petty. I hope that Bruce is decent and doesn't bore us to death with political songs. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: AlexdeParis said: I thought P-Mac did a good job.
I didn't care for Paul, but I did enjoy Tom Petty. I hope that Bruce is decent and doesn't bore us to death with political songs. Speaking of, I always loved "Born to Run"... | |
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Timmy84 said: daPrettyman said: I didn't care for Paul, but I did enjoy Tom Petty. I hope that Bruce is decent and doesn't bore us to death with political songs. Speaking of, I always loved "Born to Run"... I just hope he doesn't do "the rising" again. He just did it last week at the inaugural. That was enough. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: Timmy84 said: Speaking of, I always loved "Born to Run"... I just hope he doesn't do "the rising" again. He just did it last week at the inaugural. That was enough. Knowing Bruce, he probably will. But since we got a new president, if he didn't do the political stuff, at LEAST he wouldn't be criticized for being "unpatriotic".  | |
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The SB should be about football. That halftime nonsense is way overblown. | |
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daPrettyman said: Timmy84 said: Speaking of, I always loved "Born to Run"... I just hope he doesn't do "the rising" again. He just did it last week at the inaugural. That was enough. Give up on that hope. That was Obama's official campaign song, and with Bruce doing cartwheels about the election result, there's no way he'll be able to resist commemorating the moment with another rendition of that overrated little number. “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them, inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.”
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Graycap23 said: The SB should be about football. That halftime nonsense is way overblown.
For people like me, they could care less about the game. I care more for the half time show and the commercials. I don't care for sports. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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midnightmover said: daPrettyman said: I just hope he doesn't do "the rising" again. He just did it last week at the inaugural. That was enough. Give up on that hope. That was Obama's official campaign song, and with Bruce doing cartwheels about the election result, there's no way he'll be able to resist commemorating the moment with another rendition of that overrated little number. True.  | |
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this is stupid. An individualist is a man who lives for his own sake and by his own mind; he neither sacrifices himself to others nor sacrifices others to himself... | |
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damosuzuki said: AlexdeParis said: I thought P-Mac did a good job.
I did too. I also thought Tom Petty was very good last year as well. I know he's not the most dynamic performer, but he played his best songs & he played them well. The only act I'd single out for criticism would be the Stones, who I thought were terribly sloppy. It's the super bowl - I would expect the talent to be middle-america-centric. I don't expect them to put on marxist art terrorists or anything. They were all a big ol' snooze fest.  Superbowl halftime shows are not about music appreacition. They are about bringing the spectacle and putting on a show. It's great when there's a balance between showmanship and musicality, like with Prince's show, but that rarely happens. | |
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SCNDLS said: damosuzuki said: I did too. I also thought Tom Petty was very good last year as well. I know he's not the most dynamic performer, but he played his best songs & he played them well. The only act I'd single out for criticism would be the Stones, who I thought were terribly sloppy. It's the super bowl - I would expect the talent to be middle-america-centric. I don't expect them to put on marxist art terrorists or anything. They were all a big ol' snooze fest. Superbowl halftime shows are not about music appreacition. They are about bringing the spectacle and putting on a show. It's great when there's a balance between showmanship and musicality, like with Prince's show, but that rarely happens.For me, I want to be entertained for the halftime show. Some of my most memorable half time shows are the ones where something "special" happened. For instance, I'll never forget Diana Ross flying off in the helicopter, MJ performing heal the world with the pre-school drawings, or Prince singing in the Purple Rain. That's what it's about to me. I really hope Bruce brings it. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Super Bowl Halftime shows are ok but it can be too much of a spectacle that's not necessary. There have been a few good ones like MJ, U2 and of course Prince, which was the best one that make them worth it. I'm sure Bruce will put on a good show on Sunday. It won't be like Prince but it'll be good enough, I'm sure I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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daPrettyman said: SCNDLS said: They were all a big ol' snooze fest. Superbowl halftime shows are not about music appreacition. They are about bringing the spectacle and putting on a show. It's great when there's a balance between showmanship and musicality, like with Prince's show, but that rarely happens.For me, I want to be entertained for the halftime show. Some of my most memorable half time shows are the ones where something "special" happened. For instance, I'll never forget Diana Ross flying off in the helicopter, MJ performing heal the world with the pre-school drawings, or Prince singing in the Purple Rain. That's what it's about to me. I really hope Bruce brings it.  Exactly, spectacle. I saw Bruce last year at AAC and it was a good show, but do I wanna see that at Superbowl, not necessarily. But I do think he'll be much better than Tom Petty.  | |
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SCNDLS said: daPrettyman said: For me, I want to be entertained for the halftime show. Some of my most memorable half time shows are the ones where something "special" happened. For instance, I'll never forget Diana Ross flying off in the helicopter, MJ performing heal the world with the pre-school drawings, or Prince singing in the Purple Rain. That's what it's about to me. I really hope Bruce brings it. Exactly, spectacle. I saw Bruce last year at AAC and it was a good show, but do I wanna see that at Superbowl, not necessarily. But I do think he'll be much better than Tom Petty. He doesn't have to do much to outdo Tom or Paul McCartney. They were both boring as hell to me. I think Paul was the most boring halftime show of the last 10 years. [Edited 1/30/09 14:11pm] **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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There are many good points on this thread.
I didn't really get into the halftime performances except Prince's great halftime performance. I do remember watching Kid Rock and I think Run DMC performed with him, I don't remember, but that was a good show. I agree that they do hype the halftime shows and commercials that they are paying over 3 million dollars for and for 30 seconds at that -
Many of the commercials are stupid anyway. Desiigner "Panda" LES TWINS x YAK FILMS | Laurent ft Skitzo & Boom Squad Inglewood (part 1)
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daPrettyman said: SCNDLS said: Exactly, spectacle. I saw Bruce last year at AAC and it was a good show, but do I wanna see that at Superbowl, not necessarily. But I do think he'll be much better than Tom Petty. He doesn't have to do much to outdo Tom or Paul McCartney. They were both boring as hell to me. I think Paul was the most boring halftime show of the last 10 years. I thought Paul was the best outside of Prince. He sang good songs and sang them well -- that's all I need. 
That being said, nothing tops the Diana show. "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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Prince's Halftime show was the first one I actually made it a point to watch since the James Brown one in N.O when the Packers played the Pats back in 97. | |
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AlexdeParis said: daPrettyman said: He doesn't have to do much to outdo Tom or Paul McCartney. They were both boring as hell to me. I think Paul was the most boring halftime show of the last 10 years. I thought Paul was the best outside of Prince. He sang good songs and sang them well -- that's all I need.
That being said, nothing tops the Diana show. No one is ever going to top making their exit via helicoptor. This is something I need to look into doing in my personal life. | |
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Good lord, Janet wasn't the ONLY one who performed that Sunday night (although she did headline it). P. Diddy, Nelly and Kid Rock were there too  White Americans, what? Nothing better to do? Why don't you kick yourself out? You're an immigrant too. -White Stripes | |
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floetcist said: Good lord, Janet wasn't the ONLY one who performed that Sunday night (although she did headline it). P. Diddy, Nelly and Kid Rock were there too
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