Beyonce reclaimed the throne with a magnetic halftime medley that was impossible not to love. It was a show your entire Super Bowl party could enjoy.
For the pop fans, a catalog of her greatest hits that included Crazy In Love, Halo and Single Ladies. For lovers of showmanship, there were 20-yard facial silhouette outlines, video doubles, light shows and 72,000 fans putting rings on it. For those who enjoy the female form, a sexy, one-piece leather dress with a middle opening that stretched down to the belly button and left little to the imagination.
The biggest compliment you can give? She was even more dominating at the Superdome than the Baltimore Ravens were in the first half.
The only problem was an issue of Beyonce's own creation. The absurd controversy surrounding her inauguration lip syncing performance turned Beyonce defensive and compelled her to sing live at halftime. (At least for most of it. The cameras were conspicuously zoomed out on tongue-twisting sequences.)
There's a reason artists lip sync when they're strutting around stage and gyrating with dozens of dancers. You can't sing when you're out of breath. Pavarotti didn't run wind sprints before performing Rigoletto.
Other foibles: A bland setlist (no "Countdown")
Twitter agrees. Beyonce was a hit on social media. A contingent still says Madonna was better, but let's not forget she brought out a gaggle of forgettable guests including LMFAO and MIA.
But on the whole, it was a show that made the Madonna and The Who performances seem like relics of a past time. It all made me very thirsty for some sort of carbonated cola beverage. I just couldn't figure out which one. Hair game was very well put together, check out these amazing photos
Destiny's Child's Super Bowl performance was something of an open secret. Though Michelle Williams denied that it was happening, there was just too much evidence to the contrary: Williams herself was not busy on Sunday, Beyonce refused to deny a DC3 reunion was planned and the group released a single and album of old material on the preceding Tuesday.
So when Beyonce was joined by Williams and Kelly Rowland during the halftime show, there was hardly any reason for shock -- except, perhaps, at the brevity of the reunion.
The trio worked through "Bootylicious" and "Independent Woman" before singing Beyonce's "Single Ladies" with her. And that was it: They did not perform "Nuclear," their latest, Pharrell Williams-produced song. (Beyonce performed "Love on Top," "Crazy in Love," "End of Time," "Baby Boy," "Single Ladies" and "Halo.)
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