综合一区欧美国产,99国产麻豆免费精品,九九精品黄色录像,亚洲激情青青草,久久亚洲熟妇熟,中文字幕av在线播放,国产一区二区卡,九九久久国产精品,久久精品视频免费

  Home>News Center>Life
         
 

McCartney plays it safe at Super Bowl
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-02-07 16:06

Nobody, but nobody was worried when Paul McCartney stripped off his jacket midway through his halftime performance at the Super Bowl. All he revealed was a long-sleeved red shirt. Nothing malfunctioned. And if he wore any nipple jewelry, he mercifully kept it to himself.


Sir Paul McCartney performs during the Super Bowl XXXIX halftime show, February 6, 2005. McCartney performed a number of his famous hit songs as a member of The Beatles during the halftime extravaganza. [Reuters]
NFL officials wanted a safe halftime show after last year's Janet Jackson fiasco, and McCartney delivered. It was sweet nostalgia for the people stunned by Jackson's MTV-produced spectacle, if a bit off-putting for the kids: Each of his four songs was more than 30 years old.

Surely you recall last year's climax to a body-shaking, crotch-grabbing festival: Justin Timberlake yanking part of Jackson's top off to reveal her bare breast to some 90 million people viewers.

McCartney's stage set — a giant cross of video boards on the stadium floor with the singer at the center — was visually arresting, although it made his opening song, "Drive My Car," look like one of the broadcast's dozens of auto commercials.

McCartney's theatrical James Bond theme "Live and Let Die" was a perfect backdrop for a stadium fireworks show. The lights, placards and video images also made "Hey Jude" a sight to see, although it was odd to see the red, white and blue placards co-opt one of the original British musical invaders for an all-American event.

There wasn't any danger of a lip-synch controversy, either: you could tell it was the lived-in voice of a 62-year-old singing.

It was strange seeing the former Beatle, a bold and shocking performer for another generation, now presented as the sedate option. NFL censors were probably hoping the "California grass" reference in "Get Back" slipped by unnoticed, or figured people would think he was simply referring to a football field.

Another irony: the overwhelmingly safe and patriotic musical presentations before and during the game appearing on the usually envelope-pushing Fox network, while last season's shocker came on fogey-friendly CBS.


Sir Paul McCartney performs during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, Florida February 6, 2005. The Philadelphia Eagles are battling the New England Patriots at Alltel Stadium. [Reuters]
The closest thing to a wardrobe malfunction during all the performances came courtesy of country singer Gretchen Wilson's guitar player. His jeans had a strategically placed rip in the crotch.

Before the game, Alicia Keys oozed both class and chops as she took a creepy concept — a duet with the late singer Ray Charles on one of his signatures, "America the Beautiful" — and made it work wonderfully. A picture of Charles singing appeared on the stadium scoreboard screens.

The pregame show was a mixture of old and new schools, with country, rap and soul. Wilson brought out white-bearded fiddle player Charlie Daniels, and the Black Eyed Peas had Earth, Wind & Fire along to sing "Shining Star."

Although with the NFL watching so closely, it's a wonder how Wilson's "Here For the Party" managed to slip through.

"Gonna have a little fun," she sang. "Gonna get me some."

One can almost hear the small voices in living rooms across the country: "Daddy, what does 'get me some' mean?"

"Some chips, honey. Now pass the salsa and quiet down."



Carnival in Latin American countries
Plum blossoms welcome the rooster
'Lord of Misrule' kicks off Brazil's Rio carnival
  Today's Top News     Top Life News
 

New bird flu vaccine capable of prevention

 

   
 

Premier Wen gives New Year address

 

   
 

EU not to impose quota on Chinese textiles

 

   
 

Top banker: China on track to renminbi reform

 

   
 

Domestic crisis looms as maids head home

 

   
 

Cities consider free premarital health checks

 

   
  Couples of single-child families frown upon holiday
   
  48 impressionism masterpieces in HK on display
   
  Great Wall protection launched in Inner Mongolia
   
  New Oriental School's compensation to ETS reduced
   
  Blanchett takes early screen Actors Guild award
   
  Illness postpones jury selection in Jackson trial
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  Feature  
  Chen Ning Yang, 82, to marry a 28-year-old woman  
Advertisement
         
永丰县| 灵台县| 汨罗市| 从江县| 陕西省| 洛浦县| 罗田县| 沽源县| 安国市| 龙口市| 乌拉特中旗| 朝阳市| 秦安县| 牙克石市| 天全县| 普兰县| 新蔡县| 东丽区| 红安县| 都兰县| 东明县| 屏山县| 武功县| 简阳市| 开封县| 顺平县| 鄂托克前旗| 济阳县| 青川县| 南和县| 衡阳市| 广水市| 宁城县| 开远市| 资源县| 万山特区| 石楼县| 库尔勒市| 怀仁县| 桦川县| 乐亭县|