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I do recall the thought about the light and their effect on epileptics last night liberal N proud Feb 2013 #1
Disagree. Best ever! brush Feb 2013 #11
Glad you enjoyed it so. mac56 Feb 2013 #95
It was good for TV, but must have sucked for half the stadium jberryhill Feb 2013 #108
This message was self-deleted by its author bvar22 Feb 2013 #202
Better than The Who? bvar22 Feb 2013 #132
Actually, I thought she was way better than the Who or the Stones. independentpiney Feb 2013 #155
We'll see whose music stands the test of time ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #228
I didn't say anything about her music standing the test of time , did I? independentpiney Feb 2013 #251
Pro-Am Jazz Guitarist here. I've played behind several young solo female jazz coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #176
Do you remember the first Inauguration Ball when she sang 'At Last'? Pmc1962 Feb 2013 #188
I will definitely give her a second look and listen. I may have too hastily coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #191
She did a great job, I personally don't like much NewYorkTaxPayer Feb 2013 #234
I had not been following her / paying attention to what she did bloom Feb 2013 #249
i hate alicia keys' music tomp Feb 2013 #304
I think she could do a good 'Bless the Child' but I agree with you about 'All of Me'. Dollface Feb 2013 #199
Amen !...I was a studio musician for 6 years (piano/sax) and Beyonce would be rated a "C" ... BlueJazz Feb 2013 #238
Musically she's lame and untrained, and shes got gawd awful thick cellulose thighs. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #265
Not gonna comment about whether she's musically untrained . . . brush Feb 2013 #271
I noticed the same thing about her thighs. ObaMania Feb 2013 #302
You need to get some glasses too. Nothing wrong with those thighs. brush Feb 2013 #306
It's been decades since I've lived in L.A. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #296
I HATED The Who and The Stones at the SB backwoodsbob Feb 2013 #217
...and some people prefer McCheeseburgers and diet coke... bvar22 Feb 2013 #221
and some people hang onto the past with a tight fist backwoodsbob Feb 2013 #222
I'm so grateful hip-hop is almost dead. xtraxritical Feb 2013 #267
FYI, Beyonce's music is not hip-hop. brush Feb 2013 #274
Far better than those dbackjon Feb 2013 #236
Agreed. Her performance pales in comparison to many who have played the SB. Especially this band.. ObaMania Feb 2013 #300
one day Beyonce will be "Geriatric" also , will she be worthless then ? JI7 Feb 2013 #227
I hope by then she would know better than to try the same moves she pulled off . . . brush Feb 2013 #270
At least she was able to do it in time with the rhythmic noise. RC Feb 2013 #120
God, I wish DU gave out awards for sardonic wit. Your post would coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #177
Just reading DU keeps me in shape. RC Feb 2013 #213
As an epileptic who is ChazII Feb 2013 #128
This should go well... alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #2
You still watch football? RandiFan1290 Feb 2013 #3
Funny thing is, I never watch football. Atman Feb 2013 #7
Maybe next year we can have the greatness that is Rihanna! snooper2 Feb 2013 #66
Talented singer. dawg Feb 2013 #4
Why has lipsync become acceptable and expected? pipoman Feb 2013 #5
General compensation dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #9
That was great. Thanks. Bonobo Feb 2013 #68
You might want to check out Sinead O'Connor's cover of Kurt Cobain's coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #180
Sinead has always been amazing. go west young man Feb 2013 #266
Nice! nt Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #153
I don't find much here. One octave but she can play a guitar. scubadude Feb 2013 #291
Now here is an example of a 5 octave voice. Very rare indeed. Annie Haslam scubadude Feb 2013 #292
lip-syncing has been the norm since "American Bandstand" TexasProgresive Feb 2013 #14
Remember Ed Sullivan? proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #84
Yes, I remember the Ed Sullivan Shew TexasProgresive Feb 2013 #87
It was definitely not "common knowledge" that pscot Feb 2013 #115
I remember it as a teenager TexasProgresive Feb 2013 #129
The Midnight Specials were live... WCGreen Feb 2013 #187
Somebody clearly doesn't know the Ed Sullivan Show duffyduff Feb 2013 #140
Wait a minute. mac56 Feb 2013 #97
Yup--and what about the time The Doors sang the actual lyrics to truebluegreen Feb 2013 #149
Conversely, the Stones went the other way. mac56 Feb 2013 #209
I remember that too. truebluegreen Feb 2013 #212
"Girl, we couldn't get much higher" was censored? Wow! Art_from_Ark Feb 2013 #288
It just takes a statement to make something "fact" anymore. Hulk Feb 2013 #246
Could be they couldn't hear themselves at the time. truebluegreen Feb 2013 #299
Nope. EC Feb 2013 #105
Two of my cousins were in a manufactured girl band on Ed Sullivan. Atman Feb 2013 #110
kewl flamingdem Feb 2013 #122
Chances are they didn't lip-synch duffyduff Feb 2013 #142
"Cry Baby Cry" is my fav I think Viva_La_Revolution Feb 2013 #146
The Doors cojoel Feb 2013 #125
The Stones had to change "Let's Spend the Night Together" duffyduff Feb 2013 #144
Not--repeat NOT--true. They all sang live. duffyduff Feb 2013 #137
WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Unlike many shows of the time, WinkyDink Feb 2013 #184
LLoyd Thaxton? 12AngryBorneoWildmen Feb 2013 #86
Britney Spears Lip Syncing Unknown Beatle Feb 2013 #174
That's got to be fake Catherine Vincent Feb 2013 #286
Thanks for reminding all the so called purists. And Bandstand started in the 50s. nt brush Feb 2013 #275
It's actually not nearly as common as it used to be. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #34
I looked at some of those pipoman Feb 2013 #112
You are wrong Fiendish Thingy Feb 2013 #119
It's also a symptom of a greater emphasis on dancing JAbuchan08 Feb 2013 #42
She wasn't lip-synching AAO Feb 2013 #46
Nothing to do with talent.... At events like that they ALWAYS record a vocal tape for emergencies sweetloukillbot Feb 2013 #91
The more things change the more they remain the same TexasProgresive Feb 2013 #101
It always has been. 60 years ago singers took their records to sock hops and lip synced to them to appleannie1 Feb 2013 #117
Post-processing of musicians is not new. Stonepounder Feb 2013 #160
OT somewhat, but the classical pianist Arthur Rubenstein in his autobiography (IIRC) said coalition_unwilling Feb 2013 #179
setting up a stage with real vocals and such backwoodsbob Feb 2013 #219
And maybe next year The Wizard Feb 2013 #283
None of that is accurate. Le Taz Hot Feb 2013 #297
bingo..my wife has been saying this for years.. pipoman Feb 2013 #305
While fan of acoustic bands just standing playing banjos, mandolins, etc., I thought show was great Hoyt Feb 2013 #6
I didn't say it wasn't a good show Atman Feb 2013 #13
Very well said malaise Feb 2013 #29
Your post made me remember Barbara Mandrell. maddiemom Feb 2013 #73
Yes but in fairness dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #25
There you go. Wish it would work in a dome with millions watching, but that's just good. Hoyt Feb 2013 #93
lulz well - " she was just shaking her half-naked body " OhZone Feb 2013 #8
I agree. Yes, she CAN sing and she does have talent. NYC Liberal Feb 2013 #10
This old turd enjoyed the show. GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #12
Glitzy, sleazy, titillating garbage. reformist2 Feb 2013 #15
I blame the Exploding Plastic Inevitable Tom Ripley Feb 2013 #16
I am neither an old nor a young 'turd' but I think you're being ridiculous. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #17
I "clearly" do not? Atman Feb 2013 #18
You compared her to the 'hundred strippers' you've seen. I got it. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #20
That's all you got out of my post? Atman Feb 2013 #26
My point was a counter-point to your OP. The 'yound turds' and others can appreciate both PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #36
That's not a counterpoint at all Atman Feb 2013 #40
Well, kudos to you for demonstrating maturity in discussing a topic and not getting personal or PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #45
Psst...you might to go back and #17 Atman Feb 2013 #55
I got it JanMichael Feb 2013 #24
I think Beyonce is a snoozefest. cali Feb 2013 #19
Grace Potter! Now you're talking! Beaverhausen Feb 2013 #124
Oo-la-la oo-la-la-la-la Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #152
Love Grace Potter! nt Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #154
The show was OK. Thankfully, Ted Nugent wasn't in it. nt SDjack Feb 2013 #21
I was in the next room.. sendero Feb 2013 #22
This Is Showbiz...Pure And Simple... KharmaTrain Feb 2013 #23
But that is really the point. Atman Feb 2013 #33
I didn't watch it. LWolf Feb 2013 #27
I just want them . . . another_liberal Feb 2013 #28
The true measure of a great singer is when they are Skidmore Feb 2013 #30
true trumad Feb 2013 #38
Perhaps she should do it more often and foresake the Skidmore Feb 2013 #141
With all of the major issues in the news today, this is what you want to post about? Really?? nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #31
Yes, at the moment. Atman Feb 2013 #37
Maybe they'll get Joan Baez for next year's halftime show MrScorpio Feb 2013 #32
Really, really tired response Atman Feb 2013 #44
Actually, I do MrScorpio Feb 2013 #49
Joan Baez sang for us--The Nation Cruise--in December. mnhtnbb Feb 2013 #59
Lovely photo. Thanks for sharing! nt Romulox Feb 2013 #70
I love Joan Baez. Thanks for posting. nm rhett o rick Feb 2013 #252
Please tell me what stripper bar you go to? trumad Feb 2013 #35
Tell me you didn't get rid of your ""I'm a fuckin' man but they kicked me out Waaaah!" sig! nt Bonobo Feb 2013 #65
Replaced it with my bug. trumad Feb 2013 #79
That's what I used to say about Beyonce's grandmother Madonna rocktivity Feb 2013 #170
No tits visible proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #39
The half-time show was terrible, the singing was crappy, the extravaganza a cultural cancer. Coyotl Feb 2013 #41
I totally agree with all you said. I was not entertained. nt snappyturtle Feb 2013 #53
All halftime shows are terrible. jeff47 Feb 2013 #92
The last time I remeber being wowed by a halftime show.. SQUEE Feb 2013 #111
Thank you genxlib Feb 2013 #272
Agreed. I posted the video on #300 ObaMania Feb 2013 #303
You are wrong dbackjon Feb 2013 #237
Well it fits perfectly with the hyped up glitz and glamor of the Superbowl lunatica Feb 2013 #43
Yawn. Crepuscular Feb 2013 #47
I didn't love it. wildeyed Feb 2013 #48
Meh too Brainstormy Feb 2013 #50
That's what my mom said about The Doors and Cream and the other 60's music I listened to. Dollface Feb 2013 #200
God! So many people sound like "get off my lawn types here. brush Feb 2013 #276
How about a really good high school jazz band and the Andrews Sisters? amandabeech Feb 2013 #205
I'm with you. 840high Feb 2013 #290
I would prefer to see a high school or college marching band MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #51
Should be the DCI champ doing the halftime kydo Feb 2013 #90
Oh yeah MynameisBlarney Feb 2013 #100
I'm with you Atman justiceischeap Feb 2013 #52
Thank you! Someone got it! Atman Feb 2013 #67
I get it too. Blanks Feb 2013 #247
An example to the notion of yesphan Feb 2013 #113
Taylor Swift will probably be the halftime entertainment LibDemAlways Feb 2013 #151
I draw the line at Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber. I can appreciate some of nearly all music/genres hlthe2b Feb 2013 #178
"I've seen a hundred strippers do the same moves." NCTraveler Feb 2013 #54
See post #44 Atman Feb 2013 #62
I do feel to each his own applies to you, and you didn't like the show. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #72
No, you are totally wrong. Atman Feb 2013 #80
More special than what? Not sure what you mean by that. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #94
Exactly. October Feb 2013 #114
Geez, it's your opinion. We get it. October Feb 2013 #109
Vapid pop sucks, and if she was any good she could do her job fully dressed. LeftyMom Feb 2013 #56
She can do that when she's old. Dollface Feb 2013 #198
If only... ajk2821 Feb 2013 #57
Okay. . .well, let's compare it to another diva's halftime performance kevinbgoode1 Feb 2013 #58
That was the best ever! independentpiney Feb 2013 #255
Sorry Atman, you can't be an official Old Turd - only if you switched to Downton Abbey . . . hatrack Feb 2013 #60
In other news... Javaman Feb 2013 #61
Half-time is for grabbing more nachos and taking a dump... Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #63
I thought it was pretty bad wercal Feb 2013 #64
Takes alot of stamina to dance at that level and sing at the same time. And she does write her own JaneyVee Feb 2013 #69
I hope someone's documenting this Beyoncé dustup as an example Heidi Feb 2013 #71
If I become as much of... 99Forever Feb 2013 #74
Yes, it most certainly did......nft plethoro Feb 2013 #138
"She was a prop in someone else's stage show." BINGO! Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #75
The young will always think they are hipper than us old farts... WI_DEM Feb 2013 #76
I like rock music too and Bruce was the best of the modern half time shows Jennicut Feb 2013 #77
I have the exact same reaction as you. For all the hysteria surrounding her performance Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2013 #78
I don't care about the content of the half-time show. meaculpa2011 Feb 2013 #81
Half time is for the players and coaches OriginalGeek Feb 2013 #134
Vapid dance pop can be fun. I like to dance to it when I go down to the city Zorra Feb 2013 #82
people on both sides of this topic are being silly, imho Marrah_G Feb 2013 #83
im an old turd and think Beyonce is a really talented perfomer. bullimiami Feb 2013 #85
what I wonder is hfojvt Feb 2013 #88
I'm an old 'lech' 12AngryBorneoWildmen Feb 2013 #89
This turd saw the last 5 minutes & then went back to The Music Man to watch some other women dancing progressoid Feb 2013 #96
I wish I could Rec this thread 100 times ... Myrina Feb 2013 #98
What does Cenk have to do with it? JHB Feb 2013 #99
I'd bring back Marching Bands...like those in Drumline....... Burma Jones Feb 2013 #102
I thought it was awful, personally Aerows Feb 2013 #103
Agreed...she is over-rated and a homophobe to boot...knr joeybee12 Feb 2013 #104
Homophobe? Where did you get that nonsense? nt brush Feb 2013 #277
Lighten up people Not Me Feb 2013 #106
I think I am getting old.. I didn't care for this at all... same for Madonna and Britney Spears show secondwind Feb 2013 #107
Thank you! PasadenaTrudy Feb 2013 #116
Speaking as a young professional musician... MirrorAshes Feb 2013 #118
THANK YOU! So many musical regressives on . . . brush Feb 2013 #278
What happened to Feminism? Zoonart Feb 2013 #121
I agree PasadenaTrudy Feb 2013 #127
I love your post. nt Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #159
I hate the way singers murder The National Anthem. They seem to appleannie1 Feb 2013 #123
Absolutely! aka-chmeee Feb 2013 #257
My Dad is 87 years old.......... Stainless Feb 2013 #126
I agree and disagree... ReRe Feb 2013 #130
What you saw last night was just the superficial aspects of Beyonce ecstatic Feb 2013 #131
Hundreds of strippers ?? Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2013 #133
This ole woman says Beyonce's half time show was great appacom Feb 2013 #135
What appacom said. I'm old and I thought the show was upbeat and fun. Couldn't help but dance. Dollface Feb 2013 #197
Great post. And it's obvious the OP is not only stuck in the past but has no clue of the present Number23 Feb 2013 #206
Great post. I agree 100 per cent. To me, it plethoro Feb 2013 #136
Too bad Elvis couldn't have performed. Fredfon Feb 2013 #139
Heh heh.... MADem Feb 2013 #158
Any time I have seen Beyonce mainstreetonce Feb 2013 #143
The national anthem was pretty good. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #145
I thought the entire event was a metaphor. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #147
wow Locrian Feb 2013 #148
Hilariously enough Romulus Quirinus Feb 2013 #150
I am an OLD fart and I thought it was great. MADem Feb 2013 #156
Great post. bigwillq Feb 2013 #161
It's not a great post at all. It's a load of crap. Atman Feb 2013 #166
Thank you. I'm waiting for the outrage about the combo of violence and sexuality that was MADem Feb 2013 #190
+ a million. MADem you are cool with me, in every sense of the word Number23 Feb 2013 #235
exactly so. bloom Feb 2013 #250
WOO HOO! I love your post. You nailed my thoughts exactly brush Feb 2013 #279
I even like the tunes from the turn of the century that my great granny used to sing to me. MADem Feb 2013 #280
As long as it is not a group of decrepit rockers, it's fine by me tarheelsunc Feb 2013 #157
She doesn't even pronounce her own name right BlueStreak Feb 2013 #162
Honestly.. who freaking cares? rivegauche Feb 2013 #163
They should end the BS halftime shows completely (and NOT because of last night alone) Moostache Feb 2013 #164
Be careful what you wish for BlueStreak Feb 2013 #168
Not. Gonna. Happen. The halftime show is a Superbowl TRADITION. MADem Feb 2013 #194
I'm presupposing that most people have... LanternWaste Feb 2013 #165
ugh...old vs. young adamhide Feb 2013 #167
I bet you LOVE dubstep. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #169
I love me some house techno! Atman Feb 2013 #210
The 'dancing' was peculiar libodem Feb 2013 #171
As a 50 year old white male The Second Stone Feb 2013 #172
People are complaining about Beyonce's wardrobe but say nothing Apophis Feb 2013 #173
I Am With You erpowers Feb 2013 #175
You are right on the money, Atman!! Bake Feb 2013 #181
The game was in New Orleans Bluzmann57 Feb 2013 #182
+100 dreamnightwind Feb 2013 #225
EXACTLY. I have been saying this for years. SMC22307 Feb 2013 #268
You echo my thoughts. I miss music. Real music. TwilightGardener Feb 2013 #183
I am sort of stunned that this is even an issue. a la izquierda Feb 2013 #185
I agree -don't see the post as a knock on Beyonce Johonny Feb 2013 #186
+100. nt Skip Intro Feb 2013 #189
I have heard of "young Turks" and "old farts" but not "young turds" yellowcanine Feb 2013 #192
If you want to sell Go Daddy, Diet Coke and the adoration of corporations you need a Beyonce. raouldukelives Feb 2013 #193
She can bump and grind, and maybe she can sing GCP Feb 2013 #195
Us old farts weren't the target audience of the show. In our day we had shit acts too. alfredo Feb 2013 #196
to each his own SemperEadem Feb 2013 #201
First all girl band to perform at Super Bowl and I give them all a great hand even if it is not my randr Feb 2013 #203
This message was self-deleted by its author mac56 Feb 2013 #211
Hey wait a second- I'm young and agree with you! LittleBlue Feb 2013 #204
she was just shaking her half-naked body while stuff blew up? notadmblnd Feb 2013 #207
Stay focused... Atman Feb 2013 #208
but I read that and that is where it stopped for me. notadmblnd Feb 2013 #214
They made a point of "stripping her" during the performance. Atman Feb 2013 #216
There was a halftime show last night? Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #215
I don't like any half time shows... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #218
Hey Atman, SomethingFishy Feb 2013 #220
Good post. My own son has recorded some awesome "songs" on his MacBook. Atman Feb 2013 #229
OMG SF - that is an interesting theory Skittles Feb 2013 #298
Seriously? Or are you being facetious? DaveJ Feb 2013 #223
Get off my lawn! Hissyspit Feb 2013 #224
It's funny how the same tired posters post the same tired cliches. Atman Feb 2013 #230
Oh, wait... Atman Feb 2013 #231
I'm a college lecturer who studies and lectures on music Hissyspit Feb 2013 #232
Judging by your post, you're exactly what we're all being pilloried for! Atman Feb 2013 #239
It was cotton candy. alfredo Feb 2013 #243
"Not only are sales of old-fashioned albums booming, it's the young who are buying" Hissyspit Feb 2013 #307
Arranged to make money Beringia Feb 2013 #226
To her credit, you could watch the performance with one hand. Flatulo Feb 2013 #233
But there's still the Doritos and the Remote! Atman Feb 2013 #241
THANK YOU Skittles Feb 2013 #240
C'mon...240x repiles and 140x recs... Atman Feb 2013 #242
I imagine you believe it means something else. LanternWaste Feb 2013 #248
Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #258
Byonce did not impress me one bit. Maybe she does have a talent that some appreciate. TxVietVet Feb 2013 #244
It was ok. Soundman Feb 2013 #245
I do not like Beyonce at all aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2013 #253
You just listed many of my favorite singers as well! smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #261
Beyonce, Britney, Rihanna, Katy, JLo, Fergie... SMC22307 Feb 2013 #273
I guess I am an old turd and I dont mind the label. I just think rhett o rick Feb 2013 #254
Amen! aka-chmeee Feb 2013 #256
Bwahahaha, you go get 'em! "Young turds". Curmudgeoness Feb 2013 #259
Really? Phaedrus76 Feb 2013 #260
Uhm, yes... Atman Feb 2013 #264
What that halftime show needed was a good old fashioned wardrobe malfunction!! Harry Monroe Feb 2013 #262
I suppose if you knew that she actually has a very hands on glowing Feb 2013 #263
You might have wanted to watch the Pre-game Atman Feb 2013 #269
I didn't say she designed the halftime show; that would be like her designing the Grammys, glowing Feb 2013 #281
I think it could be argued that the whole spectacle go west young man Feb 2013 #282
No one cares The Wizard Feb 2013 #284
I didn't see her show, but wasn't impressed with Madonna's last year. It seemed to be a lot of Incitatus Feb 2013 #285
I wanna say something. dead_head Feb 2013 #287
Tragically Hip rocks and welcome to DU brother! go west young man Feb 2013 #289
All this time I thought music and the visuals were subjective. To each their own and whatnot SilveryMoon Feb 2013 #293
funny thing is when Madonna okieinpain Feb 2013 #294
The Superbowl show is supposed to be a spectacular . . . MrModerate Feb 2013 #295
It was basically a burlesque review... peacebird Feb 2013 #301
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