

As was the case two years ago - it now seems to be the halftime show playbook - Gaga’s M.O. “We’re here to make you feel good - you want to feel good with us?” she added, making her intent clear and the NFL breathe easy.įar from hitting the standard-setting heights of U2’s 9/11 tribute in 2002 and the late Prince’s dynamic and eclectic 2007 show, the self-described Mother Monster’s mad dash in the Super Bowl spotlight was more in line with the likes of Katy Perry’s show with surprise guest Missy Elliot from 2015. “America, world - how you doing tonight?” Gaga said a couple of songs in. But not much more than you’d see on one of the superstar’s tours. brandishing a middle finger during her 2012 appearance with Madonna - today’s dance-filled and mic-drop-concluding show delivered everything one of Lady Gaga’s Little Monsters fan base could want. With that now-normal delay from Fox - in case things went all Janet Jackson like in 2004 or M.I.A. However, hobbled as most Super Bowl halftime shows are by anticipation, expectation, the league and the FCC-regulated broadcast networks, the NFL-produced pageant of sorts for Super Bowl 2017 suffered from playing it way too safe - and not just because Gaga was a runner-up choice after Adele had turned down the league. Aided by Bruno Mars, that 2016 gig by the bland British band was only saved by a short Black Power-themed but fortunately beat-heavy performance from Beyoncé.

Straight off the 50-yard line, Gaga was at the very least a leap ahead of the borefest that was Super Bowl 50’s Coldplay-led halftime show. Donald Trump Compares Iraq War Political Advocates To Vladimir Putin In Super Bowl Interview With Bill O'Reilly
