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meegannie
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That was the funniest thing I've ever seen. I felt like I was watching an episode of The Simpsons. 
arw
Blue Crack Addict
Shania Twain, No Doubt, and Sting? Weird! 
Last year was so much better!
Last year was so much better!
MonaVox
Rock n' Roll Doggie
I heard it down the hall. Did they even let people applaud? BANG BANG BANG it was one after the other. And whatta weird selection. Shania, then No Doubt doing an old song then Sting doing an old song. Was there any more? The people whose TV I was listening to changed the channel while Sting was singing..
Was there any more? The people whose TV I was listening to changed the channel while Sting was singing..
nbcrusader
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Great lip sync.....
Last year's show still brings tears to my eyes
Last year's show still brings tears to my eyes
The_Sweetest_Thing
MacPhisto's serving wench
weird...shania singing "Man I feel like a woman" at a male-dominated sports event in her tiny little push up bra, jiggling away...and Up, an unreleased track that no on e knows of...No Doubt singing one of their oldest songs, "Just a girl" at a male-dominated sports event (at least they didn't lip sync) and Sting...well. Wtf is all I have left to say...
LarryMullen's POPAngel
Blue Crack Distributor
Wtf was that? I shut my tv completely off for Shania Twain, though I was shocked she wore clothing. 
I turned it on again in time to see the lame ass Gwenabe cheerleaders. I like No Doubt but this was just really stupid. And then Sting....I dunno, I loved him in the 80's but... eh.
Last year they had to pull out something that was articulate and emotional/heartfelt in the aftermath of 9/11. Now it's business as usual. I'm not really shocked.
I turned it on again in time to see the lame ass Gwenabe cheerleaders. I like No Doubt but this was just really stupid. And then Sting....I dunno, I loved him in the 80's but... eh.
Last year they had to pull out something that was articulate and emotional/heartfelt in the aftermath of 9/11. Now it's business as usual. I'm not really shocked.
adamswildhoney
ONE love, blood, life
LarryMullen's_POPAngel said:
yep!!!
*BOOMCHAA!*
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
all sucked....except for Sting.....well because......he's Sting and can't suck in my eyes. 
Ali Rose
New Yorker
what halftime show? Is it superbowl sunday?
who cares.
I trust it sucked as much as you guys said.
who cares.
I trust it sucked as much as you guys said.
nbcrusader
Blue Crack Addict
It did.
MonaVox
Rock n' Roll Doggie
*BOOMCHAA!* said:he's Sting and can't suck in my eyes.
I'd let Sting suck in wherever he wanted 
hmmm....i like all three of them (well not shania as much), i wish i'd seen halftime. i was out getting chili's for the family and me during halftime.
what did sting sing? i came in right at the freaking end, i saw him and gwen onstage so i don't even know what they sang.
what did sting sing? i came in right at the freaking end, i saw him and gwen onstage so i don't even know what they sang.
KhanadaRhodes said:hmmm....i like all three of them (well not shania as much), i wish i'd seen halftime. i was out getting chili's for the family and me during halftime.
what did sting sing? i came in right at the freaking end, i saw him and gwen onstage so i don't even know what they sang.
they sang message in a bottle.
why I don't know.
arw
Blue Crack Addict
KhanadaRhodes said:hmmm....i like all three of them (well not shania as much), i wish i'd seen halftime. i was out getting chili's for the family and me during halftime.
what did sting sing? i came in right at the freaking end, i saw him and gwen onstage so i don't even know what they sang.
Message in a Bottle. No Doubt did Just a Girl, or whatever it's called, and as for Shania? Have no clue. I don't like her so I wasn't paying attention
Sting looked cute as always!
Bon Jovi's on now!
Don't they have any other song than this
*BOOMCHAA!*
Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB
this sucks too.
Hallelujah Here She Comes
Rock n' Roll Doggie
arw9797 said:
Bon Jovi's on now!
I heard the announcer guy say they were coming on and grabbed the mute button just in time. That was a close one.
Ok so can they hurry up and finish so ALIAS can come on already?
Bono's shades
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I had no idea Sting was going to be performing at halftime! If I'd known I probably would have tuned in. I guess I'll just have to hope for a Police reunion at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction...
Johnny Swallow
Bad Daddy Johnny
Shania was nice to look at, and Gwen was too, and Sting was cool. I couldn't hear it very well but I liked it.
pepokiss
Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS
Superbowl 2002 haftime v/s 2003 halftime
What do you think about this years superbowl halftime?
First, Shania Twain: just, just.....SUCKED. It looked like if they weren't playing any instruments. "Man, I feel like a woman" sounded exact the same as in the cd or the video, no live-vibe. Really bad
Second. When the opening chords of "Just a girl" sounded, I lterally jumped out of my bed
, great song by a great band, BUT lovely Gwen was having some vocal problems, she wasn't at her fullest.
And it was great when Sting appeared singing "Message in a bottle" alongside Gwen
Bottom line: without Shania, it could have been better. With another group or singer instead of Shania, it would have been a lot better. (Maybe Springsteen or the Chili Peppers, both with a great 2002)
And, sorry No Doubt & Sting, but you couldn't top U2 top performance of 2002.
Precious moments:
1-Dixie Chicks and the National Anthem (they rock)
2-Gwen Stefani surrounded by Gwen-look-a-like-cheerleaders shouting: "I'm just a girl in the Supetrbowl!!!"
*thinks about Gwen*
What do you think about this years superbowl halftime?
First, Shania Twain: just, just.....SUCKED. It looked like if they weren't playing any instruments. "Man, I feel like a woman" sounded exact the same as in the cd or the video, no live-vibe. Really bad
Second. When the opening chords of "Just a girl" sounded, I lterally jumped out of my bed
, great song by a great band, BUT lovely Gwen was having some vocal problems, she wasn't at her fullest. And it was great when Sting appeared singing "Message in a bottle" alongside Gwen
Bottom line: without Shania, it could have been better. With another group or singer instead of Shania, it would have been a lot better. (Maybe Springsteen or the Chili Peppers, both with a great 2002)
And, sorry No Doubt & Sting, but you couldn't top U2 top performance of 2002.
Precious moments:
1-Dixie Chicks and the National Anthem (they rock)
2-Gwen Stefani surrounded by Gwen-look-a-like-cheerleaders shouting: "I'm just a girl in the Supetrbowl!!!"
*thinks about Gwen*
Does anybody honestly think that any Super Bowl halftime show will EVER top U2's?
To even compare theirs to any others is like comparing apples to oranges.
To even compare theirs to any others is like comparing apples to oranges.
arw
Blue Crack Addict
Bonochick said:
my mom and sis were all excited to see the half time show and they were all upset that I didn't care because last year I made such a huge deal about the show. Why would I care this year ?
No U2-no watching the show! Actually I did watch it and I thought it sucked! Sting was a nice surprise but nothing will ever compare to seeing our beautiful boys last year 
BAW
The Flower
Eh, it was so so. Not nearly as bad as that Aerosmith/Britney fiasco of 2 years ago but not even in the same league as last year.
Shania "lipsynch" Twain needs to go back into retirement. And what the hell was up with her Backstreet Boy look-alike band?
I love No Doubt and can't really complain about anything other than the fact that they did such an old song.
Sting looked good, sounded good but again, why such an old song?
Pre-game show - please, please, please...whatever we've done to piss off Canada, we're sorry. No more Celine Dion, EVER. The Dixie Chicks didn't embarass themselves.
Santana/Beyonce/Michelle Branch...didn't watch it.
Post game - Bon Jovi = mute or change the channel.
Shania "lipsynch" Twain needs to go back into retirement. And what the hell was up with her Backstreet Boy look-alike band?
I love No Doubt and can't really complain about anything other than the fact that they did such an old song.
Sting looked good, sounded good but again, why such an old song?
Pre-game show - please, please, please...whatever we've done to piss off Canada, we're sorry. No more Celine Dion, EVER. The Dixie Chicks didn't embarass themselves.
Santana/Beyonce/Michelle Branch...didn't watch it.
Post game - Bon Jovi = mute or change the channel.
david
ONE love, blood, life
It was annoying, Shania's song was annoying, it has the worst chorus ever "Yeahhyeahhhyeahhhhyeahyeahhh" and she lip synched, but I didn't care, and the guys in her band look like they had an expensive vintage clothing store throw up all over them.
No Doubt was alright but I could just imagine the meeting they had with the people that set up the half time show "Play that one song that everyone might recognize from that one album you had that sold millions okay?" At least Gwen didn't lip synch, but her voice sounded kind of tired and her running around kind of made her out of breath and you can tell, uh, because she could barely sing at times.
Ah, and then there was Sting. Sting is just the man. It was nice to hear him sing a classic song like that.
No Doubt was alright but I could just imagine the meeting they had with the people that set up the half time show "Play that one song that everyone might recognize from that one album you had that sold millions okay?" At least Gwen didn't lip synch, but her voice sounded kind of tired and her running around kind of made her out of breath and you can tell, uh, because she could barely sing at times.
Ah, and then there was Sting. Sting is just the man. It was nice to hear him sing a classic song like that.
kingofsorrow
Refugee
as a bucs fan i would have loved it if u2 performed at half-time at the game my hometown team won.
*Ally*
New Yorker
what was up with shania's band member playing the "key-tar"? (you know, the keyboard that's worn like a guitar?) those haven't been around since, like, 1986....
also, shania's clothes were just terrible!
also, shania's clothes were just terrible!
i agree with bonochick. of course most of the people on this forum are going to say this year's halftime sucked, and last year's was better, because U2 played then.
to me, it'd be like me saying "yeah, i saw britney spears, jennifer lopez, and christina aguilera sing on the tonight show. man they sucked!!! it was so much better last night when no doubt were on!"
to me, it'd be like me saying "yeah, i saw britney spears, jennifer lopez, and christina aguilera sing on the tonight show. man they sucked!!! it was so much better last night when no doubt were on!"
i'm sure they will. i think i recall sting saying once that that's his favourite police song to play live.STING2 said:
Giant Lemon
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Shania lip syncing was really lame, especially when Gwen and Sting actually sang! Not to mention Shania's little sparkly bra number! And although No Doubt and Sting performed old songs, I still thought it was pretty decent. I liked that Gwen and Sting sang together on Message in a Bottle.
And although No Doubt and Sting performed old songs, I still thought it was pretty decent. I liked that Gwen and Sting sang together on Message in a Bottle.
