The Half Time Show That Wasn't

As I talked about in my last post I love 2 things about the Super Bowl, the national anthem and the half time show.  I have already reviewed Christina, now its time for the Black Eyed Peas.

I have never been a huge fan of the BEP's ,one reason could be that they are mothers favorite group right now, but I thought I would give it a chance. 

It started with the BEP's being dropped from the celling, I didn't think that would be the highlight of the show. 

They started with the severely underplayed song "I Gotta Feeling" . Too bad they didn't have a feeling that the mics we not working. Then game "Boom Boom Pow" set to a Tron theme. One review I read called this "as plastic as Will.i.am's hat", never mind Fergie's singing / screaming.

But them came the worst.... Slash appeared on the stage for a stirring rendition of Sweet Child Of Mine

I actually think that he didn't know where he was. I think they just said  "Slash we will send you to Dallas, give you Super Bowl tickets and all you can eat and drink. All you have to do is play part of Sweet Child of Mine, wear a bejewelled top hat and have Fergie hump you as she sings off key. Is that ok?"

Then they moved into the  song "Pump It", then 30 seconds of "Lets Get it Started." Fergie was still yelling about something. Next it was SURPRISE, the lip syncing wonder / man who gave the world Justin Bieber himself - Usher. He danced like a cast member from Glee and sang like is mic wasn't on, mainly because it wasn't. He sang the hit "OMG" - how appropriate. Then in a moment that made men all over go WTF, he jumped over Will.i.am into the splits. Amazing

Was it over yet, no. The BEP's went into "Where is the Love?" I was wondering the same thing by this point.

Next was another 30 second version of their new song. I don't even know the name of it, except it is where they sample "I had the Time of my Life"  I just kept wondering if it was time to end this show. 

How do they end this. By going back to the song they started with, it was so good 10 minutes ago they decided to go back to it, only this time dancers with glow in the dark boxes on their heads joined the Peas on stage.

On a side note, I was reading that ESPN did a poll in the US right after to rate the Half Time show. Every state gave them a F. It was the first time ever that the whole country agreed on something. At least the BEP's can  be proud of that.