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She came, she saw, she conquered. By Jocelyn Vena jocelyn Madonna, - NJ. If she's not the topic of conversation at water coolers around the world tomorrow, she's going to feel like she hasn't done her job. But she's got only 12 or 13 minutes to make her mark: It's a challenge that some Super Bowl performers like the Black Eyed Peas, last year have failed to rise to.
In this space, I'll will be blogging about the halftime show, as it happens: p. He says he saw the rehearsal and it is "over the moon, off the charts. People have been saying halftime is going to be 30 minutes overall so she's got to be out there 10 minutes from now at most, I think. Trojan gladiators and Madonna in some kind of grandiose gold getup.
Lady Gaga would be envious. She's singing "Vogue. I like the clashing-sword sound effects. Lots of really athletic dance moves though, by her and supporting cast as well.
She jumps on one of the guys' shoulders and sits there, singing. Just a bit of "Express Yourself" before "Like a Prayer. It's over.
On to commercials. I wasn't thrilled about all the lip-synching, but visually, this was probably the most impressive Super Bowl halftime performance ever, and Madonna just emanated star power. She said she was nervous beforehand, but she looked comfortable onstage, and like she was enjoying herself. That she belonged there. In comparison, the Black Eyed Peas last year looked like awkward amateurs.
The gospel "Like a Prayer" was a great choice to close -- an effective heart-to-heart moment after all the glitz. Is it another wardrobe-malfunction moment? Paul Sancya - AP. Mike Segar - Reuters. Timothy A. Lucy Nicholson - Reuters. Charlie Riedel - AP. Christopher Polk - Getty Images. But instead of resulting in a cautious, tedious performance, Madonna gave a joyous, unironic, openhearted one. From her entrance hoisted aloft by Roman-soldier dancers to the massed choir that sent her off, she was both in full command and full of generosity toward her massive audience.
Toward the end of the song, a marching band trooped on stage, led by Cee Lo Green as drum major. Now the carping will begin in living rooms and throughout the internet: Was she lip-synching?
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