If you did not catch that show, YouTube it!
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I dunno what I was expecting, but it was a lot more than what I saw 
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This is still the best SB halftime show.
The GOAT
High school Spanish sure didn’t help. Didn’t understand any lyrics but the music and narrative were great. I wasn’t sure what the heck the sugar cane on the field was about when it started….but it became apparent it was a narrative or Puerto Rican history and culture. Some cultural pride, good music and maybe a pitch for statehood. Also a few cameos. I’d say it was one of the better HT shows.
re; best halftime show…MJ is great but Prince owns the title. Here’s a link Pure Magic: The Oral History of Prince’s Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show, or do a search. TL;DR - Prince played in pouring rain in the dark on a wet slippery stage, dangerous AF because live wire guitar and he ends it with Purple Rain. Talent, crazy courage and ironic luck with the weather. Couldn’t plan or make it up and he delivered.
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Totally agree Prince holds the title, but I really liked this show a lot. I especially loved there being so many kinds of folk in his cast/corps/whatever. He sang so quickly it was hard to follow, but there was some very choice coarse stuff towards the end.
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Subtitles would have been helpful.
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I liked Bad Bunny’s show…it had content, meaning and music.
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I’m still holding Prince as the best ever, but this was right after.
I have a couple of friends from PR and they said rhey struggled to understand, too…but the messages came through.
Didn’t watch a si gle pkay of the game, but really enjoyed the show.
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Yes! Absolutely cinematic.
I can’t even begin to scratch the surface of the layers that Bad Bunny and his production team brought to that football stadium, so I’ll just link to this USA Today article unpacking the performance. In contrast, I found myself wishing that Olympic opening ceremonies—what with the Winter Olympics going on now—could transport me to place, culture, and emotion as successfully. Wow.
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Unwatchable.
I read some quick reviews mentioning exceptional production design and work and I agree. They used the football field as a sugarcane field and then designed around it. Very smart use and a cultural reference of PR’s history. But they also set up all the scenes in a way that surprises and unfolds as it turns corners and weaves through the field. Had no idea who Bad Bunny was but there was lots of mention about genius and creativity and that seems to be the case. I missed the ending, calling out all the American nations by name, will have to watch again.
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The dancers in hard hats rappelling off the utility poles reminded me of the devastating effects of hurricane Maria in 1917 on the grid in Puerto Rico.
Btw there were some incredibly good (and brave) dancers. Production gets a A+ from me.
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I saw the dancers on the utility poles but had no idea of the connection or meaning. Definitely a lot to take in and multi-layered, which for a short halftime show is amazing to pack in.
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People are so upset about the Bad Bunny performance it’s almost like a kid from Tupelo swung his hips on Ed Sullivan and scared all the white flighters to clutch their pearls.
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Those are people who thrive on being upset. It’s their raison d’être. And they’re in the minority, which makes them even angrier.
Pitiful.
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I was wondering if anyone was going to toss packs of paper towels … nah, not subtle.
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Thats what it was supposed to make you think of. The PR grid is incredibly fragile, so linemen literally keep the island running.
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Facts.
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Puerto Rican, and Caribbean Spanish in general, is difficult even for Spanish speakers. Nearly every “s” becomes “h”, or is missing completely. They speak much more quickly, too. I grew up hearing PR Spanish in the NY subway and on the radio and even after college classes, I didn’t understand a word. I moved to Los Angeles, and suddenly I could at least pick out words in the Mexican and Central American varieties. This map is helpful:
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Looks like the DR is in the red zone, can confirm.
