I felt compelled to do this after seeing the amount of negative response from Madonna’s Super Bowl Halftime show in my Facebook news feed. Are people nuts? Madonna slayed that performance from beginning to end. There are only two logical reasons why anyone couldn’t have loved every bit of Madonna’s Superbowl Half-time show: (a.) said party was born some time after the winter of 1990. (b.) said party is probably a practitioner of ageism, sexism or both. Don’t debate me on this. The ‘Material Girl’ was set and ready for war in the Lucas Oil Stadium adorned in a Roman-Egyptian army inspired wardrobe, powered by none other than the priest of originality – Givenchy. More than 100 million television viewers watched as Madonna went through her catalog of hits including “Music,” “Vogue,” “Like a Prayer” and her latest, “Give Me All Your Luvin.” While the performance wasn’t mind-blowing, I was extremely satisfied with the 53-year old’s bag of tricks. Throughout the performance I found myself saying “Yup, that’s how she got Jesus Luz, A-Rod, that one and that one too.” If you weren’t exactly enthused by Madonna’s buoyant pelvic thrust, here are five undeniable reasons to get you on the right side of the fence.
Reason #1 – She’s 53.
Not only is she 53, but she is 53 and up there on the stage doing somersaults in 4 inch heels. I can’t. Be honest, you can’t either. As a crusader for the war against ageism you have to give Madge her props.
Reason #2 - Great choice of supportive acts.
Madonna’s performance was anchored by two stand-out performers who I can see reaching the cusp of Madonna’s success in the early 90s. Both M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj are strong and fearless and do what they want. See M.I.A.’s bird flip action for proof.
Reason #3 – The wardrobe.
I don’t know when I first heard about Madonna’s participation in the half-time show, I was a little skeptical. I imagined the pop queen entering the stage in some boring, drab Grim Reaper-esque get-up. She totally surprised me and went all couture on us in Givenchy. Givenchy is one of my favorite fashion lines. Nuff said.
Reason #4 – The theatrics.
Only Madge could enlist the help of 5 HBCU bands for her performance to shoot her performance into the stratosphere. If you want to have a great performance whether it be for the super bowl, the Grammy’s or any other televised performance you get Cee-lo Green and LMFAO. That is it.
Reason #5 – Pop in its truest form.
Katy Perry and Gaga both do pretty well for themselves, but they are in no way touching the originator of the genre. Real pop music is supposed to make you simultaneously nod your head and giggle like a little teenager against your own will.
“L-U-V Madonna
Y-O-U You wanna
I see you coming and I don’t wanna know your name
L-U-V Madonna”
YASSSSS! I rest my case. If you missed the awesomeness watch it below.
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