I can’t cease occupied with the halftime present of the World Cup last. It was a type of belongings you simply needed to see to imagine. It was so bizarre, so inconceivable, so nonsensical that a part of me is in awe of what befell, and half wonders how many individuals it took to greenlight this and assume it was a good suggestion.
Honestly, right here’s how I offered the halftime present to my non-soccer watching buddies in our group chat.
Let’s increase past the group chat to look at the important thing components of all this. It begins with Madonna rising from a disco ball amidst curler skaters earlier than leaping in a dune buggy being pushed by Ronaldo (R9) and Ronaldinho. Poor R9 appeared frozen whereas driving the dune buggy. He was smiling as if he was trapped in a hostage video and didn’t appear relaxed for one second till he was off digicam altogether.
Madonna represented the USA ingredient of this halftime present. That is essential, as a result of we’re going to return again to this.
Then we obtained the Muppets taking part in “Seven Nation Military,” with Gustavo Dudamel main the New York Philharmonic, which was a delight. I don’t know why precisely they had been taking part in “Seven Nation Military, however I didn’t care as a result of it was cool.
BTS had been nice as a result of they’re BTS. Look, I’m a 41-year-old man, and sure, my view of Ok-Pop could be extraordinarily skewed as a consequence of my nine-year-old daughter’s love of Ok-Pop — nevertheless it was rad. BTS placed on an incredible present, and are nonetheless my choose (together with Blackpink and others) to be the Tremendous Bowl halftime present this yr.
Subsequent up was a Ted Lasso interlude, due to course there was. It made me surprise how a lot Ted Lasso resonates outdoors the USA in any respect. I do know the present has followers in England, however is that this one thing that has actually gone international? If not this is able to be wildly complicated, however nonetheless it led to the Canadian ingredient of the halftime present: Justin Bieber.
By no means actually cared for Biebs. It was nice. I’m not gonna lie although, the “BELIEBE” signal made me giggle.
Okay then, we’re nicely previous the midway level and we’ve had USA’s artist and Canada’s artist representing two of the host nations — now we simply want a performer from Mexico to carry it house. Introducing … SHAKIRA?!
Look, I do know Shakira is intimately concerned in all issues FIFA, however she could be very well-known and established to be Colombian. You’ll be able to’t simply substitute Mexico’s place in all this by grabbing one other Latin artist and calling it a day. Positive, the theme of all this was alleged to be international, nevertheless it was extraordinarily bizarre to have two host nation nations represented and never a 3rd.
Shakira did what Shakira has executed for 20 years.
It was time to shut out the present by remembering the kids are our future. Dozens of children had been on the sector, and unbelievable props to a few of these children for performing solos in entrance of a whole stadium, with hundreds-of-millions of individuals watching across the globe. I may have by no means.
The Muppets had been again, this time of their Sesame St. variant varieties, as a result of kids and Sesame St. Chris Martin and Coldplay had been within the background providing assist. It was technically their quantity, however no person places Miss Piggy within the nook.
The prevailing theme of the entire present was love the world over, which I may very well be actually jaded about — and usually I might be, however rattling did it really feel wanted proper now. This was joyous anarchy, and whereas the world may not be accustomed to the halftime present, it was a very nice breather. The massive misstep was not having a performer representing Mexico, nonetheless.
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