A gentle reminder that most people in the WORLD are NOT Americans, will not be watching the superbowl. They are not impressed at all by the whole shebang.

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But by doing this he will expose Beatles/Paul music to tons of younger people, and there can't be any downside to that.

The overwhelming number of young people who know anything about Paul's music, think he is a total loser. Singing such songs as Let It Be, or Jude, or Get Back will not help his cause.

All I was saying is that it's not a demeaning thing. Where did ANYONE imply that MOST people ARE Americans???

I mean maybe people who are not American think it's demeaning because it IS something American. In MY opinion it's not a big deal. And I've known people from the UK that DO watch American football and love it. Apparently they have cable.

Hopefully he will choose a "cooler" tune, such as Helter Skelter, which is what  we at the forums were hoping he would do back when it was announced that he would perform in the halftime show.

The songs I would like him to sing are:

I'm Partial To Your Abracadbra, the Ian Dury & The Blockheads number that Paul did for the Ian Dury tribute album. Paul's vocal on this is EXCELLENT, and the song seems ideal for half-time at the footy: raunchy and loud.

Then (seriously), Mary Had A Little Lamb. I would bet that he could have the whole stadium singing along. After all, he would have them eating out of the palm of his hand after Abracadabra so they would do anything.

Marvellous!

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A gentle reminder that most people in the WORLD are NOT Americans, will not be watching the superbowl. They are not impressed at all by the whole shebang.

Not necessarily true.  It is broadcast worldwide to what, a billion people?  Like the Oscars and one or two other events, it supercedes being Amaerican.

He should play Band On The Run

Its a great gig, why would anyone have a problem with that?  Most of the world didn't get to see Ed Sullivan on Sunday nights, and have you seen the other acts that were on the shows that the Beatles were on? No one ever called that demeaning. I think its cool as hell, why not have one of the foremost performers of the last 100 years entertain at half-time? I think the 'tameness' thing is overblown, just enjoy Paul, I'll take anything I can get, I would imagine most fans would.

There ain't many BIG stages to play and I bet it's a right earner for a mere 20mins set. lol
Another one for the legacy. Hope he chooses some nice numbers..Live n Let Die is a great prospect.....Yes England does have cable..lol...And his mug will be plastered on all the world news channels aswell.
I really hope he dos'nt invite anyone cheesy to play with him....Now that would be a disaster.
Go For It Macca!!!!!!!

He could just change some words around to fit the football game,like "can't buy me touchdowns" or "it's been a hard first half".

They could play the 'Block That Kick!' from Rev 9 over the loudspeakers.

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Not necessarily true.  It is broadcast worldwide to what, a billion people?  Like the Oscars and one or two other events, it supercedes being Amaerican.

Thanks Chuck for setting that straight for me. Last years superbowl was the most widely watched television program ever and theres no reason to think that this years will be any different.

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I can't believe that the poor guy has demeaned himself so much by

A) accepting the gig in the first place

B) allowing possible songs to be vetted!

Has Paul McCartney no pride left? Being permitted to sing a couple of songs at half time in a footy game? Has it really come to this? Go home Macca, and play with Bea.

Demeaning? Why is it so demeaning to play a halftime gig being viewed by a billion people? I'd like for somebody else to find a venue that supports that many people. According to Ydoll, I guess Paul should just curl up and wait to die. I'd love to hear your opinion on what Paul should do next.

Quoted from Mr_Charlie

Not necessarily true.  It is broadcast worldwide to what, a billion people?  Like the Oscars and one or two other events, it supercedes being Amaerican.

Er ... um ... OK, a billion watch. How many Americans? And how many people in the world? So when I said A gentle reminder that most people in the WORLD are NOT Americans, will not be watching the superbowl. I was bang on, Mr Charlie.

It's not demeaning if you don't do something stupid, a la Jackson/Timberlake.

=D I can't wait. This'll definately beat last year's halftime show, of course. Paul isn't just some dance an' bubblegum act they hired in. So...yeh. I dunno, i'm just happy that there WILL be a good act at halftime.

And ... yeah. The Super Bowl's [almost] everywhere, now. In China, too. *nod*

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Paul isn't just some dance an' bubblegum act they hired in

But he sure as hell is a SAFE choice. Would any self-respecting rocker - even in his old age - like to be thought of as safe?

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According to Ydoll, I guess Paul should just curl up and wait to die. I'd love to hear your opinion on what Paul should do next.

Now when did I say he should curl up and wait to die? Now, what should Paul do next? Give it a rest. Everything he does these days seems to taint his "aura". He seems almost desparate!

Like I said, he should go play with Beatrice.