It will be interesting to see what songs he choses to perform, whether it will indeed be songs from The Beatles, or from his solo career. It will also be interesting to see who he  invites to perform with him.


Ringo maybe? A semi-Beatles reunion would be interesting.

I was wodnering is anyone was gonna mention this. I was getting ready to! I know I'll be at least watching the half time show!

Yes, I know i defintely will also. At least they can count on Paul to keep his clothes on.

I hope its just Paul and his band. No Christina Timberlake Aguilara Spears or whoever the be-bop of the week is.

http://www.tampabays10.com/sports/sports_article.aspx?storyid=11844

Excellent stuff Dr O!

It's going to be a great with Paul rocking the halftime show at the Super Bowl with possibly Ringo on drums.  

Please, I hope he doesnt do 'Drive My car'. I wonder why he would do that song? I can understand 'Hey Jude' and 'Live and Let Die' as they do a good job of getting the crowd going and 'Get Back' has a nice nostalgia thing going for it, but 'Drive My Car' does nothing. Oh well, its just not my cup of tea and I think theres better tunes to be played.

I agree with you about Drive My Car ikitna which is mostly a mediocre Beatle classic at best.  

i don't think it will be that phenomenal, but i'll tune in anyways.

he's probably going to play 'freedom' or that regards to broadstreet thing. ugh

He should play "I'm Down" for the team that's behind at half time.

Hey, when is the super bowl??

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.

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

It's not such a demeaning thing to perform at the Super Bowl. It's gets a HUGE audience and football isn't like some volleyball match or something. Some pretty big people have perfomed over the years. U2 for one. I think putting your song in a lame commerical (clapton, stones, who, kinks) is more demeaning.

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.

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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.

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.

Okay, there's about 290 million people living in the United States. That leaves about 710 million watching from other countries. Well, actually more as NOT every American watches the Super Bowl. Now if you're going to be picky and count coutries that don't even have television sets or that do not get the game broadcast then fine. Most of them are NOT American. I'd guess there's a pretty big viewership in the UK though. And most other English speaking countries. I don't get what you're trying to prove here anyway. Is it a point you're trying to make about Americans being ethnocentric?

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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?

Definately a safe choice, yeah. =\ And then again, this is Paul McCartney, and he's sorta in the "safe"-er end of the big rockers.

It will be most exciting to see him play, "Hey Jude" will probably provoke tears in my eyes.




T minus 5 hours untill half time show.

The Super Bowl is mostly OVERRATED without a doubt but I expect the New England Patriots to win & Paul to give a great halftime performance.

Anyone watching the pregame!! He's on right NOW!!! AHHH!!

He was just with the other commentators singing Beatles songs. Very funny. Jeez I didn't think he'd be on so soon!!

I HATE football. Putting myself through this torture better be worth it.

NO kidding!! Football is like the most boring sport of all time. I cannot stand it. But now I'm sitting here watching the BORING pregame just to see if he makes another appearance!! Apparently that little bit of him just know hooked me in!!!!!! Jeez, why do I get so excited still! He was singing She Loves You with one of them. Can you get any cuter though!!

Playing it safe...Let's see, playing to an audience of 1 billion.  Staying at home, playing with Bea...I guess playing at half-time in front of the billion would be playing it safe.  Gimme a break.

Paul gets attacked no matter WHAT he does. With some people he just can't do anything right. If he were to save 1,000 people from a sinking ship he'd be criticized for the 2 he missed and then called a glory hog if someone gave him the slightest bit of credit. That's his curse for having the nerve to survive all these years.

*applauds* Amen to that!

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Playing it safe...Let's see, playing to an audience of 1 billion.  Staying at home, playing with Bea...I guess playing at half-time in front of the billion would be playing it safe.  Gimme a break.

The SAFE comes in when the organizers asked Paul to play: he is THEIR safe choice.

What I'm saying is that Paul should stop pretending to be the young vigorous pop star, but, now that he is a fresh parent again, go play with his kid. Much more rewarding than singing a couple of those same old songs (vetted and approved by the organizers).

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Paul gets attacked no matter WHAT he does. With some people he just can't do anything right. If he were to save 1,000 people from a sinking ship he'd be criticized for the 2 he missed and then called a glory hog if someone gave him the slightest bit of credit. That's his curse for having the nerve to survive all these years.

No, the criticism would come when he gave interminable interviews about it, organized a benefit concert and sang Let It Be and Hey Jude and Yesterday ... and Junior's Farm to show that he has still got it.

He'd also attract criticism when he would claim that of the 2000 rescued, he personally 100% rescued a thousand, and of the remaining thousand that were saved by others, he had a hand in all of them - some as high as 90% rescued by himself!

That's EXACTLY what I mean. Thanks for proving my point!