(Courtesy of fashionfame.com)
By Bruce Garlinghouse, Staff Writer -- garlingh13@up.edu
As I watched the Black Eyed Peas' Super Bowl XLV halftime performance, I began to wonder if Christina Aguilera's publicist paid them to give such a horrible performance in order to hide Aguilera's botching of the national anthem.
It seemed the whole week began on the wrong foot in Dallas. With freezing temperatures, people injured by falling ice and 400 ticketholders forced to watch the game on televisions inside the stadium, it seemed fitting to top off the week with one of the worst halftime performances I have ever witnessed.
The "Tron"–inspired show lasted 30 minutes, the longest in Super Bowl history. It was a glorified light show equipped with light-up outfits, 400 neon dancers and some of the worst lyrics in music history. The only feeling I got was nausea and the performance made me want to "Boom Boom Pow" my brains out.
I do have to give them credit for not lip-syncing, except I wish they did. Sorry Will.I.Am., not even auto-tune could salvage what little vocals skills you possess.
And Fergie, your lingerie football league outfit did nothing for me except make me wonder when you will be making your debut as an American Gladiator.
The only bright spot was Usher's performance in which he was lowered onto the stage dressed in all white as if he was a halftime angel sent from the heavens.
The only success the Peas had was giving a performance that stayed true to its name, providing the night with a Black Eye.
