Well, that was the Super Bowl. Another year has gone by, and it’s the Seattle Seahawks who are celebrating. There was also the little matter of the halftime show. That's always a momentous part of the whole event, and this year's Bad Bunny show would have blown the roof off the stadium if there had been one.
There was a lot of debate beforehand about choosing Bad Bunny as the star. Yes, he was the world's most-streamed artist, but would his Spanish-language rap-style songs fit the event? There were plenty of people who didn't like the idea beforehand.
I wonder how many watched and perhaps had their mind changed. I wasn't against his selection, though I did write about the lack of classic rock over recent years. But I liked what I saw and heard onSu day.
Bad Bunny delivers excellence during halftime of Super Bowl LX
As an event, a show, a storming, strident storytelling act, Bad Bunny at Super Bowl 60 could, and probably should, go down in history as one of the best ever halftime performances. As you'd expect, he featured plenty of his best songs. And as is customary for the halftime show, he had some top guests appearing, too. Not to mention a wedding taking place during, and as part of, his momentous set
The show was superbly set, designed, and filmed. Close to 10,000 pyrotechnics and a cast of almost 400 extras all added to the spectacle. Sure, for the Super Bowl, you want to be there, but you will happily make do with watching on a screen.
For this Bad Bunny show, you get the absolute best view and maximum benefit from watching on a screen. That view led you through the multiple sets, the background to the stories he was setting out, the passion, and the feeling he brought to the stage and screen.
Bad Bunny delivered a party, which is just what was needed. He told of life back in Puerto Rico; he and his crew danced and sang as he laid out family life in many forms. That includes the very real wedding of a couple who had invited the star to their nuptials and got an invitation right back to get wed in front of millions. What a memory they’ll have!
To stake a claim as one of the best Super Bowl halftime shows, there is a lot of serious competition. The top ten ranking of the best has some classic performances. Iconic music legends such as U2, the Rolling Stones, and Paul McCartney vie for their place alongside Beyonce, Rhianna and Dr Dre. Many rate Prince’s show from 2007 as the one to beat.
There’s too much in the way of personal taste and opinion among all those acts to make a huge judgment on where Sunday’s show fits. It’ll take time to absorb the full impact Bad Bunny made, but he sure gave it his best shot.
Some will still gripe at the use of the Spanish language throughout, even if over 40 million people in the US speak it at home as the most commonly used non-English language. On the whole, Bad Bunny has earned huge praise and even more recognition as a result, and he is edging into that top ten best-ever halftime shows list.