The luckiest three people in America this week might be P. Diddy, Nelly, and Kid Rock. Why? People would be talking about how bad their halftime performances were at the Super Bowl instead of Janet Jackson and her nipple.

Those three forgotten artists also performed Sunday with Jackson, but with the now infamous Jackson exposing incident, nobody seems to be mentioning that the rest of the halftime show was dreadful.

Janet Jackson should be ashamed of her halftime performance; not because she flashed a breast (well, that too), but because she lip-sinked “All for You,” a 3-year old song.

Diddy then performed “Bad Boy for Life,” his hit from 2001. Diddy also didn’t need the use of his microphone. He’s been called the greatest hip-hop performer on the planet, but his appearance was uninspiring and bland.

Nelly performed “Hot in Herre,” his tired tune from 2002. He also traded some lines with Diddy, which turned out to be more awkward than appealing.

Then there was Kid Rock, whose career is not up to what the Super Bowl-par should be. He sang “Cowboy” and “Bawitdaba,” both released in 1998. Not even the reincarnation of Joe C could have saved this portion. Plus, Rock cut a hole in an American flag and wore it as a shirt. That might have been the only interesting thing about his tedious performance.

Then it was back to Jackson. Did she sing a new song? Did she do an interesting cover? Of course not; she went with the very old “Rhythm Nation.” It’s so old, it’s mature. Why spend the time working on something new when she knew nobody would remember it after the game anyway?

And who was the “surprise guest?” None other than Justin Timberlake, who has performed on every awards show or event that was invited to over the past year. He bumped and grinded with Jackson to “Rock Your Body.” Finally, something new. But what a let down having Timberlake as the surprise guest.

What kind of mosaic is this? The only theme that connected these artists is that they performed songs we were hoping to forget by now. Nelly, Diddy, and Kid Rock should not have performed during the Super Bowl halftime show. Timberlake should not have been the surprise guest. Even the return of the Blues Brothers would have been a better choice.

Millions sat through 14 minutes and 58 seconds of pure trash, yet it is the 2 seconds of metallic-mixed skin that we remember. Don’t forget the wretchedness or they’ll do it again next year and won’t even give us some skin!






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