Worst (and Best) Super Bowl Halftime Shows

Maybe you're not excited for The Who, but it's better than Elvis Presto
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Feb 6, 2010 9:40 AM CST

"A 'Blues Brothers Bash' sounds as if it might have been a lot of fun...in 1980. Unfortunately, this happened in 1997," at Super Bowl XXXI.
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Whether or not you're excited about the Who's Super Bowl halftime show, you know it will surely be better than some stinkers from years gone by. View some of the worst—and, for good measure, a couple of the best—in the gallery, or take a look at Peter Hartlaub's list in the San Francisco Chronicle:
The Worst:

  1. Up With People Salutes Motown, Super Bowl XVI, 1982
  2. Elvis Presto, Super Bowl XXIII, 1989
  3. Indiana Jones-themed stage show, Super Bowl XXIX, 1995
  4. Michael Jackson and the children of LA, Super Bowl XXVII, 1993
  5. The Blues Brothers, Super Bowl XXXI, 1997

The Best:

  1. U2, Super Bowl XXXVI, 2002
  2. Prince, Super Bowl XLI, 2007
  3. Diana Ross, Super Bowl XXX, 1996
(More Super Bowl stories.)

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