Just in case anyone needed a reminder of how great - transcendent even - a mere halftime performance at a sporting event could be, I point you in the direction of U2's 2002 performance , which came mere months after the 9/11 tragedy.
Anyone who watched the band's performance of "MLK" as a huge backdrop began displaying names of the victims of the World Trade Center terrorist attack, or the hypnotic rendition of "Where The Streets Have No Name" that culminated with Bono revealing an American flag sewn into the lining of his jacket without a lump in their throat is either dead or lacking in something intrinsically human. I still find it funny that it took an Irish band to touch millions with such an honest patriotic American gesture.
U2 - MLK/Where The Streets Have No Name
2 comments:
funny you saw it that way. i interpreted it 180 degrees the other way -- saw it as utterly shameless and inappropriate, turned me off on them forever.
-- ajs
I also thought it was fantastic.
Maybe one of the most moving single musical performances I have ever seen.
You could feel Bono's closeness and influence of american culture, and his desire to help heal America.
Bravo!
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