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lauradi7dwFour months ago Bad Bunny (who is actually named Benito Antonio MartÃnez Ocasio, no relation to AOC)
let people know that pretty much all of his Super Bowl half-time show would be in Spanish.
https://lauradi7dw.dreamwidth.org/994875.html
I detest American football (wikipedia puts it in a category of gridiron sports) with a fiery passion, but had a relative text me when it was time for the show, so I used my new antenna and tuned in, without having to view the game.
Here's an article from wired this morning about all the set-up arrangements to turn a football field in California into part of Puerto Rico in a few minutes without hurting the grass on the field.
https://www.wired.com/story/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-behind-the-scenes/
There was music beforehand as well. All of it was good, but there were a couple of oddities with the broadcast - in addition to "America the Beautiful" and "The Star Spangled Banner," there was "Lift Every voice and sing," which was not shown on TV, as far as I could tell. It's on youtube. The announcer gave us the names of the ASL interpreters but they weren't shown on camera. Maybe people in the stadium could see them on big screens? Just before those, there was a short set by Green Day.
I don't use the I word as a pejorative because of its history, but was relieved in a way that Green Day was allowed to sing Don't want to be an American (i word).
I'm a fan of Charlie Puth, who was advertised as the singer of the national anthem. He was, but there was also an orchestra and a fabulous choir, unnamed on the screen.
I don't know who won. The world will probably let me know.
let people know that pretty much all of his Super Bowl half-time show would be in Spanish.
https://lauradi7dw.dreamwidth.org/994875.html
I detest American football (wikipedia puts it in a category of gridiron sports) with a fiery passion, but had a relative text me when it was time for the show, so I used my new antenna and tuned in, without having to view the game.
Here's an article from wired this morning about all the set-up arrangements to turn a football field in California into part of Puerto Rico in a few minutes without hurting the grass on the field.
https://www.wired.com/story/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-behind-the-scenes/
There was music beforehand as well. All of it was good, but there were a couple of oddities with the broadcast - in addition to "America the Beautiful" and "The Star Spangled Banner," there was "Lift Every voice and sing," which was not shown on TV, as far as I could tell. It's on youtube. The announcer gave us the names of the ASL interpreters but they weren't shown on camera. Maybe people in the stadium could see them on big screens? Just before those, there was a short set by Green Day.
I don't use the I word as a pejorative because of its history, but was relieved in a way that Green Day was allowed to sing Don't want to be an American (i word).
I'm a fan of Charlie Puth, who was advertised as the singer of the national anthem. He was, but there was also an orchestra and a fabulous choir, unnamed on the screen.
I don't know who won. The world will probably let me know.
