Madonna’s Superbowl half-time has fans and critics all a Twitter [video]
Madonna‘s Superbowl Half-Time Show was all the rage on Twitter and Facebook Sunday night.
Opening with her gay dance anthem “Vogue,” Madonna covered a number of her hits with help from CeeLo Green and LMFAO, and also performed her latest cheerleder-inspired single, “Give Me All Your Luvin‘,” with Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.
While most people complimented her performance and physicality, others had a field day with the 53-year-old’s gold-and-black haute couture outfits (designed by Givenchy‘s Riccardo Tisci), a small slip during the song “Music,” her alleged plastic surgery, and the level of lip synch involved. Madonna’s nemesis, Piers Morgan, especially did not miss the opportunity to criticize her on the latter. Either way you felt about the show, as Michelangelo Signorile said, “Once again, she dwarfed the event!”
A few thoughts from some famous Tweeters:
Alec Mapa:
Ok Madge, you win. I even liked the Margaret Hamilton exit.
Anne Rice:
Madonna’s Half Time Show was great. And for those of you who don’t know it, here’s a youtube of the original “Like a Prayer.”
BD Wong:
Oh, Madge! Come back! Come back!
Bill Maher:
That hurt MY balls!! … Get to the part where she kisses Britney!
Bret Easton Ellis:
Weird feeling about Madonna. The songs are great but she needed Nicki, MIA, Cee Lo and LMFAO to back her up? Didn’t happen with Springsteen.
Carson Kressley:
That halftime show made the whole superbowl thingy worth it!!!
Chely Wright and Rosie O’Donnell:
she WAS perfection!! RT “@Rosie: Madonna = perfection”
Chris Colfer:
Wait, which jersey number is Madonna? … The author of “Sex” and director of “W.E.”, ladies and gentlemen! What a show! Amazing!
Cyndi Lauper:
Just saw half time. Common, visually OMG! And there is only one Madonna! Xx Cyn
David Corn:
Next up Tim Tebow joins Madonna in “Papa, Don’t Preach.”
Donna Brazile to HuffingtonPost:
Leave the Diva alone. Seriously? RT @HuffingtonPost WATCH:Madonna slips, stuns in #SuperBowl halftime performance
Kristin Chenoweth:
Madonna I love u!!!! … Madonna KLLED it!
Mo Rocca:
Loved Madonna’s halftime show, even the plug for Who’s Still Standing at the end.
Jackie Beat:
Madonna, nice message at the end of your half time show, but you spelled PIECE wrong!
John Amaechi:
After near 20 years in the US, I saw my first Super Bowl – just the halftime show (easing in) – and have been playing Madonnas since. Damn!
Kathy Griffin with Suze Orman:
When @SuzeOrmanshow comes over for Super Bowl XLVI, look what happens. Rehearsal #1
Kristie Clements (Vogue Editor):
All these male commentators talking about how old Madonna is. She was awesome. Nobody says anything about Bono. Or Sting. And they’re not. … And by the way Madonna thank you for the Vogue plug!
Lisa Lampanelli:
ATTENTION: All gay men can now turn off the game and return to their glory holes. Madonna is done singing.
Lizz Winstead:
It’s either I loved Madonna/ I hated Madonna every other tweet in my stream. Just like when Madonna does anything.
Leisha Hailey:
#Madonna I worship you. Always have always will.
Neil Patrick Harris:
I really dug the halftime show. Not sure how it looked on TV, but all the production and projections combined with Madonna rocking? Loved.
P. Diddy:
Madonna had the best Half-time performance of all time !! Everyone on that stage killed it!
Piers Morgan to Perez Hilton and Sharon Osbourne:
Sorry mate, her tape ran out RT @PerezHilton Can’t we have some more #Madonna now??? Encore!!!!
Queen of what? Lip-synching? RT @MrsSOsbourne Madonna is back! She’s the queen. Just sensational!
Rosanne:
Madonna kicked ass 4 gays kabbalists and Botox
RuPaul:
#Madonna. Shante. U Stay. Condragulations!
Sandra Bernhard:
world peace has arrived! … nothing says madonna like bridgestone! i know she loves a good tire.
Santino Rice:
I could tell the parts that were pre-recorded (ie: Lipsync) & which were sung Live. Madonna was 90%
Serena Williams:
Wow best halftime show ever!!! Wow Madonna! Wow … I’m in love with Madonna!
Thomas Roberts:
The Material Girl still got it! #madonna slayed that half-time show!
Tony Tripoli:
CeeLos choir robe is gayer than Dolly Parton’s in Joyful Noise! … Only in America do you follow #Madonna s 12 min lipsynch with an ad for The Voice.
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