Along with all the commercials, a couple of teams played football, too.

Yesterday was the biggest day of the year for high-profile television advertisements along with a bit of football in between.  As always, the ads attracted praise, condemnation and more than a few head shakes.

For me, the strangest and most memorable was Mountain Dew Kickstart’s “Puppy, Monkey, Baby.” (Say it – puppy, monkey, baby…)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql7uY36-LwA

Running a close second for me was the Kia car commercial titled “Walken Closet” staring, who else, Christopher Walken.

“It’s like the world’s most exciting pair of socks. But it’s a midsize sedan.”

There were, of course, many lists of best and worst commercials, and there will be links to them in a moment, but let me take one final moment to show you Lady Gaga just absolutely nailing the national anthem.  Regardless of the rest of her image as a pop icon, that lady can sing!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyqkN3zezso

And now, the rest of the story:

And finally – the halftime show with Coldplay, Bruno Mars, and Beyonce

Personally, I liked seeing the inclusion of the marching band (shades of Fleetwood Mac’s “Tusk”), the whole umbrella bit reminded me of an olympics opening ceremony.

Puppy,monkey, baby…

 


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