Although world is still reeling from news that beloved artist Prince is dead at 57 years old, heeling can be found by listening to the star’s most important songs and watching (and re-watching) some of his most mind-blowing performances. “But the explosive coda was Purple Rain, which had the stadium full of testosterone-pumped football fanatics waving their arms and howling in falsetto”.
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In 2007, he performed arguably the greatest Super Bowl halftime show of all-time.
Everyone remembers this game as an incredible South Florida monsoon – the Bears and Colts took the field with it pouring down rain (Devin Hester returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown). The rocker powered through his own classics (1999, Let’s Go Crazy) and the classics of others (Proud Mary, All Along the Watchtower).
There’s no bigger stage for an American musician than the Super Bowl halftime show, watched by the entire country in the middle of its favorite pastime. Despite a torrential downpour, Prince delivered an incredible performance in front of millions of Americans. What I love most about the show was how neatly Prince made the chaos surrounding him fit into his performance.
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For Prince, who died Thursday, it was simply confirmation of the obvious: He had become a national legend.
