10 memorable moments from Super Bowl halftime shows

The Super Bowl halftime show used to be a time when viewers around the world would reload their nacho/wing plates and make their pit stops, hopefully not simultaneously. Now, though, the halftime show has established itself as must-watch; more people watched last year's show with Madonna than watched the actual game. To keep the world's attention, you've got to bring some serious game. Here are the 10 most impressive moments from a half-century of halftime shows. Hold onto your wardrobes. – By Jay Busbee

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6. Bruce Springsteen (Super Bowl XLIII, 2009): If you've never seen Bruce Springsteen live, you've missed out on a combination rock show/bar-band revelry/gospel revival. Springsteen only had 18 minutes, compared to his usual three-plus hours, but he still managed to unleash one of the most memorable halftime shows ever … and not just for his crotch-first slide straight into the camera.
6. Bruce Springsteen (Super Bowl XLIII, 2009): If you've never seen Bruce Springsteen live, you've missed out on a combination rock show/bar-band revelry/gospel revival. Springsteen only had 18 minutes, compared to his usual three-plus hours, but he still managed to unleash one of the most memorable halftime shows ever … and not just for his crotch-first slide straight into the camera.