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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9. The Who (Super Bowl XLIV, 2010): If you want to pinpoint the spot where the '60s finally ended in American culture, it's right here … 40 years after the 1960s actually did finish. The Who were the last of the great '60s groups who hadn't yet played the world's grandest showcase, and when their time finally came 'round, well … it was a long way from the instrument-destroying, authority-terrifying anarchy of their youth, that's for sure. This ... more
9. The Who (Super Bowl XLIV, 2010): If you want to pinpoint the spot where the '60s finally ended in American culture, it's right here … 40 years after the 1960s actually did finish. The Who were the last of the great '60s groups who hadn't yet played the world's grandest showcase, and when their time finally came 'round, well … it was a long way from the instrument-destroying, authority-terrifying anarchy of their youth, that's for sure. This by-the-numbers performance was the airline dinner of halftime shows: it looked decent enough, but had very little entertainment value. less