Superbowl Sunday is one of the biggest nights of the year.
For some, it’s the biggest night all year. For others, it’s just a day where you eat a ton of dip, cry over commercials and fangirl (or guy) over the half time performance. This year’s half time performer was Katy Perry featuring Lenny Kravitz (or Cinna, for a younger generation) and Missy Elliott. Needless to say, things got interesting.
While my friends were betting on how much boob she was going to show, I was going through the line-up of fantastic hit songs that Katy could shock us with. Will she be basic and start with “Roar”? She did, of course, and on a scary lion, no less.
“How is she going to get down from there?”
The internet pretty much threw up when they realized that Katy was dressed as a Chaz Michael Michaels from Blades of Glory and looked like she was paying homage to Flaming Hot Cheetos.
Cue “Dark Horse,” or the most overplayed song on the radio for the past year. And human chess pieces. No Juicy J, though. The stage somehow turned three-dimensional, which was trippy and highly impressive.
The question I asked myself before this performance: “she has to do ‘I Kissed a Girl’ ….right?!” I pretty much jumped out of my seat when she and Lenny Kravitz did a rock-version of the classic.
Soon after, we are transported to a ~California~ beach equipped with creepy-ass beach balls and sharks with beady eyes and smiles. She performs “Teenage Dream,” which sadly I think is better performed in Glee. Quickly we realize that these horrible looking creatures’ mouths are moving and singing along. Yikes.
*Cue a text from my mom mid-way through this performance.*
“I feel like I’m watching Sesame Street.”
Me too, Mom. Me too.
She obviously started singing “California Girls” which was clearly foreshadowed by the beach setting and the beach balls on her boobs.
Next, Missy Elliot came out looking ~fabulous~ with some unexpected, super long hair. These are the classics of our youth when we were in middle school and thought we knew the words to “Work It” and would rap along. Ah, takes me back. I was dancing in my seat to “Lose Control” as I watched Katy Perry pretend she knows how to dance. I have to give it to her though, she’s kind of adorable.
Then, the obvious ending came with Katy Perry turning into a literal firework. She was strapped to a shooting star and ended the show with her heartwarming hit-tune.
While 90% of the planet was super disappointed to hear that Katy Perry was Super Bowl XLIX half time performer, I think she did fairly well. If you’re looking for a laugh, check out some of the memes made from this lovely performance.
While the Super Bowl is all about the teams playing (and let's be honest... those commercials though!), Katy Perry definitely kept us entertained and at the very least, intrigued.
