Prince Rocks Halftime, Despite Bad Hip, Downpour

Despite early reports that a lingering hip injury might tone down the glam factor on Prince’s scheduled Superbowl XLI halftime show, last night proved that the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known As can still rock, deteriorating pelvis or not.

In what has been called the ”Best Super Bowl Halftime Show Ever,” Prince plowed through original favorites like “Let’s Go Crazy” and “Purple Rain” (performed in an actual downpour, as every blog post on the show has felt the need to reiterate), throwing in covers of “All Along the Watchtower” and the Foo Fighters’ “Best of You” for good measure. Even typically snarly Idolator mustered up some pleasant words about the show.

Those that missed it—and those that wish to once again bask in the awesome purple glow—can check out clips on YouTube (along with a number of last night’s soon-to-be-classic commercials).

Oh yeah, and some team named after some animal won that game thing. Foosball, was it?

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