# Madonna is Ageless - S.B. Halftime Show **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 6, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madonna-is-ageless-s-b-halftime-show/611978 "2012-02-06T14:21:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madonna-is-ageless-s-b-halftime-show/611978/81 "2012-02-08T18:27:40Z")
I thought the Romans pulling her in on the stage possibly fits her ego. She’s got a 200 man harem. 🙂 She was dressed up like Cleopatra or sumthin’, wasn’t she? ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2012, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madonna-is-ageless-s-b-halftime-show/611978/82 "2012-02-18T10:59:30Z")
i just saw this and thought it was really signature Madonna. how do we know for sure that she lip synced? she missed an entire line of lyrics during her stumble. i guess it is easy to have your judgement clouded when you’re predisposed to hate something. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madonna-is-ageless-s-b-halftime-show/611978/83 "2012-02-19T03:31:30Z")
> [@shijinn](#): > > how do we know for sure that she lip synced? she missed an entire line of lyrics during her stumble. i guess it is easy to have your judgement clouded when you’re predisposed to hate something. Are you kidding? She was 100% lip-syncing without a shred of a doubt, as were all the other vocalists. The vocals are all studio-quality, some obviously lifted straight from her albums. (Not to mention the fact that she did a pretty bad job at lip-syncing convincingly.) Even the best singer in the world can’t sound \*exactly \*the same live in a stadium as they did in the studio with the benefit of many different takes, splices, and effects. Although I am not a Madonna fan, it has nothing to do with having my judgement clouded by hate. As others said upthread, it is common for performers who dance to lip-sync to prerecorded tracks of their vocals during live performances. As for her missing a line upon her stumble, [I’m not seeing it](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROkhklj0ZGs&feature=player_embedded#t=224s). (direct link to the relevant portion of the video) If you’re a Madonna fan, and the whole spectacle of her performance is your kind of thing, there’s nothing wrong with that. The fact that she lip-synced doesn’t necessarily have to detract from your enjoyment of it. But I guess it is easy to have your judgement clouded when you’re predisposed to like something. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madonna-is-ageless-s-b-halftime-show/611978/84 "2012-02-19T20:35:42Z")
Heck, the entire point of N’Sync’s name was that they actually sang “in sync” with their dancing. In other words, it was assumed that no one else was. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madonna-is-ageless-s-b-halftime-show/611978/85 "2012-02-20T11:42:01Z")
yeah, viewing it again, i am probably wrong. they must have left out the line for the medley. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madonna-is-ageless-s-b-halftime-show/611978.md?page=4)