The Forgotten Halftime Show
Despite this, the boys were not too heartbroken about the whole thing. According to Donnie Wahlberg, they were not feeling the Disney-sponsored hyper-commercialization. “Afterward, we found out it didn’t air during the game. It had been preempted. George Bush made a speech,” he shared, “I’m sure a lot of our fans were upset. But it made me very happy. We all breathed a sigh of relief. And it felt appropriate…. It felt more fitting that George Bush made a speech during halftime than this ‘Small World’ Disney thing.”
The Forgotten Halftime Show
1991: Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston also appeared during Super Bowl XXV. Her performance is yet another momentous Super Bowl moment. Her “The Star-Spangled Banner’ rendition received a lot of praise. In ESPN Magazine, Danyel Smith said, “People were weeping in the stands, weeping in their homes. The song itself became a top-20 pop hit. Folks called in and requested Whitney Houston’s national anthem on the radio.”
1991: Whitney Houston