The Ghosts of Super Bowl Halftime Shows Past

The Takeaway

Millions of viewers got to see Beyonce do her thing on the big stage at yesterday’s Super Bowl halftime show last night. But the halftime show wasn’t always a showcase for solo-artists with attitude. Once upon a time, halftime at the Super Bowl meant one thing and one thing alone: Up With People.  
Jonathan Mahler, New York Times magazine writer and columnist for Bloomberg View, traces the history of the androgynous singing-dancing horde of youngsters who dominated Super Bowl halftime shows in the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

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