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Post by carrieidol1 on Feb 7, 2021 21:49:40 GMT -5
^^ The timing really couldn't be more perfect for next year. NBC hosts 2022's game and she's the face of SNF, so not only would she have the big intro AND the halftime show, but the timing for her next full-on country album era (CU9) would be perfect. CU9's lead single right in time for the 2021 CMAs, and the album release on Friday, 2/4/22, the Friday before the Super Bowl. Releasing the album then would capitalize on album sales quite wonderfully, because millions upon millions of people watch the Super Bowl on some sort of device every year. It'd be an EASY #1 debut on the Billboard 200 and very genius marketing if you ask me. Not to mention, by then, she should certainly (fingers crossed incredibly tight) be able to go back on tour as we should all be vaccinated by then. In quarantine, I'm sure she has written and written beyond even the Christmas record, and the My Savior rollout is looking to be eerily the same as My Gift, so I'm sure (and really hoping) we'll have SOMETHING related to her next full-blown era by the end of this year. This would be the best way for 2021-2022 to go, and it’s all pretty realistic. It’d be a great way to end her contract with NBC/NFL, too, because that’s probably coming to an end sooner rather than later anyway. Man this would be insane if it came to fruition.
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Post by Typo on Feb 7, 2021 21:50:25 GMT -5
It is beyond time for the world’s greatest living entertainer to do the half-time show.
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Post by musicfan134 on Feb 7, 2021 23:12:14 GMT -5
I would LOVE for her to do the halftime show! It's been a while since they've had a country act as the performer too...Shania was the last one, I think?
Carrie is a no-brainer if they're going to go in a country direction. I don't see any other country artist even being considered tbh.
The one thing would be, are they going to go the country route? Pop is just so much more mainstream that they may want someone from that genre.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Feb 7, 2021 23:19:35 GMT -5
I would LOVE for her to do the halftime show! It's been a while since they've had a country act as the performer too...Shania was the last one, I think? Carrie is a no-brainer if they're going to go in a country direction. I don't see any other country artist even being considered tbh. The one thing would be, are they going to go the country route? Pop is just so much more mainstream that they may want someone from that genre. I really think a Carrie half time show can be sold to a pop audience... so I think she’s a great fit for that reason, too. And she could always invite someone like Steven Tyler or another non-country friend to appeal to larger audiences. I don’t think Carrie being country is an impediment to her ability or chances of pulling it off, if it ever happens.
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Post by matty005 on Feb 7, 2021 23:20:17 GMT -5
I would LOVE for her to do the halftime show! It's been a while since they've had a country act as the performer too...Shania was the last one, I think? Carrie is a no-brainer if they're going to go in a country direction. I don't see any other country artist even being considered tbh. The one thing would be, are they going to go the country route? Pop is just so much more mainstream that they may want someone from that genre. That is my concern too. Other than "Before He Cheats," she doesn't have that many mainstream (upbeat) songs. I was trying to put together a set list for the Superbowl and the only two no brainers are, BHC and, "The Champion." "Church Bells," and "Blown Away," would work but not many people know those songs outside of the genre. I guess you can add, "Southbound," "All American Girl," and "Cowboy Casanova," but again, none of those songs are really well known. I would love to be proved wrong though (and I myself would love that halftime show, I just don't know if it would fly for the "average" person).
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Post by carrieidol1 on Feb 7, 2021 23:31:22 GMT -5
The half time show doesn’t need to be upbeat the entire time. There are plenty of performances in history that had their slow/intimate moments, and Carrie has the talent to absolutely pull that type of thing off. She doesn’t need to do a medley of 10 hits, either, she can break it up. Something like this is what I have in mind, each song getting 1-2 minutes...
Waiting All Day (w/ crazy vocal intro), Blown Away, Church Bells (with dramatic drum solo), Jesus Take the Wheel/HGTA, Cover/Medley with guest(s), Before He Cheats, The Champion w/ Luda, Something in the Water (Amazing Grace to close)
There should be no concern of logistics, catalog, appeal, etc. These are all well known, especially amongst much of the core base of the NFL. They wouldn’t have her open their highest rated/THE highest rated show if they were concerned about any of that...
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Post by taylor on Feb 7, 2021 23:58:27 GMT -5
RE: Having pop artists as guests/having guests at all; Carrie Underwood is big enough of an artist outside of the country genre that she can do it by herself. There are metal-heads who like at least something from her. She does not need any guests, unless she does "The Champion."
That said, here's my setlist:
BHC (with a killer entrance that harkens back to that moment in the video where she's seen with a baseball bat looking around for the ex's car) Last Name Good Girl Blown Away Cowboy Casanova JTTW (the slower moment) CU9's lead single (in a perfect world where I'm her marketing team and the album is out the Friday before); If not, The Champion w/Ludacris Church Bells, the grand finale with BOTH the drum solo from the ACMs/final shows of Storyteller tour AND an ending similar to that of the CMT Awards performance
That covers literally every regular era but Cry Pretty. Her biggest hits outside of the country genre are all in this setlist; and while it's rather formulaic in that regard, it would keep those that might only know these songs engaged and tuned in to the performance. I mean, didn't Lady Gaga do a medley (sans the moment on the roof) of her biggest hits? She did, because whoever came up with the setlist knows that what is the biggest is what will be most engaging to those that only know the biggest.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Feb 8, 2021 0:20:14 GMT -5
I like mine better... haha 😆
Not to dive too deep into ... nothing (for now), but I don’t think going that deep into her catalog is the best approach. It’s not a tour, it’s 15-20 minutes in front of the biggest audience an artist will ever have. I think picking her biggest songs/moments is more fitting than putting on a showcase of her country airplay #1s. Plus, Carrie became famous doing live covers, so I do think a cover & collaboration of some sort is inevitable if she ever scores the gig. I also don’t know if it’s the best place to debut a new song or play relatively unknown music... it seems logical, but can also make for a pretty dull moment.
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Post by matty005 on Feb 8, 2021 0:25:29 GMT -5
The half time show doesn’t need to be upbeat the entire time. There are plenty of performances in history that had their slow/intimate moments, and Carrie has the talent to absolutely pull that type of thing off. She doesn’t need to do a medley of 10 hits, either, she can break it up. Something like this is what I have in mind, each song getting 1-2 minutes... Waiting All Day (w/ crazy vocal intro), Blown Away, Church Bells (with dramatic drum solo), Jesus Take the Wheel/HGTA, Cover/Medley with guest(s), Before He Cheats, The Champion w/ Luda, Something in the Water (Amazing Grace to close) There should be no concern of logistics, catalog, appeal, etc. These are all well known, especially amongst much of the core base of the NFL. They wouldn’t have her open their highest rated/THE highest rated show if they were concerned about any of that... I don't see three religious songs being sung at a Halftime show. But that is a good idea about "Waiting All Day" - I hadn't thought of that! Again, I would LOVE to be proven wrong I just don't see that set-list being known enough. I think her best shot would be to do a medley of other people's songs too (didn't see do this at an awards show in the last year?). And maybe have Reba or Dolly be a guest. I think that would be a good move. I also wonder if catering to the country crowd is smart right now. So many country fans "boycotted" the NFL because they couldn't get over players kneeling and BLM. Again, feel free to quote this post if next year she is announced - I just say the chances are extremely thin.
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Post by 14887fan on Feb 8, 2021 0:58:49 GMT -5
“Before He Cheats,” “Blown Away,” “Cowboy Casanova,” “The Champion,” and “Last Name” are each able to stand on their own as very huge hits in her catalog, that would also fit perfectly in a Halftime Show setting. Toss in a couple extras (we’re seeing “Church Bells” slowly explode on Tik Tok in real time — it’s about to cross 100M streams on Spotify any day now) and she’s good to go. And that isn’t even touching her other fitting collaborative hits — “The Fighter,” “Somethin’ Bad.”
She’s smart enough to know when to shelve songs like JTTW, and the Superbowl would indeed be one of those times.
I could also see them tying her in with another act — someone like Dolly. But, however it’s spun, at the end of the day, she’ll headline. Sooner rather than later, too.
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Post by musicfan134 on Feb 8, 2021 12:48:47 GMT -5
I just want to clarify my post above...Carrie COULD definitely pull it off IF she's asked, I just question the likelihood she gets asked. Yeah, people know who SHE is, and people know BHC, diehard NFL fans would know The Champion. But honestly I think you guys are overestimating how many people know her catalog. Country fans would, but my point is, how many country fans are there in comparison to pop fans?
Many of her biggest hits (everything pre-Blown Away) are 10+ years old at this point. That's a long time for casual fans to remember songs...outside of BHC and JTTW, do we really think any of the SH/CR/PO songs are remembered by the masses? Even diehard country fans probably aren't that familiar with songs like LN and CC, unless they're big Carrie fans.
Even Blown Away and Storyteller are 5+ years old...not much better. And, at least in Storyteller's case, they were never THAT big in the first place...even in the country world. Even if you add BA and CB to the "setlist" of her biggest hits (debatable) that's only 5 songs--3 of which aren't really THAT huge.
Now (and this is a terrible example, because I have to admit I'm not a HUGE fan of this artist, and I would much rather personally see Carrie headline than this person) but compare that to someone like Taylor Swift, who also hasn't headlined the halftime show, has recognition in both the pop and country world, and has more bonafide hits that people would actually know. Other candidates: ADELE, who is rumored to have an album out soon; Kelly Clarkson, who is NBC's darling arguably even more so than Carrie with The Voice and her talk show; or P!nk, who is well-known for creating spectacular performances. All 4 of these are women, who appeal to the same demographic as Carrie (and arguably a wider demographic as they are primarily pop artists as opposed to country) and they all have at least just as many, if not more, "signature" hits than the general public would know and recognize instantly.
Again, I would LOVE LOVE LOVE for Carrie to do it. I think she would do a fantastic job. I just think it's unlikely she's asked. I think a much safer bet is that she's asked to co-headline the show with a pop act. I could see them wanting to pair her with Kelly; the "American Idols turned NBC darlings" or maybe even Taylor. I think that's probably her best bet for being asked.
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Post by jenglisbe on Feb 8, 2021 12:56:34 GMT -5
I would LOVE for her to do the halftime show! It's been a while since they've had a country act as the performer too...Shania was the last one, I think? Carrie is a no-brainer if they're going to go in a country direction. I don't see any other country artist even being considered tbh. The one thing would be, are they going to go the country route? Pop is just so much more mainstream that they may want someone from that genre. That is my concern too. Other than "Before He Cheats," she doesn't have that many mainstream (upbeat) songs. I was trying to put together a set list for the Superbowl and the only two no brainers are, BHC and, "The Champion." "Church Bells," and "Blown Away," would work but not many people know those songs outside of the genre. I guess you can add, "Southbound," "All American Girl," and "Cowboy Casanova," but again, none of those songs are really well known. I would love to be proved wrong though (and I myself would love that halftime show, I just don't know if it would fly for the "average" person). Upbeat and/or inspirational. She could easily do "Jesus Take The Wheel," for instance. Since the songs are usually medleys, too, she could edit some to fit the occasion more. And, yeah, I am sure she would do a cover song or two.
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Post by daddy on Feb 8, 2021 14:03:24 GMT -5
I think Carrie could crush a halftime show, but would have a lot of people to impress.
I think doing BHC, Church Bells, Blown Away, Champion would work well for the setting. Maybe even part of Alone??
I think if she had two very different guests it could really help the show for those who aren’t familiar with her music. Bringing out Dolly for a song and Aerosmith or Guns N Roses for a second would be awesome.
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Post by carriefan15 on Feb 8, 2021 14:18:18 GMT -5
I think Carrie could crush a halftime show, but would have a lot of people to impress. I think doing BHC, Church Bells, Blown Away, Champion would work well for the setting. Maybe even part of Alone?? I think if she had two very different guests it could really help the show for those who aren’t familiar with her music. Bringing out Dolly for a song and Aerosmith or Guns N Roses for a second would be awesome. Yesss! A Paradise City/Dream On (or Walk This Way) mash-up would be amazing for the Super Bowl!!
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Post by carrieidol1 on Feb 8, 2021 16:50:14 GMT -5
“Before He Cheats,” “Blown Away,” “Cowboy Casanova,” “The Champion,” and “Last Name” are each able to stand on their own as very huge hits in her catalog, that would also fit perfectly in a Halftime Show setting. Toss in a couple extras (we’re seeing “Church Bells” slowly explode on Tik Tok in real time — it’s about to cross 100M streams on Spotify any day now) and she’s good to go. And that isn’t even touching her other fitting collaborative hits — “The Fighter,” “Somethin’ Bad.” She’s smart enough to know when to shelve songs like JTTW, and the Superbowl would indeed be one of those times. I could also see them tying her in with another act — someone like Dolly. But, however it’s spun, at the end of the day, she’ll headline. Sooner rather than later, too. Why not JTTW? It’s easily her biggest hit aside from BHC, and I’d argue it’s more recognizable than BHC considering it coined a catch phrase that has been commonly used ever since. I get that the venue/event don’t necessarily call for religious ballads, but this is Carrie we’re talking about, and it would provide a slow moment that doesn’t necessarily lose the audience, because everyone will at least know what she’s singing - and more than not would likely be able to sing along with the chorus. I get what you’re saying, but I think it’d be unlike Carrie to not take a moment to give thanks to god if she ever scores this gig, and her signature hit - turned global catch phrase would be the perfect song for the moment. I just want to clarify my post above...Carrie COULD definitely pull it off IF she's asked, I just question the likelihood she gets asked. Yeah, people know who SHE is, and people know BHC, diehard NFL fans would know The Champion. But honestly I think you guys are overestimating how many people know her catalog. Country fans would, but my point is, how many country fans are there in comparison to pop fans? Many of her biggest hits (everything pre-Blown Away) are 10+ years old at this point. That's a long time for casual fans to remember songs...outside of BHC and JTTW, do we really think any of the SH/CR/PO songs are remembered by the masses? Even diehard country fans probably aren't that familiar with songs like LN and CC, unless they're big Carrie fans. Even Blown Away and Storyteller are 5+ years old...not much better. And, at least in Storyteller's case, they were never THAT big in the first place...even in the country world. Even if you add BA and CB to the "setlist" of her biggest hits (debatable) that's only 5 songs--3 of which aren't really THAT huge. Now (and this is a terrible example, because I have to admit I'm not a HUGE fan of this artist, and I would much rather personally see Carrie headline than this person) but compare that to someone like Taylor Swift, who also hasn't headlined the halftime show, has recognition in both the pop and country world, and has more bonafide hits that people would actually know. Other candidates: ADELE, who is rumored to have an album out soon; Kelly Clarkson, who is NBC's darling arguably even more so than Carrie with The Voice and her talk show; or P!nk, who is well-known for creating spectacular performances. All 4 of these are women, who appeal to the same demographic as Carrie (and arguably a wider demographic as they are primarily pop artists as opposed to country) and they all have at least just as many, if not more, "signature" hits than the general public would know and recognize instantly. Again, I would LOVE LOVE LOVE for Carrie to do it. I think she would do a fantastic job. I just think it's unlikely she's asked. I think a much safer bet is that she's asked to co-headline the show with a pop act. I could see them wanting to pair her with Kelly; the "American Idols turned NBC darlings" or maybe even Taylor. I think that's probably her best bet for being asked. I think a co-headline is definitely plausible. Also, there was a time as recently as the early 2000s when half time shows weren’t always global pop stars. Things change, so ratings and demographics definitely play more of a part now than they did then, I think. However, the game itself is the ratings draw so I believe they’re more concerned with who can meet the moment and put on a show sans controversy. While it’s a global event, it’s really an American event. Within America, Carrie and her discography (even the older stuff) are relatively well known, and she has enough staple hits to build the set list, assuming there are collaborations/covers as well. I think her affiliation with NBC and the NFL help her case too. If she had no affiliation, I’d tend to agree with you that she isn’t a likely choice based solely on her not being a global pop star/having the plethora of global hits. But considering everything else, I think there’s a good shot she’s picked, and while unconfirmed, I’m pretty sure she was their choice a few years back but declined because she was pregnant. If that’s true, then she’s already on their radar and that certainly doesn’t hurt her case, either.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Feb 10, 2021 11:01:49 GMT -5
Based on the clips I’m seeing, it looks like whatever part Carrie has in the Opry special was recorded when she did the live virtual concert with Brad back in the fall...
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Post by zdm1998 on Feb 10, 2021 18:38:50 GMT -5
A little late to the conversation, but I was thinking about Carrie headlining the halftime show as well and think that there would be no problem for her to have a set list of big enough songs for it. She’s not a pop star so her songs aren’t as big as some of the past artists, but there have been artists whose songs weren’t as big to the public headline it. If I were to take a stab at the set list I’d go this route.
-The Champion (w Luda) -Blown Away -Church Bells (this song has become a lot bigger than a lot of y’all give it credit for; it still pulls in very strong streaming #s despite being a 5 year old hit) -Cowboy Casanova -Jesus take the wheel (Lady Gaga performed a ballad (Million Reasons) so I see no issue with this in the set list, and it’s iconic) -Somethin Bad w Miranda -Gunpowder and Lead (Miranda solo, while CU changes into finale outfit) -Before He Cheats (and they go all out for it visually)
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Post by matty005 on Feb 10, 2021 18:41:51 GMT -5
A little late to the conversation, but I was thinking about Carrie headlining the halftime show as well and think that there would be no problem for her to have a set list of big enough songs for it. She’s not a pop star so her songs aren’t as big as some of the past artists, but there have been artists whose songs weren’t as big to the public headline it. If I were to take a stab at the set list I’d go this route. -The Champion (w Luda) -Blown Away -Church Bells (this song has become a lot bigger than a lot of y’all give it credit for; it still pulls in very strong streaming #s despite being a 5 year old hit) -Cowboy Casanova -Jesus take the wheel (Lady Gaga performed a ballad (Million Reasons) so I see no issue with this in the set list, and it’s iconic) -Somethin Bad w Miranda -Gunpowder and Lead (Miranda solo, while CU changes into finale outfit) -Before He Cheats (and they go all out for it visually) I can see her doing a ballad but a song that talks about Jesus and such I wouldn’t like it. In the most watched program of the year with millions of eyeballs watching of many different beliefs and religions, I would try to stay away from songs that are heavily religious.
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Post by bigd79 on Feb 10, 2021 18:41:58 GMT -5
Hopefully around My Savior release date time we get another sat night opry show from her!
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Post by carrieidol1 on Feb 11, 2021 8:26:19 GMT -5
Official announcement of track listing just posted - what we already saw was entirely correct, except the first track, “Jesus Loves Me” is instrumental.
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Post by taylor on Feb 11, 2021 10:34:07 GMT -5
Official announcement of track listing just posted - what we already saw was entirely correct, except the first track, “Jesus Loves Me” is instrumental. I'm surprised tbh that we have a track that's simply instrumental. I would've liked to hear her sing it, but let me not get selfish. Seeing the CeCe appearance confirmed makes me so happy. Perched to see what the single will be next week! (My Gift tracklist was confirmed roughly a week before "Let There Be Peace" so I assume; also because the CeCe virtual concert is 2/22)
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Post by Typo on Feb 11, 2021 10:40:47 GMT -5
“Softly and Tenderly” is out tonight.
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Post by taylor on Feb 11, 2021 10:43:52 GMT -5
“Softly and Tenderly” is out tonight. I AM ECSTATIC. Hoping this track is similar to the CMA moment.
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Post by Typo on Feb 11, 2021 10:49:15 GMT -5
It is:
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Post by missy1993 on Feb 11, 2021 15:35:36 GMT -5
An instrumental? Really? Wait ... really?
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Post by daddy on Feb 11, 2021 15:40:30 GMT -5
An instrumental? Really? Wait ... really? It does seem a bit funny considering it’s on the vocalist of a generation’s album 😂 excited to hear “Softly and Tenderly” in full. Hope it’s stripped down and allows her vocals to really shine.
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Post by schnetzka on Feb 11, 2021 16:45:42 GMT -5
Instrumentals are fine but as the first track? I feel like most people will just skip it unless they are hardcore fans. Putting in the middle would be the best because it splits up the album and gives a bit of a breather.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Feb 11, 2021 17:53:38 GMT -5
An instrumental? Really? Wait ... really? It does seem a bit funny considering it’s on the vocalist of a generation’s album 😂 excited to hear “Softly and Tenderly” in full. Hope it’s stripped down and allows her vocals to really shine. It could just be a 1:30 clip to set the tone... artists often include intros and interludes like this - Mariah does it a lot. I think back to Vince’s part on HGTA; there was no vocal but his guitar quite literally sang the lyric, it was stunning and made the performance. Instrumentals can be just as effective as vocal performances if done masterfully. It is odd, but I’m sure it makes for a stunning intro.
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Post by carrieidol1 on Feb 12, 2021 0:05:28 GMT -5
We’re in for a treat, “Softly and Tenderly” is heavenly. Very, very close to her rendition at the CMAs.
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Post by taylor on Feb 12, 2021 0:16:07 GMT -5
Impeccable. Angelic. Heavenly. Lord bless her.
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