Super-safe halftime show

The musical performances at the Super Bowl yesterday weren't too bad, but weren't spectacular either.

It always amazes me how "hyped" the performances get, but they always seem to disappoint.

Pregame
I only saw bits and pieces of the pregame performances.

Black Eyed Peas did a decent medley, but they all seemed to be singing a little bit off. I'm not complaining though - at least they didn't lip synch.

"America the Beautiful"
Alicia Keys' "America the Beautiful" was average to me. They shouldn't have brought Ray Charles into it, in my opinion - referring to his appearance on the Jumbotron.

Charles' rendition of "America the Beautiful" was simply great, and trying to recreate that just didn't work in my opinion.

McCartney
There's nothing more American than the Super Bowl, so why not get a big name from England (?) to star in the halftime show.

Not sure what the logic was there, aside from the ongoing fear that a breast might pop out.

So does this mean that female artists will never be at a Super Bowl halftime again?

And why is America so prudish? We can show people dying on TV. We can have more profanity than is necessary. But show a nipple shield and it's all "vanilla" from here on out..

It's so sad...