Did Prince Give an Antiwar Super Bowl Show?
Check out this clip of Prince's halftime performance. Blogger Manila Ryce wonders if his covers of "All Along the Watchtower" and "The Best of You" construed a subtle anti-Iraq-war message.Check out this clip of Prince’s halftime performance. Blogger Manila Ryce wonders if his covers of “All Along the Watchtower” and “The Best of You” construed a subtle anti-Iraq-war message.
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