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Bruce Springsteen's Super Bowl halftime-show and slide videos

12:42 PM Mon, Feb 02, 2009 |
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Bruce Springsteen @ SUPER BOWL XLIII Half-Time Part1 (stereo)



Bruce Springsteen @ Super Bowl XLIII- Half Time Show - Part2 (stereo)

The Boss looked like he was aiming to own the "hardest working man in show business" title, packing a lot of energy into his 12 minutes.

Most talked about moment: Springsteen Super Bowl Slip-Up (NBC Bay Area news):

There was a hiccup or two along the way. One involving pitch. The other happened when Springsteen did a knee slide across the stage and crashed into a camera.

If you TiVo the moment in slow motion you can see the camera operator's gloved hand try to keep Springsteen from falling forward. The Boss looked a little stunned and amused at the slip up and then ran back to center stage for his next song.

I think he planned it, although he may have slid farther than he intended. Take a look: NBC put out the clip of the slide:


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