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Prince plays Super Bowl halftime show

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Prince

He plays the hits for the football fans

Prince played the Superbowl XL1 halftime show yesterday (January 4).

The star played a medley of hits, including three songs from his 1984 ’Purple Rain’ album.

Prince also played a cover of Jimi Hendrix's version of Bob Dylan’s ’All Along The Watchtower’ and of Ike & Tina Turner's version Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Proud Mary', with singer Shelby Johnson on vocals.

Prince's performance also featured a marching band.

Prince played:

‘Let’s Go Crazy’
‘1999’/‘Baby I’m A Star’
‘Proud Mary’ (featuring Shelby Johnson)
‘All Along The Watchtower’/‘Best Of You’
‘Purple Rain’


The Superbowl saw the Indianapolis Colts win against the Chicago Bears.

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