Beyonce and Lady Gaga Hijacked The Super Bowl. Thank God!

Super Bowl 50 is behind us. Many breathed a sigh of relief once the inevitable was validated.

The Denver Broncos overtook the Carolina Panthers in what seemed like a devised game plan that worked a little too well.

Cam Newton the instituted MVP proved that he was too young and immature to handle the possibility of victory and the eventual sting of defeat.

Peyton Manning dutifully played out his career in an honorable albeit less heroic way.

And all we wanted to do was get soaked in beer and oversized tacos and welcome the iconic renderings of the unbeatable Beyonce.

But before Queen Bey changed the course of our lives, Lady Gaga bequeathed us with a stirring rendition of the National Anthem that reminded us once again why she is a Lady of many talents.

http://youtu.be/LNT1clodvCE

But her grand presentation of America’s formal hymn paled in comparison to Beyonce’s phenomenal version.

Yep! If anyone can rewrite history in such a blatantly viral way it has to be the woman who can shut down a whole nation with a swift turn of her delectable template.

http://youtu.be/L_Hgh7sPDLM

Armed with reinforcements in the form of an army built for the benefit of heralding the past perfect, viewers were treated to a collage of influences ranging from Michael Jackson to the glory days of the Black Panther movement. There was also a reminder course that was hard to dismiss.

The ongoing racial tension that is currently gripping the nation and the tragedy of black lives being snuffed out for added measure was recalled with every step Beyonce and her crew could muster.

It was a tour de force performance that was enhanced by the impeccable showing of Bruno Mars who wonderfully unearthed the musical gems of the 90’s.

Coldplay’s Chris Martin did his best to not get lost in the shuffle and succeeded through the bits of a playlist that was at one point set to images of past Super Bowl shows and the stars that aligned them.

In the end, the message was clear. Beyonce is a superstar who supasses the racial barriers and gives us all permission to gawk in awe at her immensely crafted artistery.

But at the base of who she wants to be and what she is willing to divulge, the answer is clear.

She belongs to a people that continues to demand the basic human rights that were violently stripped without reason.

Super Bowl 50 was a dud. But the woman who was called to rescue it did so valiantly and without a filter.

Thank God for that!