Lemon LIVE at 5 | BEYONCÉ BOWL: A Cowboy Carter Christmas - December 26th, 2024
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How did Don Lemon open the show and set the holiday context?
This ain't Texas. We don't hold them. Or do we hold them? Hey, everybody. How are you? It is a... I'm so glad that you're here. Welcome to the show. I'm going to get right into it. I hope you enjoyed yesterday. Yes, we are live, just so you know. And the comments are open, and I hope that you do comment. I hope you're having a great holiday season. We did not do the 10 a.m. this morning because I thought everyone was in holiday mode. Certainly I was. I spent it with family. And what I want to say is I spent it with family and friends, loved ones. Not one person this entire few days, except for once, but it wasn't the way that you think. Not one person talked about Donald Trump. Not one person. You know what we did talk about that everyone kept bringing up?
Two things. What do you want to guess they are? Anyone? Anyone. Anyone want to guess what they are? There are two things are, one is Luigi Mangione. People are obsessed with him. Either way, they love him or they hate him or they don't understand him or what have you. So I have to stop also saying I notice that I say what have you a lot. So make sure, look, hit the thumbs up, please, so that folks can know that we're here because we're on an unusual time. It is a holiday season. Make sure you hit the thumbs up. And I love, wow, so much engagement so far. Wow, this is fantastic. Yes, Beyonce and Luigi Mangione. Those were the two folks. Those are the two people who broke through. For the holiday, who broke through for Christmas.
I'm so glad that you did that. Someone said, is Musk president? People really didn't talk about that, but they did bring him up more than they brought up Donald Trump, which is very telling, which Donald Trump should be concerned about. And I know there are folks who are on the internet. Someone told me there are people on the internet who are saying, oh my gosh, I can't believe Don Lemon is talking about Donald Trump and he's getting owned and whatever about him, about Elon Musk being the president. That's what people are talking about. And I told him to ignore it because it's just right wing, crazy fanatics, idiots, ignorant trolls who are obsessed over that. We're doing great. We're stars of YouTube and people want to take us down.
We're stars of social media and people want to take us down. So and folks also talk to me. The young folks talk to me about the social media stuff that we do. They said, do you really like you really listen to that song by Saw Baby? I saw you on the street talking about it. Yes. So Merry Christmas, everyone. I did not see you guys yesterday. I saw you before. So where are you streaming from? Let me know. And did you watch Beyonce's Bowl, the Beyonce Bowl last night? Miss Cowboy Carter gave America one of the best Christmas gifts imaginable. And guess what that is? She gave us a big Christmas present that we could watch. Her halftime show, the Beyonce Bowl. was one for the record books, I will say. I usually don't get into things like this, but I gotta tell you, it was fantastic.
The production value. We were sitting there going, okay, is this live? Is this tape? Is this live? Is this tape? Now I will tell you, this is what I knew it when I was watching the beginning and they were going through the corridor in the stadium. And I said, this is tape. And then when she walks out, they're going to go to live because she's going to be in the stadium, but everything else was choreographed. Okay. And we're going to talk about that. Her performance during the Texans Ravens game was one of the best I've ever seen. And what's more, the show was the first time that she performed any of the music from her country album in front of a live audience. I thought it was very good. I thought it was really, really, really good.
She was dressed in all white. She entered the NRG stadium in her hometown, Houston, on a white horse performing 16 carriages before she transitioned into the cover of the Beatles' Blackbird. Remember Blackbird singing in the dead of night? Alongside black country artists. Black country artists.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How did Don Lemon open the show and set the holiday context?
0:22–7:08
2
What were the immediate reactions to Beyoncé’s halftime performance?
7:08–10:31
3
How did Lemon describe the production and live vs. taped elements of the show?
10:31–13:18
4
Why does Don argue Cowboy Carter matters for Black contributions to country music?
13:18–15:26
5
Who were the Black country artists featured and why did they spark conversation?
15:26–39:37
6
What symbolism and patriotic imagery did Beyoncé use in the performance?
39:37–1:00:50