Article:Super Bowl Halftime Curses...

For every good or great Super Bowl Halftime Show, there have been some dogs, according to Maxim. So, without further ado (or adon't!)...

Super Bowl IV: Carol Channing Channing, the graveled-voiced entertainer whose fans proved that the 60's were definitely the Drug Years, was the first celebrity to perform at halftime in 1970. However the politically outspoken singer managed to find her way on President Richard Nixon's enemy list in 1973, when it was learned that Channing's purpose, according to the White House Counsel's Office, was to "screw" Nixon's political enemies by means of tax audits from the IRS.

Super Bowl XXV: Whitney Houston and New Kids on the Block In perhaps her crowning moment, Whitney Houston's tear jerking rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" seemed like the perfect opening act for one of the greatest Super Bowls ever. Even the halftime entertainment, the New Kids on the Block were at their boy-band peak. However, years later we would learn that Whitney's performance was Milli Vanillied (lip synched) and by 1991, the bland boys from Boston suffered a commercial backlash that caused the band's break up. Despite claiming they were "Hanging Tough," the jinx proved otherwise.

Super Bowl XXVI: Gloria Estefan with skaters Brian Boitano and Dorothy Hamill This halftime show was supposed to be Gloria Estefan's triumphant return to the top of the charts after a life-threatening accident the previous year. Well, you can see how that comeback went. Boitano, who was a favorite for the gold in the 1994 Olympics, missed a triple axel combination and came home with no medals. After falling out of the spotlight for years, Dorothy Hamill was relegated to being a judge for Fox's 2006 "Skating With Celebrities."

Super Bowl XXVII: Michael Jackson  Jacko performs with 3,500 local children. Seriously.

Super Bowl XXVIII: Country Music Infiltration The jinx filtered into country music when superstars Clint Black, Tanya Tucker and Travis Tritt were the halftime attraction. Since then, Black, who was a huge star in the 1990s, would produce only one top-five single after 1998. Tucker was forced into a reality TV show called "Tuckerville" and Tritt has been relegated to hanging out with Kathy Griffin on D-List Celebrity Poker. 

Super Bowl XXX: Diana Ross Since performing at XXX, the former Supremes diva has had a series of very strange public behaviors that include a DUI and a two-day jail stint in Connecticut in 2002 and another arrest for allegedly fondling a female airport security guard after a routine body search. She also slapped Lil' Kim's breast around during the 1999 MTV Music Video Awards, but we won't hold that against her.

Super Bowl XXXII: Tribute to Motown After their performance as part of the "Tribute to Motown," R&B sensations Boyz II Men ironically left Motown Records, where they had success for a decade. The Philly quintet moved on to Arista records, signifying the "End of the Road" for the group's hits.

Super Bowl XXXV: The Kings of Rock and Pop Britney Spears joined N*SYNC and Aerosmith as MTV produced and directed the halftime show for the first time. Since then, she's spawned two children with the world's least appealing sperm donor and had her crotchless photos all over the Internet. Who knew that years later Spears would have more famous lips than Steven Tyler?

Super Bowl XXXVIII: Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Kid Rock We all know about the near career-ending controversy from Miss Jackson's (if your nasty) wardrobe malfunction, but Kid Rock didn't get off scot free, either. After a quick marriage and divorce to Pam Anderson, the urban cowboy's celebrity seems to be disappearing faster than Sammy Sosa's grasp of the English language at a Congress meeting.

Super Bowl XXXIX: Paul McCartney Say say say what you want about Sir Paul's 2005 performance at halftime in Jacksonville, but even rock royalty can't escape the curse. A year after McCartney jammed out his past, he and wife Heather Mills are going through a messy divorce that threatens to leave Paul about half as wealthy as he used to be. Let's hope that he has "No More Lonely Nights."

So there you have it. For every great show that people will be talking about for years, there will be some dogs. Personally, I'd settle for another wardrobe malfunction.