The show featured roughly 2,000 South Florida-area dancers and performers. The vocals of "Elvis Presto" were pre-recorded, performed by Jody LoMedico. When that individual backed out, Cole was cast in his place. Rather, he was the choreographer for an individual cast, who had previously played Elvis on Broadway. Cole had not originally been the individual cast to impersonate Elvis. Despite this, not one actual Elvis Presley song was performed, and the show instead featured songs from musicals among other tunes. The show featured an Elvis impersonator dubbed "Elvis Presto", played by then- Solid Gold dancer Alex Cole. It was decided that the show would have a 1950s theme. The halftime show created was titled "BeBop Bamboozled". After his presentation, Witkowski and his company were given the opportunity to co-produce the 1988 Super Bowl pre-game show (as a dry-run of sorts) in addition to the 1989 halftime show. To pique the interest of the league officials, Witkowski put a padlock on the leather-bound pitch books he sent to the member of the league's halftime show selection committee ahead of his presentation. NFL officials met with several individuals, among them was Dan Witkowski, a veteran stage illusionist and owner of the small company MagicCom, He did not give them specifics for a show at the meeting, but rather asked for the opportunity to give a formal presentation to them, which was granted. The NFL was looking to find new producers and ideas for its halftime shows in the years 1988, 1989, and 1990. Selection of MagiCom Entertainment as producer It featured a 1950s theme, an Elvis impersonator, 3D effects (for the broadcast audience), and a magic trick. It was entitled "BeBop Bamboozled in 3-D". ![]() The Super Bowl XXIII halftime show took place on Januat the Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida. I’d probably end up singing the football version onstage by accident.1989 show in Miami, Florida Super Bowl XXIII halftime show “I’m just glad I don’t have to sing the new versions. “I’m not Kanye West and I’m not on the radio all the time, so it helps keep my band paid,” she says. So that’s $272,000 as a base figure, which will be split 50/50 with Desmond Child.” When added to performance royalties, international screenings of ‘SNF,’ as well as sales of the original track prompted by fans hearing it, Gretton estimates it would have netted at least a cool half-million for Jett alone.īizarrely, the writers of “I Hate Myself for Loving You” initially didn’t want to hand over their baby to NBC, but Jett has come to terms with it. “But even so, it’s a well-viewed show, so I think she probably got a couple of grand a week, times that by a 17-week season over eight years. “ 2006 was a bit of a lean period for Joan, so NBC probably low-balled her,” she speculates. Veronica Gretton, founder of New York based music publishing company 401K Music Inc., estimates that although Jett won’t be hurting financially, she probably hasn’t earned quite enough to move next door to Mark Zuckerberg just yet. The track got a new lease on life in 2006 when NBC picked it up to be the theme tune of their primetime football show and renamed it “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night.” Over the past eight years, new versions with altered lyrics have been sung by Pink, Faith Hill and Carrie Underwood, but Jett and co-writer Child have enjoyed the spoils. Released in 1988 and co-written with songwriter Desmond Child (who also co-wrote some of Bon Jovi’s biggest singles), it originally hit the Top 10 on the Billboard chart. The rock ’n’ roll queen isn’t someone who allows herself to splurge on $75,000 electric cars or other flashy accessories very often, but it’s one of the things that “I Hate Myself for Loving You” - the theme to NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” - has bought her. “When I bought it a few months back, it was the only one in Nassau County,” Jett, now 55 and still touring hard with her band the Blackhearts, tells The Post. She’ll be the one riding around in a brand-new Cadillac ELR. ![]() The next time you happen to be on Long Island, look out for Joan Jett.
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