{"id":803976,"date":"2020-02-08T07:03:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T14:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=949786"},"modified":"2020-02-08T07:03:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T14:03:11","slug":"jennifer-lopez-talks-super-bowl-performance-springsteen-phone-call-on-fallon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/jennifer-lopez-talks-super-bowl-performance-springsteen-phone-call-on-fallon\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Lopez Talks Super Bowl Performance, Springsteen Phone Call on \u2018Fallon\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jennifer Lopez<\/a> appeared on the Tonight Show<\/em> Friday to recap her acclaimed Super Bowl halftime show<\/a> and reveal that she personally asked Bruce Springsteen<\/a> for permission to use \u201cBorn in the U.S.A.\u201d during the performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jimmy Fallon walked Lopez through the entirety of her medley, beginning with the opening where the singer clung to the top of a miniaturized Empire State Building.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted it to be like women were on top of the world, we\u2019re on top of the world right now. On top of the Empire State Building and do \u2018Jenny From the Block,’\u201d Lopez said. \u201cI\u2019m a New York girl.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lopez also talked about the brief pole dancing portion of the performance. \u201cThat was my little nod to Hustlers<\/em>. I was like, \u2018I learned some pole things, lemme see what I could do, we can put it in there,’\u201d she said. \u201cI felt, again, it was a very powerful move.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lopez\u2019s daughter Emme also appeared onstage during halftime to sing the interpolation of \u201cBorn in the U.S.A.\u201d \u201cShe has the performance gene. She doesn\u2019t let it in her mind how big it is or how it scares you,\u201d Lopez said of Emme.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think she gets amped. She gets excited, but like a cute excited. I wish I felt more like her. I wish I didn\u2019t realize all of the ramifications of all the thousands of things that could go wrong, which is what makes you nervous. But she has a good time with it, and I would never make her do it if she felt uncomfortable in any way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lopez also said that she personally phoned Springsteen to ask permission to use the song, which he granted. \u201cHe called after the Super Bowl and he was like, \u2018You girls can really sing and dance,’\u201d Lopez said of Springsteen\u2019s post-halftime show call.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe said him and his wife Patti [Scialfa] loved hearing the song. He\u2019s like, \u2018It made our hearts leap with joy.\u2019 So that was a great thing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lopez also talked about her preparation for the Super Bowl, including watching halftime performances of years past:<\/span><\/p>\n