They had to be, as their daughter was one of its undisputed stars.
And that’s how the 2021 Super Bowl started as a love story, of sorts.
It’s hard to imagine country superstarEric Churchnot having the jitters before his duet with Sullivan.
He’s not exaggerating.
Not everybody on social media was as positive though.
Consider the solo screen-time that Eric Church got opening the anthem: roughly 16 seconds (viaYouTube).
And yet, her voice dominated.
AsHuffPosteditor Philip Lewis was quick topoint out, “Jazmine Sullivan should have done this by herself.”
Jazmine Sullivan herself may have a different take on the Super Bowl performance, however.
Eric Church wanted similar things out of his duet with Sullivan.
“We’re unifying,” Church reflected.
“And it’s a time in our country when we have to do that.”
“They follow the 2006 performance ofAretha Franklinand Aaron Neville.
The similarities between Sullivan and Houston’s performances don’t stop at the city either.
“We were in the Gulf War at the time.
It was an intense time for our country.
A lot of our daughters and sons were overseas fighting.
It seems likely that Sullivan’s with Church will be honored similarly in time.
