Eddie Money's Liberty Bowl Halftime Show Performance VIDEO: 'Two Tickets To Paradise'

Viewers watching the 2010 Liberty Bowl may have been surprised to learn the identity of the game's halftime show performer. Eddie Money, perhaps best known for the 1986 song "Take Me Home Tonight" (among other singles), sang "Two Tickets To Paradise" to the Memphis crowd. The song, which he released more than 32 years ago, clearly caught viewers off guard when ESPN aired a portion of the performance. Scroll down for a clip of the halftime show, as well as a dress rehearsal and several of Money's music videos.

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[GoDogGo]

05:47 PM on 01/05/2010

I guess Foghat was busy?

[Forester]

07:53 PM on 01/04/2010

Looks more like Gary Shandling.

[PallinAround]

04:44 PM on 01/05/2010

OMG! I was going to post exactly the same. Definitely more Shandling than Money.

[JoeCorrao]

07:19 PM on 01/04/2010

I hope he got laid...

[RebelCPA]

04:55 PM on 01/04/2010

Two Tickets to Paradise - so you can get out of Memphis!!!

[SFBunkSurf]

01:23 PM on 01/05/2010

Watch it now..... There's a lot to love in Memphis too.

[Conk]

03:24 PM on 01/04/2010

Good to see so many positive comments about this old rocker!

[huffbuff]

02:59 PM on 01/04/2010

Some people in blogs are complaining that Eddie Lip-Synced. Most of the minor bowls that don't have a huge half time budget or the time for the set-up/down do the lip sync thing. He has a touring band that plays with him 150+ shows a year. It's never good to lip sync,(Brittany,) but he had no choice. It's too bad he had to do it in front of XX0000 people, but at least he had the exposure. He probably hasn't lip sync'd since American Band Stand, where everyone did. He's the personification of the live rock n roll show.

[Cousin Earl]

02:05 PM on 01/04/2010

The Money Man! Still rockin'!

[EdGauthier]

12:40 PM on 01/04/2010

As most people can tell upon listening, "Waiting For Love" and "Two Tickets" were originally two different songs. "Tickets" was total crap, but "Waiting" was a solid winner, so in order to salvage "Tickets," they awkwardly grafted "Waiting" onto it. The result is an oddball two-tone hit, with part of it still sounding good and part of it still sounding crappy.

Gotta love showbiz!

[JimR]

09:38 AM on 01/04/2010

Great song, great performance. So.... what exactly is the problem?

[qdog112]

02:39 PM on 01/04/2010

If you have to ask .... What, was Lawrence Welk busy? Oh, that's right he's ....

[JimR]

11:57 AM on 01/05/2010

Wow, there are still people like you who use lame age gags, huh? God luv ya.

[simjen]

09:04 PM on 01/03/2010

I never thought that the yakedi yuk eddie money could still perform like that? Wow Eddie really made a show out of this bowl event let's drink to that, party details: http://bit.ly/liberty-bowl-cheery-details

[GoogleMaster]

02:57 PM on 01/03/2010

I've got all his CD's, even the ones he hasn't even made yet.

[SFBunkSurf]

01:23 PM on 01/05/2010

That's pretty impressive...

[3dtrix]

01:12 PM on 01/03/2010

Before he made it big, Eddie's regular gig was at a bar on Irving St. in SF called the Country Roads - I worked a block away and found him by accident - and went back, and back, and back. He threw EVERYTHING into every set - even if he was playing to seven people - it was obvious he was going to be a star. He had his original guitar player then, of course - Jimmy Lyon - and that guy could tear it up. He was a tiny guy - he wore his Strat low-slung and stood in front of a full Marshall stack - made him look like a Lego mini-figure. Those were great days - and nights - in San Francisco...

[3dtrix]

01:16 PM on 01/03/2010

Just watched the stadium video - such a thrill to see the twinkle in his eye still there and his obvious joy in performing - I promise you - he never once just mailed it in...

[SFBunkSurf]

01:22 PM on 01/05/2010

Cool, thanks for the San Francisco memories.... I love tales of the City, I live here too. I saw Eddie back in the day after he became famous and he always put on a great show.

[sandmancraig]

12:06 PM on 01/03/2010

got to meet the man and got his autograph at st. louis show 3 yrs ago! timeless

[sandmancraig]

12:02 PM on 01/03/2010

eddie money's performance at liberty bowl halftime was GREAT! catch the video

[4TJefferson]

11:54 AM on 01/03/2010

Yes it is true. Not bad for 60.

[uglicoyote]

05:35 PM on 01/03/2010

Thats what my wife says.

[uglicoyote]

05:36 PM on 01/03/2010

About me of course. She doesn't know Eddie.