The Weeknd Getting Lost In His Own Super Bowl Halftime Show Got Meme’d

February 8, 2021, 12:05 pm

This year’s Super Bowl halftime show was headlined by singer The Weeknd, born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, as he performed “Can’t Feel My Face” in what looked like a golden funhouse maze.

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One moment had him seemingly lost among the twists and turns and flashing lights, and it wasn’t long before someone declared a caption contest as the memes poured in.

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After a year of pandemic, a presidential election that was somehow dragged on for months only to end in an attempted coup at the Capitol, and ongoing chaos in the stock market, The Weeknd getting lost among gold and bright lights felt highly relatable to many.

In fact, that particular three-second clip of him appearing lost and distressed among all that gaudy Vegas imagery could be a metaphor for the entire Trump presidency.

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Others were able to relate it to everyday funny experiences, such as getting lost in the store when you were a kid or looking for something they’d lost, which was highly refreshing. But whether you’re still traumatized from the last year or four or not, you can enjoy this collection of The Weeknd lost in his halftime show memes: