Much has been made about Blaine’s original performance of this song, but, stripping down a pop hit in this way not only accentuates a singer’s voice - as it does the raw intensity of Darren Criss’s - but tells a new story. Blaine Anderson, “ Teenage Dream” (Season 4, Episode 4, “The Break Up”) Santana always was the best character on this show.Ĥ4. In true Santana bitch-diva glory, she begins her tribute to Finn by veiling her pain with an insult to his memory, only to end up being too inconsolable to even finish singing. Santana Lopez, “ If I Die Young” (Season 5, Episode 3, “The Quarterback”) But part of the show’s first-season charm was its ability to use that comedy to engineer an elaborate and deeply moving dream sequence wherein Artie is able, if only for a few minutes, to walk again.Ĥ5. Artie Abrams, “ Safety Dance” (Season 1, Episode 19, “Dream On”) The planets must have aligned when Glee brilliantly thought to utilize Brittany’s comedic timing and namesake for an hour-long parody of Britney Spears - complete with flawless video re-creations - for the show’s second-best homage episode.Ĥ6. Pierce, “ I’m a Slave 4 U” (Season 2, Episode 2, “Britney/Brittany”) New Directions, “ Seasons of Love” (Season 5, Episode 3, “The Quarterback”)īroadway has long been Glee’s comfort zone - and the end-goal for its star, Rachel Berry - so to mourn the loss of Cory Monteith/Finn Hudson, it turned to the same song Rent uses to eulogize one of its beloved: the iconic “Seasons of Love.”Ĥ7. But this solo take, inspired by Finn’s encouraging words to Rachel just before her Funny Girl audition, felt the least gratuitous.Ĥ8. We’ve heard the Glee cast cover Journey approximately 500 times on this show, and I’m pretty sure were the series to go beyond six seasons, we’d be in the double digits on “Don’t Stop Believin’” iterations. Rachel Berry, “ Don’t Stop Believin’” (Season 4, Episode 19, “Sweet Dreams”) But Unique’s tribute to Sheldon, whose gender transition has been just about the only story line worth following this season, was a welcome bright spot.Ĥ9. Glee ’s final season has put the show out of its misery, one poor song choice at a time. Unique, “ I Know Where I’ve Been” (Season 6, Episode 7, “Transitioning”) (It’s because of Glee you’ve had “Don’t Stop Believin’” stuck in your head - yet again - all these years.) We bid adieu to Glee with a look back at its all-time-best musical performances.ĥ0. It even single-handedly gave Journey the career resurgence they most likely never asked for. In its six seasons, the show has run through more than 700 songs, sold over 11 million albums worldwide, and, at the peak of its phenomenon, earned numbers on the Billboard charts comparable to those of the Beatles. Glee, the show that made a cappella (sort of) cool and turned Jeopardy!-level knowledge of show tunes into an Olympic sport, comes to an end on Friday.
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