Top Ten Awesome Songs That ‘Glee’ Ruined

March 29, 2011 5:03 PM

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The last couple of months, television critics have said that Fox’s Glee has jumped the shark–it can never again be as good as in the first season. We respectfully disagree.

When Glee shines, it shines brighter than a million polished diamonds. We still think it is one of the most socially-provocative, well-written comedies on air to date.

But every once in awhile, Glee covers an already perfect song and, to be frank, makes it really awful. At the risk of making some of our readers irate, here are the Top Ten Awesome Songs That We Think Glee Has Ruined.

10. “Thong Song” ([lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sisqo[/lastfm])

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If the original version of this one-hit wonder song by Sisqo wasn’t cheesy (and creepy) enough, the creators of Glee had New Directions’ teacher, Will Schuester, make it even more creepy.

At least Sisqo made this song kind of funny, but would you really want your teacher singing and dancing while singing “she got dumps like a truck, truck, truck?”

Yeah, not really.

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kiki

“Endless Love” is originally done by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, I agree that the cover wasn’t the greatest but at least get the original artist correct.

Denzel Washington

Doesn’t matter. When Mariah Carey does a cover it becomes the original. Without You, I’ll Be There, anyone?

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Amy

I actually think they ruined Animal by Neon Trees. I love me some Darren Criss but his voice combined with Chris’s high pitched voice did not work.

javs010

agreed! I hated the animal cover.

Rachel

uhhh definitely disagree especially with the lucky cover… sam and quinn did a very good job better than the original singers…they made me actually like the song
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matt t

all right, and so much more, most of what they do is perfectly packaged and sadly lacking in inspiration. except “don’t stop believin’”, second only to “stairway to heaven” as most overplayed song of all time–their version gives it the spark it needs at this point.
Christina

I completely agree with the Lucky cover… Diana Agron’s voice is one of my least favorites(which is why she doesn’t sing alot). The Thong Song is actually one of my favorite songs. i’ve heard the original and I think Matthew Morrison made it better, it might’ve been creepy if he hadn’t been singing it to Jayma Mayes.
Michelle

How could you write all these lies? Of course we’re gonna hear the Glee version of Don’t Stop Believin’ more! It’s awsumer (yea i no i spelled it rong…every heard of text talk?)! i can’t believe this crap! Glee does all the songs in their own way….get it right!

Nico

http://www.merriam-webster.com

Don’t say “every heard of text talk?” We all know you’re just trying to cover up your stupidity.

SUNBURST

Personally, I think Glee’s cover of Prince’s “Kiss” should’ve been included on this list. That entire scene was just painful.
jane

As far as the cover of Salt ‘N Pepa’s “Push It” and the implication that it was Glee “trying too hard to be cool” that was the whole point. If you watched the episode, the glee club was putting on a concert for the school and thought the song their teacher chose would get them laughed off the stage. They changed the song to “Push It” behind his back to try to be sexy, and racy, and make a statement. In the end it backfired because everyone thought they were trying too hard.
Leanne

I enjoyed Charice’s version of Listen better than Beyonce
Leanne

While I am a huge Journey fan, I thought the Glee cast sang Don’t Stop Believin very well.
Kacy

I disagree whatsoever. Glee made those song their own, “original” and I it happened to be better than the first doesn’t make it ruined just improved.
Michelle

My school hosted a dance recently and throughout the dance Glee songs played. Everyone was singing and dancing to it…but when they played the originals (which they do after every cover) not as much people were having fun…I’m one of those people! Like I said before, Glee makes a cover and they do it in their own way….they don’t HAVE to make exactly like the original. They always find a way to make it awsumer….wanna know why? ‘Cuz Glee is AWSUM!

Nico

Of course they’re not gonna have as much fun, they just played the exact same song! And you can’t support your argument that Glee makes songs awesome because they’re awesome. It’s redundant and unsupportive.

Nico

You’re begging the question. You’re using circular reasoning.

emma

I think Defying Gravity was one of their worse covers. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the song – the original is one of my favorite songs – and I’m relatively fond of Glee. But all of the power and angst that Elphaba (the character in Wicked, the musical the song is from, who sings it) is feeling when she sings it was totally lost in the cover. The entire last verse was cut, which is where that power really blossoms. The song became so much about the competition between Rachel and Kurt that the depth of the emotion in the original was just gone. The original version encompasses practically every emotion at some point, and the cover is pretty much just…singing the right notes.

Sorry, I don’t mean to rant. It’s just been bothering me since they sang it, and I never had a place to put it before
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vinh

actually, their cover of Defying Gravity was not from Elphaba’s version, rather Idina Menzel’s version on her CD, which is more suited for radio play than the original from the musical. it’s like “Can You Feel the Love Tonight’s” two versions: one from the movie, and one from Elton John; the latter being the radio version.

emma

That’s true…but Idina Menzel’s pop arrangement of the song still has the power that the original had, and still led up to the climax of the last verse. I just think the way the song was changed when they performed it on the show stripped it of a lot of the things that made it so great. It didn’t feel to me that there was as much passion involved in singing it, that’s all.

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Kelly

HUSH UP!! IM A GLEEK SO DONT TRASH IT
http://youtube.com/carolinaschettini Carolina

I think most of the songs sung by Glee are AMAZING!!! Once in a while they’ll do a song which isn’t my style like “Loser”, “Fat Bottomed Girls” and some others but not because of “how” they sing it but because of the songs themselves. They all have amazing voices and the whole point of a cover is not to make the songs just the originals but to make unique and “original” versions of them which is exactly what the Glee cast has done so far. I am a true Gleek and love the show’s plot line and songs. Makes the younger generations listen and appreciate songs that are legends and almost all forgotten. Thumbs up to the Glee cast, keep up the Great work!!

Ps I’m totally in love with the Thong Song, with a teacher like Will who wouldn’t want to hear him sing anything! :0)
Lissa

For you to say that GLEE (CHARICE’s) version ruined the song LISTEN by Beyonce ??!! You guys must be DEAF !!! I’m a fan of BEYONCE, but it’s very CLEAR that CHARICE’s version is way better than that of my idol BEYONCE.
xbass02

I can’t disagree more with your assessment of Charice’s performance of Beyonce’s “Listen”… especially since Glee edited the song. I think she blows the doors off other singers on Glee.. Yeah… her acting needs work, but she’s a singer, not an actor. Her covers of the great (and DIFFICULT) songs by big singers are unparalleled. Not many “popular” singers can come even close. My opinion.

Even some of the not-so-great Glee covers are better than the cookie cutter, autotuned, techno-pop garbage aimed at today’s short attention span crowd.
http://twitter.com/chadiva1966 dupont stephan

Her voice is pretty enough, but it doesn’t soar and shimmer like Beyonce’s and she is hardly a stand-out performer ????? you people must be tone deaf!!! have you heard her sing a power ballad at a David foster and friends concert? she blows the roof off !! in my opinion she even raised the bar for all female singers,in my opinion she needs to get out off this glee shit because all the songs are chopped and auto tuned, cant they just let her sing life and let her natural talent shine, she sound better life than in a studio, Charice is a level on its own!!!!
Parker

I disagree above all about Listen: Charice singing a song it’s just amazing and when she sings Listen I have chills (and I don’t think I am the only one!!)
Simon

Seriously? Where is Crazy In Love by Beyonce ong this list? or Walking on sunshine? Or halo?