So, you read the title of this article and clicked on it.
Before I lose you, let me explain. I’m someone who can’t be productive without background noise, whether that be my most recent playlist or a talkative friend joining me for a study session. If I do not opt for either of those choices, I usually put on an episode of a show I’ve already watched to ensure I have my mindless background noise, but recently, I’ve been in a sort of TV slump.
With midterms and schoolwork ramping back up after our break last week, I just can’t commit to watching anything new (thus devoting precious brain space to following the plot), and with Netflix kicking me off our family account, I can’t bring myself to continue pestering my dad for codes verifying that I’m “traveling” in order to watch Outer Banks. It’s been quite the ordeal, and I fear my already-poor study habits are taking a hit in this first week back on campus.
However, it seems that my dilemma was actually the universe sending me a message to broaden my search for a new study-show (thank you Dad for graciously allowing me to use your, like, five different subscriptions). Finally, after scouring Max, Prime Video, and even Paramount Plus, I found exactly what I was looking for. I am slightly embarrassed to announce that, after like, seven years or something, I am officially in my Glee renaissance, and even more embarrassed to announce that my Spotify playlists may have had some new additions. Thank you, Hulu.
So, buckle your seatbelts, because after blowing through the first two seasons within a week and stealing inspiration from several Glee-focused Spotify playlists, here are my favorite Glee covers so far, and dare I say I might like a few better than the original songs, though I’ll omit from saying which ones in order to avoid being part of a potential music scandal.
In no particular order, and with minor commentary:
- Stereo Hearts
- How Deep Is Your Love
- We Are Young
- Shake It Out
- We Found Love
- Valerie
- Smooth Criminal – an obvious choice
- Survivor/ I Will Survive
- Glad You Came
- Billionaire
- Locked Out of Heaven
- Take Me to Church – HOZIER MENTIONED?
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Cough Syrup – perfection. I <3 Darren Criss
- The Scientist – sobbing
- Lucky – also sobbing
- Somebody to Love
- Mercy
- Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself) – sad version :(
- Somebody That I Used to Know
Special Category for The Warblers (carried by Blaine Anderson), the obviously superior show choir team (again, I’m sorry):
- Bills, Bills, Bills
- Hey, Soul Sister
- Animal
- Misery
- Somewhere Only We Know
- Raise Your Glass
So, if you can get past your dislike for Rachel Berry (or maybe don’t know her yet), I swear you won’t be disappointed.