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Mar. 12th, 2012 08:53 pmDecided to do a list of my favorite songs in Glee, episode by episode. Well, favorite song and favorite performance, since those aren't always the same, as well as a runner up. First up, the first 13 eps:
1x01 Pilot:
Favorite Song/Performance: "Don't Stop Believin'"
Runner Up: "Leaving On a Jet Plane"
DSB is the easy and obvious choice here, as its the song that started it all. Technically, "Leaving On a Jet Plane" is only in the original and extended versions of the pilot, but Matthew Morrison does a good job with it.
1x02 Showmance
Favorite Song/Performance: "Take a Bow"
Runner Up: "I Say a Little Prayer"
I've said before that I think Lea Michele does an amazing job with "Take a Bow", way better than the Rihanna original. Of the rest of the songs, I think "I Say A Little Prayer" is my next favorite. But only because I wasn't a fan of "Push It", and while "Gold Digger" was fun, "I Say A Little Prayer" was the first time we got to hear Dianna Agron sing. Too bad this is before Heather Morris and Naya Rivera actually sang on the show, so the backing vocals on the song aren't actually them.
1x03 Acafellas
Favorite Song/Performance: "Mercy"
Runner Up: "I Wanna Sex You Up"
Eh, this ep was kind blah musically. But I've always liked "Mercy", and Vocal Adrenaline does a fun job with it, as they usually do. If I had to pick a second one, "I Wanna Sex You Up" was always an amusing song, though Stephen Tobolowsky makes this version kinda goofy.
1x04 Preggers
Favorite Song/Performance: "Taking Chances"
Runner Up: n/a
There was only the one song this episode (that was released), so there really was no other choice. Even then though, "Taking Chances" is still one of my favorite Glee songs of all time. Even if we hardly get to hear it in the ep.
1x05 The Rhodes Not Taken
Favorite Song/Performance: "Somebody To Love"
Runner Up: "Alone"
"Somebody To Love" again is the obvious choice. If DSB was the song that started it all, this song playing in the preview after the pilot first aired for the upcoming season several months later kept people hooked. I wasn't a fan of the Broadway numbers they chose, and the Carrie Underwood song was okay, but I'm not going to choose any of those over a Heart song, so obviously "Alone" would be the next choice after STL.
1x06 Vitamin D
Favorite Song/Performance: "It's My Life/Confessions Part II"
Runner Up: n/a
Until the Quinn/Rachel duet of "I Feel Pretty/Unpretty", "Its My Life/Confessions Part II" was the best mashup the show ever came up with. Now, there were only two songs in this ep, and while "Halo/Sunshine" was fine, it seems like cheating to give it the runner up slot.
1x07 Throwdown
Favorite Song: "Keep Holding On"
Favorite Performance: "Hate On Me"
Runner Up: "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
"Keep Holding On" was surprisingly emotional for a cover of an Avril Lavigne song from a subpar fantasy movie. While the rest of the glee club each sharing a moment with Quinn was sweet, "Hate On Me" was a fun performance. And "You Keep Me Hangin' On" was pretty hot with all the Cheerios looking all sexy in the cheerleader outfits and midriff baring football uniforms.
1x08 Mash-Up
Favorite Song/Performance: "Sweet Caroline"
Runner Up: "Thong Song"
Mark Salling does a great job with "Sweet Caroline", it just sucks its not a full length version of the song. And while a lot of people get second hand embarrassment when Matthew Morrison raps, I've always had a soft spot for the Thong Song.
1x09 Wheels
Favorite Song/Performance: "Defying Gravity"
Runner Up: n/a
The original song is just so great and wonderful, and Lea Michele and Chris Colfer do an amazing job with this. Its too bad the version aired on the show has Kurt miffing the last note on purpose. There are other songs in this ep, but they're so blah I can't even be bothered to choose one of them as a runner up.
1x10 Ballad
Favorite Song: "Crush"
Favorite Performance: "Endless Love"
Runner Up: "Lean On Me"
I've always liked the Jennifer Paige song (btw, she went to he who shall not be named's HS!) and Lea Michele sings it well. It sucks that they don't actually play the song on the show. "Endless Love" was amusing because the song is always a fun duet to do, especially when you're plastered at some wedding and its playing during the reception. But the inner monologues during the songs were pretty hilarious. "Lean On Me" gets the runner up spot just for being a nice song to end the ep on, with the glee club being there for Finn and Quinn.
1x11 Hairography
Favorite Song/Performance: "True Colors"
Runner Up: "Bootylicious"
"True Colors" was the first time Jenna Ushkowitz got a solo (that was released). She sings the song sweetly, and the performance on the show with everyone in the different colored tees just looks so pretty.
1x12 Mattress
Favorite Song/Performance: "Jump"
Runner Up: n/a
"Jump" was a fun performance with the mattress choreography. Again, I found the rest of the songs in this ep kinda meh, so no runner up here.
1x13 Sectionals
Favorite Song/Performance: "My Life Would Suck Without You"
Runner Up: "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
I think Lea Michele looks cute during the "My Life Would Suck Without You", and it was nice to see all the callbacks to the choreography in the previous episodes. And "You Can't Always Get What You Want" was such a beautiful performance, kinda like the culmination of all their hopes and dreams from the beginning of the season.
1x01 Pilot:
Favorite Song/Performance: "Don't Stop Believin'"
Runner Up: "Leaving On a Jet Plane"
DSB is the easy and obvious choice here, as its the song that started it all. Technically, "Leaving On a Jet Plane" is only in the original and extended versions of the pilot, but Matthew Morrison does a good job with it.
1x02 Showmance
Favorite Song/Performance: "Take a Bow"
Runner Up: "I Say a Little Prayer"
I've said before that I think Lea Michele does an amazing job with "Take a Bow", way better than the Rihanna original. Of the rest of the songs, I think "I Say A Little Prayer" is my next favorite. But only because I wasn't a fan of "Push It", and while "Gold Digger" was fun, "I Say A Little Prayer" was the first time we got to hear Dianna Agron sing. Too bad this is before Heather Morris and Naya Rivera actually sang on the show, so the backing vocals on the song aren't actually them.
1x03 Acafellas
Favorite Song/Performance: "Mercy"
Runner Up: "I Wanna Sex You Up"
Eh, this ep was kind blah musically. But I've always liked "Mercy", and Vocal Adrenaline does a fun job with it, as they usually do. If I had to pick a second one, "I Wanna Sex You Up" was always an amusing song, though Stephen Tobolowsky makes this version kinda goofy.
1x04 Preggers
Favorite Song/Performance: "Taking Chances"
Runner Up: n/a
There was only the one song this episode (that was released), so there really was no other choice. Even then though, "Taking Chances" is still one of my favorite Glee songs of all time. Even if we hardly get to hear it in the ep.
1x05 The Rhodes Not Taken
Favorite Song/Performance: "Somebody To Love"
Runner Up: "Alone"
"Somebody To Love" again is the obvious choice. If DSB was the song that started it all, this song playing in the preview after the pilot first aired for the upcoming season several months later kept people hooked. I wasn't a fan of the Broadway numbers they chose, and the Carrie Underwood song was okay, but I'm not going to choose any of those over a Heart song, so obviously "Alone" would be the next choice after STL.
1x06 Vitamin D
Favorite Song/Performance: "It's My Life/Confessions Part II"
Runner Up: n/a
Until the Quinn/Rachel duet of "I Feel Pretty/Unpretty", "Its My Life/Confessions Part II" was the best mashup the show ever came up with. Now, there were only two songs in this ep, and while "Halo/Sunshine" was fine, it seems like cheating to give it the runner up slot.
1x07 Throwdown
Favorite Song: "Keep Holding On"
Favorite Performance: "Hate On Me"
Runner Up: "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
"Keep Holding On" was surprisingly emotional for a cover of an Avril Lavigne song from a subpar fantasy movie. While the rest of the glee club each sharing a moment with Quinn was sweet, "Hate On Me" was a fun performance. And "You Keep Me Hangin' On" was pretty hot with all the Cheerios looking all sexy in the cheerleader outfits and midriff baring football uniforms.
1x08 Mash-Up
Favorite Song/Performance: "Sweet Caroline"
Runner Up: "Thong Song"
Mark Salling does a great job with "Sweet Caroline", it just sucks its not a full length version of the song. And while a lot of people get second hand embarrassment when Matthew Morrison raps, I've always had a soft spot for the Thong Song.
1x09 Wheels
Favorite Song/Performance: "Defying Gravity"
Runner Up: n/a
The original song is just so great and wonderful, and Lea Michele and Chris Colfer do an amazing job with this. Its too bad the version aired on the show has Kurt miffing the last note on purpose. There are other songs in this ep, but they're so blah I can't even be bothered to choose one of them as a runner up.
1x10 Ballad
Favorite Song: "Crush"
Favorite Performance: "Endless Love"
Runner Up: "Lean On Me"
I've always liked the Jennifer Paige song (btw, she went to he who shall not be named's HS!) and Lea Michele sings it well. It sucks that they don't actually play the song on the show. "Endless Love" was amusing because the song is always a fun duet to do, especially when you're plastered at some wedding and its playing during the reception. But the inner monologues during the songs were pretty hilarious. "Lean On Me" gets the runner up spot just for being a nice song to end the ep on, with the glee club being there for Finn and Quinn.
1x11 Hairography
Favorite Song/Performance: "True Colors"
Runner Up: "Bootylicious"
"True Colors" was the first time Jenna Ushkowitz got a solo (that was released). She sings the song sweetly, and the performance on the show with everyone in the different colored tees just looks so pretty.
1x12 Mattress
Favorite Song/Performance: "Jump"
Runner Up: n/a
"Jump" was a fun performance with the mattress choreography. Again, I found the rest of the songs in this ep kinda meh, so no runner up here.
1x13 Sectionals
Favorite Song/Performance: "My Life Would Suck Without You"
Runner Up: "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
I think Lea Michele looks cute during the "My Life Would Suck Without You", and it was nice to see all the callbacks to the choreography in the previous episodes. And "You Can't Always Get What You Want" was such a beautiful performance, kinda like the culmination of all their hopes and dreams from the beginning of the season.
