Glee featured multiple major and secondary roles who have contributed vocals to the show: Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Dianna Agron, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, Mark Salling, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, Naya Rivera, Heather Morris, Jayma Mays, Jane Lynch, Chord Overstreet, Darren Criss, Harry Shum, Jr., Damian McGinty, Vanessa Lengies, Samuel Larsen, Blake Jenner, Alex Newell, Melissa Benoist, Jacob Artist, and Dean Geyer. Numerous special guests have also featured on tracks, including Jonathan Groff, Kristin Chenoweth, Grant Gustin, Olivia Newton-John, John Stamos, Neil Patrick Harris, Idina Menzel, Charice, Gwyneth Paltrow, k.d. lang, Ricky Martin, Matt Bomer, Kate Hudson, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
The pilot episode of the show was broadcast on May 19, 2009 and the first season began airing on September 9, 2009. The show was created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Murphy selects all music featured within the series himself, with the intent of maintaining a balance between show tunes and chart hits. Songs featured on the show are available for digital download through iTunes up to two weeks before new episodes air, and through other digital outlets and mobile carriers a week later.
Their debut single, "Don't Stop Believin'", a cover of the 1981 Journey song, was a top ten hit, and was certified platinum in Australia and gold in the US. The group's cover of The All-American Rejects' "Gives You Hell" reached number one in Ireland, giving them their first number one single.
There has been Nineteen soundtracks released through Columbia Records: Glee: The Music, Volume 1, Glee: The Music, Volume 2, Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers, Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album, Glee: The Music, Volume 4, Glee: The Music, Volume 5, Glee: The Music, Volume 6, Glee: The Music, Volume 7 and Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2,Glee: The Music, Volume 7,Glee: The Music, The Graduation Album,Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1,Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 3,Glee Sings the Beatles and Glee: The Music - Celebrating 100 Episodes.
Nineteen EPs have also been released: Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna, Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals,Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show.Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show,Glee: The Music, Love Songs,Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show,Glee: The Music, Love Songs,Glee: The Music, Dance Party,Britney 2.0,Glee: The Music Presents Glease,The Quarterback (Music from the TV Series),A Katy or a Gaga (Music from the Episode),Movin' Out,Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 4,City of Angels,New New York,Glee: The Music, Bash,Glee: The Music, Tested,Glee: The Music, Opening Night,Glee: The Music, the Back Up Plan,Glee: The Music, Old Dog, New Tricks,Glee: The Music â The Untitled Rachel Berry Project,Glee: The Music â Loser Like Me and Glee: The Music â Homecoming.
The cast is second behind The Beatles for most chart appearances by a group act in the Billboard Hot 100's history, and holds the record of sixth overall among all artists, with sixty-nine appearances. The cast has sold over thirty six million and over eleven million albums worldwide. The series' cover versions have also had a positive effect on the original recording artists, with sales of Rihanna's "Take a Bow" increasing by 189 percent after the song was covered in the Glee episode "Showmance".
The series features covers of numerous songs sung on-screen by the characters. Musical segments typically take the form of performances, as opposed to the characters singing spontaneously, as the intention is for the series to remain reality-based. Murphy is responsible for selecting all of the songs used, and strives to maintain a balance between show tunes and chart hits, as: "I want there to be something for everybody in every episode. That's a tricky mix, but that's very important â the balancing of that." Song choices are integral to script development, with Murphy explaining: "Each episode has a theme at its core. After I write the script, I will choose songs that help to move the story along."
Glee is choreographed by Zach Woodlee, and features five to eight production numbers per episode. Once music rights are cleared, songs are arranged and pre-recorded by the cast. Woodlee constructs the accompanying dance moves, which are then taught to the cast and filmed. Numbers can take several weeks to prepare, depending on complexity. Each episode costs at least $3 million to produce, and can take up to 10 days to film as a result of the elaborate choreography.
So Emotional
Glee Cast Lyrics
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I don't know why I like it
I just do
I've been hearing your heartbeat inside of me
I keep your photograph beside my bed
Livin' in a world of fantasies
I can't get you out of my head, ohh
Rachel:
I've been waiting for the phone to ring all night
Why you wanna make me feel so good
I got a love of my own baby
I shouldn't get so hung up on you
Both:
Oh I remember the way that we touch
I wish I didn't like it so much
Oh I get so emotional baby
Every time I think of you
I get so emotional baby
Ain't it shocking what love can do
Rachel:
Ain't it shocking what love can do
Both:
Ain't it shocking what love can do
I gotta watch you walk in the room baby
I gotta watch you walk out
I like the animal way you move
And when you talk
I just watch your mouth
Oh I remember the way that we touch
I wish I didn't like it so much (No!)
Oh I get so emotional baby
Every time I think of you
I get so emotional baby
Ain't it shocking what love can do
I get so emotional baby
Every time I think of you
I get so emotional baby
Rachel:
Ain't it shocking what love can do
Santana:
Ain't it shocking what love can do
Both:
See I remember the way that we touch
I wish I didn't like it so much (No no no)
I get so emotional baby
Every time I think of you
I get so emotional baby
Ain't it shocking what love can do (Oh!)
I get so emotional baby
Every time I think of you
I get so emotional baby
Ain't it shocking what love can do
I get so emotional (Oh baby!)
Ain't it shocking what love can do
(I get, so emotional) I get so emotional baby (I get so emotional)
Every time I think of you (Every time I think of you)
I get so (Every time!) emotional baby (Oh-oh!)
Ain't it shocking what (Yeah) love can do (Ooh!)
Oh yeah!
The Glee Cast's "So Emotional" is about the complexities of love and how it can consume a person. The opening verse by Santana suggests that she is aware of her feelings for someone, but she does not know why she likes them. She speaks about hearing their heartbeat inside her and keeping a photograph of them beside her bed. This verse sets the tone of the song as one of passionate emotions.
Next, Rachel's verse reveals that she has been waiting for the person to call her all night, and questions why they are making her feel so good. She admits to having her own love, which suggests that the person she is singing about might not be available to her. The chorus of the song is a repetition of the fact that they get so emotional every time they think of the person in question. They admit that they wish they did not feel this way, but they cannot help it.
The bridge of the song sees both Santana and Rachel singing about how they cannot help but watch the person in question's every move, from the moment they walk into the room to the way they speak. The song ends with a repetition of the chorus and the realization that love is a powerful and sometimes overwhelming emotion.
Overall, "So Emotional" is a song about the power of love and how it can affect individuals. It highlights the confusion, passion, and vulnerability that often come with romantic feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't know why I like it
I just do
I have no logical explanation for why I am attracted to you, but I am nonetheless.
I've been hearing your heartbeat inside of me
I keep your photograph beside my bed
Livin' in a world of fantasies
I can't get you out of my head, ohh
I am obsessively infatuated with you, constantly thinking about you and keeping symbols of you close to me.
I've been waiting for the phone to ring all night
Why you wanna make me feel so good
I got a love of my own baby
I shouldn't get so hung up on you
I am waiting for your call, and I know I shouldn't be so enamored with you when I already have someone else.
Oh I remember the way that we touch
I wish I didn't like it so much
Oh I get so emotional baby
Every time I think of you
I get so emotional baby
Ain't it shocking what love can do
I have intense emotional reactions to thoughts of you, and I know it's because of love's power to overwhelm and consume.
I gotta watch you walk in the room baby
I gotta watch you walk out
I like the animal way you move
And when you talk
I just watch your mouth
I am mesmerized by your presence, your physicality, your words, and your every movement.
See I remember the way that we touch
I wish I didn't like it so much (No no no)
I get so emotional baby
Every time I think of you
I get so emotional baby
Ain't it shocking what love can do (Oh!)
I can still feel the way we used to touch, and I wish my feelings weren't so strong. My emotions overwhelm me at the thought of you, and it's remarkable what love can do to a person.
(I get, so emotional) I get so emotional baby (I get so emotional)
Every time I think of you (Every time I think of you)
I get so (Every time!) emotional baby (Oh-oh!)
Ain't it shocking what (Yeah) love can do (Ooh!)
Oh yeah!
My emotions run high every time I think of you, and it's amazing how love can affect a person's mind and body.
Contributed by Adeline D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@syerinaurellia7909
Finn isnât a regular mom, heâs a cool mom
@charlieisapotato3692
LMAOOOOOO
@marcomachado24
BAHAHAHA
@jacquellinesilva6874
Hahahahhaa
@andreavintage3870
LOL OMG
@muzainahsaffdar5553
LMAOOOO
@elianaatanos4630
1:11-1:20 is particularly my favorite part of this song if not one of the best sounds Iâve heard in glee. It never happens but in the harmony they switched Lea and Naya, making Lea sing low and Naya sing high. That part sounded so much better that way, I LOOOOVE hearing Lea on the low part, and Naya sounds like a goddess on the high. Wish we would see that more in the show.
@ben6217
10000% ageee
@smallblondechild99
This is my favorite duet between Santana and Rachel because:
1) Brittany's clapping and giggle and just about everything about her
2)Cory's goofy wave RIP. Quarterback
3) Kurt's face when he sees Blaine's text
4)Blaines text
5)Rachel and Santana are killing it!
6) All the originals back in one room
@donnachambers4988
its a great performance but the text wasn't from Blaine it was from the guy he met in the music store that's why Blaine sings It's Not Right But It's OK :) but Blaine and Kurt are fab in this  ep