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 – The Untitled Rachel Berry Project,Glee: The Music – Loser Like Me and Glee: The Music – 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 — 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.
Take a Bow
Glee Cast Lyrics
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This masquerade is getting older
Light are low, the curtains down
There's no one here
(There's no one here, there's no one in the crowd)
Say your lines but do you feel them
Do you mean what you say when there's no one around (no one around)
Watching you, watching me, one lonely star
(Chorus)
I've always been in love with you (always with you)
I guess you've always known it's true (you know it's true)
You took my love for granted, why oh why
The show is over, say good-bye
Say good-bye (bye bye), say good-bye
Make them laugh, it comes so easy
When you get to the part
Where you're breaking my heart (breaking my heart)
Hide behind your smile, all the world loves a clown
(Just make 'em smile the whole world loves a clown)
Wish you well, I cannot stay
You deserve an award for the role that you played (role that you played)
No more masquerade, you're one lonely star
(One lonely star and you don't know who you are)
(Chorus)
Say good-bye (bye bye), say good-bye
All the world is a stage (world is a stage)
And everyone has their part (has their part)
But how was I to know which way the story'd go
How was I to know you'd break
(You'd break, you'd break, you'd break)
You'd break my heart
I've always been in love with you
(I've always been in love with you)
Guess you've always known
You took my love for granted, why oh why
The show is over, say good-bye
(Chorus)
Say good-bye (bye bye), say good-bye
Say good-bye
The Glee Cast's song Take a Bow is about a person who has been in love with someone for a long time, but that person has never reciprocated their feelings. The singer is fed up with all the pretense and masks that the person they love is putting up, and they just want to end it all. The song starts with the person telling the other to take a bow, saying that the night is over, and their masquerade is getting older. The lights are low, and the curtains are down, indicating that there's no one there to cheer them up or watch the act.
Then, the singer asks them if they mean what they say when no one is around. They watch each other, but it's pointless since they don't know who they are anymore. They realize that they've always been in love, but the other person has always taken their love for granted. The singer is tired of being the clown, and the other person always breaking their heart. They cannot stay and wish them well, but they also deserve an award for the role they played. The story is over, and it's time to say goodbye.
In conclusion, Take a Bow is a song about unrequited love and feeling cheated. The singer is done with pretending, and they want it all to end. The other person has taken everything for granted, and it's time for them to take a bow.
Line by Line Meaning
Take a bow, the night is over
It's time to wrap up this performance.
This masquerade is getting older
The act is getting tiresome and it's time to stop pretending.
Light are low, the curtains down
The lights are dimming and the curtains are closing, signifying the end of the show.
There's no one here
The audience has left and it's just the performer on stage.
Say your lines but do you feel them
Are the words being spoken coming from the heart or just from the script?
Do you mean what you say when there's no one around
When no one is watching, are the words still true?
Watching you, watching me, one lonely star
The performer is feeling isolated and disconnected.
I've always been in love with you
There has always been a deep, genuine love for the performer.
I guess you've always known it's true
The performer assumes the other party has known all along.
You took my love for granted, why oh why
The performer is hurt and confused as to why their love was not appreciated.
The show is over, say good-bye
It's time to say goodbye and move on from this performance.
Make them laugh, it comes so easy
The performer can easily make others laugh and smile.
When you get to the part where you're breaking my heart
Despite the performer's ability to make others happy, they are still causing pain to the one who loves them.
Hide behind your smile, all the world loves a clown
The performer is putting on a facade to make others happy, but at what cost?
Wish you well, I cannot stay
The performer wishes the other party the best, but must move on.
You deserve an award for the role that you played
The other party is skilled at putting on a performance and pretending to love.
No more masquerade, you're one lonely star
It's time to stop pretending and be true to oneself.
All the world is a stage
Everyone is constantly putting on a show for the world.
And everyone has their part
Everyone has a specific role to play in their performance.
But how was I to know which way the story'd go
No one can predict how the story will end.
You'd break my heart
The performer's heart was broken by the other's lack of love and appreciation.
Say good-bye
It's time to say farewell.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Shaffer Smith
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@iforestcore
Every song sung in the Glee version is so perfect
@henrypaoo1138
OH MAN YES!!! She is so clear, tone is good and diction is on point. Totally agree with you. Love her voice.
@demi3115
lmao
@angelusaguilar3324
2023 and were still coming back to this pure voice #GleekForever
@obohemma1983
Rachel voice was incredible
@Sloth734
Love this song!!
@iforestcore
I love this show so much that I always review the episodes
@gustavedupre
This song was better on her than on the original singer.
@usingytformusic3366
No
@gustavedupre
@@usingytformusic3366
some truths are hard to hear just like the original song, after listening to this version of Glee lol
but seriously, I love Rihanna's version, but this one is better, much better.