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.
Trouty Mouth
Glee Cast Lyrics
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Guppy face
Trouty mouth
Is that how people's lips look
Where you come from in the South?
Grouper mouth
Froggy lips
Those salamander lips
Wanna put a fish hook
In those lips so cherry-red
If you tried hard enough
You could suck a baby's head
Wooh!
Oh yeah
In the song "Trouty Mouth" by Glee Cast, Santana is making fun of Sam's facial features. She refers to him as having a "guppy face" and "trouty mouth," implying that his lips are overly large and unattractive. Santana continues with a string of insults, including the comparison of Sam's lips to those of a frog and a salamander. She then jokes about putting a fishing hook in his lips, saying they are so large and red that he could suck on a baby's head if he tried hard enough.
The lyrics can be seen as offensive and insensitive, as they target Sam's physical appearance. Moreover, they perpetuate harmful stereotypes about beauty standards and promote body shaming. However, the song is meant to be humorous and satirical, highlighting Santana's snarky personality and mocking the high school dynamics of cliques and bullying.
Line by Line Meaning
Guppy face
Mocking someone for having a small or unattractive face, like that of a guppy fish.
Trouty mouth
Teasing someone for having a large-mouth with puckered lips, like that of a trout fish.
Is that how people's lips look
Questioning if the person's lips are a common trait in their southern region.
Where you come from in the South?
Asking where in the southern region the person originates from.
Grouper mouth
Continuing to tease about the person's large mouth, by comparing it to that of a grouper fish.
Froggy lips
Insulting the person's lips and comparing them to those of a frog.
I love suckin' on
Continuing the mockery by saying they enjoy puckering their lips in a similar way to the person being teased.
Those salamander lips
Taking the insult further by comparing the person's lips to those of a slimy amphibian.
Wanna put a fish hook
Feigning a desire to physically harm the person by suggesting putting a hook in their lips.
In those lips so cherry-red
Continuing the cruel joke by mocking the person's attempt to wear bright red lipstick.
If you tried hard enough
Continuing the insinuation of violence by saying that the person could suck a baby's head if they tried hard enough with their large-mouth.
Wooh!
Expressing excitement or triumph after successfully mocking the person with multiple insults.
Oh yeah
Further expressing satisfaction with the successful teasing and joking at the expense of the other person.
Contributed by Isabella H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Athena the SheWolf
I mean she was really singing that from the core of her soul.
emm cee
when she rhymed "lips" with "lips", I felt that.
Gia Cherubini
What about Mercedes hell to the no
A Person
It actually gets funnier the more times I come back to watch this
Becky Watson
She,Mercedes,Kurt and Blaine especially all sang from the soul. Rachel was good but sang from a egotistical place.
Kosmic Kats
Nicole Maloney wait, what? am i missing something here?
Abby Kirwan
"We're not doing a song at Regionals called Trouty Mouth"
I agree, they should have saved it for Nationals and then they would have won.
Mags
I say this all the time
Grayson Dotson
@Helene Oldeide facts
Sofie Lubao
HAHAHAHHAA