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 โ The Untitled Rachel Berry Project,Glee: The Music โ Loser Like Me and Glee: The Music โ 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 โ 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.
Try a Little Tenderness
Glee Cast Lyrics
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Them young girls they do get wearied
Wearing that same old shaggy dress
Yeah
But when she gets weary
Try a little tenderness,
Oh my my hm
Just anticipating
The thing that you'll never
Never, never, never, never possess, yeah
But while she's waiting
And without them
Try a little tenderness
That's all you gotta do
It's not just sentimental, no no no
She has her grief and care
Yeah yeah yeah
But the soft words
They are spoke so gentle, yeah yeah
It makes it easier
Easier to bare, yeah yeah yeah
You won't regret it, no no
Young girls they don't forget it
Love is their whole happiness, yeah yeah yeah
But it's all so easy
All you've gotta do is, try
Try a little tenderness, yeah
All you gotta do is, man
Hold her where you want her
Squeeze her, don't tease her
Never leave her, get to her, got to
Just try, try a little tenderness, oh yeah
You got to know how to love her, man, get to her
You got to squeeze her
Don't tease her, never leave
You got to hold her
And brother, something else
Try a little tenderness, yeah yeah
You've got to rub against her man, get to her
Don't lose her no no
Please her, don't leave her
Squeeze her baby
Just try a little tenderness, oh yeah
Don't tease her, never leave her
Try try try
Tenderness, oh yeah
You got to,
You got to,
Love her gently man
Don't bruise her, no no
You got to, love her, tease her, squeeze her
Try a little tenderness!
The lyrics of the song 'Try a Little Tenderness' talks about the importance of patience, kindness, and empathy in a relationship. It acknowledges that women can become weary after constantly putting in effort to make their men happy. The song advises men not to possess their partners and instead exercise tenderness towards them, it even goes on to explain that tenderness is not just sentimental but also helps in making life easier. The chorus advises men to hold their women, never to leave them, tease them or bruise them but instead to love them gently by trying a little tenderness.
The verse that talks about how young girls don't forget the love they get is an insight into how valuable tenderness is in a relationship. The song goes on to stress that tenderness is all that men need to keep their women happy, something that anyone in a relationship can learn from.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh she may get weary
The woman may become tired after wearing the same dress constantly
Them young girls they do get wearied
Young girls get tired too
Wearing that same old shaggy dress
Putting on the shaggy dress repeatedly
But when she gets weary
When she becomes tired
Try a little tenderness,
Be a little kinder to her
Oh my my hm
Expressing understanding or agreement
You know she's waiting
She is waiting for someone to be kind to her
Just anticipating
Hoping and expecting
The thing that you'll never
The thing that you won't ever possess
Never, never, never, never possess, yeah
Emphasis on the previous line
But while she's waiting
In the time that she is waiting
And without them
Without doing the things mentioned before
Try a little tenderness
Be kind to her
That's all you gotta do
That is all that is needed
It's not just sentimental, no no no
It is not just an emotional response
She has her grief and care
She has her own problems and worries
Yeah yeah yeah
Expressing emphasis or agreement
But the soft words
Using gentle language
They are spoke so gentle, yeah yeah
The soft words are said softly
It makes it easier
It makes things easier for her to handle
Easier to bare, yeah yeah yeah
Easier to endure the difficult situations
You won't regret it, no no
You will not regret being kind
Young girls they don't forget it
Young girls will remember the person who was kind to them
Love is their whole happiness, yeah yeah yeah
Love is what makes them happy
But it's all so easy
It is all very simple
All you've gotta do is, try
All you have to do is try to be kind to her
All you gotta do is, man
Emphasis that it is easy to do
Hold her where you want her
Hold her gently and firmly
Squeeze her, don't tease her
Hug her, but do not play around with her feelings
Never leave her, get to her, got to
Do not abandon her emotionally; be present
Just try, try a little tenderness, oh yeah
Be kind, and express affection in small ways
You got to know how to love her, man, get to her
You should know how to show love to her and be there for her
You got to squeeze her
Hold her firmly but gently
Don't tease her, never leave
Do not play around with her emotions and do not abandon her
You got to hold her
Hold her gently and firmly
And brother, something else
Introducing a new point to consider
You've got to rub against her man, get to her
Touch her in a caring and affectionate way
Don't lose her no no
Don't let her go
Please her, don't leave her
Treat her with kindness and don't leave her alone
Squeeze her baby
Hold her with love
Just try a little tenderness, oh yeah
Be kind and loving to her; care for her feelings
Don't tease her, never leave her
Do not play around with her and never abandon her
Try try try
Emphasis on trying to be kinder
Tenderness, oh yeah
Showing love and affection
You got to,
You need to
You got to,
Further emphasis on the previous line
Love her gently man
Showing affection in a kind and gentle manner
Don't bruise her, no no
Do not hurt her feelings
You got to, love her, tease her, squeeze her
Show love in playful ways, and hold her gently
Try a little tenderness!
Be kind and affectionate towards her
Lyrics ยฉ Bluewater Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry M. Woods
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Lyrics
Oh, she may get weary
Them young girls, they do get wearied
Wearing that same old shaggy dress, yeah
But when she gets weary, try a little tenderness
Oh baby, mmm...
You know she's waiting, just anticipating
The thing that you'll never never never never possess, yeah
But while she's waiting and without them
Try a little tenderness, that's all you gotta do
It's not just sentimental, no no no
She has her grief and care, yeah yeah yeah
But the soft words, they are spoke so gentle, yeah yeah
It makes it easier, easier to bear, yeah yeah yeah
You won't regret it, no
Young girls, they don't forget it
Love is their whole happiness, yeah yeah yeah yeah
But it's all so easy
All you gotta do is try, try a little tenderness, yeah
All you gotta do is, man, hold her where you want her
Squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave her
Get to her, gotta try, try a little tenderness, oh yeah
You got to know how to love her, man, get to her
You've got to squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave
You've got to hold her, rub some...
Try a little tenderness, yeah yeah
You've got to rub against her, man, get to her
Don't bruise her, no no
Squeeze her, don't leave her, squeeze her, baby
You've gotta, nah nah nah nah, try
Try a little tenderness, oh yeah...
Squeeze her, don't tease her, never leave her
Try, try, try, yeah
Tenderness, oh yeah, you've got to, you've got to, yeah
Rub against her, man, don't bruise her, no no
You've got to love her, treat her, squeeze her
Yeah, try a little tenderness...
@Mr0011011
Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, ANY of them sang comes even CLOSE to this.
@jafetsotosarro
I was comparing the covers of Charice full version and not even Sunshine (Charice) comes close to it, Mercedes (Amber Riley) is the most powerful voice of Glee
@tootler23
What was old dude thinking, calling Mercedes--MERCEDES--lazy?
@zaylendaniels
@Zechary Stigger he just wanted Rachel so he gave some bs critique to everybody else especially Mercedes saying she had no choreography but Rachel didnโt either and if that mattered so much then Kurt shouldโve won
@jenniferme1983
Good that you have no clue and nothing to say
@kissmyassbitch5828
Definitely right
@nana_73
Mercedes was so overlooked. The boy is mine, human nature with Sam, spotlight, my favorite songs!
@theylovekizzy9202
and โAint No wayโ that was my favorite omgggg๐ญ๐ฅ
@mimibadge
SHE WAS ROBBED
@demetriusbrown7207
Best cover of this song. Otis Redding would be proud. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐