cory was never appreciated enough for how good his vocals were in classic and alt rock songs. Jessie’s girl, she’s not there, not the end, tongue tied, we are young, hello i love you. Just some of my favorites, I had to hold back from naming more lol, I was a big fan. Miss and love him every day, still can’t watch any episodes of this show and it’s been almost 9 years.
Absolutely. Yes, the stories could be weird and not all of it aged well but the musical productions are outstanding with so many good singers ( I like that they chose people with very different singing styles, that's why I think it's stupid when fans get into fights over who was "the best" singer, they all had something special ) and really nice choreography.
Cory Monteith who played Finn(the male lead in this song) actually had no professional training with singing before this show and it turned out he had an amazing voice. He is missed dearly
With hundreds of Glee songs to choose from its so hard to narrow it down!! *the pressure* You really can’t go wrong with their mash-ups: Start Me Up/Living on a Prayer, Thriller/Heads Will Roll, Halo/Walking on Sunshine, and Rumor Has It/Someone Like You. Of course the quintessential Glee song being Don’t Stop Believing. I’d go for the Regionals version over the pilot episode one. The show never really recovered from Cory’s death. After the passing of 2 other main cast members, Naya Rivera and Mark Salling, it’s almost impossible to watch the show back. Such a young cast to be suffering so.
I'm adding Danger zone/Old time rock & roll, Survivor/I will survive, It's my life/Confessions and Diamond's are a girls best friend/Material girl to the list
They are all in hell. Cory died from a heroin overdose! Naya drowned in a strange way, and don’t forget Mark was caught as a pedophile and killed himself. Don’t have sympathy for them because they died in their sin!
The Glee cast actually holds the record for most hot 100 entries in billboard history, with 207 entries. The show really is great, the writing and plots on the show were questionable at times, but damn they knew how to cover some songs.
It's hard to believe that we've lost 3 of the people singing in this. RIP Cory, Naya and Mark. Edit: So many people are upset because I added Mark to this post. I'm sorry you are upset but despite what he did he was still someone's child and his family deserves the respect if not him personally.
It's sort of unfortunate, when the show was airing originally, fans really crapped on Cory Monteith as a lead because they thought he wasn't a strong singer but had the lead male role both in the show and in the Glee club, but Cory could sing really well, he just was best at rock and 80s music specifically while others had more pop or broadway voices. Cory does a great cover of Jessie's Girl in this show too. But fun Glee cover for another Meatloaf performance, Hot Patootie from Rocky Horror, Glee had John Stamos do a cover... of all people.
This is what I was gonna say. He did struggle with some pop songs that required a bigger range. But with a good solid rock song, absolutely perfect for his voice.
In addition to all the other good suggestions I'll also throw out Don't Rain On My Parade (both versions, it's a deliberate juxtaposition), Pinball Wizard, I Know Where I've Been, Uninvited, I'm A Slave 4 U, and Me Against The Music.
Even though the writing wasn't always the best on Glee there were so many good/great covers done on Glee. I think 2 great covers worth reacting to are "Smooth Criminal" (which was a duet with Naya Rivera and Grant Gustin) and "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You" (Naya Rivera and Amber Riley sing lead in this group performance/Naya and Amber duets or group performances where they sang lead were always a treat)
Cory totally owned this song and I can't stop watching this performance almost every single night. I love when people admire this performance because it's definitely my favorite. Thanks for the respect and I love when people is so objective and enjoys those voices... I can't express myself the way I'd like but I LOVED this reaction
God so many glee songs to recommend. -Dream On. Neil Patrick Harris guest starred in the ep & sings it with Matthew Morrison(who plays the teacher) -bohemian rhapsody is an experience 😂 great cover by Jonathan Groff but also it happens during someone giving birth in the show so the show goes back and forth between the two scenes -River Deep Mountain High is a fantastic duo performance. -maybe one of the mash up like It's My Life/Confessions or Halo/Walking On Sunshine. Also Mr Roboto/counting stars - something from the Britney/Brittany ep is always good I'd suggest I'm A Slave or Me Against The Music. -faithfully is good too. -Smooth Criminal is good cover as everyone is suggesting in the comments Maybe even watch the pitch perfect movies/scenes too.
Spoilers to any who havent seen it or that episode. bohemian rhapsody was a whole new level. was crazy. them singing while someone is giving birth and incorporating it into the lyrics, vocal adrenaline dancer injuring themselves in the routine behind the scenes. they did queen so much justice in that performance and that cover is staying on my playlist
Late to the party but when I saw the bohemian rhapsody scene, I turned to my sister and said “if I ever have to give birth again (I have twice now) I’m going to play this song, it has to help” 😅
You should react to Glee’s cover of Faithfully by Journey (duet with Cory and Lea)! Cory and Lea were the two leads early on and later on a lot more people got screen time and became leads.
Yes! This is one of my fave performances on glee just because this is one of my fave songs ever and Cory shined in this performance. It’s so sad that he died, I’m glad I was able to enjoy his talent while he was here. ❤
Lea Michele is the lead you were talking about, and her character's name is Rachel. She started her career on Broadway, her first big role as an adult (although I'm pretty sure she was a teenager still), was spring awakening, which you should definitely check out the Tony award performance for that show, it's awesome. But yes outside of the theater world this was lea's first big break.
@@susanmorris7918 I said her first big role as an adult (even though I'm pretty sure she was still a teenager). No one remembers young cosette, even though she has one of the best songs in the whole show.
10 years ago when I read something about Lea being on Broadway I thought she made it thanks to Glee. In my mind being on Broadway was the goal that showed people you made it. I had honestly not realized that being on TV was the apparent break through. I mean it's TV. You sing playback and take 15 takes until it comes out right. Playing 8 shows a week in constant quality without effing up is way harder and should be treated that way.
Oh Hell Yes, please check out their version of "Somebody to Love" (from Queen) it is SO GOOD! If you get into the show it's best to just do the first 3 seasons, it completely jumped the shark after that. Also some really great numbers are "Boogie Shoes", "As if We Never Said Goodbye", "Valerie", "Maybe this Time" and "Songbird". Great Reactions, Loving it!!🤙💅
I loved this cover a lot because they actually used so many of the actors. While Cory and Lea took the leads, you can actually hear upwards of 7 or 8 different voices at various points, which isn't something Glee is great at during their ensemble performances. Nice reaction. It was nice to watch someone enjoying one of the high points of Glee for the first time.
Cory Monteith, the actor who played Finn (lead here) died of an overdose in 2013. Becca Tobin's boyfriend, Matt (Becca played Kitty) died in a hotel room alone (no cause given) in 2014. Mark Salling who played Puck, was accused of Sexual Assault in 2013 and possession of Child Porn in 2015 and committed suicide in 2018. Naya Rivera, the actress who played Santana, died of accidental drowning in 2020. The cast of Glee had quite a few issues, but they made some awesome music.
yeah Glee has some real good bangers but a few duds too. One of my favorite episodes is "Saturday Night Gleever" in which they did all the songs from "Saturday Night Fever" since I"m such a disco nut LOL I would recommend "Disco Inferno" from that episode :)
Ohh Glee, YES. Some absolute bangers I think you'd personally like - Cough Syrup, Smooth Criminal, Rumour Has It/Someone Like You, Aint No Way, I Know Where I've Been, Bohemian Rhapsody, Being Alive, Still haven't found what I'm looking for, New York State of Mind, Teenage Dream, - my god there are hundreds. Not ever cover is a hit but I think more often than not, they hit. Would love to see more! god my teenage nostalgia kicking in (although you did see a top 20 glee song out of like 700 on the first go haha)
Lea Michele who played Rachel and Matthew Morrison who played the show choir teacher were both on Broadway prior to Glee. Lea is starring in Funny Girl currently. Amber Riley who played Mercedes won an Olivier for Dream Girls in London. Jonathan Groff (Jesse) and Alex Newell (Unique) just won Tonys. Most of the singers were excellent and a few of the dancers were, too. Terrific guest stars, too. Neil Patrick Harris and Matthew Morrison duet-Dream On.
Definitely looking forward to more of your reactions to Glee!! I would love to see you react to Santana (Naya Rivera) singing “Valerie” by Amy Winehouse, BOTH versions are soooo good!
Make you feel my Love .. always have me crying. It's from the episode "The Quarterback. Thinking about Lea had to stand there and sing that for her love (both in real life and on the show) to say goodbye, while watching all the cast break down in tears. Then if course there is the biggest glee song it's the anthem of the show. Don't Stop Believing. There is more then 1 version of it, because they did it 6 times through the show But as you like Cory Monteith's voice, you should look up more of his songs, mainly the old school rock. His voice was made for songs like " Hello, I love you" or "Can't fight this feeling" and "Jessie’s Girl"
what's ironic about lea's part with the "make me your wife part" is that during the episode finn (the male lead) proposed to rachel (Lea his girlfriend in the show at this point) while they are still in highschool and she said give me some time to think about it... but in the song its finn saying that... I've always found this irony so funny and ironic when this performance comes up in the episdoes
The female is Lea Michele she started on Broadway at age 8 in Les Mis. She and Jonathan Groff were the original leads in Spring Awaking. She has a new CD coming out on Nov 5 2021 called Forever it is for her baby boy. Cory was Lea's boyfriend when he died.
You have no idea how excited I got when I saw the video!!!! PLEASE continue reacting to glee, I promise all of them have AMAZING voices and the songs are great. Lea (who plays Rachel) obviously is one of the best voices in the show, but personally, I absolutely love Darren Criss (plays Blain). Some of his best songs are COUGH SYRUP and SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW. Jonathan Groff is aso incredible and his duets with Lea are everything, you should check out LISTEN TO YOUR HEART and ROLLING IN THE DEPP. Finally but not least, our queen Naya who sadly also passed away, but her voice and character were astonishing, please react to SMOOTH CRIMINAL (duet with Grant gustin).
Maya Rivera’s “Valarie” will blow your socks off!! It’s one of my favorites from her. I’m devastated that she’s gone so young and incredibly sad for her son!
You should check out the Whitney Houston episode songs,MJ episode & the tribute songs to Cory Montieth (Finn) after the actor passed & his character passed too. Incredibly heartfelt, emotional performances.
i know this video was posted a year ago, but here is my song/episode to watch. Season 3 episode 14 On my Way. the absolute massive song from that episode is "Cough Syrup" which was originally made famous by Young the Giant.
You were right - he died from an accidental overdose after combining drugs and alcohol. Also, Naya Rivera died (she was the one singing on the far right at 2:05). She unfortunately drowned saving her son. And Mark Salling (the one with a shaved head and mohawk) committed suicide after being found guilty of possessing child pornography, so there's very little sympathy for him
Great reaction, so recommend Smooth Criminal basically the whole MJ episode Bad Romance New York State of mind, like Many explained there were some questionable moments and songs on Glee but they also had lots of bangers, not to mention reintroducing some amazing clásiccs to younger generations Even to this day!
Loved your reaction to this song. I don’t know if you’ve heard of them band 5sos or 5 seconds of summer but they have such a wide range in music. They started out more as a pop/punk and as they got older it’s changed even more they’ve been around since like 2010
Thank you Matthew! On my channel I try to listen to stuff I wouldn’t normally. I listen to a lot of heavy metal and hard rock in my personal life, it’s so fun to react to stuff I haven’t heard before! Thanks for subscribing
Cory Monteith - When he started out in season 1 he was....rough. They had to tune his voice a lot...by the time he got here, season 3, he REALLY started to come into his own and was such a talent.
The one with Neil Pattrick Harris you saw was probably Dream On. And with a name like "Metal Guy Reacts", it's not a shocker you've never seen a show like Glee. I half expected you to tear this one apart since it was Glee. It brings me joy to see somebody who can have their mind changed about the show. If you like Meatloaf, Glee did "Hot Patootie (Whatever Happened to Saturday Night?) that you might also enjoy
Great reaction video. Someone else in the comments also recommended this, but you should definitely react to the Glee cover of Barracuda by Heart. Lea Michele and Adam Lambert sing it together and it's unbelievable. 🔥
In my opinion, this is Cory Monteith’s best song on Glee, and one of the best (if not THE best) performance in the whole show, and one of my all time favourites. I’ll admit Cory wasn’t always the best singer, but he improved as the seasons went on and this performance was so amazing and big. I didn’t properly watch the show until after it had ended, and I knew Cory had passed away, but the tribute episode still hit me hard; I haven’t been able to watch the episode all the way through since that first time I watched it. RIP Cory 😔
Yes the actors did there own dancing and to two in the back, that did the lifts Harry Shum jr and Heather where professional dancers Harry had to learn to sing.
Glee is this weird liminal space where it's simultaneously a serious melodrama about highschool & show choir - as well as a satirical show about overdramatic & narcissistic theater kids full of sarcasm and over the top plotlines. It's a lot of fun when you just kind of go with it and say "yep, this episode is all about britney spears hallucinations lol", or "yep, this episode's A plot is about a grilled cheesus that switches to a heart attack plot line halfway through". But that kind of thing isn't for everyone.
OMG! I will be 40 next year, english isn't my first language but i loved glee with all my heart!! It was just so over the top and ridiculous. Corey and Mark, were my age. I loved all their musical theater numbers, rediscovered my love for Queen through blaines rendition of don't stop me now. I simply enjoyed everything glee even though no one around me shared that sentiment 😂
I recommend some Rachel and Finn duets - pretending / We’ve got tonight/ Faithfully group ones loser like me fly/I believe I can fly Listen to heart Homeward bound It’s not right but it’s ok Love song Couple of Rachel ones make you feel my love This time (written by Darren Criss) To love you more Give your heart a break
Cory was at his best when singing classic rock. I also think Lea Michelle helped him w/ his confidence and vocal technique. I love this show. But context definitely matters., especially with this show!
This is my second favorite performance they ever did on the show, the first being the Bohemian Rhapsody performance done by Jonathan Groff. If you liked this one you’d probably like that one too!
He passed away in 2013, from an overdose of drugs and alcohol,he was 31 years old (he would have been 40 in 2022 if he was still Alive) his name was Cory Monteith,his birthday is May,11,1982
okay, i'm super late but if you haven't already you 100% should watch the show if the over the top drama and ridiculousness is your thing. you won't be disappointed, it's just so much fun
Meat Loaf & Jim Stineman Created the Rock Opera vibe to the Original Album, Bat Out of Hell. Glee was actually really great at doing cover tunes, & bringing light to the musical assembles & Singers. Unlike some live series we have seen on TV before, Glee had heart & fun, concepts, & serious ones, like the The Drama series Fame once had, based on the Film, but Glee's Theatrical numbers were polished, & timed, from the Digital industry. The Actors in the Show proved they could be stars, just by performance, & Stage presence. Cory Monteith was Versitile, Method Actor, & a major voice, on screen, & off. Check out Glee: Does Rocky Horror. Jim Stineman did more then create the tunes that made Meat loaf Sing, he made us see a uniquely dark, & richly, hauntingly beautiful vision, of the worlds beyond the Metal sound. Achieved back drop, as a Hard Rock Opera. We soon found Alan O'Day's Real Stage Persona, hit us with a Driving Metal force, & melodic vocal, at Ramming speed, like a Bat Out of Hell!! 🔥🦇🔥 Thank you for sharing this Vid. I used to watch Glee, but never saw them Kick it with Dash Board light. Awesome Dude. It was a Good Tribute to Meat Loaf, a Theater Dude, who played in Productions as Controversial as Hair. The vocal Beast. With Beloved Jim Stineman at the wheel, & His legendary Rock'n roll Opera's. Jack Black was another Stage presence, who could mimic the Ledgends as well. ✨🦇✨🔥🥀 Cory Monteith sadly, was mostly known for his hard work on Glee. But had a Sensitive, & good hearted nature, & his performance was everything, but had burned him out emotionally, & with a Physical toll. With an Amazing voice, & range, as all performers dream of achieving, along with his Partner Leah Michele. He made people gaze in Awe, at the shock that such young preformers could spark, glimmer, & shine. Sadly as most Performers find themselves over whelmed from the pressures of Stardom, from the greedy machine of Fame, & consumption drops of Depression, they subcumb to the need to suppress the inner pain, with substances they fall to. Cory Monteith, was a Truly Talented Stage Preformer, fresh Actor who burned out all too quickly. & to this day he is missed.🎬🎭🎵 Thank you Metal Guy. 🎵🔥🦇🔥 💗🌎💗👩🏻🐶🎵🎭
I only went after the Meat Loaf job because of Glee. I love the homage they paid to the songs from The Rock Horror The Picture Show, which also features Meat Loaf, it made me an endless search for his songs, I consumed his entire discography because of these covers.
Glee has a lot of amazing songs, and starting off on this one was a great way to start. If you ever were to react to more Glee covers, i highly suggest their cover of Uptown Girl :)
Some absolute superstars came out of this show. Like Lea Michele, Darren Criss, Jonathan Groff and most of the actors went on to do more. Darren won a emmy for his performance in American Crime Story season 2 (another Ryan Murphy show), Jonathan is a big Broadway star with is most notable performance as King George in Hamilton. Sadly this show did lose three main actors such as Naya, Corey, and Mark. Also I have seen some people recommend Cough Syrup and while that song is amazing warning for the video it does have a suicide attempt in it. If you just want to hear the song, going with the official audio isn't a bad idea, but the clip (and the whole episode) is great so if it isn't to sad for you I do recommend the show clip. Personal fav songs for me are any mashup like Thriller/Heads will Roll, Rumor Has It/Someone Like You, ect. Smooth Criminal is great, Valerie, Bohemian Rhapsody, Sweet Transvestite and Time Warp from Rocky Horror Picture Show. This is a big list already so I'll stop, but this show has tons of great songs (there are some awful ones too) and I think if you liked this you'll like most of the music in this show.
When Meatloaf died a few days ago my husband was listening to songs and covers of his music and he doesn't want to admit it because even though I was and still am a huge fan of Glee I caught him listening to this performance and afterwards he couldn't stop talking about how amazing it was and that Cory Monteith (AKA: Finn) and Lea Michele (AKA: Rachel) have amazing voices that fit this song even though Lea is more of a Broadway actress and this was kind of out of her depth. Meatloaf and Glee reach across all genres that's why this cover did so well
cory was never appreciated enough for how good his vocals were in classic and alt rock songs. Jessie’s girl, she’s not there, not the end, tongue tied, we are young, hello i love you. Just some of my favorites, I had to hold back from naming more lol, I was a big fan. Miss and love him every day, still can’t watch any episodes of this show and it’s been almost 9 years.
his version of She’s Not There is SOOOO underappreciated
People are pretty dismissive of Glee, and sure it's not for everyone but they did hire some phenomenal singers.
Singers AND dancers. Sometimes I had to give an eye roll to some of the plots and stories, but overall I really enjoyed this show.
Absolutely. Yes, the stories could be weird and not all of it aged well but the musical productions are outstanding with so many good singers ( I like that they chose people with very different singing styles, that's why I think it's stupid when fans get into fights over who was "the best" singer, they all had something special ) and really nice choreography.
Cory Monteith who played Finn(the male lead in this song) actually had no professional training with singing before this show and it turned out he had an amazing voice. He is missed dearly
I was like that, but I tuned into the sow once and got hooked on it. The music and dancing more than the comedy was what I loved.
With hundreds of Glee songs to choose from its so hard to narrow it down!! *the pressure*
You really can’t go wrong with their mash-ups: Start Me Up/Living on a Prayer, Thriller/Heads Will Roll, Halo/Walking on Sunshine, and Rumor Has It/Someone Like You.
Of course the quintessential Glee song being Don’t Stop Believing. I’d go for the Regionals version over the pilot episode one.
The show never really recovered from Cory’s death. After the passing of 2 other main cast members, Naya Rivera and Mark Salling, it’s almost impossible to watch the show back. Such a young cast to be suffering so.
YES START ME UP/LIVIN ON A PRAYER
I'm adding Danger zone/Old time rock & roll, Survivor/I will survive, It's my life/Confessions and Diamond's are a girls best friend/Material girl to the list
I agree with dont stop believing. They had five versions of it on the show. And they are all different
Watching the show keeps them alive for me.
Although I haven't been able to rewatch The Quarterback or City of Angels 🥺
They are all in hell. Cory died from a heroin overdose! Naya drowned in a strange way, and don’t forget Mark was caught as a pedophile and killed himself. Don’t have sympathy for them because they died in their sin!
This was great! Can't wait for you to react to more! I highly recommend the Glee cover of River Deep Mountain High....oh and also Smooth Criminal.
I AGREE W LAUREN!!
Yesss!!! That's in my top 3 best performances along with this one.
Because Amber and Naya are goddesses
The Glee cast actually holds the record for most hot 100 entries in billboard history, with 207 entries.
The show really is great, the writing and plots on the show were questionable at times, but damn they knew how to cover some songs.
I know this is an old video but this is absolutely Cory’s best. This will always be his song. Can’t believe he’s been gone 10 years now.
It's hard to believe that we've lost 3 of the people singing in this. RIP Cory, Naya and Mark.
Edit: So many people are upset because I added Mark to this post. I'm sorry you are upset but despite what he did he was still someone's child and his family deserves the respect if not him personally.
No RIP for Mark though lmao
@@jemwithouttheholograms8806 yeah
Sorry for correcting you, but it's Cory*
not m*rk
RIP Mark
It's sort of unfortunate, when the show was airing originally, fans really crapped on Cory Monteith as a lead because they thought he wasn't a strong singer but had the lead male role both in the show and in the Glee club, but Cory could sing really well, he just was best at rock and 80s music specifically while others had more pop or broadway voices. Cory does a great cover of Jessie's Girl in this show too. But fun Glee cover for another Meatloaf performance, Hot Patootie from Rocky Horror, Glee had John Stamos do a cover... of all people.
This is what I was gonna say. He did struggle with some pop songs that required a bigger range. But with a good solid rock song, absolutely perfect for his voice.
In addition to all the other good suggestions I'll also throw out Don't Rain On My Parade (both versions, it's a deliberate juxtaposition), Pinball Wizard, I Know Where I've Been, Uninvited, I'm A Slave 4 U, and Me Against The Music.
Yes, PLEASE check out the songs sung by Wade/Unique. Especially I Know Where I've Been!
Even though the writing wasn't always the best on Glee there were so many good/great covers done on Glee. I think 2 great covers worth reacting to are "Smooth Criminal" (which was a duet with Naya Rivera and Grant Gustin) and "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You" (Naya Rivera and Amber Riley sing lead in this group performance/Naya and Amber duets or group performances where they sang lead were always a treat)
Cory totally owned this song and I can't stop watching this performance almost every single night. I love when people admire this performance because it's definitely my favorite. Thanks for the respect and I love when people is so objective and enjoys those voices... I can't express myself the way I'd like but I LOVED this reaction
God so many glee songs to recommend.
-Dream On. Neil Patrick Harris guest starred in the ep & sings it with Matthew Morrison(who plays the teacher)
-bohemian rhapsody is an experience 😂 great cover by Jonathan Groff but also it happens during someone giving birth in the show so the show goes back and forth between the two scenes
-River Deep Mountain High is a fantastic duo performance.
-maybe one of the mash up like It's My Life/Confessions or Halo/Walking On Sunshine. Also Mr Roboto/counting stars
- something from the Britney/Brittany ep is always good I'd suggest I'm A Slave or Me Against The Music.
-faithfully is good too.
-Smooth Criminal is good cover as everyone is suggesting in the comments
Maybe even watch the pitch perfect movies/scenes too.
Spoilers to any who havent seen it or that episode. bohemian rhapsody was a whole new level. was crazy. them singing while someone is giving birth and incorporating it into the lyrics, vocal adrenaline dancer injuring themselves in the routine behind the scenes. they did queen so much justice in that performance and that cover is staying on my playlist
Late to the party but when I saw the bohemian rhapsody scene, I turned to my sister and said “if I ever have to give birth again (I have twice now) I’m going to play this song, it has to help” 😅
You should react to Glee’s cover of Faithfully by Journey (duet with Cory and Lea)!
Cory and Lea were the two leads early on and later on a lot more people got screen time and became leads.
That cover is amazing
*Cory
@@kittyrodriguezbarani360 thanks for the correction, I fixed it
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Huh Lea was the lead the whole tie and Cory was until he passed.
A very underrated but fantastic glee cover is “Barracuda”. It’s sung by Lea Michele and Adam Lambert and I couldn’t recommend it more.
Omg yes. I’d love to hear someone react to this number, although Adam outsings Leah.
@@stephaniemajors7697 Adam out sings EVERYONE!!
Yes! This is one of my fave performances on glee just because this is one of my fave songs ever and Cory shined in this performance. It’s so sad that he died, I’m glad I was able to enjoy his talent while he was here. ❤
you shpuld check “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for” such an emotional and beautiful performance
ugh yes such a great performance
Lea Michele is the lead you were talking about, and her character's name is Rachel. She started her career on Broadway, her first big role as an adult (although I'm pretty sure she was a teenager still), was spring awakening, which you should definitely check out the Tony award performance for that show, it's awesome. But yes outside of the theater world this was lea's first big break.
Actually no, she started on Broadway in a major role in Les Miserables as Cosette. She was 8 years old.
@@susanmorris7918 I said her first big role as an adult (even though I'm pretty sure she was still a teenager). No one remembers young cosette, even though she has one of the best songs in the whole show.
10 years ago when I read something about Lea being on Broadway I thought she made it thanks to Glee. In my mind being on Broadway was the goal that showed people you made it. I had honestly not realized that being on TV was the apparent break through. I mean it's TV. You sing playback and take 15 takes until it comes out right. Playing 8 shows a week in constant quality without effing up is way harder and should be treated that way.
She started working on Spring Awaking at the age of 16 in there workshops.
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Oh Hell Yes, please check out their version of "Somebody to Love" (from Queen) it is SO GOOD! If you get into the show it's best to just do the first 3 seasons, it completely jumped the shark after that. Also some really great numbers are "Boogie Shoes", "As if We Never Said Goodbye", "Valerie", "Maybe this Time" and "Songbird". Great Reactions, Loving it!!🤙💅
Their best performance FOR SURE, amazing reaction man
I loved this cover a lot because they actually used so many of the actors. While Cory and Lea took the leads, you can actually hear upwards of 7 or 8 different voices at various points, which isn't something Glee is great at during their ensemble performances.
Nice reaction. It was nice to watch someone enjoying one of the high points of Glee for the first time.
OMG!! I'm so here for more Glee reactions! I truly loved it and really enjoy your energy , your expressions😁 and comments. Than you🙏🏻
Thank you so much Vanessa!! I'm stoked to listen to more!
Cory Monteith, the actor who played Finn (lead here) died of an overdose in 2013.
Becca Tobin's boyfriend, Matt (Becca played Kitty) died in a hotel room alone (no cause given) in 2014.
Mark Salling who played Puck, was accused of Sexual Assault in 2013 and possession of Child Porn in 2015 and committed suicide in 2018.
Naya Rivera, the actress who played Santana, died of accidental drowning in 2020.
The cast of Glee had quite a few issues, but they made some awesome music.
yeah Glee has some real good bangers but a few duds too. One of my favorite episodes is "Saturday Night Gleever" in which they did all the songs from "Saturday Night Fever" since I"m such a disco nut LOL I would recommend "Disco Inferno" from that episode :)
Ohh Glee, YES. Some absolute bangers I think you'd personally like - Cough Syrup, Smooth Criminal, Rumour Has It/Someone Like You, Aint No Way, I Know Where I've Been, Bohemian Rhapsody, Being Alive, Still haven't found what I'm looking for, New York State of Mind, Teenage Dream, - my god there are hundreds. Not ever cover is a hit but I think more often than not, they hit. Would love to see more! god my teenage nostalgia kicking in (although you did see a top 20 glee song out of like 700 on the first go haha)
watch every glee fan now start politely suggesting their favourites all the time haha
new york state of mind hit different
I also find it hard to watch repeats knowing Cory died.
I LOVED Glee.
I was a fan of their Journey Covers.
Best Glee performance.
Great performance. I also have never seen Glee so thanks for the introduction
They did a tribute episode after Cory Monteith passed that was beautiful. I sobbed the whole way through, and I am not ashamed of it.
Lea Michele who played Rachel and Matthew Morrison who played the show choir teacher were both on Broadway prior to Glee. Lea is starring in Funny Girl currently. Amber Riley who played Mercedes won an Olivier for Dream Girls in London. Jonathan Groff (Jesse) and Alex Newell (Unique) just won Tonys. Most of the singers were excellent and a few of the dancers were, too. Terrific guest stars, too. Neil Patrick Harris and Matthew Morrison duet-Dream On.
This is one of the best performances from glee in my opinion, easily on my top 10 of all time
Two of my favorite covers Cory did while on Glee were Losing My Religion and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. I highly recommend those.
Definitely looking forward to more of your reactions to Glee!! I would love to see you react to Santana (Naya Rivera) singing “Valerie” by Amy Winehouse, BOTH versions are soooo good!
Make you feel my Love .. always have me crying. It's from the episode "The Quarterback. Thinking about Lea had to stand there and sing that for her love (both in real life and on the show) to say goodbye, while watching all the cast break down in tears.
Then if course there is the biggest glee song it's the anthem of the show. Don't Stop Believing. There is more then 1 version of it, because they did it 6 times through the show
But as you like Cory Monteith's voice, you should look up more of his songs, mainly the old school rock. His voice was made for songs like " Hello, I love you" or "Can't fight this feeling" and "Jessie’s Girl"
Lea Michele was a broadway star. She was the lead with Jonathan Goff in Spring Awaking. She started her on broadway at age 8.
what's ironic about lea's part with the "make me your wife part" is that during the episode finn (the male lead) proposed to rachel (Lea his girlfriend in the show at this point) while they are still in highschool and she said give me some time to think about it... but in the song its finn saying that... I've always found this irony so funny and ironic when this performance comes up in the episdoes
Disco Inferno has outstanding vocals by Amber Riley. It’s her take on the Tina Turner version of Disco Inferno
The female is Lea Michele she started on Broadway at age 8 in Les Mis. She and Jonathan Groff were the original leads in Spring Awaking. She has a new CD coming out on Nov 5 2021 called Forever it is for her baby boy. Cory was Lea's boyfriend when he died.
Glee has so many great covers!
You have no idea how excited I got when I saw the video!!!! PLEASE continue reacting to glee, I promise all of them have AMAZING voices and the songs are great. Lea (who plays Rachel) obviously is one of the best voices in the show, but personally, I absolutely love Darren Criss (plays Blain). Some of his best songs are COUGH SYRUP and SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW. Jonathan Groff is aso incredible and his duets with Lea are everything, you should check out LISTEN TO YOUR HEART and ROLLING IN THE DEPP. Finally but not least, our queen Naya who sadly also passed away, but her voice and character were astonishing, please react to SMOOTH CRIMINAL (duet with Grant gustin).
Maya Rivera’s “Valarie” will blow your socks off!! It’s one of my favorites from her. I’m devastated that she’s gone so young and incredibly sad for her son!
Naya.
I love this performance and the series.🙂
There is one (I think its a regionals performance) where they do a medley of Journey songs and I love it. Faithfully is so good.
You should check out the Whitney Houston episode songs,MJ episode & the tribute songs to Cory Montieth (Finn) after the actor passed & his character passed too. Incredibly heartfelt, emotional performances.
This has got to be, in my opinion, Cory's best performance as Finn. All also the best of The New Directions. This is just purely amazing.
First time here, loved it!
Glee has some many great songs! would love to see more. Ryan Murphy also does American Horror Story
. . . and American Crime Story . . .
I absolutely recommend Smooth criminal and Valerie! They are my personal favourites, hope to see you react to one of these!
Anything with Santana is where to start, Smooth Criminal, Songbird, Mine, Valerie, Back to Black, Constant Craving, Alfie
Glee forever!!! 🌟 Greetings from Buenos Aires 🇦🇷
Great reaction on a great show!
i know this video was posted a year ago, but here is my song/episode to watch. Season 3 episode 14 On my Way. the absolute massive song from that episode is "Cough Syrup" which was originally made famous by Young the Giant.
Yup the actors do all of their own dancing and vocals. Unfortunately 3 of the main cast members have passed away now.
You were right - he died from an accidental overdose after combining drugs and alcohol. Also, Naya Rivera died (she was the one singing on the far right at 2:05). She unfortunately drowned saving her son. And Mark Salling (the one with a shaved head and mohawk) committed suicide after being found guilty of possessing child pornography, so there's very little sympathy for him
I Love it! Gleeee 💓💓💓
Great reaction, so recommend Smooth Criminal basically the whole MJ episode Bad Romance New York State of mind, like Many explained there were some questionable moments and songs on Glee but they also had lots of bangers, not to mention reintroducing some amazing clásiccs to younger generations Even to this day!
Loved your reaction to this song. I don’t know if you’ve heard of them band 5sos or 5 seconds of summer but they have such a wide range in music. They started out more as a pop/punk and as they got older it’s changed even more they’ve been around since like 2010
This is considered one of Corey Montieth's best vocals, actuall
That was awesome best glee review ever!!!! Please do more.
Lea Michele and Cory Monteith are the leads and they were engaged in real life
I'm pretty sure they were never actually engaged. I know they talked about the future a lot but from what I recall, he never actually proposed.
@@IamTigger-qe4up come to think about it I think you are right
I don't really know rock or metal music but I like Glee and this performance hence I clicked it and you're super sweet. Subscribed
Thank you Matthew! On my channel I try to listen to stuff I wouldn’t normally. I listen to a lot of heavy metal and hard rock in my personal life, it’s so fun to react to stuff I haven’t heard before! Thanks for subscribing
Love this performance!
Cory Monteith - When he started out in season 1 he was....rough. They had to tune his voice a lot...by the time he got here, season 3, he REALLY started to come into his own and was such a talent.
Merci d avoir su reconnaitre le talent!la fin de Finn etait spectaculaire !
The one with Neil Pattrick Harris you saw was probably Dream On. And with a name like "Metal Guy Reacts", it's not a shocker you've never seen a show like Glee. I half expected you to tear this one apart since it was Glee. It brings me joy to see somebody who can have their mind changed about the show. If you like Meatloaf, Glee did "Hot Patootie (Whatever Happened to Saturday Night?) that you might also enjoy
Great reaction video. Someone else in the comments also recommended this, but you should definitely react to the Glee cover of Barracuda by Heart. Lea Michele and Adam Lambert sing it together and it's unbelievable. 🔥
In my opinion, this is Cory Monteith’s best song on Glee, and one of the best (if not THE best) performance in the whole show, and one of my all time favourites. I’ll admit Cory wasn’t always the best singer, but he improved as the seasons went on and this performance was so amazing and big. I didn’t properly watch the show until after it had ended, and I knew Cory had passed away, but the tribute episode still hit me hard; I haven’t been able to watch the episode all the way through since that first time I watched it. RIP Cory 😔
Yes the actors did there own dancing and to two in the back, that did the lifts Harry Shum jr and Heather where professional dancers Harry had to learn to sing.
Cory Montheith was amazing. His death from an accidental overdose was heartbreaking
Thats my favourite performance from glee
Glee is this weird liminal space where it's simultaneously a serious melodrama about highschool & show choir - as well as a satirical show about overdramatic & narcissistic theater kids full of sarcasm and over the top plotlines.
It's a lot of fun when you just kind of go with it and say "yep, this episode is all about britney spears hallucinations lol", or "yep, this episode's A plot is about a grilled cheesus that switches to a heart attack plot line halfway through". But that kind of thing isn't for everyone.
loveeee this reaction
OMG! I will be 40 next year, english isn't my first language but i loved glee with all my heart!! It was just so over the top and ridiculous. Corey and Mark, were my age. I loved all their musical theater numbers, rediscovered my love for Queen through blaines rendition of don't stop me now. I simply enjoyed everything glee even though no one around me shared that sentiment 😂
I recommend some Rachel and Finn duets -
pretending /
We’ve got tonight/
Faithfully
group ones
loser like me
fly/I believe I can fly
Listen to heart
Homeward bound
It’s not right but it’s ok
Love song
Couple of Rachel ones
make you feel my love
This time (written by Darren Criss)
To love you more
Give your heart a break
One of my top songs in the series
Cory was at his best when singing classic rock. I also think Lea Michelle helped him w/ his confidence and vocal technique. I love this show. But context definitely matters., especially with this show!
Cory was definitely the stand out in this although everyone did such an amazing job. This is by far my favorite glee performance.
This is my second favorite performance they ever did on the show, the first being the Bohemian Rhapsody performance done by Jonathan Groff. If you liked this one you’d probably like that one too!
A good 90% of Glee covers ate like I’m not gonna lie
You should check out all the journey songs they do! And queen! They are amazing🥰🥰
Definitely check out highway to hell too! It’s a really good one 😁
Finn and Rachel were in a real-life relationship when Cory Monteith passed away. You could tell they were an item in the show
PLEASE DO START ME UP/LIVIN ON A PRAYER ITS PERFORMED BY THE GIRLS AND THEY LOOKED/SOUNDED SO GOOD
He passed away in 2013, from an overdose of drugs and alcohol,he was 31 years old (he would have been 40 in 2022 if he was still Alive) his name was Cory Monteith,his birthday is May,11,1982
Love the mash ups the best. Recommend Start me up/livin on a prayer
I love Glee but won't recommend anything I'm sure there will be plenty, and I will watch :-) great reaction.
okay, i'm super late but if you haven't already you 100% should watch the show if the over the top drama and ridiculousness is your thing. you won't be disappointed, it's just so much fun
Meat Loaf & Jim Stineman Created the Rock Opera vibe to the Original Album, Bat Out of Hell.
Glee was actually really great at doing cover tunes, & bringing light to the musical assembles & Singers. Unlike some live series we have seen on TV before, Glee had heart & fun, concepts, & serious ones, like the The Drama series Fame once had, based on the Film, but Glee's Theatrical numbers were polished, & timed, from the Digital industry.
The Actors in the Show proved they could be stars, just by performance, & Stage presence.
Cory Monteith was Versitile, Method Actor, & a major voice, on screen, & off.
Check out Glee: Does Rocky Horror.
Jim Stineman did more then create the tunes that made Meat loaf Sing, he made us see a uniquely dark, & richly, hauntingly beautiful vision, of the worlds beyond the Metal sound. Achieved back drop, as a Hard Rock Opera. We soon found Alan O'Day's Real Stage Persona, hit us with a Driving Metal force, & melodic vocal, at Ramming speed, like a Bat Out of Hell!! 🔥🦇🔥 Thank you for sharing this Vid. I used to watch Glee, but never saw them Kick it with Dash Board light. Awesome Dude. It was a Good Tribute to Meat Loaf, a Theater Dude, who played in Productions as Controversial as Hair. The vocal Beast. With Beloved Jim Stineman at the wheel, & His legendary Rock'n roll Opera's. Jack Black was another Stage presence, who could mimic the Ledgends as well.
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Cory Monteith sadly, was mostly known for his hard work on Glee. But had a Sensitive, & good hearted nature, & his performance was everything, but had burned him out emotionally, & with a Physical toll. With an Amazing voice, & range, as all performers dream of achieving, along with his Partner Leah Michele. He made people gaze in Awe, at the shock that such young preformers could spark, glimmer, & shine.
Sadly as most Performers find themselves over whelmed from the pressures of Stardom, from the greedy machine of Fame, & consumption drops of Depression, they subcumb to the need to suppress the inner pain, with substances they fall to.
Cory Monteith, was a Truly Talented Stage Preformer, fresh Actor who burned out all too quickly. & to this day he is missed.🎬🎭🎵
Thank you Metal Guy. 🎵🔥🦇🔥
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Wish they would've done "I would do anything for love"
You should look at Smooth Criminal and Dream On (that might be the one you saw with Neil Patrick Harris)
I only went after the Meat Loaf job because of Glee. I love the homage they paid to the songs from The Rock Horror The Picture Show, which also features Meat Loaf, it made me an endless search for his songs, I consumed his entire discography because of these covers.
I’d recommend time warp it’s brilliant
I don't know if you ever got around to watching the show but... Meatloaf actually guest starred on Glee when they did their homage to Rocky Horror. 😁
Do more Glee!
I feel like Finns voice was great for this song because it highlights his voice so good
I LOVE IT
Cory monteith is the lead singer, he sadly passed away in the summer of 2012 after an overdosis
loved this reaction!! you should definitely react to the Start Me Up / Livin' On A Prayer mashup, it's amazing!!
Rip Cory
Glee has a lot of amazing songs, and starting off on this one was a great way to start. If you ever were to react to more Glee covers, i highly suggest their cover of Uptown Girl :)
I think you'd really enjoy the Start Me Up/ Living on a Prayer mashup from Glee!
Some absolute superstars came out of this show. Like Lea Michele, Darren Criss, Jonathan Groff and most of the actors went on to do more. Darren won a emmy for his performance in American Crime Story season 2 (another Ryan Murphy show), Jonathan is a big Broadway star with is most notable performance as King George in Hamilton. Sadly this show did lose three main actors such as Naya, Corey, and Mark.
Also I have seen some people recommend Cough Syrup and while that song is amazing warning for the video it does have a suicide attempt in it. If you just want to hear the song, going with the official audio isn't a bad idea, but the clip (and the whole episode) is great so if it isn't to sad for you I do recommend the show clip.
Personal fav songs for me are any mashup like Thriller/Heads will Roll, Rumor Has It/Someone Like You, ect. Smooth Criminal is great, Valerie, Bohemian Rhapsody, Sweet Transvestite and Time Warp from Rocky Horror Picture Show. This is a big list already so I'll stop, but this show has tons of great songs (there are some awful ones too) and I think if you liked this you'll like most of the music in this show.
When Meatloaf died a few days ago my husband was listening to songs and covers of his music and he doesn't want to admit it because even though I was and still am a huge fan of Glee I caught him listening to this performance and afterwards he couldn't stop talking about how amazing it was and that Cory Monteith (AKA: Finn) and Lea Michele (AKA: Rachel) have amazing voices that fit this song even though Lea is more of a Broadway actress and this was kind of out of her depth. Meatloaf and Glee reach across all genres that's why this cover did so well
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