- Catch up on your Glee! You can read my “Music in Glee” review for episode 8 of season 3, “Hold On to Sixteen” here.
Opening the episode with “Summer Nights”? Genius. Was the main reason I’d been looking forward to “Yes/No” musically, and everything about this Grease number exceeded my expectations.
Glee Going Grease
Been a long time coming, right? I love it when Glee tackles Broadway and musical hits because…well, Glee IS a musical. But Grease especially is one of those iconic hits that you just have to see Glee cover a song from, at least once. And including the original bleachers? How perfect is that?
Some Samcedes Summer Lovin’
If the song fits, right? One of my initial disappointments at Sam/Chord Overstreet possibly not continuing on Glee was that we wouldn’t be able to see where he and Mercedes took their summer fling of a relationship. Needless to say, I was more than excited at the idea of exploring their “summer lovin’” in light of Mercedes’ new relationship with Shane.
Rory Needs a Friend!
The fact that the whole cast is present in this number is probably my favorite part about it. We hear nearly everyone’s singular voices in the music mix – even newbies Sugar (Vanessa Lengies) and Rory (Damian McGinty) – and to hear Sam/Chord and Mercedes/Amber take the vocal leads is a pleasantly refreshing change of pace indeed.
The Choreography
Choreographer Zac Woodlee always has his work cut out for him and always manages to do a dynamite job working with the cast. But for unexplained reasons, it’s watching Darren Criss’ (Blaine) and Damian’s (Rory) funky moves that really were the major highlights for me.
What did you think of Glee’s version of Grease’s “Summer Nights”, was it worth the wait? Let me know your favorite musical numbers (and non-musical episode moments!) from “Yes/No” in the comments below!
Your ears itching to give “Summer Nights” another listen? Head on over to Glee The Music to hear your favorites from episode 10 of season 3, “Yes/No” again.
*And a big thank-you to Wetpaint Entertainment for compiling episode performance videos!
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