Uncomfy Glee Performances I Vocal Coach Reacts

[@nextbexthing]

Important note is that a lot of those performances were supposed to be bad/inappropriate and the plot and dialogue surrounding them suggest it. For example, Mr. Schuster tells Rachel that singing “endless love” is a very inappropriate song for them to sing together because he’s a teacher. And Finn and Rachel being all weird and Christian is problematic and offensive and they get in trouble for it. Now, I can’t defend ALL of these choices, but some are actually purposefully bad

[@stephaniecason]

Another thing to mention is that Finn and Rachel were intentionally problematic and offensive because they were trying to throw the little competition the class was having so Sam and Quinn could win and they thought they couldn’t beat them any other way.

[@peacedarlynn]

One of the purposely bad songs they did was “total eclipse of the heart” but i love that version of the song 🤣

[@kellybeltran7834]

Exactly what I was going to say!

[@stephaniecason]

@@peacedarlynn what do you mean that song is purposely bad? I just watched it and I don’t understand.

[@sarahlelys9268]

Also "Push It"! It wasn't Schue's decision, it was the Glee kids deciding that in order to recruit new members they should use what teenagers are interested in, and that is sex. They wanted to do a sex song, but it worked against them in the end because it cemented their reputation as complete losers.

[@spaghetticart]

i haven't seen anyone talk abt it but quinn and artie singing "im still standing" while they're both on wheelchairs always gets me

[@petereast658]

It had me howling when I first watched it

[@rmjunk]

Really I think it’s a pretty optimistic.

[@victoriabelatti7141]

It took me a few seconds to understand it- I can't say if its cruel or sweet at this point

[@soph4850]

Literally I wasn’t sure if I’m allowed to laugh

[@Adriana-cq3eb]

I loved that song! And sang it to well

[@emileecee5510]

Also missing is Finn singing “You’re having my baby” to Quinn’s family. I literally have to look away every time that song comes on when I watch Glee!!!! 🙈

[@pouringthemilk]

the first time I saw that scene I was with my mum and we were laughing our asses off lol

[@Anna160593]

Soooo cringy!

[@emileecee5510]

@@Anna160593 I was SO surprised it didn’t make this list!!!!!

[@BurnItUpp2009]

I literally died of secondhand embarassment when I first watched it. I have to skip over it every damn time 🤢

[@kayleehardin5122]

I won’t even watch that scene I’ll just skip over it entirely

[@SlayerNinaFriki]

Most of the songs made sense in context. For context: - *Do you wanna touch* : the sex education episode. I do agree that having your substitute teacher singing this with the students is questionable, but the song rocks. - *With you I'm born again* : yep, this is what happens when you let teens do whatever they want freely, they will choose the most dramatic/cringe thing ever. - *Push it* : it was their 1st onstage performance, the Glee club knew they were losers, and they try to give what teens want (sex). The Principal was singing internally religious songs, the teachers were horrified, the club was almost banned but the rest of the students cheered. - *Toucha toucha toucha touch me* : Rocky Horror episode kinda sucked, but Mrs Pillsbury always have been the most sexually repressed character ever due to some mental issues, this was the start of her becoming more comfortable with her body (it took another season and a marriage to do the thing, though). - *Endless Love-Crush-Don't Stand So Close to Me/Young Girl* : the plot of the episode is Rachel having a crush on Mr Schuester, he is rejecting her. -Mr Schuester awful rapping is one of the internal jokes of the show. - *Gangnam Style* :was the 1st perfomance with the inexperienced Finn as their coach. - *Tell me something good* : Mr Schu tries to seduce Sue to get revenge on her. Turns out there is an UST lol - *A little less conversation-Cucaracha* : Turns out Mr Schu is only the Spanish teacher because there was an empty vacant. He is not prepared for the job. The Latinx characters calls him out and he becomes the History teacher instead. - *Toxic* : he used the Glee club to seduce Mrs Pillsbury. The Britney episode was also a commentary on teen sexuality/sexualisation by others (and the seeds of Britanna). The rest is just cringe.

[@giuliapicchiotti]

Hi ! , can you change the latinx part, because that's offensive too :) thank u !!

[@SlayerNinaFriki]

@@giuliapicchiotti What I should puta instead?

[@hdog24]

Correction: “With you I’m Born Again” was because Finn and Rachel wanted to blow the duets competition so sam and quinn could win. so they figured doing something bad and offensive would do the job.

[@unpiccolocuore]

@@giuliapicchiotti Seriously? I hate gender obsession about languages and changing things accordingly but doing something to make language "neutral" is anymore offensive? You people don't know where to stop.

[@AtomicWhiskers]

Rocky horror episode is awesome wdym, also im latina please domt use latinx thanks

[@isapurcino]

the fact that 3 of these songs were sung in “Ballad” and they didn’t even include YOU’RE HAVING MY BABY lmao truly one of the most uncomfortable episodes

[@kaelathompson]

literally my fav scene ever LMFAOOOOOO never laughed harder in my life

[@aforeman6965]

top 5 worst ways to tell your girlfriends parents you knocked her up xD

[@loli_cvnt5622]

WHAT EVEN WAS THAT

[@jadengladstone6941]

that's so true! that performance makes me cringe every time I watch it. 😬

[@basiccaucasiangirl]

I was trying to guess what number 1 would be and that’s exactly what I guessed, but blurred lines works too lmao

[@scribblypuns2577]

Love how many of these are just season 1 and everytime mr. shue raps

[@RubyRocket26]

The thing with Glee is that Gleeks love it and hate it equally and passionately. It’s best to watch it without trying to take it too seriously because they sure didn’t. There are definitely scenes and whole episodes that I just can’t bring myself to watch ever again but the rest of it I watch over and over and will never get sick of. When they did something right they really did it very well. They touched on some very serious issues that at the time weren’t discussed on network tv at all.

[@Anzy.99]

I just can't watch anything past season 3 anymore. before that is terrible and offensive, but after that the cringe just hurts

[@Lucitronade]

@@Anzy.99 yes and I also feels like for some of them context matters A LOT like Mr Schue singing La Cucaracha and I forgot the name of the other song was actually there so that Santana could call him out so in the end the final purpose of the episode was kinda the opposite

[@braydenpaley8650]

Shu sings that to Rachel as a mashup with “don’t stand so close to me” because she has a crush and wants to tell her gently to stop... obviously there are soooo many flaws with the plan and it just turns out super creepy lol

[@Anna-B]

Uncomfy is such a good description of glee! Funny, dramatic, uncomfy. Also, love that you’re doing more glee!

[@jasminebeauxjangles]

Having not watched the show a lot of these are uncomfortable because you have no context behind the performances. But a few are very uncomfortable like the what does the fox say

[@idek7438]

The fact that most of these are Mr. Shue-centric is hilarious

[@maelyzzz_]

glee is my comfort place :)

[@nadinehoogenboezem4798]

@@idek7438 don't forget Rachel!

[@nauseaqueen]

When the controversy came out about the Baby Got Back arrangement being stolen I was mostly dumbfounded that someone wanted to claim credit for it…also, Don’t Stand So Close to Me was actually one of Mr. Schue’s least criminal moments 💀

[@cashmerenerd]

coulton's version was supposed to be satire though. changing the melody to something sweet and light draws attention to the lyrics. and regardless of qhat you think of this cover, what glee and fox did was straight up disgusting.

[@DeeL3]

Hannah: I feel like I'm disappointed in you. . .Glee fans. Me: Girl, we've been disappointed in ourselves for well over a decade.

[@kamillagirl]

The first one is still my favorite performance from Gwyneth's time on glee. Puppets: Blaine was extremely lonely with Kurt being in New York, and he basically went crazy and started making puppets of everyone so he could have the feeling of... "Control" over SOMETHING in his life (complete with a poisonous gas fever dream), and at the end he gave everyone their respective puppets (even making on for Adam Lambert's character) when everyone freaked out that it was creepy. Baby got back actually brought legal problems cuz they ripped the cringy, slowed cover from another artist and never gave the proper credits Shue sung a mashup of "don't stand so close to me" and "young girl" to Rachel in a (failed) attempt to wake her up from her very short lived crush on him (cuz she wasn't getting the attention she wanted from Finn). It was actually a very hilarious episode cuz his wife made her do chores around their apartment 😂

[@scarletsage6267]

I love it how like 99% of the most uncomfortable performances have Mr.Shue

[@tallulahbrown5864]

I mean he's creepy

[@bforblossem5351]

Thats what i said lmao

[@j.k5840]

Nowadays Mr.Shue would be fired immediately!!

[@nightfrost1891]

@@j.k5840 if the creepiness didn't do it i'm sure the planting of weed on a student to get them to join glee club would

[@nickyw.m8311]

Wow,so true

[@Meme0shane]

This is a perfect example of why context is so important

[@scorpioigor]

Fun fact: the Baby Got Back was not only ridiculous, but it was also a slap in the face on the original artist. Glee refused to pay Johnathan Coulton for his composition of Baby Got Back, even though they used exactly his lyrics and melody. Their response was that he should be glad for the exposure, even though they never credited him.

[@JakeVonScott]

That's only half the truth, actually, and I wish people properly looked into this instead of just repeating what the "popular opinion" on the internet is... There's so much more to it, and it's not as simple as "Glee copied him and told him to be happy for the exposure". This type of thing has been happening since Glee started. Just look up Don't Stop Beleivin' by Petra Haden. The track is essentially the exact same as Glee's, beat for beat, but no one ever talks about Glee "stealing" that one, and only ever talk about Baby Got Back, and it's all because John C is a literal manchild who decided to go about it all the wrong ways. In short, Glee has never put artist credits on the show, furthermore, John changed the original so much that he didn't actually own any copyright to the song, or even his cover. Obviously when Glee covers songs they're going to be inspired by other renditions, but ever since the beginning, they've never given song credits, and they've only ever credited the original artist. John just chucked a tantrum because he felt robbed (personally, I think he has a right to receive credit, but he's done it in all the wrong ways) and that he should have been given credit, when this has been happening ever since Season 1... He just felt some sort of entitlement, and I'm not saying he doesn't deserve recognition, but the way he's gone about it is so elitist, immature, and like he's owed something, when like I said, legally, he's owed nothing. Again, I do think there is a blurred line somewhere, where artists who don't own any copyright should be credited. but that's an entire legal issue, and the way John went about it was very immature. He could have raised awareness to this issue (that I do agree with) in a better way. The issue is that Glee can cover as many songs as they want, but these smaller artists are making these unique renditions (John with Baby Got Back, and many others), but since they don't own any copyright, Glee/FOX legally doesn't own them anything; whether or not you agree with that practice is subjective. Glee leaving the "Johnny C" line in the song was their way of giving John credit, which he obviously disagreed with. Would he have preferred if they just kept the original line of "Mix-a-Lot's in trouble", instead? The "you should be happy for the exposure" quote is what he Tweeted out when he contacted FOX about the issue, and since he's bias, and has his own vendetta against them, he clearly put a negative spin on it. We'll never actually know what the message said, and I doubt it was as rude and abrupt as "you should just be happy for the exposure". As Adam Anders said in the AMA, it's just an unfortunate situation when it comes to doing covers of covers. And I get their point, if they had to credit John, then they'd have to credit everyone else. All these smaller KZbin artists and singers, sing one vocal riff on a song, Glee then uses that exact same riff, should they then have to credit that artist? It just opens a whole can of worms and is much more convoluted than you think. Don't get me wrong, I'm not condoning anyone actions here, what Fox did was certainly a bad move, but they don't have any legal obligation to do it. If you want to look into it more, just google search "Adam Anders Glee AMA Reddit" and "Baby Got Back Glee Hypable" and you'll find a more non-biased, truthful narrative. Everyone just like to hate on it because it's popular to hate on Glee/Ryan/RIB/co, but the actual issue lies with FOX and Sir Mix a Lot

[@boypaws]

@@JakeVonScott "All these smaller KZbin artists and singers, sing one vocal riff on a song, Glee then uses that exact same riff, should they then have to credit that artist?" yes. literally yes. that's actually how copyright works. if you publish something, even if it's a fanwork or parody, you have copyright over it. it's illegal to use that work without credit or permission. it's a huge, complicated issue, but artists can and should sue large companies for stealing their work (obviously it's more complicated than that & large companies can just stretch out a lawsuit until a smaller artist can't pay for it anymore & settles out of court or drops the suit, but that's a whole other discussion). even though it's sir mix-a-lot's song, they *stole* john's composition of it. that's a violation of john's copyright. when they asked sir mix-a-lot to use his song they only got permission for *his* composition, not john's. john's composition is a transformative work and therefor belongs to him. it doesn't matter if you think he went about it "the wrong way." he's absolutely, 100% correct. he deserved compensation for his work being used. he deserves to call out glee & fox for stealing his work. he should continue to throw as many loud fits as he can until he's compensated for his stolen work.

[@justbeyondmythoughts]

@@boypaws that's literally not how it works when it's already copyrighted to someone else 🤡

[@boypaws]

@@justbeyondmythoughts it. it is. i didnt just pull that out of my ass lol. i did research. transformative works are protected under copyright laws.

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

That is what I forgot to put in my post. Yeah I agree. Originally, I did not know this was a parody, but when I did, I was appalled that the person did not get credit for it.

[@sparklezpride7568]

Watching your reaction to all of these without any context is HILARIOUS! Ahahaha! Admittedly, there are a few songs in there that...well...HWHAT?! However, context CAN be provided to some of them (which I'm sure many people have already commented on, but I'll give you my take as well). The Rachel/Mr. Schu songs: those were from an episode where Rachel developed a very deep, unhealthy crush on Mr. Schu. One day in glee, Rachel didn't have a partner to sing with, so Mr. Schu was going to sing with her. Rachel picked an innappropriate song to sing with a teacher, which Mr. Schu tried to stop (but you know how pushy and determined Rachel can be). Mr. Schu went home to find Rachel cleaning his apartment (and his wife knew she was crushing on him, so she took advantage of Rachel and had her clean), so Mr. Schu drove her home, thus the song with Rachel in the backseat. The song Mr. Schu sang to her about being a baby underneath the makeup was his attempt at gently trying to break her of the crush without crushing her soul (apparently he did that to another student the year before that crushed on him). The Thong Song: Emma was marrying the disgusting coach, who wanted Thong Song as their wedding song, and Mr. Schu was trying to help Emma find a way to mash it up with her song choice (which ya just can't mash up Thong Song with any DECENT wedding song). The hispanic songs Mr. Schu sang - those were actually necessary to educate on sterotyping certain nationalities (Naya Rivera and Ricky Martin gave an incredible performance, I highly recommend). Basically, Mr. Schu wanted to validate himself as a Spanish teacher and assigned the glee kids to take a song and sing it in Spanish.

[@stephenmcclellan7320]

In Glee's defence (lol) a lot of these performances were used intentionally to be inappropriate for the plot of the episode like Born Again or Push It, the worst ones are where the writers un-ironically used these songs and usually in the weirdest most uncomfortable way possible. The whole show somehow managed to be self-aware and completely oblivious at the same time, that's what made it so unique haha

[@matthewrandell5055]

The most confusing thing about this for me is that the show SOMETIMES knows that it's doing this. You have that one duet with Will and Rachel where he's visibly uncomfortable (maybe just bc he's not into her rather than that she's a student idk) and in that Spanish episode he gets proper called out and it's great, but they still pulled shit like getting Jenna to do Gangnam Style. I just don't get whether they knew what they were doing or not, it's so baffling to me

[@ParkerToFetch]

Because in the political climate when that episode premiered having anyone who *wasn't* Tina do it would have been considered white-washing the song and seen as offensive.

[@strange17]

@@ParkerToFetch The song choice was inappropriate for that episode regardless of who sang it. That was also her only competition solo.

[@ParkerToFetch]

@@strange17 not really? They were at a competition and it was a viral sensation and the most listened to song in the world at the time.

[@strange17]

@@ParkerToFetch It's a bad choice for a competition in general but especially when it's clear that none of them spoke Korean

[@saphiro007]

4:04, fun fact: Jayma Mays(Emma Pillsbury) actually auditioned for Glee with this very song. So the writers definitely wanted her to do the song again.

[@grahamellis3547]

Thank you for this fact

[@SimsinWonderland]

To be fair her performance is definitely not what makes that scene uncomfy lol

[@annalunelli13]

such a weird song to audition with tho

[@TheirVoices]

Also it makes the whole song weird when you realized that the song in the episode it supposed to be sing by Rachel, because she was Janet in the play that they were preparing, and also Mr. 👞 said that because no one wanted to be rocky then he had to do it. So technically everything or similar things that Emma did, Rachel almost did it with her teacher 😶

[@MurderMuffinRawr]

Glee was groundbreaking when it came out and was one of the first easily available show for people who were outcasts or liked musicals. It was also meant to be VERY satirical in the beginning. No idea what happened after season 2 though.

[@ellariguet2294]

Yes👏🏼👏🏼. Literally no one is mentioning that it’s all meant to be satirical!!!!

[@alexreid1173]

The final couple of seasons are even more insane and clearly satirical. Idk why people take this show so seriously

[@MissJade2]

Yeah, Rachel had a huge crush on Mr. Schuester. So where he’s singing the song to her, he’s trying to let her down gently.

[@justlive2809]

yeah i don't get why people are freaked out by it he try to lmake her understand wtih music her "language"

[@MissJade2]

@@justlive2809 People freak out because technically she is a student. It’s hard to understand the context if you don’t watch the entire episode.

[@justlive2809]

@@MissJade2 no i get that but that could have been done worse

[@marinadacruz4131]

She shinging endless love with him, with that look... KKKKKKKKKKKKK OMG.

[@TheMoonsMistress]

wasn't it a mash up for young girl and don't stand so close to me? so its more understandable when you hear the whole song

[@BirdPeopleArentReal]

The touch me song is iconic lmao the end part with Santana and Britney singing it to each other is so amazing

[@emileecee5510]

Yes to both of your questions. To be fair, the two offensive Latin numbers were a learning lesson from Santana - terrible but the episode ended with a good lesson.

[@selmajabr3514]

Yeah that’s the savior of that episode. Mr. Schue getting called out and reported for his offensiveness.

[@harvestmoon_autumnsky]

And Ricky Martin. Can't forget a number with him.

[@tineandersen.8292]

Oh my I laughed so much....your expressions, thanks! And thank you for doing more Glee. Those are realy bad and uncomfy performances, but they were ment to be just that. One of the things I love about glee is the self irony and the fact that one show are able to contain everything. It's fun, it's serious, it's provoking, it's sad, it's dramatic, it's uplifting.... it's just crazy😂.

[@pretoilustra]

The whole situation with the Spanish episode is actually interesting, seeing Santana calling him out was priceless

[@DedeParamaniaca]

I was a fan when it came out in 2009. It was a show about misfit kids that loved music, and they were one of the only shows that talked about LGBT themes back then. So, yes, if I watch it now I see how weird and controversial a lot of things were, but, back then, it was all we had.

[@barroslucasc]

I just need to say for Hannah and those who also aren't gleeks: In the clip with the Thong Song where Emma is wearing a Wedding Dress, Will isn't her fiancé. He is just working on the dance choreography for her wedding with someone else. Her fiancé wanted this song and Emma wanted “I Could Have Danced All Night”, so they asked Will to help them make a mash-up with those songs.

[@marytadah5646]

and it was horrible to watch anyway xD

[@melodyroseleon]

I'm just like, why wasn't Ken invited to the rehearsal if he was also going to be performing it

[@leiacoghill6560]

That was even worse tho - I mean, Will was singing Thong Song to an ENGAGED WOMAN

[@barroslucasc]

@@leiacoghill6560 That's exactly what I meant. He may not have chose to sing that song, but he definitely performed it like that for an engaged woman on her wedding dance lessons, like wtf

[@rolando819]

Ken wasn’t there because it was basically a wardrobe test… meaning she would be wearing her wedding dress and the whole groom can’t see the bride in her dress is still a thing.

[@leodorine]

Let me shed some light on the situation 😂 I've been watching Glee since I was 10 (I'm 22 now) and it actually tackles some rlly serious subjects like LGBTQ+ (especially), racism, fatphobia and the struggles of deciding what to ultimately do with your life. Also it's just incredibly funny a lot of the time but above all, it's very relatable, even if it doesn't look like it. At the same time, yes, some of it hasn't exactly aged well 😅

[@leezah8549]

Well, most of this perfomances are meant to be uncomfy due to story lines. The song for example you asked why Mr. Shue sings this to rachel is because she had a serious crush on him and did not understand any friendly hints, that he is not interested in her. Glee has many performances making us uncomfy for a reason. In one episode f.e. the studends get "vitamins" from the nurse. Not knowing that these are not truely vitamins. Of course the performances are not really nice to watch, especially out of context. But that's a good thing.

[@lotemylife3006]

The Mash Ups from the "vitamins" episode were actually pretty good tho (at least the one from the boys, I think the one from the girls was too over the top, but it's been a while, so idk)

[@alexandriacordeiro5338]

You should react to the quarterback episode and the songs they do in memory of Finn. Rachel’s song gets me every time, I ball my eyes out everytime.

[@neutralman9124]

Shockingly, there's context to a lot of these. The best aspect of Glee is a lot of the casts vocal ability and the phenomenal acting from Lea Michele, Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer and yes, sadly, Matthew Morrison. Also, some of the jokes are hysterical. EDIT: Dot-Marie Jones and Mike O'Malley were also phenomenal.

[@kev7161]

I really enjoyed Finn's mother as well (don't remember the actress' name).

[@neutralman9124]

@@kev7161 Romy Rosemont. I forgot about her, she was great too.

[@lucimorningstar4096]

Sadly Matthew Morrison? The fans are such assholes when it comes to him. You all seriously need to learn how to separate actor from character, the man is super talented and deserves recognition.

[@libbym6307]

The fact that the majority of the uncomfortable scenes were Mr. Schuster singing... to students... is concerning. Loved you as usual, Hannah!

[@vellynis]

I just want to watch Hannah watch glee all the way through. I feel like it would be such a fun experience.

[@aldendomino3523]

i don't want her to suffer

[@cambenji]

@@aldendomino3523 it’s not all that terrible 😅

[@tracycampbell7101]

You need to watch the entire episode. A lot of these are taken out of context. And not all these performances were for the highschool...like the Color Me Badd number.

[@ginabeanavideos9235]

The seasons get better as they progress. A lot of people can relate to the characters and the situations they get into. I can relate to it for sure. I was bullied and picked on and I remember being chorus and when I was singing and being there, it made me feel better in my junior high school days. There are some songs that I love more than others. Glee talks about a lot of serious issues that people can relate to. The songs reflect their feelings.

[@ocelab2502]

Watching your reactions to these songs is HILARIOUS because since you haven't watched the show in its entirety, you're missing the context to some of them haha. For example, the songs at 4:40, 5:40 and 7:00 are from the same episode and the "With You I'm Born Again" performance was on purpose so they would lose and Quinn and Sam would win the duet competition.

[@gracecrone-pacheco6985]

yeah like at 4:40, it was supposed to be his way to reject Rachel when Rachel like Mr.Shue, because she's too young. But I do get why without context, it looks really wrong. 😭

[@Hannah-eg7kg]

You are correct Hannah, Joseph and his amazing technicolour dream coat is so amazing and under appreciated.

[@secondbreakfast9471]

So much context lost here 😅 The show is actually doing most of these uncomfortable situations for a plot reason and some tackle actual problems that can be very relatable for the audience. These characters are mostly teenagers and some plot points are made so they mess up, which can be very relateable for especially a younger audince. Not all acts in the show are appreciated even by the characters nor are they meant to be. For example, most of the Spanish songs Mr. Shue performs are looked down upon by the students as well and they're meant to be disliked for the plot. Most of them are made uncomfortable for a reason. Except for the puppets. That's just awkward for no good reason. Anyway, love the content as always 🧡 Have a great day ~

[@lyds1929]

Anyone else love Hannah's facial expressions throughout this whole video 😂

[@cawaar8103]

4:50 if I remember right, he sang that song to Rachel cause she had a crush on him and sang some love songs to him. So he wanted to make her clear that she is Still a child and not someone he would get in a relationship with Some of these song from her were also in that list you‘ve watched

[@freealways9271]

Yeah but that song itself was one about an older man who was attracted to someone underage and was trying to convince himself not to go after her....so definitely and interesting choice.

[@blkjunior227]

Watching this reaction, truly make me flabbergasted that I’m obsessed with this show and thought nothing was wrong with these songs lol

[@StrangeStartrackerArt]

A lot of these performances were meant to be uncomfortable and/or offensive for story purposes.

[@KIWIMADNEZ]

6:25 “Gleeks out there… Y’ALL ARE SICK!” 😂🤣😂🤣

[@Rachel-us9um]

Don’t worry Hannah, even the Glee fandom is confused and concerned by this 😂

[@DustyStarrs]

ESPECIALLY the Glee fandom 😅

[@Rachel-us9um]

@@DustyStarrs yeah ahaha

[@user333happyvibes]

@@DustyStarrs ESPECIALLY

[@oliviaspeight5647]

I have to say when Mr.Shue is performing on stage as a spanish matador, if you watch til the end of the scene, Santana really puts him in his place in a very well-worded speech

[@yasmiinabdalla]

you should react to “take me or leave me.” it’s a duet between rachel and mercedes and it’s great!

[@maxw.3429]

YESSSS SO GOOD!!!

[@JuanSilva-im8ve]

UUUUUP

[@tatianathays7597]

OMG YES IT'S MY FAVORITE DUET SHE HAS TO WATCH "OUT HERE ON MY OWN" TOO SUCH GOOD DUETS BY MERCEDES

[@kimberlyklein8806]

If you look past the awkwardness of it all and just listen to the music, it's all really good. Huge crush on Matthew Morrison myself, and love 😍 his voice. Yes his character shouldn't be singing half of those songs with his students, but as a music teacher he is teaching his kids to love all genres of music.

[@xliveinlovebabyy]

Why didn't they include Afternoon Delight? That is the one that makes me die of laughter everytime.

[@nadinehoogenboezem4798]

TRUUUEEE

[@neutralman9124]

One of the funniest bits they ever did.

[@ohhmangos]

Or cell block tango- good song but I cannot believe they actually did that

[@sarahlelys9268]

@@ohhmangos Cell Block Tango always makes me cry because of Coach Beiste though

[@MCMNasty2]

The BEST! Hahahaha

[@hyperion960]

I need a video of you watching the full version of these songs, or a watch along of the whole show. You have no idea how crazy it gets

[@_emily3798]

As a gleek I would like to defend myself with the fact that all of these performances make me speechless and uncomfy as well, I would be very concerned if I liked them at all 😂 I literally have to skip the baby got back one every time I get to that point in the show cuz I physically can’t bare myself to watch that it’s SO bad 😭 and the rest of them I have SEVERE 2nd hand embarrassment, some more than others and I bet you could pick out what ones😂 those are only a few songs out of the over 700 they did tho so those cancel it out for me. You just can’t focus on those uncomfy ones. Also it doesn’t make it a lot better lol but knowing the context behind the episode that they do these songs in helps with the confusion part, doesn’t take away the uncomfy tho lmao. Also when mr.schu was singing to Rachel, it wasn’t him being creepy. Rachel had a big crush on him and no matter how many times he tried to turn her down nicely cuz he didn’t want to hurt her, she wouldn’t get it so he thought singing would get it through… it didn’t😂 at the end of that episode she’s over it tho. And Gwyneth Paltrow is there as a character named holy holiday. She’s a cool substitute teacher and she shows up in a few episodes.

[@_emily3798]

Also some of these that are very uncomfy are just really funny because of that. Like the “la Cucaracha” I can’t help but laugh it’s just funny 😂

[@_emily3798]

Just looking at one thing, like these kind of performances, isn’t good cuz there’s so much more in glee that you really need to watch it to see. Like when you watch something like this you never get to see the actual really good lessons that are in the show and the really amazing performances. There’s so much more in glee that you don’t see if you don’t watch the full thing, or full certain episodes at least.

[@bethanyvermerris4509]

All of this. Right here.

[@abbeycollins4314]

baby got back is the only one i watch for joey rickter LMAO

[@elizaiv]

I have forgotton some of these, but looking at this video and your reaction made was sooo fun :D... And yes, there were cringy performances on the show, plot inconsistencies, etc., but it served its purpose - to educate (young) people on music from before their lifetime. And I personally will be forever grateful to it for making me acquiant with Idina Menzel and 'Defying Gravity' which is just stellar (in original)...

[@sophielem59]

I want to say that the number 18 it was done on purpose by Rachel and Finn because they didn't want to win but they also didn't want to show that they did on purpose xD

[@youdidthistomeyoutoldcoach268]

Honestly it's one of the funniest bits of the show to me Scheming Finchel >>>> other Finchel's plus they sounded great tbh lol

[@michelleedwards5747]

With some of these performances you need to have seen the episode in full to understand them especially the Rachel and Mr Schue songs. There are a lot more great performances that outweigh the cringy performances. If you want to have a look at another episode I would really recommend The Quarterback from season 5, such an emotional episode

[@lotemylife3006]

With the "Push It" performance, Will didn't plan this. He wanted them to do a different song, but the kids decided "Sex sells" and did that song and actually got into a lot of trouble for it, so while uncomfortable, it kinda made sense (and the principle just really liked the song, if I remember correctly) And Gwyneth Paltrows character always made some.... questionable choices.... that was the character :D

[@Carolanne17]

Hannah, you should react to Darren singing Against All Odds! It's such an incredible song and he actually sung it live when they filmed that episode!! Also there's an episode called "The Quarterback" it's really sad, but the songs and the actors are phenomenal. (you might want to look up a short summary but try not to spoil it too much for yourself)

[@_emily3798]

You should DEFINITELY take a look at “Take Me Or Leave Me” glee version because it’s sang by Rachel and Mercedes and the vocals are INSANE 💗

[@tallulahbrown5864]

Yup

[@gameplayezssoiinnychgier300]

Kitty's meow in blurred lines is way too funny i always rewind it😂😂

[@mxn4719]

4:58 Rachel had an obsession with Will and he was trying to let her down gently. It’s not what you think 😅

[@GA-fn8hr]

she had crush not an obsession.

[@mxn4719]

@@GA-fn8hr Going to his house at night and singing to him in his car isn’t just a simple crush

[@keri_av6463]

@@mxn4719 And Terri had her doing all her dishes or something

[@GA-fn8hr]

@@mxn4719 but it was a crush, if Rachel had a obsession it would have been so much more.

[@mxn4719]

@@GA-fn8hr Can we please not argue about this, the comment was posted over a week ago and I’m not bothered to talk about it again

[@jamespotterforever_2131]

the performance of cough syrup is so great!!

[@brimiki]

I’m gonna try to explain the ones I remember… Do You Wanna Touch: Gwyneth Paltrow’s character is a sub teacher that week and the kids are like, torn on abstinence or whatever and while not appropriate. It is basically a “lesson” that wanting to do the do is normal if you choose to act on it. ALL the performances with Shue and Rachel. Basically Rachel had a crush on Mr Shue for a week or so. I don’t really remember how that came about but him singing to her was his terrible attempt at letting her down easy. Her in the back of the car I believe is just a dream Rachel had. Shue and all of the Spanish songs…I believe was I no the episode that revealed that the Spanish teacher position was all that was available so he himself was learning Spanish in night classes and Santana tore him to shreds about the stereotypes that Shue perpetuated as a result of not understanding Latine culture. Toucha toucha touch me; during their rocky horror episode. They eventually decided it would be inappropriate for students to do the show (which is correct) but I think that scene was really just in their because they don’t let Emma sing that much which is a shame. I don’t have an explanation for why they let Mr Shue rap so much and quasi flirt with his students…he shouldn’t be around kids. But yknow…that somehow realistically tracks. Toxic would’ve been AT LEAST 5x less cringey of Mr Shue wasn’t in it. Still inappropriate given that it was very provocative choreo but at least it wouldn’t be inappropriate because their teacher was performing with them. What does the Fox Say…yea idk…it was the shows last season I think and I’m pretty sure they just ran out of ideas

[@brimiki]

@Sami Ryannot a good enough reason to dance provocatively with your students…

[@folklore_of_beth]

When she was in the car he was driving her home after she went to his HOUSE. Terri let her in so she could cook and clean for them

[@HemoManic]

you almost crying from being uncomfortable and confused is literally making me cry from laughing

[@andrewruiz8608]

I must say I'm loving this uncomfy video so much because seeing all together is so funny. Although, if I recall correctly, "Push It" was their first performance in front of the school and it was a choice by them not Mr.Shue (I think) because they were going to do another song but they thought teenagers were not interested. And the songs between Mr.Shue and Rachel are bc she got a HUGE crush on him for a few episodes haha

[@andysmith5806]

Yeah he wanted them to do disco.

[@MetalManiaXP]

I am dying 🤣💀 Watching these out of context is hilarious! Thankfully I've watched the show all the way through so I understand why the songs and performance choices were made lol Yes still cringe even with context, but without it is killing me 🤣 and your reactions are priceless!

[@hannacrowley3310]

“Is glee just so good in other parts that we turn a blind eye to these performances? Or are the terrible performances part of the appeal? It’s so bad it’s good?” Yes. Both. They performed over 700 songs over the years and these 20 are totally wild out of context. But with the context and the 680 other performances in mind, the show was net good in my opinion. Also, like most glee fans, I was in middle/high school when glee aired and I will always have a soft spot for it 💛

[@LenaQueenOfDonuts]

I totally agree with you! Even though I cringe at some parts and literally can’t watch, the amazing performances & characters will always be superior to the negative things. Glee will forever be my comfort show. ❤️

[@marytadah5646]

to be honest the first season has so many wtf moments and offensive stuff its incredible. don't know about the other ones but the first is a lot but it has so much drama that u r a bit hooked I guess

[@paigelovely4447]

You should definitely react to Rachel singing “to love you more” I get chills every time I watch it because the vocals are so incredible!!

[@aurora_concepts]

I feel like a compilation of glee mash ups are good explanation why the show is so loved.

[@monsterchic162]

Yeah, the thing about glee is that it’s a weirdly enjoyable train wreck. Like, it showed so many issues that teenagers and even adults go through and more often than not were really good and sensitive about how they portrayed them. Then there’s all the character inconsistencies and problematic parts of the show that even diehard fans hate cause I can’t think of many characters that weren’t frustratingly hated at one point or another, not to mention all of shue’s inappropriate/uncomfortable song numbers. “Shake it out”, “Just the way you are” and “cough syrup” not just their covers but the scenes that go with them, tackling overcoming abuse, accepting homosexuality and a very complex bully that tried to k*ll himself when he was outed as gay, respectfully, those are the kinds of scenes and songs that kept people like me watching cause when glee got it right they really got it right.

[@justcallmeteacup4711]

My guilty pleasure is that Mr. Shue's version of Thong Song gets stuck in my head like twice a year

[@glamourweaver]

Honestly I’d be more ok with the Rocky Horror episode if they HAD used the actual lyrics. But all the censoring of the explicitly sexual stuff just makes it more obvious why doing the episode was a bad idea from the start.

[@WhiteWolf1507]

Context of why he was singing that to Rachel is because Rachel had a huge crush after something happened which I don’t remember cause it’s been a while and he was trying to make her back tf off

[@LowKalx]

I love how most of these are Will Scheuster specifically, and that's what makes it so accurate

[@kdaniels4992]

It was a different time and the context is super important for a lot of these!!

[@xliveinlovebabyy]

Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat is one of my fav musicals too. I watched it in high school and still love it to this day

[@SophieMaria13]

Honestly, that rendition of Baby Got Back is one of my favorite things ever even though it’s so dumb. I’ve always loved it😂😂

[@MegaMichman]

Pissed me off they stole it from Jonathan coulton and never asked him he wanted to sue them but he knew more than likely he would lose

[@Dany0926]

You really have to watch the show to understand it. The Songs and the Plot goes together and there are so so soooo many good songs. Glee is always a little exaggerated/oversubtle, it's comedy. You shouldn't take it too seriously =).

[@radiotal7]

To answer your question - "WHY": for me personally, I was/am such a huge music fan, loved some of the vocal talent that I got to discover through the show, and thought the first season was really fun and interesting (I still get emotional when I hear their first version of "Don't Stop Believin" with Cory). But why did I continue watching once it got overly cringey and problematic? I have to assume I'm an undiagnosed masochist, because that stuff got SO BAD. SO. BAD. WHY. WHYYYYY.

[@lite6690]

just watching clips of anything can give you the wrong impression about anything. you should just go watch it to understand the context to a lot of the performances. also, some say Glee has a satirical approach to things but I believe it tackles a lot of social issues

[@yesimarangel]

Lol it’s not that deep, Glee was weird af, and I watched every episode of it.

[@cheerboi_1]

I love watching they’re faces especially Nayas during the what does the fox say because they look so upset and uncomfortable

[@juliaearp2500]

i love how this channel has just turned into chaotic reaction videos to shows you haven't seen i'm SO here for it (with the only singing-related commentary being begrudging acknowledgments that Mr. Schue has a good voice LOL) also you remind me of my therapist and i'm not mad about it

[@gabrielle09589]

In the episode where they performed “Push It”. The Glee Club completely surprised Mr.Schue. They weren’t supposed to perform that song. They were supposed to perform a really innocent disco song.

[@scoobydoo6986]

I really want to see Hannah react to the performances the New Directions did in the episode On My Way because those songs were my favorite that they ever did. Fly/I Believe I Can Fly, What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger), and Here's To Us.

[@josephrodriguez4117]

Even that one was pretty uncomfy though in context. "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" should probably not be sung in the same episode that features a suicide attempt, Glee!

[@danawas33]

I think it's time to tell you that I just love you at the angular levels, your reactions are just perfect.

[@DayvonR64]

To your question at the end...yes to both. Some of these situations are even worse *with* context. Sometimes when watching Glee you just have to look left, because you know it just isn't right.

[@meaganfrommars2704]

I love your videos! I would love to see your reaction to a couple personal favourites from Glee which is My Man - Lea Michele (Rachel) and Roses Turn - Chris Colfer (Kurt) ☺️ I would love to hear your opinion on their vocals in these songs because they are phenomenal! Love your videos, again!😭

[@oenomell5197]

Yess these are the two I want to see reactions to as well

[@athuh1082]

i think she already reacted to rachel’s (and santana’s too) don’t rain on my parade a few months ago edit: yep she reacted to rachel’s last may 2021 and santana’s last sep

[@krt2018]

I would love to see you react to the 2000s barbie movies!!!

[@jules3990]

omg yes

[@Anna-B]

YES!

[@arolynwilliams6454]

Ahh yes!!!!!!!

[@cerisejaxel9636]

Yessss one of the musicals of course! Princess and the Pauper and Island Princess would be awesome.

[@starryrose16]

A lot of those moments where meant to be uncomfy and planned into the plot somehow. Like Mr. Shue singing "Don't Stand so Close to Me". She had a crush on him and no matter what he did she wouldn't get it. So he thought singing to her would help. Cringy embarrassing moments sort of made Glee so special. But it is a show you can't just jump into without being uncomfortable. You need character background and stories to get it. Love love these videos!

[@sophielem59]

Hahaha Glee is just so much uncomfortable to watch sometimes, but it's why we loved it so much!

[@nadinehoogenboezem4798]

The drama is what keeps us going

[@siennareese]

Backstory: The weird religious song Rachel & Finn sang, was to purposefully lose a duets contest. Gwyneth Paltrow was on there as a sub teacher, and was singing that song because of a discussion about sex because the students had questions. "Thong Song" was because Emma was marrying Ken the football coach and he wanted that as their first dance...why? Who knows lol The song Will was singing to Rachel, was because she was being creepy cause she had a crush on him (singing Crush in the backseat), hence why they are singing Endless Love and she's got the scary eyes for him. Gangnam Style was something different to get the attention of the judges at either regionals or nationals. "Push It" was because the students didn't want to do another boring song at a rally that Will chose for them to sing, surely something to do with Disco or Journey since that's his fallbacks lol The puppets was because Blaine missed Kurt while he was in NY so he created a Kurt puppet to feel close to him, then somehow they all got made lol But I have to say, some of the episodes I enjoyed the most were the ones with Gwyneth Paltrow, shes a great singer and actress and brought some great comedy to the show

[@AMe-of8jw]

I was going to say that at least these songs are spread across several seasons but there’s like 3 songs from one episode alone. You’re right. We should be ashamed. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.

[@live_unafraid47]

But the context of that one episode makes it slightly less uncomfortable...but still very uncomfy

[@Stephyblue2]

I came back to this today for a good laugh as a pick-me-up. Your reaction at 7:44 had me dying!

[@oz6802]

saying gleeks are sick is very accurate (speaking as a gleek) also some of these performances are even more uncomfortable WITH context and they made me cringe very hard the first time i watched it.... theres many more that are very bad but the good ones make the show enjoyable and some plots as well... i would love to see you react to "if i were a boy" from glee cause its my favorite performance and it makes me cry every time (look up the context and youll understand) anyway thank you for always having funny and amazing reactions to these!!

[@allishakiger9261]

Ah yes love living through these songs with you 😂 if I could rewatch for the first time I would

[@LizzyLoves91]

Back when Glee was on the air, I was in DEEP. It was my favorite show at one point. Now that we’re several years removed from the show, the whole thing honestly feels like an insane fever dream. I get reminded of certain performances or plot points and my genuine reaction (even though I know I saw every episode -some multiple times-) was, “THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED?” What a weird show that was. Wow.

[@kathrynrevord996]

I LOVE THAT SO MANY OF THESE ARE OF MR.SCHUE hahahah he's so uncomfy always

[@silpilver]

Hannah was literally just 3 seconds into the video and she couldn't take it anymore 🤣 thank you so much for this, we know is hard 💖👑

[@jadenmarie2423]

Please Hannah you need a better understanding!! Behind most of the uncomfy performances was a good reason 😭 just give it a chance tbh I’ve watched season 1-3 of glee about 11 times and I absolutely love it, now the 4-6 I’ve seen it once and it’s like a fever dream

[@connell_creates1176]

😂 The episodes are even more weird when you have no context to what’s going on in them. Soooo yeah. Makes a tad more sense when you actually watch the full episodes. But yes there were u comfy bits in the show for comedy and storytelling lolz 😂

[@kelseydangelo554]

Love how most of this performance in or will schuster

[@andreawest2194]

Oh Hannah i don’t know how you got through this 🤣🤣, I love how majority of the videos was Mr.Schue

[@greenandsunny]

I have a couple GOOD Glee songs to suggest. 😀 "Take Me or Leave Me" is a duet with Mercedes and Rachel that gives goosebumps. And "New York State of Mind" is beautifully done.

[@bellascerpe933]

Even knowing the context for most of these (i.e. in the first Holly Holliday, a very over-the-top substitute teacher who makes guest appearances, is asked to come in and teach the glee club about sex ed after realizing they know pretty much nothing) doesn't stop the pure cringe I get watching them. Also at 4:50 Schue is singing that to Rachel because she's developed an obsessive crush on him and he's trying to let her down easily. It's a mashup with Don't Stand So Close to Me.