Top 10 Celeb Reactions to Glee Covers of Their Songs

These "Glee" covers made it all the way to their original sings. For this list, we’ll be looking at the best responses musicians had to “Glee’s” renditions of their songs! Our countdown includes Lady Gaga, Slash, Ke$ha, and more! What's YOUR favorite "Glee" cover? Let us know in the comments!
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[@MsMojo]

What's YOUR favorite "Glee" cover? Let us know below, and be sure to also check out our video of the Top 10 Songs We're Glad Glee Wasn't Around For - kzbin.info/www/bejne/enismq2hf8ycq80

[@thatoneitalianboy]

Get it right by Rachel Berry. It's such a good song. And Rachel sang it beautifully.

[@jrebecca0195]

I agree with your #1 pick: Santana (Naya Rivera) slayed "Valerie!" R.I.P. to Naya and Amy. 😢🎤🎶❤️

[@ChowMeinLover805]

Wrecking Ball

[@domzdimacali2639]

Valerie cover is one of the best and also of songs covered by Jesse St. James

[@LG-ri4km]

Girl on Fire - Santana

[@lolariver]

Naya's version of Valerie is an absolute classic!!

[@BathedInSin]

Shes the best female singer of the bunch. Her voice is GORGEOUS

[@deanahicks6744]

My absolute favorite 🤩

[@beautifulmidnight]

She was easily the best female singer on the show. No question.

[@wandamaximoff9370]

Yesss and back to black!

[@elisamiller5233]

I like it better tbh

[@ig180]

I loved the tone of Naya Rivera’s voice so much. Especially in her rendition of Back to Black and Songbird. Her death is still heartbreaking. She was so talented.

[@juri0999]

Don’t forget Valerie. That’s when she earned being a main character.

[@dianeandrzejak2221]

Agree! She had it ALL!!

[@Jaktwin]

Agree! I watched the full series a few months ago and it was really sad to hear her incredible voice.

[@BathedInSin]

I think she's the best female singer of the cast. Her and darren criss and chris colfer were by far the ones I wanted to hear the most

[@sittinginthedaisies5415]

@@BathedInSin Yeah I also enjoyed Diana the person who played Quinn

[@skittlies2012]

Brittany S. Pierce is hands down the best character on glee😂 I love the fact that she was only supposed to come and show them choreography and then became a huge part of the show. Her dancing is superb and so is her deadpan humor

[@noambenmoshe7582]

I love Glee's version of "I want to hold your hand". changing it from upbit song about romantic love to this beautiful sad song about his father.

[@natm2108]

❤

[@toritori5835]

Love how they used it (Kurt to his dad), but the slow version wasn’t original to Glee. They took it from the movie _Across the Universe._

[@noambenmoshe7582]

@@toritori5835 yeah I know. I really like the change in the meaning

[@lefthandedRN]

How can you miss Adele and Rihanna?! They have talked about Glee doing their songs.

[@TheRealLizz]

Did they react to the episode?? Ok den

[@lefthandedRN]

@@TheRealLizz Yes, most definitely.

[@pridan94]

Amd bruno mars

[@lefthandedRN]

@@pridan94 Hi fellow lefty. I haven't herd of a response from Bruno.

[@darrencriss5529]

Adele tweeted about Rumours Has It / Someone Like You

[@savannahraemccracken8222]

Heather Morris was so underrated on the show

[@Frederic1406]

Valerie sung by Santana and also Shake it out (Santana, Mercedes and Tina) are my favourite of all the show.

[@valogden]

Adam Lambert singing Marry the Night was really great.

[@amiahhernandez6543]

Nya Riveras cover of Valerie will always be one of my top fav performances from Glee!❤️ R.I.P Nya!❤️

[@gwenoverflowers]

What about Adele loving the “Rumor has it/Someone like you” mashup? That one is my favorite!

[@stacey65noah84]

Coming to say this! I still listen to it!

[@soearadirimovie2685]

Yeah best Adele mashup cover songs

[@ELmayberry]

yesss.. love that cover 🥰

[@victormarshall3589]

That’s my favorite as well

[@thistlecreek1]

Sue Sylvester's cover of Vogue is a favorite for me. As is the Gaga duet between Rachel and Shelby(Idina)

[@MIssSpaceCadette]

There's something about poker face being a ballad that just tickles my brain

[@YSO992]

Ngl the cover of "I wanna hold your hand" gets me every time. I love it more than the original actually. Lol

[@countrygirlbeth1]

I about cried when he sang this. I loved the slowed down version

[@morriganliban]

I still tear up when it hits my playlist.

[@youngheejin]

Same!

[@beccagregory3586]

I cry everytime

[@quackbock]

that whole episode always has me sobbing. my mom was in the hospital to have heart surgery the day that episode aired so it was super emotional for me.

[@darrencriss5529]

Naya Rivera and Amber Riley should have released an album together

[@rj-hg1kq]

honestly they probably would have collaborated at some point

[@rosejustice]

Naya Rivera’s voice was amazing. She as well as Jenna & Amber should have been featured way more often than what’s-her-face Rachel Berry. Seriously…name a better duet than Naya & Amber covering Tina Turner’s ‘River Deep, Mountain High.’

[@lisamariegreenaway8693]

Rachel should never had that many solos, I love glee, but every solo she sings, I skip it, I only.listen to songs with her singing with other people, eg, creep, the scientist...

[@andym2801]

FFS get over it. The resentment is ridiculous at this point.

[@michaelnealis1926]

@@andym2801 literally 😭

[@GrinningLikeaDelicateJamesDean]

@@andym2801 The resentment is fair, though. Maybe it has to do with Lea as problematic as she is, but Rachel was given too many similar solos. Had she been partnered with some other characters that could compliment and bring out unseen areas of he voice, that'd be much better for her character. Still, everyone is welcome to their opinion and the truth is Rachel is genuinely built around a prominent personality in Musical Theater. The 'Jr Director' that makes it known they know everything about the show, corrects other people's performances, doesn't share the spotlight, gives criticism during an audition and gets every lead in auditions. And the fact that they almost pit both her and Mercedes against each other and seem to claim she is better than Mercedes. You would never like Rachel in real life, so it is completely fair to find her character annoying or uninteresting.

[@emily_katherine3]

@@andym2801 people are allowed their opinions.

[@RaymondHng]

The principal called Ke$ha "Key Dollar Sign Ha"

[@divinelangene6813]

🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣

[@indiranederpelt2066]

Ever since, I can never hear her name without saying that in my head. Iconic! 🤣

[@theshortangrylesbian]

Not to mention the, "And they will be performing the song Tik and also Tok."

[@Pablorcct]

Darren Criss had the best covers of the whole show, i still prefer his version of cough syrup & someone that i used to know ❤️

[@MikeOfMichigan]

I don’t care what anyone says, glee was a fun show in the beginning.

[@jrebecca0195]

It really was! I stopped watching after Corey Monteith died.

[@jpringle7020]

I agree . It sucked after the original cast wasn't all there

[@SimsinWonderland]

I don’t think that’s an unpopular opinion, Glee was MASSIVE in Seasons 1-3

[@trojans7]

NGL, I LOVED their cover of "Don't you want me baby". I remember that was the first time I paid attention to Glee because this girl I was seeing was into Glee and trying to get me into it and I wasn't having it and then she was playing the song and I was shocked at how good it was. The song is awesome! After that I starting liking a lot of their covers but THIS one is my favorite. Vocal Adrenaline had THE BEST covers!

[@MaguireGOAT4Ever]

Did you know that Darren was in "Last Friday night"? Fun fact

[@patticarson864]

So was Kevin

[@danijones8862]

So was Kevin McHale

[@nadinehoogenboezem4798]

Yup

[@MaguireGOAT4Ever]

@@danijones8862 but Kevin didn't sing "last Friday night" and "raise your glass"

[@boopergamer]

My absolute favorite glee cover is “River Deep, Mountain high” best duet in the whole show. Idc what anyone think

[@wowjennawow]

facts!

[@joelistovar8397]

Watching Naya cover Amy Winehouse brings another level of sadness, I love Glee and will always love it, I miss this show so much, I discovered a lot of music that I didn't knew and reconnected with another that I already loved

[@wowjennawow]

heather morris as brittany doing britney and ke$ha is iconic argue with the wall

[@ValeriaHernandez-06]

It made me cry seeing Amy on the first knowing that Naya made most of Amy's songs covers and now that they both are gone...💔

[@malloriemcdougald3768]

People can say whatever they want about the plot and characters of glee, but the shows ability to put on these musical performances is epic even though it isn't live. I love watching every cover, even if I dislike the character.

[@thudor1]

One of my favorite Glee covers was "Brittana" and "Klaine" singing Our Day Will Come, originally recorded by Ruby & The Romantics and later covered by Amy Winehouse. It's symbolic of the two couples' love for each other less than a year before same-sex marriage became the law of the land.

[@adtayler]

My favorit is it's all coming back to me now from Celine Dion. I think it's one of the most underrated Glee covers. The vocals are incredible!

[@haileyk1431]

Such nostalgia, miss Naya and Cory love the show. Plus Naya was my favourite and loved her book; highly recommend it. And you can actually find the full book read by Naya (for free) on KZbin… •Covers Santana to Brittany singing Taylor Swift “Mine” •No doubt “Don’t speak” (Up in New York) •REM “losing my religion” •Mercedes singing Jennifer Hudson’s “Spotlight” •The Scientists (All) Best other one mentions: •Pretending Cory and Rachel •Get it Right Rachel

[@susantownsend8397]

Kurt’s I Wanna Hold Your Hand is one of the most hauntingly beautiful covers they ever did.

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

I am one of the few who love Jane Lunch’s version of super bass. I thought she did a great job. It is hard to pick a favorite cover. For Warblers: silly love songs Blaine: dark side Break up song: the scientist Duets: 1. Unpretty/ I feel pretty 2. River deep mountain high 3. Take me or Leave me 4. that santana and rachel duet For Santana: constant craving and song bird For Quinn: never going to say goodbye You get the picture.

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

Just to be clear for those who may comment on it. I know it is Lynch not lunch. Hate this keypad.

[@pfloydsux]

I absolutely love Jane's Suberbass. It's on my top Glee songs playlist.

[@cadeevans4623]

Love this show one of my favs love the songs those warblers know how to sing

[@selmajabr3514]

Billy Joel should have been on here. He loved the show and let them sing all his songs for free! That’s why there’s so many of them.

[@mirandamarshall7079]

Billy Joel is the GOAT.

[@nadinehoogenboezem4798]

Yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!! My favourite Artist ever

[@staceytetzlaff2822]

I liked the covers of: For the Longest TIME Rolling in the Deep Take Me To Church (that one was just chilling)

[@cereasetst3527]

My fav has always been NPH's "Dream On". I can watch it over and over.

[@SimsinWonderland]

NPH and Matthew Morrison

[@angelaholmes8888]

Love the cover of the song turning tables Gwyneth Paltrow did a beautiful job 🥰❤

[@Raegrae13]

Sunshine Corazon's (Listen) cover is one of my faves.

[@themerrymogwai8655]

Nicely done. Makes me realize I need to watch the show again to enjoy all the special moments and memories it gave me.

[@nahuelolivera7061]

Dog days are over is definitely one of the best covers from the whole show. Stil gives me goosebumps

[@funkyfunkobunko]

I’d just love to say Kurt’s “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” was so damn beautiful and is still in my Top 5.

[@marialuisamoraes5694]

Anything about Glee makes me so nostalgic 💔 i miss them so much

[@tomazmattedi1010]

Correction Teenage Dream by Darren Criss made millions of viewers across the world fall in love with Blaine immediately

[@vgg31]

Kurt's "I Have Nothing" in the s3 Whitney tribute episode is so good that it breaks my heart

[@bluishblow]

katy perry interactions with the glee cast were my favorite because it resulted in the last friday night clip

[@erikkoski6129]

Any one else get goosebumps of Santana singing an amy winehouse track when Amy died abruptly and Naya did too :'( its kinda eerie

[@paulkowald4057]

Best glee cover, total eclipse of the heart

[@prosen8966]

Really, pick any of Jonathan Groff’s performances… but this one worked so well bc of what Rachel had done w all three boys. And I have ALWAYS loved that song! 🥰🥰🥰

[@paulkowald4057]

@@prosen8966 especially the instrumental part

[@marjoleinewelters1728]

Funny honerable mention: gerard way on the " sing" cover. He was okay with it being out there, it got people to look up the original. And he kinda liked the harmonies but he didnt like the outfits haha

[@-Gage-]

EXACTLY the comment i was looking for. Even Mikey was like "I think theirs was ok but we do a better version"

[@Argeaux2]

That version of I wanna hold your hand was based on the one used in the film Across the Universe.

[@luxuryhub1323]

BUT... what about the epic Santana/Sebastian/2 Cello/ Michael Jackson awesomeness??? That would definitely be on my list

[@DigiRangerScott]

Jackson had been dead for 2.5 years

[@cathernyoung8476]

As good as the cover is, by the time it would have come out Michael would have been dead so would be unable to comment on his opinion of it. So it wouldn't fit with the title of this video.

[@DigiRangerScott]

@@cathernyoung8476 For perspective, Jackson died what, 5 or 6 weeks after the Glee pilot aired?

[@coco2.2]

lol did you read the title?

[@cathernyoung8476]

@@DigiRangerScott Basically. The pilot aired May 19th, he died June 25th.

[@tinzzz7]

naya: "cold hearted" & "smooth criminal" oh, and "nutbush city limits" I also really love kurt and blaine's "love is a battlefield" 🤩❣️

[@wesleylebron3840]

Uptown Girl, Bills Bills Bills, and Closer are my top 3 favorite. I just think these songs are the funnest through the series.

[@atouchofclass07]

I have all these seasons and I have watched it over and over! I'm a huge Gleek!

[@saphiro007]

There was a video reaction of Great Big World reacting to Glee’s cover of “This is the New Year”. They were cheering, especially when Unique hit that high note!

[@12Chris6]

My favorite covers are Cough Syrup, Teenage Dream & Father Figure. If they actually allowed them to finish the Tik Tok cover, it would be one of favorites too.

[@chloecondlin2252]

possible hot take.... DARREN CRISS IS THE BEST SINGER ON THE SHOW! he's so iconic you can't think of glee without thinking of Blaine

[@JustPeachie22]

I actually wasn't a huge fan of "Dog Days" until Glee covered it

[@marlyneadams7419]

Naya was insanely talented😥

[@DeadpoolGames19]

Teenage Dream is amazing

[@MrGleeiscool]

Finally msMojo glee is my favorite show of all time and more lists are needed for it

[@maryambeder]

i’ve always been obsessed with that one britney episode

[@pattyhelen55]

Amber Riley had several solos. Not sure why this video stated that she hardly had time to shine. She's amazing!

[@cynthiadavis471]

My favorite Glee cover song is Singing in the rain /umbrella love it!

[@kimbernewman6403]

My favorite was Rhianna Umbrella by Goop Gwenn and it wasn’t mentioned in your post. 😳☂️

[@CharlieEarthRoast]

I loved pretty much all of their covers. I can't even choose a favorite. haha.

[@adibaskywalker]

no but nothing beats Naya singing Amy and Jenna singing Florence

[@pridan94]

Adele spoke out her love for their their rendition of rumour has it. U forgot about that.

[@ajbeast6299]

I love glee!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@makaylajunior2005]

Me too!

[@jvk2001]

Naya was definitely the best choice to cover Amy Winehouse! She sounded so good!

[@ilb473]

I love Glee! Missing it so much! Hope there will be reboot

[@GlairGullwing]

I gotta rewatch this. My favorite cover was "I bust the windows of car"

[@michaelaliceajr.7308]

Wow, i love glee they're one of my favorite singers

[@Kadaue]

this list needs a part 2

[@faizahnc1565]

I absolutely love All the beatles covers... they were all Amazing.

[@kaylenejantjes8113]

Oh my gosh, you guys! This is my show! The little show that made it big, omg. I am feeling so sentimental right now. Sure it's a cringe-fest and controversy nest but it's still my show. It got me through so so so much! I love it so much! And seeing Naya in these scenes is making me wanna reach threw the screen and hug her and leave her with a life-jacket.

[@sucikelilingdunia]

Love..love glee

[@sageeddyx6122]

I'm so rewatching all six season on my break

[@thisgirl5011]

this makes me miss Glee, might need to rewatch jt

[@Elion1]

i loved sue as nicki XD. shes the best

[@melissacoviello2886]

I loved the music from glee so much.

[@buffylow68]

Melissa Wrecking Ball was very good but I’m a Melissa fan especially Supergirl!

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

Celine Dion 🌬️ "Taking Chances"

[@badredfinn2982]

Defying Gravity was awesome

[@RMBAS12]

BOTH SANTANAS COVERS OF AMY WINEHOUSE WERE AND FOREVER WILL BE TOP. EFFING. SHELF

[@AJ-xc4qe]

9:21 man, remember Music Choice? That was the place to be to watch music videos on demand?

[@rocioortizalmader5539]

Para mi los mejores covers fueron con las canciones de the Beatles y de Amy winehouse y por supuesto Katy Perry y su canción Teenage Dream interpretada por Blaine👏👏👏👏👏Darren soy tu fan 😍😍😍😍😍

[@madnessarcade7447]

7:53 now that Disney owns glee the show choosing a song from the Hannah Montana movie is ironically fittint

[@ivy3723]

The britney and rocky horror episodes have to be the best, heather morris and naya rivera killed it!

[@vitoriamathew5705]

Welp . Time to rewatch glee for the hundredth time 💃

[@emiliolopez3064]

OMG my ears! =S when Lea sings The Climb!

[@jalenamendez5541]

I loved Rachel and Santana’s version of so emotional.

[@MAFLORENCIA]

My favorites were the ones Rachel Berry starred in during seasons one to three and whatever song there was of Quinn Fabray. Man, we were DEPRIVED of Quinn Fabray. She had more screen time and songs in season one than through the WHOLE series.

[@freakytostadacartoon]

Wish i had seen this series in its premiere.

[@maebusgaming7913]

I fucking love Glee.

[@DipsyKoo]

LOVE GLEE

[@luckless9487]

It makes me so sad that both Amy Winehouse and Naya Rivera are gone now

[@LeeAllanSpades]

I remember when they did an adult alternative cover of Baby Got Back that was originally performed by Filk singer Jonathan Coulton (best known for writing Still Alive and re:Your Brains. Like, literally beat for beat took his arrangement and didn't credit him. When he tried to sue, they retorted with "can't own a cover, bruh". Coulton responded by rereleasing it as the original inspired by Glee and giving the proceeds to charity.

[@isabellamarty8745]

1:20 This was a great artist to do for this song since Blaine realized they were in love because Kurt was singing Black Bird after Papvaradi's death causing them to kiss later on.

[@loveandrespectme]

being a glee, guns n roses, and HUGE grease fan, what slash said kills me! owww

[@annettemalaski1967]

You got this one right! Valerie was a super cover and Nala did the song justice!

[@Jano1998]

I loved what they did to Diva by Beyoncé. Loved the Glee Version more 😅

[@noemiarmas5773]

I Love Her So Much Tiktok By KeSha McKenna Grace Ft MONSTA X EXO How Like That BLACKPINK Ft Ariana grande