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Okay its been nearly 10 days without a rant on this forum (and hey everyone, hope you're all well) but someone started playing the Glee version of 'One' in the car the other night (no, they didn't end up the nIrvana version) for the 8 seconds before I switched it off.

I'm not a fan of Glee, particularly since a weekend away in March, whereby at 3 in the morning the group I was with were playing it (I'm stereotyping when I say this and don't think it applies to everyone but generally find lads are better to have around a table with a few drinks at this time of night, if only because they'll play mellow stuff).

Anyway I wholly object to this cover version and to Glee in general. There are very few cover versions I'll ever agree to,and only under the guidelines that being that they are a tribute to an artist rather than a commercial way of making money. However Glee go beyond a merchandisation of the songs they cover. What they do is practically statutory rape. They turn the songs into some ditzy pop version and sing completely out of tune to the songs' meaning. For them singing is about having a great singing voice, rather than recognising the emotions, premises and insinuations that go into song-writing and indeed to truly singing the song.

I admittedly haven't heard their full cover of 'One' so maybe I'm wrong but from their 'interpretation' of other cover songs my guess is that it will be turned into some triumphant pop with a lot of loud voices. That a song that starts of with 'Is it getting better...or do you feel the same.." to "did I disappoint you or leave a bad taste in your mouth" will be sang as though they were singing something by Barney, the Wiggles, Teletubbies or whatever bright eyed speckly creatures that mated and formed the cast of Glee.

All this wouldn't be so bad if I could avoid it. Anyway I've probably left you

so shall resume other useless maunderings.

KaiserJose

15 years

Originally posted by KaiserJose:Okay its been nearly 10 days without a rant on this forum (and hey everyone, hope you're all well) but someone started playing the Glee version of 'One' in the car the other night (no, they didn't end up the nIrvana version) for the 8 seconds before I switched it off.

I'm not a fan of Glee, particularly since a weekend away in March, whereby at 3 in the morning the group I was with were playing it (I'm stereotyping when I say this and don't think it applies to everyone but generally find lads are better to have around a table with a few drinks at this time of night, if only because they'll play mellow stuff).

Anyway I wholly object to this cover version and to Glee in general. There are very few cover versions I'll ever agree to,and only under the guidelines that being that they are a tribute to an artist rather than a commercial way of making money. However Glee go beyond a merchandisation of the songs they cover. What they do is practically statutory rape. They turn the songs into some ditzy pop version and sing completely out of tune to the songs' meaning. For them singing is about having a great singing voice, rather than recognising the emotions, premises and insinuations that go into song-writing and indeed to truly singing the song.

I admittedly haven't heard their full cover of 'One' so maybe I'm wrong but from their 'interpretation' of other cover songs my guess is that it will be turned into some triumphant pop with a lot of loud voices. That a song that starts of with 'Is it getting better...or do you feel the same.." to "did I disappoint you or leave a bad taste in your mouth" will be sang as though they were singing something by Barney, the Wiggles, Teletubbies or whatever bright eyed speckly creatures that mated and formed the cast of Glee.

All this wouldn't be so bad if I could avoid it. Anyway I've probably left you so shall resume other useless maunderings.

Actually found a simile I used for Glee the other day that I quite like

"They remind me of the aliens from 'Independence Day' except instead of destroying cities they are taking down musical eras one by one. They've already laid waste to the 80's, now they're going for the early 90's. And just like in 'Independence Day we need to nuke 'em."

KieranU2

15 years

I feckin hate Glee. Every break time on Tuesday in school, you get a few people talking about Glee. Headphones in.

ScottCroft

15 years

Originally posted by KieranU2:I feckin hate Glee. Every break time on Tuesday in school, you get a few people talking about Glee. Headphones in.

OMG I hate Glee so much!!. They are all bad actors and seem to overact to me. Not that I watch it either, the adverts have been enough!!.
Thankfully though I know of no-one who likes it. Probably because it's more a 13 year old American girl thing!.
But if they start playing Glee at college I'll probably wind up strangling someone!.

KieranU2

15 years

I was watching the Top 50 Live Acts At The Moment on MTV. Any U2 fan would expect U2 to be in the top 10. They weren't. Muse were first, Kings of Leon second. It's a complete joke. U2 are one of the finest live bands of all time, nevermind right now. I was outraged.

wtshnnfb01

15 years