Gleek's Choice

If you want to see the ridiculousness that is Gleek's choice, here you go.

For those of you that do not know, Glee is covering some of it's "hits" from episodes past for it's 100th episode. Out of the 30 songs selected, 10 will be performed (no past mash-ups will be performed, which is kind of disappointing but whatever). Also, we don't know if any of these songs will be mashed up or not, but I hope some will to keep them fresh.

I'm going to talk a bit about each song (I'll make them short) and tell you if you should vote for them or not. I voted a while ago but I'll try to recount what I voted on.

Although I'm sure the 10 songs are already pre-selected, because they're filming it soon and they have to write the script (which will properly introduce each song instead of having them pop up throughout the episode without any transition).

1. Bad Romance - Remember when Kurt tried to go hard but ended up sounding like a little white boy?Don't pick this, we don't need another repeat. If any Gaga song was going to be covered again, I'd expect it to be "Poker Face", but for some reason that isn't on this list.

2. Born This Way - No idea why they would choose to cover this song again. It was an OK cover, but they won't have Mercedes to support it. Although this is basically made for Unique to put his own spin on so I can see it happening.

3. Bust Your Windows - NO. GLEE CAN'T DESTROY ONE OF THE BEST COVERS EVER (since Mercedes will probably not cover it again). NO. DON'T VOTE FOR IT. NOBODY CAN TRASH THIS. IT'S AMAZING. DON'T EVEN.

4. Defying Gravity - The first of these picks that I endorse. I think this was a good cover, but I think Glee could do an even better one, especially with a bigger group. VOTE FOR THIS.

5. Dog Days Are Over - I actually enjoyed this cover, but I don't know why they would do it again. It wasn't like an iconic song or anything.

6. Don't Stop Believing - While it is the best cover that Glee has ever done, I was hoping we wouldn't have to deal with this until the series finale when they inevitably sing it at the end. Don't vote for it please, even though it's a given we will be hearing this again, featuring weak bitches like Jake, Ryder and Unique.

7. Dream On (feat. Neil Patrick Harris) - I always thought that Neil was a bitch to not come back on this show again (Ryan said he would love to have him back). This cover was OK but I imagine it could be done better (AND WITHOUT WILL). It would probably tarnish the song itself, but it's better than what most songs would do for this episode. Vote for this if you must.

8. Forget You (feat. Gwyneth Paltrow) - This is the one I'm most conflicted on. Gwyneth is amazing and this song was amazing, but I don't want to see it done unless Gwyneth comes back to do it. I don't think she wants to do Glee again, and if someone that I don't like touches this song, I will be coming for blood. I could see Santana doing it, so I guess you can vote for this if you want.

9. Get it Right - To save money, we will surely be seeing an original song be performed (Trouty Mouth isn't on the list for whatever fucking reason). This was boring to me and I don't want to see another Rachel ballad.

10. Gives You Hell - Why on earth was this a choice? Does anyone even remember this? I like the song and the cover was nice, but no. There are so many greater ones.

11. Hey Soul Sister - While this song was forgettable, as long as they don't bring back the Warblers, and have other people perform this song, I'm ok since they will cover the song in a different, non-acapella way. Vote for this if you want.

12. Imagine - Remember when the deaf choir was singing and the Glee club interrupted? Oops! VOTE FOR THIS anyways.

13. Keep Holding On - Another WTF choice? Was there a discount on the most irrelevant songs?

14. Landslide (feat. Gwyneth Paltrow) - While Gwyneth covered this song spectacularly, this song has so many dimensions to it that it could be covered in a different way and still be true to the show and itself. Regardless or not if Gwyneth sings it again (she won't since they want to "remix" things anyways), VOTE FOR THIS.

15. Lean on Me - Did I like their cover? Yes. Was it great? Yes. Was it spectacular? No. But I think they could cover this song while still being different from the original, so VOTE FOR THIS.

16. Like a Prayer (feat. Jonathan Groff) - I can see Pamela Lansbury covering this, and being different. It was a great cover and I'm sure they can be just as great a second time, so VOTE FOR THIS.

17. Loser Like Me - Does anyone else remember this mess and the cheesy dance moves that accompanied it? Honestly, this and most of the other original songs didn't strike a note with me. I'm sure we will hear this again, so vote for this if you want.

18. My Life Would Suck Without You - If anyone remembers the actual video of them performing the song, they paid homage to the songs they covered in the first few episodes, which I thought was awesome. I doubt they'd pay homage to more of their performances with this song, but vote for this if you must. Most bitches are too weak to be performing Kelly Clarkson songs though.

19. Raise Your Glass - What? No. Get this off.

20. Roar (feat. Demi Lovato and Adam Lambert) - See above.

21. Safety Dance - If this gives us an excuse to see Kevin McHale dance again, sure. VOTE FOR THIS.

22. Somebody to Love - I loved this cover, and I don't think you can ever perform this song in a shitty way, because it's just that amazing. Here's hoping that they can get Mercedes to do the background vocals again, so VOTE FOR THIS.

23. Somewhere Only We Know - Kind of forgettable. A good cover, but not good enough for a 100th episode.

24. Sweet Caroline - I enjoyed this song but am unsure if they need to cover it again. Probably not, but vote for this if you must.

25. Take a Bow - Don't know why they need to cover this again also. It was in the second episode but it might be nice to hear a full group's take on it, so vote for this if you must.

26. Telephone - LOL remember Charice? This cover was good but it could've done better. Not sure why Poker Face is here again, but if they're going to cover a Gaga song, let it be one of the best pop collaborations of all time. VOTE FOR THIS.

27. Total Eclipse of the Heart (feat. Jonathan Groff) - Don't even get me started on how much I love this cover. It's in one of my top 10 Glee covers of all time for sure, but I don't know if it needs to be covered again. The first was so perfect, and they'd probably give it to some shitty love storyline like with Marley, Ryder, Bree and Jake. Vote for this if you must but be wary of the consequences.

28. Toxic - While the first cover was innovative, original and spectacular, let's see them cover how it originally was done. VOTE FOR THIS

29. Valerie - While this is one of my favorite covers ever, I can't imagine them doing it without Santana. However, since Santana is very much alive and running around in the Glee world, I'm sure she will be featured heavily on it again, so VOTE FOR THIS.

30. We Are Young - I could very well see them cover this again. I don't know if it needs to be done (I'm guessing they'll have some people do an acoustic version), so vote for this if you must.

Overall, most of these are disappointing picks, but there are some silver linings in the choices. I was debating trolling the vote and just choosing things like "Keep Holding On" and "Gives You Hell", but I decided against it. I want the 100th episode to be right, for goodness sake. I've picked 10 "VOTE FOR THIS" picks, so do what you want with those 10.

I love how they fucked over Season 4 and (kind of) Season 5 so far. They better give us a mini-throwback. Also I was glad "Teenage Dream" wasn't on here but I thought it would.

SONGS THAT COULD'VE BEEN HERE:
Poker Face (I'd love a more upbeat version. Too bad they somehow forgot to think of this???)
Maybe This Time (feat. Kristin Chenoweth) [They can so get KChen back if they tried]
Longest Time (was I the only one that really liked this cover?)
All That Jazz (feat. Kate Hudson) [Just because it's one of my favorite songs ever]
Alone
Any Way You Want It / Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'
Baby One More Time
Bad
Beautiful
Bohemian Rhapsody
Cell Block Tango (just because I love Chicago)
Mamma Mia
Crazy in Love (it was originally in a horrific mash-up but let's see them do it alone)
Hello (feat. Jonathan Groff)
I Dreamed a Dream
I Feel Pretty / Unpretty
I Have Nothing (Kurt's cover of it before was fucking horrible--give it to someone else just for redemption purposes)
Listen
Mean
My Love is Your Love
On My Own
Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Push It (just for laughs)
River Deep, Mountain High
Rolling in the Deep (just to correct the mess that was the first one)
RUMOR HAS IT / SOMEONE LIKE YOU
The Scientist
Smooth Criminal
I Will Survive (this time without Survivor)
Yeah! (one of the most underrated Glee covers)
New York State of Mind
THIS BEAUTY

Honestly I'm tired of looking through my Glee playlist but you get the point. There are some more that were great that could be covered that I'm too lazy to list or find.

GET TO VOTING. And do it responsibly.

-Ian F.