PigtailsOfDoom of Future Fabulous! wrote:
Yeah, I didn't realize that the Glee version of the best song in the world is the most downloaded song in iTunes history either, that's pretty awesome. I'm not really sure which version I like better honestly, the Glee version or the Journey version. They're both great!
I actually enjoy the
Glee version better. For one thing, I'm not wild about Steve Perry's vocals in the original (or ever, for that matter) and also, I really enjoy the intro where they replace the very 80s-sounding keyboard part with vocals.
I actually enjoy many of the
Glee versions better than their originals. Lea Michele did Celine Dion's "Taking Chances" better than Celine Dion did, and also the Rhianna song, "Take A Bow." And if that weren't impressive enough, they actually made me enjoy a Rolling Stones song, a feat I wouldn't have imagined would be possible.
I'm encountering a bit of a weird phenomenon at present, however. I downloaded the four songs from the final episode about a week before the episode aired and listened to them on my computer, then spent the entire week dreading the episode a bit, because the songs didn't impress me at all. In fact, I was ready to go off on huge a rant about how Amber Riley is overrated as an R&B vocalist and couldn't come close to doing justice to a truly soulful song like "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" especially when measured up against a true powerhouse like Jennifer Hudson. Then the episode aired, and I loved all the songs (well, except for the last one.)
Then last week, I was listening to my
Glee collection on my Ipod in the car and had the same experience. None of those songs impressed me at all. But I still love them in the episode. Which leaves the following possibilities:
1) the songs released on the CDs/Itunes are actually different recordings from the ones used in the episodes
2) the context of the episode actually makes the music MORE enjoyable than it would otherwise be
3) my computer and car speakers and/or the Itunes/MP3 compression for those songs absolutely sucks (admittedly, this is by far the most likely option.)
It's enough to make me consider reining in my impatience when the show starts up again and ending my habit of downloading the songs in advance.