#eogglee

With that, Santana started her song taking all three parts instead of making it a shared piece as it was possibly intended.

She sang the song and flushed slightly when she struggled with pronouns once. She knew it was because the Streisand version had changed the original hers to hims and she hadn’t practiced it again at lunch, as planned. It definitely had nothing to do with anything else. 

“I grew up in Paris. Many of you know because you asked about my accent. My mother and father didn’t know many American music. But what they did was.... old? I did not know until we moved here and I hear my father singing Earth, Wind & Fire or mother singing Stevie Wonder. They enjoy old rhythm and blues. This was a song my mother sang to me a lot and when I got old enough, I started singing along and she realized that I could sing. So yes. Just the Two Of Us by Bill Withers.”

Finn stood at the front of the choir room, ready to follow through with his plan. He knew he should’ve done it before now - asking Natalie to be his official girlfriend - but he also knew that now was as right a time as any. And he wanted everyone else to know. “So, I know that the assignment was to do a song about who we really are. And mine is... kind of about that. It’s more about someone who always reminds me who I am and is totally okay with it.” He glanced up at Natalie, who was sitting in the chair next to where his was. She was so pretty and looked almost... nervous? She was making that face she sometimes did when she didn’t know what Finn was going to say but she hoped it was something really good. He was determined not to disappoint. “I can be myself with her and when I’m done singing, I’m kind of hoping she’ll say yes to being my girlfriend instead of just ‘my girl.’ “ 

“When I heard about the assignment, I knew, obviously, that I would be doing a Barbra Streisand song. Barbra was always being played in my house as a child. There’s a definitely it’s my middle name, spelled the exact same way. Ms. Streisand has obviously influenced my life very much. So, yesterday, when I was looking for songs, I came upon this one and knew instantly that this was the song. And well, the words really speak for themselves, so.... hit it.”

As always, I’m here to help you out if you need it. You’re all free to stop by my classroom or office and we can talk. The deadline for this assignment is Sunday, February 7th, and as always don’t forget to tag your posts with eogglee.

Rachel ran her hands over the front of her skirt. “So... Brittany, I know that we aren’t friends.” That was the biggest understatement of the year.  She cleared her throat, “But I have always felt that this club was a place that everyone - with some talent, of course - could come together and we... could be a team. Even if I do agree that a team does need a lead,” She glances at Will for a second before turning her attention back to Brittany. “This club should be somewhere that you can feel safe and... be yourself. So, as a member of this team, now and hopefully after this week even since you won’t get the lead spot that you are demanding and since we’ve dedicated a whole week to you and Britney, I hope that you know that we, as a team, will always be there for you. While I don’t really care if you leave the Cheerios, I really hope that you stay with the glee club, we really need help with our dancing.”  She throws a small smile at Finn, who more than anyone needed the help. 

You all have until Monday, February 1st to post your assignments. As a reminder, don’t forget to tag your post with “eogglee.”