Ranking potential 100th episode redo songs based on how much sense they would have made
Thanks to The Wrap we still have the list of 30 songs fans could vote on for the cast to redo in the 100th Glee episode. Now I donāt think this was the way to go and fans should have only voted on, like, 3 songs, but ~9 years later here I am to fully criticize it.
Needed to happen
1. Donāt Stop Believinā
Letās just get it out of the way. Obviously. Obviously this was the right choice and they did it well in the episode.
2. Landslide
Are you KIDDING ME that this was an option and fans didnāt choose it imma travel back to late 2013 and THROW HANDS. Jail, jail for all who voted. Jail for a thousand years, I canāt even look at you. You choose Valerie, a song that was already perfectly fine as a Santana solo and had no emotional significance in-universe, over a potential Holly-less revisit of Landslide? I hate you all. Anyway my thoughts on what should have happened are well-advertised.
3. Born This Way
Imo this should have been the group number of the first half. But crucially, with the newbies getting big roles since thatās the point of a redo. Sadly the newbies got paid dust in the two-parter so I doubt they would have gotten to sing on this but after DSB itās the closest we get to a fitting anthem for the group and so itās my choice for top 3.
Yeah I can see it
4. My Life Would Suck Without You
After Born This Way we just get a bunch of other potential group numbers but crucially I would have only wanted any two out of these, tops. This song comes in fourth because of how fun the original is and how I wish we got a choreo retrospective later on as well. The OG summed up the first 13 so well and a similar look through the eras could have been fun. And this time around it wouldnāt be a quasi Rachel solo. I would have loved to hear Marley on this.
5. Loser Like Me
I find the original one really rather cringe what with Finn singing half of the underdog anthem, and most of you know I have complex feelings on the underdog themes anyway. The only reason this is so high is because I like what they ended up doing with it in 5x13. In fact I much prefer that acoustic version and again I wish the newbies could have been involved but itās a sweet moment for the senior quartet.
6. We Are Young
Iām biased because this is one of my very fave ND numbers but I think it could have been an appropriate one to revisit. Iām not sure how different a new take could have been but obviously we need different solo distributions and bonus points if we have a mirror held up to the Pezberry moment from the original. The club is all happy and coming together and Rachel almost reaches for Santanaās hand like she did last time but then remembers theyāre still feuding. Yes yes delicious.
7. Somebody to Love
Arguably one of the most important group numbers and something that could have been ripe for revisiting. Just because of the tone of the song itās not the best group number choice but it could even be a tribute to Finn. Maybe a bit redundant to have both this and DSB.
8. Keep Holding On
Iām fine with reprising this in theory and even prefer Puckās version on most days. I also like how both version are tied to Quinn. But I just have this bias against the original for Finchel and general s1 frustrations reasons and donāt think what they did with it in 100 was all that original. It was okay and Iām glad it made it over other songs but eh. Could have done without it.
9. Lean On Me
Similar situation to Keep Holding On and I might only be ranking it lower because this one didnāt make it. But I can see it happening though in context weād need to tweak things to make it work.
10. Somewhere Only We Know
Hesitating about that because I really donāt think they should have redone Warbler songs for a variety of reasons. This one feels so personal to Blaine and Kurt that it would almost feel inappropriate to redo and give the new context of the whole club but at least as a song it would fit. A real teary eyed rendition. Again, my preference is as a group number.
11. Get It Right
Itās on thin ice but depending on execution I could see it. Definitely should not be a solo but tied to different storylines, preferably somehow to the Pezberry feud and Quinnās existential crisis.
Maybe
12. Like a Prayer
These are all biiig maybes because again you only need so many group numbers and very few should have been duets or solos. But canāt lie, Like a Prayer is probably the song I wish Santana had been featured on so Iād be willing to ignore story context to hear her on it. Also has all the group number perks of songs mentioned above.
13. Defying Gravity
Eh, not a huge fan of this having been featured except for Mercedes also getting to sing it. But I donāt see a reason why we needed another two solo version from Kurt and Rachel and the Jonesberry conflict they squeeze in to justify this is not only forced but leads to one of my least fav scenes. Itās okay, they sound good, I get the significance. Itās an eh.
14. Dog Days Are Over
This is our first one where I really am just like, why mess with perfection? It was perfectly good as a Mertina duet and if we donāt have them repeat it thatās rude, and if yes Iām not sure what the new twist could be. Not saying it had no potential but I think itās one of those cases where the OG is good enough.
15. Toxic
Apart from being the greatest song in existence there was no reason to redo it. The OG had no huge story or emotional significance. BUT, the execution of the revisit was much better than anything I could have anticipated. Itās here in the middle because truth to be told, as much as I am a hardcore Toxic fan I would not have voted for it. Am I glad Toxic s5 exists? Omg, hell yeah. But I think if we take horny reasons out of the equation thereās not much left there. The UHT are iconic but how about we give them some friendship scenes instead. Canāt believe Iām coming across as a Toxic s5 anti lmaooo to be clear I am very, very happy we have this performance. I just have to also think outside the horny box.
16. Bad Romance
So again, why mess with perfection. I donāt see a need to redo it, not with a different context and definitely not with different singers. If we want to revisit a Lady Gaga song, do Born This Way.
17. Bust Your Windows
Why mess with perfection coupled with a plain...why? Itās only a maybe because it is a better option than the songs in the last category but honestly, barely. I donāt see a context where I would have needed a rehash of this.
18. Valerie
Sigh, okay, so do I mind that we have a Brittana duet version of Valerie? Of course not. And I think the context the writers came up with is actually really good and sweet and the Brittana fan in me loves that. But we didnāt need another Valerie. Heather keeps up with Naya on it and the dancing with Jake and Mike is fun. But we simply did not need Valerie again. Iād like to highlight the why mess with perfection point again, as well as pointing out how Valerie had no in-universe significance. In the fandom, itās Santanaās signature solo but itās just not backed up in universe with that significance. Again, they made a cute Brittana moment out of it but Iāll die on the hill that this duet should have been landslide. Or rather, Iāll die on the snow covered hills amiright.
19. Forget You
Wow this is really, really thin ice now. It might slip on a banana peel right down to the bottom category. I donāt know what the concept would have been but we donāt need Miss Goop to do it again so I can only think of a big (actual) group number and again, the newbies featured. It just didnāt have the weight of the other group numbers though. A big, big big maaaybe. I guess if we have to have Goop sing.
Who would want this
20. Dream On
Who thought this should be revisited? And I like this GCV but I donāt think to myself, man I wish the Glee Club did Dream On. Several people would have sounded great on it but thatās not enough to hit my criteria.
21. Gives You Hell
What a baffling choice. Particularly in season 5 where Finnās passing casts a shadow on everything. Once again, maaaybe for the newbies but why would they care for this song.
Actually, itās mostly the same for the remaining songs. We didnāt need revisits, they werenāt that iconic and held little overall significance:
22. Safety Dance
23. Sweet Caroline
24. Raise Your Glass (I canāt believe this one made it as the group number of 100 omg thatās so mad, why would ND care about a random Warblers song)
25. Take a Bow (WHO wanted this)
26. Hey, Soul Sister
27. Telephone (why?)
28. Total Eclipse of the Heart (Iām glad it was cut)
29. Imagine (no no, no thank you)
30. Roar (are you KIDDING why would they revisit something they performed 5 minutes ago)
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