All I Want For Christmas Are THESE Songs! (The Top 10 Best from Season 3)

In an up and down season like Season 3, there were quite a few amazing covers to choose from. Here’s my list of simply the best!

10.) “Without You”

From the episode Yes/No

A song when Rachel ISN’T squealing! This slightly stripped down version (kind of reminiscent of any OneRepublic or Ryan Tedder-produced song) was heartfelt and beautiful.

9.) “Somebody That I Used To Know”

From the episode Big Brother

This was around the time that this song finally started to make sense to me. I got the appeal finally! And of course it was an interesting storyline to sing it with. Never mind the fact that I have to show love for my love, Matt Bomer.

8.) “Constant Craving”

From the episode I Kissed A Girl

I just love this song in general to begin with! But then you add Santana AND Shelby’s voices in harmony together? AMAZE BALLS! Well, not balls I guess for THIS episode…

7.) “Cool”

From the episode Asian F

Finally, Mike Chang CAN sing! When they said in the second season that we would get to hear him sing, I was greatly disappointed when it was song where he HAD to be off-key and horrible. But then along comes more Mike Chang in season 3 and this amazing arc for the school production of West Side Story. Mix in the amazing dance skills with this “cool” and strong vocals, Mike Chang officially has everything!

6.) “I Will Always Love You”

From the episode Heart

You’ll soon find out with rest of this list that Mercedes was easily my favorite part of this season. With this song, it was bittersweet and ironic that it was filmed weeks in advance before Whitney Houston’s death, and that it happened to air just days after. This was a touching and beautiful moment (as are most of Mercedes’ singing moments on the show). You can’t compare ANYONE’S version of this song to Whitney Houston’s, but this comes pretty close!

5.) “All I Want For Christmas Is You”

From the episode Extraordinary Merry Christmas

How do you make me love my all-time favorite Christmas song even more? Just change up the music and beat a little…AND HAVE MERCEDES SING IT FOR ME! It has a kind of Mark Ronson-production quality to it with those amazing vocals. This was easily the BEST moment from the Christmas episode!

4.) “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”

From the episode Yes/No

Glee doesn’t have to re-make EVERY newly released song. What works best and when they get it right most of the time is when they take classic beautiful songs like this Roberta Flack gem and amplify it gently. What do I mean by that? Just watch the video! It’s a heartfelt moment in these ladies’ lives to reminisce on the first time they met their love. And what better way to be beautiful than having the BEST voices from the show harmonize together!

3.) “Something’s Coming”

From the episode I Am Unicorn

My most favorite elements are all included in this song. 1) West Side Story is my favorite musical of all time. 2) Blaine doesn’t have those Warbler’s attached to him anymore. 3) Darren Criss is a charismatic fox! 4) That note at the end!

2.) “How Will I Know”

From the episode Dance With Somebody

One of the upsides of Whitney Houston’s unfortunate death was that her acapella version of this 80’s dance song was discovered and brought to everyone’s attention. It was a chance for everyone to truly hear just what a great vocalist she was and how beautiful her voice sounded. In true Glee fashion, they caught onto that version and turned into a heartfelt tribute to start off the Whitney episode. These ladies (yes, Kurt too) sound amazing together!

1.) “Rumour Has It/Someone Like You”

From the episode Mash Off

The official mash off episode every season is something to remember. Not to mention that the mash ups have been included in other episodes outside of this traditional episode. This one certainly tops them all in my book! I’ve said time and time again that ADELE is a tough artist to re-do. You just can’t re-do ADELE! Holly Holliday (Gwyneth Paltrow) tried, but it was too weak. Rachel and Jesse made an attempt, but they failed miserably. Here is where Santana and Mercedes FINALLY got it right! Just watch in amazement like I do when I get to hear these two ladies sing together!

Who run the world? NOT these! (The Top 10 Worst from Season 3)

Season three started off with a bang. But by the end of the season, they started to go back into old habits and the storylines were once again getting way too ahead of themselves. Before I take a look back at the moments that were outstanding, let us all acknowledge the awkward and uncomfortable song covers from Glee’s third season.

10.) “Run The World (Girls)”

From the episode Asian F

I love me some Brittany S. Pierce, but it’s tough for ANYONE to take on a fierce Beyoncé like this, especially Ms. Pierce herself. The idea of the song works great for this election storyline, but the remake loses all of the power of the music and the “oomph” of the original.

9.) “Uptown Girl”

From the episode The First Time

The Warblers were great in the beginning of the second season with Blaine, but even then, the whole acapella shtick got old REAL fast. Having this random moment in this episode was very…well, random!

8.) “My Favorite Things”

From the episode Extraordinary Merry Christmas

The whole Christmas special within the Christmas episode was a cute idea, but it went on longer than it needed to. This version to me was too boring and a little on the safe side. Why not re-make the incredible Diana Ross & The Supreme’s version?!!! That would have made it more Christmas-like and definitely more interesting.

7.) “Perfect”

From the episode I Kissed A Girl

Kurt’s singing voice is not one of my favorites on the show. This happened to be one of those moments when the song choice was too cheesy and a bit over the top given the subject matter of the episode with Santana. I have to appreciate Blaine for balancing out the song, but even that couldn’t save it all the way.

6.) “I’m The Greatest Star”

From the episode I Am Unicorn

It’s great that in the third season, Glee stayed true to presenting great songs from classical musicals. You already know my disdain for Kurt’s singing voice, but this song took it too far. The only other thing I can say about this can best be described in one word: uncomfortable.

5.) “Ben”

From the episode Michael

Of all the great Michael Jackson songs, really???!!!

4.) “I Have Nothing”

From the episode Dance With Somebody

I really don’t mean to be so harsh towards Kurt, but this is one of my all-time favorite Whitney Houston songs….enough said.

3.) “The Rain In Spain”

From the episode Choke

This song choice sounds like it WOULD be a good idea for the scene, but again like most moments that I don’t like on the show, it seemed unnecessary and uncomfortable.

2.) “Jolene”

From the episode I Kissed A Girl

Coach Beiste is one of my favorite Glee characters, but this was an awful choice for her on the show. The content works, but they could have done better to find a more suitable song for her voice.

1.) “A Little Less Conversation”

From the episode The Spanish Teacher

And I thought Mr. Schuester embarrassed himself enough with all of those ridiculous rap covers he’s done. Well there goes Glee proving me wrong once again!

Happy Birthday Jennifer Lopez! (The Top 10 Singles)

In celebration of my lovely favorite’s birthday today (and in preparation for my life-long dream coming true of getting to see her in concert), here is an updated listed of my favorite Jennifer Lopez singles (10 instead of 5!)

10.) “Ain’t It Funny [Murder Remix]” (featuring Ja Rule & Cadillac Tah)

(from the album J to tha L-O! The Remixes)

 

Jennifer continued her music sampling streak and it certainly paid off with this being another #1 hit for her! Bringing in the dirty remixes definitely added more street cred to her name and offered fans a chance to hear songs that were just as good before get re-worked and re-tooled into something greater. From the playful allusion to “Love Don’t Cost a Thing”, the high kick towards the end of the video, and those bangs, Jennifer brought her A-game once again.

9.) “Do It Well”

(from the album Brave)

What? A favorite song from Brave?!! It’s too bad the rest of the album wasn’t up to par in the same fashion as this explosive first single that should have been given more of a chance than it did. It’s danceable, pulsating, and very upbeat. Hard to believe that the man responsible for this pop dance hit is the same man responsible for “Bleeding Love”, “Halo”, and “Apologize”.

8.) “Waiting For Tonight”

(from the album On The 6)

For a while there, I much preferred the Hex Hector remix to this song than the original itself. But recently, I’ve fallen again for this dance gem that certainly got everyone worked up and ready for the new millennium. It’s a piece of pop perfection. From the sexy “ooo”s, the Latin underbeat, and the pulsing music, this song gets anyone moving!

7.) “Love Don’t Cost A Thing”

(from the album J.Lo)

Who could forget the blatantly obvious cry for help from Diddy?!! As if she couldn’t get any more big where a first single is concerned (considering this is following “If You Had My Love”) J.Lo brought a serious message for all the material lovers, calling to mind that you can’t impress her with all the money in the world. She’s a lover at heart. (P.S. does anyone else remember the Making the Video episode when she tripped and they repeated it over and over? Enjoy! It starts at 0:14)

6.) “Let’s Get Loud”

(from the album On The 6)

This is a Jennifer signature, with its infectious dance beat and Latin rhythm. And who can forget her performance at the 1999 Women’s World Cup? This anthem continues to this day to keep Jennifer’s music career nice and hot!

5.) “All I Have” (featuring LL Cool J)

(from the album This Is Me…Then)

Everything about this song just screams “HIT RECORD” (no wonder, since it gave her yet another #1 hit!). From a guest appearance by LL Cool J, to the sick hip-hop sample, Jenny from the block certainly continued her R&B/Pop reign and showed even more depth than before. While the video is questionable (i.e. the cheesy zoom through the key, the low-budget green background with snowflakes, and the ridiculous part at the end seeing her walk down the street in the snow with all of her necessities, tea kettle included) she still looks gorgeous and radiant. (FYI, if you wanna play a fun drinking game, take a shot everytime LL licks his lips.)

4.) “On The Floor” (featuring Pitbull)

(from the album Love?)

Just when everyone had started to give up on a comeback, RedOne comes bursting through the door with this infectious club anthem and gives Jennifer Lopez not only one of her best singles in her career, but one of the most successful songs of all time! It truly was a new generation of party people (dubbed the “Waiting For Tonight” of 2011) and Jennifer was ready to give us what we all wanted!

3.) “I’m Real [Murder Remix]” (featuring Ja Rule)

(from the album J.Lo)

This is exactly what she needed to show greater range. People were already starting to grow a little weary of her music from her second album, so releasing this remix was the perfect answer. And the controversy surrounding her use of the “N” word didn’t hurt one bit. Back when Ja Rule was in his prime, this was a perfect summer duet giving Jennifer more cred to her name.

2.) “If You Had My Love”

(from the album On The 6)

This definitely comes with a flood of memories for me: the excitement of waiting for the video to pop up on TRL, the anticipation I had waiting for her album to come out, and the sheer joy of hearing her finally sing! With production from Darkchild, it served as the big introduction for Jennifer Lopez the singer. The video was very inventive for its time with the internet web cams and all, and does anyone else recognize a beautiful Adam Rodriguez in the video?

1.) “Get Right”

(from the album Rebirth)

Still just as infectious as ever, this underrated single is the best of her career in my opinion. True, you either find as the most annoying or the most creative song in her repertoire, but there’s no denying the genius of it all. While it may not have been the most popular album in her collection, it serves as the most memorable single in my mind.